Adventures in Education
Thursday, October 24, 2019
RSD’s 27th Anniversary of
Adventures in Education Presents…
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Shannon Galpin
Pedaling a Revolution:
Adventure and Activism in Afghanistan
$50 per person: Reception & Presentation
$25 per person: Presentation only
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Hors d'Oeuvres, Wine & Dessert Reception
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Presentation in the RSD Auditorium
1545 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York 14621
This event will be ASL interpreted and real-time captioned.
Global women’s rights activist, author, artist, explorer, and advocate for sexual assault survivors
First person to mountain bike in Afghanistan
Supported and trained the first Afghan Women’s National Cycling Team, resulting in a Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Advocate for Deaf Community in Afghanistan – helped establish a school for the Deaf in Kabul
Founder of women’s rights non-profit Mountain2Mountain, art-as-activism group Combat Apathy, and co-founder of the wildlife conservation organization Endangered Activism
Author of Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistanand a photography book, The Streets of Afghanistan; co-author (with daughter Devon) of a children’s graphic novel, The Rosette
Documentary Filmmaker: Afghan Cycles
Films made about her: MoveShake; Waking Lions; Liv Ambassador
A recognized Fellow with the Explorers Club
Sexual assault survivor and two-time traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor
Adventures in Education
Online registration for this event will be open soon.Thank you for your support of RSD education programs.
