Bronx Chamber of Commerce - Women of Distinction Luncheon

 

Friday, March 31, 2023 11:30am - 2:00pm Villa Barone Manor 737 Throggs Neck Expressway Bronx, New York For 18 years, the Women of Distinction Luncheon  has recognized outstanding women leaders for their  contributions to the Bronx community. Each year with  the support of local Bronx businesses and Bronx Chamber  of Commerce members we are able to provide  scholarships to deserving college-bound female students  through the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Join us this year as we honor a new class of scholars and  celebrate the strong women leaders of our community. Purchase Tickets & Sponsor- Click Here An educator and facilitator, Vivian Vázquez Irizarry ran  educational and youth leadership development programs at  the Coro Foundation, Bronxworks, and is currently the director  of community-school partnerships at the New Settlement  Community Campus. Vázquez Irizarry managed educational  youth development models in GED completion and college  access programs across New York City. A former member of the National Congress for Puerto  Rican Rights, she is a member of 52 People for Progress,  a community organization that saved her childhood  playground and revitalized the South Bronx for the last  35 years. In DECADE OF FIRE, Bronx-born Vivian Vázquez Irizarry  pursues the truth surrounding the fires – uncovering policies  of racism and neglect that still shape our cities, and offering  hope to communities on the brink today. Vázquez Irizarry, in  her role as the film’s central character and co-director seeks  not only healing for her community, but to redeem them from  the harmful mythology spread by the media that has continued  largely unchallenged to this day. She tells the story of a people  who held on, worked to save their community and start anew  against impossible odds.  Purchase Tickets & Sponsorships - Click Here