featuring:

Yvette Christiansë, author of Unconfessed
Amitav Ghosh, author of The Hungry Tide
Caryl Phillips, author of Dancing in the Dark
Lynne Tillman, author of American Genius, A Comedy

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Reception 7:00 pm
Readings 8:00 pm

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Fifteen Nassau Street
New York, NY 10005

The Pares Chandra and Sivani Chakravorty Memorial Literacy Project, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1997, aims to provide a primary education of quality for children in some of the poorest regions of the globe. The Project currently operates schools in rural areas of West Bengal, India. By setting up schools and giving sustained training to local teachers who operate them with the help of local supervisors, the Project seeks to offer children in these areas the resources to enter the mainstream education system for high school and beyond. The Project is committed to using the existing state curriculum and textbooks to train teachers, in the belief that by using these materials they can better enable their students to enter the national education system on equal terms with others.

We are suggesting a minimum of $100 per person for admission to the event.
Please RSVP to PCSCfoundation@gmail.com and include your name and the number of people who will attend.