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About The Event
You are a WITNESS:
Thank you for joining us at the 2013 Focus for Change Benefit, held on December 5th at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. As we all contended with the news of Nelson Mandela’s passing, it was an honor and a privilege to gather together to recognize him and his fight for human rights. Through Peter Gabriel’s remarks, Brazilian activist Antonieta’s story, Dr. Ibrahim’s work, and K’naan’s songs, we witnessed his indelible legacy. Thank you for joining us for a night of reflection, recognition, and celebration.
TALENT |
BENEFIT COMMITTEE |
FRIENDS OF WITNESS |
Talent
Peter Gabriel
Co-Host
Isha Sesay
Co-Host
Dr. Mo Ibrahim
Honoree
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Executive Director, WITNESS
Antonieta Rodrigues Simões
Activist
K'naan
Performer
DJ Bill Bragin
Performer
Red Baraat
Performer
DJ Carlos Chirinos
Performer
Samba New York!
Performer
Benefit Committee
Benefit Chair: Amy Robbins Towers*
Anonymous
Donal Daly and Cleona Duggan
Michael, Helen, James, Richard, and Gabrielle Enright
Peter Gabriel
John Hass* and Mary Frances Budig
Samuel Heins* and Stacey Mills
Michael J. Hirschhorn* and Jimena P. Martinez
Brown Johnson
Joshua Mailman and Monica Winsor
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Perri Peltz* and Eric Ruttenberg
Lekha Singh
Jeffrey Tarrant* and Lilly Hartley
Todd and Liz Warnock
* Board of Directors
Friends of WITNESS
Salman and Samina Ahmed
Gillian Anderson
Mario Batali and Susan Cahn
Ishmael Beah
Ed Begley Jr
Anne Burrell
Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush
Alan Cumming
Lila Downs and Paul Cohen
Eve Ensler
Cyndi Lauper
Yungchen Lhamo
Diego Luna
Reyna Mastrosimone
Samantha Mathis
Willie Nelson
Annie Ohayon
Izhar Patkin
Susan Sarandon
Fred Schneider
Gloria Steinem
Tim Robbins
Suzanne Vega and Paul Mills
