EVENTS

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Past Event Resources

2022

3/8/22: Karen took part in an hour of inspiration at the Aspire ‘It’s a M.A.D. (Making a Difference) World’ International Women’s Day 2022 Event focused on empowering women and girls as leaders in their lives, work and world.

3/17/22: Karen participated in a forum on Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Women's Equality – shows that just as trade has been the engine of poverty reduction, it too has the potential with the right policies to provide the engine to reduce the gender gap.

2021

1/14/21: Virtual Fireside Chat
Karen and Kwame Marfo, Managing Partner at the Africa Empowerment Fund and Impact Capitol Forum Board Member led a virtual discussion of Brick by Brick followed by a Q&A. This virtual fireside chat was hosted by the Impact Capitol Forum.

6/10/21: Karen Sherman in conversation with Lakshmi Shenoy CEO Embark Collective
Karen Sherman in conversation with Lakshmi Shenoy CEO Embarc Collective followed by a book signing.

9/10/21: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Karen’s post about the event
Location: The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave 2nd floor, Cleveland, OH 44114, United States

11/17/21: Women's Leadership: Innovative and Equitable Entrepreneurship
Karen took part in the GBSN Beyond conference on humanitarian logistics, climate change, healthcare, and human rights.
Virtual

2020

1/9/20: Brick by Brick Book Launch Event
Anne Mosle, the executive director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, introduced our talk and then NPR newscaster, Barbara Klein interviewed Karen, followed by a Q&A and book signing. If you couldn’t make it in person, you can watch the livestream here.
Location: The Aspen Institute, 2300 N Street, Suite 700, Washington, DC (map)

1/13/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Shakespeare & Co, 2020 Broadway, New York, NY (map)

1/22/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Belmont Bookstore, 79 Leonard Street, Belmont, MA (map)

1/27/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public. More details.
Location: Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN (map)

1/28/20: Luncheon, Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
A luncheon at the Rise Collaborative Workspace. Kate Wiegmann, COO interviewed Karen followed by Q&A and book signing.
Location:  RISE Collaborative Workspace, 8820 Ladue Rd #203, St. Louis, MO

1/28/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, Brown Lounge, Brown Hall 112, One Brooking Drive, St. Louis, MO (map)

1/29/20:  Luncheon, Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public. A Kaldi’s box lunch was provided.
Location: The Novel Neighbor, 7905 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO (map)

2/1/20: Interview with Barbara Klein, Q&A, and Book Signing
NPR newscaster, Barbara Klein interviewed Karen, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Location: Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (map)

2/6/20: Interview, Q&A, and Book Signing
World Affairs Council CEO Craig Snyder interviewed Karen, followed by Q&A and book signing at The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
Location: World Affairs Council, 2 Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA (map)

2/12/20: Interview, Q&A, and Book Signing
Lisa Shannon interviewed Karen, followed by a Q&A and book signing at this World Affairs Council of Oregon event.
Location: World Oregon, 1207 SW Broadway, Portland, OR (map)

2/16/20:  Bagels and Books Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Wilkinson Public Library, 100 W. Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO (map)

2/18/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was open to the public.
Location: Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO (map)

2/19/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
The RISE Collaborative Workspace ran a “fireside chat” with Karen, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Location: RISE Collaborative Workspace, 730 Colorado Boulevard, Suite 200, Denver, CO (map)

2/20/20: Interview, Q&A, and Book Signing
Karen appeared in conversation with Dr. Rosita Van Coevorden of Vital Voices.
Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA (map)

2/24/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Karen joined University of San Diego for a reception, talk, Q&A and book signing.
See Karen’s post about this event
Location: Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA (map)

2/26/20: Interview, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was open to the public.
Location: World Affairs, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 312, San Francisco, CA (map)

2/27/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Book Passage, One Ferry Building, Shop #42, San Francisco, CA (map)

3/9/20:  Discussion, Q&A, and Book Signing
“Do Good Better: Top Global Women Empowerment Advocates Discuss How Your Donations are Best Put to Work.” Karen appeared in conversation with Laurie Adams, CEO of Women for Women International, moderated by Lauren Walker, Founding President and CEO of New York Public Radio.
See Karen’s post about this event
Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (map)

3/18/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, 735 South State Street, Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110), Ann Arbor, MI (map)

3/27/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center, 515 South Street, Waltham, MA (map)

4/14/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was free and open to the public.
Location: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, Georgia (map)

6/24/20: Virtual Talk and Q&A
NPR newscaster, Barbara Klein interviewed Karen, followed by an interactive Q&A hosted by the Hill Center.
Location: Virtual

8/26/20: Virtual Book Club Discussion
Join Karen for a virtual event co-hosted by New England International Donors and The Schooner Foundation with H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda, former President, Republic of Malawi, and Judge Najla Ayoubi, Director of Global Programs at Every Woman Treaty about how to empower women to drive change across the globe.
See Karen’s post about this event
Location: Virtual

9/21/20: Talk, Q&A, and Book Signing
Event was open to the public.
Location: Oxford Exchange, 420 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL (map)

10/14/20 - 10/15/20: Aspire Reinvent Virtual Conference
Karen and other inspirational women speakers were joined at this virtual event designed for women who want to (re)create a career and life of impact and visibility in the world.
Location: Virtual

11/9/20: Virtual Book Talk and Q&A
Karen and Ambassador Susan D. Page in conversation about Brick By Brick hosted by the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Location: Virtual

12/1/20: Virtual Book Talk and Q&A
Karen and Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Caroline Herring had a Zoom discussion of Brick by Brick followed by an online Q&A session. This free program was presented by A Cappella Books in partnership with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Location: Virtual