Maria Shriver brought together activists · 2008-10-24 13:50
As the wife of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a member of the Kennedy clan Maria Shriver is particularly well-connected.
This week she harnessed the power of her contacts book to bring together a roll-call of internationally renowned activists for a women’s conference.
Anti-poverty campaigner Bono took to the podium, as did Heidi Klum and Jennifer Lopez. She became committed to gender issues after portraying a journalist investigating the deaths of Mexican women in 2006 film Bordertown.
Also among the participants were US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Tony Blair’s wife Cherie, who attended in her capacity as a human rights lawyer and an advocate of education for girls in poor countries, HELLO! informs.
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