Expert Spokespeople
The CEDAW Task Force of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is leading a coalition effort to engage in outreach and education about CEDAW - The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
To set up interviews or talk to an expert, contact: Kathy Bonk, Executive Director of the Communications Consortium Media Center at 202-326-6767 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
CEDAW Task Force:
June Zeitlin, Director, CEDAW Education Project at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.
Lorraine Cole, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA, Washington, D.C.
Marcia Greenberger, Co-President, National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Don Kraus, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens for Global Solutions, Washington, D.C.
Laura M. Murphy, Director, Washington Office, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D.C.
Additional Spokespeople:
Maria Alexandra Arriaga, CEDAW 2010 Advisor, CCMC, Washington, D.C.
Ellen Chesler, Author, Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Initiative, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College, New York, NY
Cristina Finch, Government Relations Director, Amnesty International USA, Washington, D.C.
Felice Gaer, Executive Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, American Jewish Committee, New York, NY
Billie Heller, Chair, National Committee on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Beverly Hills, CA
Nancy Rubin, Former Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Washington, D.C.
Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Linda Tarr-Whelan, Former Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Demos Distinguished Fellow, Author, Women Lead the Way, St. Helena Island, SC.
