Pad Project Gala '24

The Pad Project is a global nonprofit that expands access to menstrual care products, combats period stigma, and champions menstrual equity for all. Join us to commemorate the 5th anniversary of our Oscar-winning documentary: Period. End of Sentence. Learn from inspirational change-makers and celebrate International Day of the Girl!

EVENT DETAILS
10.17.24
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Playa Studios, Culver City
Hollywood Glam (Cocktail Attire)

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2024 GALA HONOREES

James Astman, Ph.D on behalf of Oakwood School

Dr. James Astman served as Headmaster of Oakwood School* for four decades, during which he helped launch a signature human rights program. He considers The Pad Project to be particularly significant for its promotion of students' moral agency and cross-continental educational partnerships. Since 2012, he has served as a Visiting Scholar in Human Rights Education at the University of Oxford and is a founding faculty member of the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights. Dr. Astman has also served as Associate Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry in child and adolescent development at UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine. He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Rochester, Claremont Graduate University and, for all 40 years of his tenure, at Oakwood. As an educational consultant, he helps school heads focus on values- based leadership, inclusive decision-making, and conflict resolution. He has written extensively on moral development, human rights education, and dialogical pedagogy. Dr. Astman's most recent work is on "Bridging the Divide: Dialogical Pedagogy and the Healing Arts" (Routledge, 2023). He is currently completing a book on "Nurturing Goodness: promoting dignity and dialogue from cradle to classroom."

*Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational independent day school in North Hollywood, California

Kathy Spillar on behalf of The Feminist Majority Foundation/Girls Learn International

Katherine (Kathy) Spillar is the Executive Director of Feminist Majority Foundation and Feminist Majority, national organizations working for women's equality, empowerment and non-violence; one of the founders, she has been a driving force in executing the organizations' diverse programs securing women's rights both domestically and globally since its inception in 1987. She is also the Executive Editor of Ms. and editor of and contributor to 50 Years of Ms: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine that Ignited a Revolution. Under her oversight, Ms. has increased its investigative reporting and in-depth analysis and today is the largest print and online feminist platform-reaching millions from across the globe via the quarterly print magazine, a vibrant and popular website, a robust daily and weekly e-newsletter mailing list, social media, the innovative digital textbook resource Ms. Classroom and audio and video programming from Ms. Studios.

Gouri Choudhury in Memoriam (1938-2022) on behalf of Action India

A visionary human rights activist, Gouri Choudhury was the founder of Action India-a Delhi-based NGO involved with the autonomous women's movement in India since 1978. For over four decades, Choudhury dedicated her life to the relentless pursuit of justice, equality, and empowerment for women and girls in India. Her unwavering commitment to the Women's Rights movement spanned across the crucial domains of women and child rights, gender equality, healthcare, and access to clean water and sanitation. From 2013 until her death in 2022, Gouri and Action India have partnered with The Pad Project, Girls Learn International, and The Feminist Majority Foundation to produce Period. End of Sentence.; to establish pad-production enterprises and reproductive health education programs in Uttar Pradesh; and to shed the stigma surrounding menstruation so that all women and girls can participate as full and equal citizens within their own communities.

GALA CO-CHAIRS

Anissa Siegel
Candace Clark Trinchieri 

GALA COMMITTEE

Bonnie Abaunza, Elizabeth Park Bergman, Melissa Berton, Michaela Carter, Jennifer E. Cohen, Sorelle Cohen, Sarah Ellis, Cat Ferrier, Rachel Gingold, Elise Hausman, Victoria Lerner, Sheila Minton, Anna Nickerson, Stacey Sher, Anjana Sivakumar, Raquel Suchowiecky Richter, Lisa Taback

SAPPHIRE SPONSORS

Gwydion Fund for Wild Nature

EMERALD SPONSORS

Howard Banchik, Anissa & Tim Siegel, The David William Upham Foundation

RUBY SPONSORS

Justine Stamen Arrillaga & John Arrillaga

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Oakwood School

GOLD SPONSORS

Robyn & Michael Altman, First Media, Fox Family Foundation, Victoria & Andres Lerner, Roach Maxam Foundation

SILVER SPONSORS

Abaunza Group, Curtis & Jennifer E. Cohen, Natural Cycles, Rabbi Uri & Dr. Myna Herscher, Rabbi Eli & Bonnie Herscher, Robin & Ira Pianko

BRONZE SPONSORS

Marlene & James Astman, Pamela Balton, Elizabeth Park Bergman, Melissa Berton & Helen Yenser, Barbara Bestor, Marlene Bronson, Candace Clark Trinchieri, Curated Wealth Partners, Disney Entertainment, Gannett Foundation, Cristina Garcia, Nestle, Raquel Suchowiecky Richter, Joy & Ed Siegel, Richard Weitz

INDIVIDUAL TRIBUTES

Donna Schwarzbach & David Gordon