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25 Million Sparks Book Talk

March 23, 2023

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

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WCC; 2036 Milstein East A

Join us in welcoming back Andrew Leon Hanna (HLS alum, Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholar) for a special lunchtime book talk. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year, 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs (Cambridge University Press) tells the story of three Syrian women entrepreneurs in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and of the broader global refugee entrepreneurship phenomenon they represent. It has been called “a powerful story of hope” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee; a chance to “discover humanity at its best” by PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff; “inspir[ing]”, “sharply topical, “original,” and “novelistic” by the Financial Times; and “uplifting” by Publishers Weekly. It also won the prestigious Financial Times Bracken Bower Prize in its proposal form. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/25MilSparks. Lunch will be served.

Lead Sponsors: Harvard Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Clinic (HIRC), Harvard Law School Immigration Project (HIP), Harvard Middle Eastern & North African Law Students Association (MENALSA), Harvard African Law Association (HALA)

Co-Sponsors: Harvard Women’s Law Association (WLA), Harvard Law School FiLM Society, Harvard Human Rights Program (HHRP), Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD), Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP)

Persons with disabilities who would like to request accommodations or have questions about physical access may contact the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (hirc@law.harvard.edu) in advance of the event.

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