TARRA Power Tuesday with Dr. Marie Berry

TARRA and WorldDenver are thrilled to partner on April 25th for a special TARRA Power Tuesday.  Join us for Gender Justice and Women's Rights Around the World, featuring Dr. Marie Berry, Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy.  

Sip fresh coffee and nosh on healthy breakfast treats while we host Marie Berry, Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy in partnership with WorldDenver. Dr. Berry is a feminist researcher and writer who focuses on war, gender, and politics. She is currently working on the Women's Rights After War Project, which aims to evaluate how women's empowerment initiatives shape lives.

Berry will be discussing her gender justice work and experiences with the women leading movements around the world. She will also tell attendees how they can get involved and support. 

Light Switch Moments: 

- Learn how to get involved and support women-led movements around the world

- Understand current gender justice projects happening globally

- Discover the various unique programs that can connect you to foreign experts and leaders

Date: Tuesday, April 25 from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m.

Location: TARRA Work, 935 North Albion Street

Tickets: Free & open to all

What can I expect?

8:15a - Event check-in opens; coffee and light breakfast
8:30a - Discussion beings
9:30a - Discussion ends

About Our Speaker

Dr. Marie Berry
Director, Sié Center and Associate Professor, University of Denver

Dr. Marie Berry i​s the Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy and an Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School at the University of Denver. She is also the co-founder and convener of the Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative (IGLI), an effort to elevate and amplify the work that women activists are doing at the grassroots to advance peace, justice, and human rights across the world. As a sociologist, her research focuses on violence, gender, and politics.

Her award-winning first book, War, Women, and Power: From Violence to Mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Cambridge University Press 2018), examined the impact of mass violence on women’s political mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia. Together with Dr. Milli Lake (LSE), she runs the Women’s Rights After War Project. Dr. Berry’s work has been published in places like the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Gender & Society, Democratization, Signs, New Political Economy, Mobilization, Politics & Gender, Foreign Policy, Boston Review, The Monkey Cage, and Political Violence @ A Glance. She is a 2021 recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

What is TARRA?

TARRA connects a vast network of passionate humans—women, women-identified, non-binary and male allies— together through our professional network, private office, membership work club. TARRA believes everyone deserves access to valuable connections and the right foundation to thrive through:

– Authentic local connections
– High-value learning opportunities
– Meaningful networking events
– Boutique private office & membership work clubs
– A strong & connected corporate partnership network

No matter your age, industry, professional status or background, you are welcome at TARRA.