Dinners With Purpose Featuring Mina Girgis
Date and time
Location
Witherspoon Student Center
Washington Sankofa Room 2810 Cates Avenue Raleigh, NC 27606Description
5:30 - 6:00 pm: Networking
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Program and Dinner
This event is free, however space is limited and RSVPs are required to attend.
Mina Girgis, Producer and CEO of the Nile Project, is an ethnomusicologist who cultivates new environments to learn, create and experience music. He specializes in curating and producing innovative musical collaborations across diverse styles.
The Nile Project is a nonprofit working to transform the water conflict in the Nile Basin from a hyper-political argument to a uniting conversation. Through cross-cultural musical collaborations, youth leadership development, and a network focusing on food sustainability, the Nile Project addresses the cultural and environmental challenges at the root of the Nile conflict. The project seeks to inspire, inform and empower Nile citizens to collaboratively sustain their shared ecosystem.
As part of its 2017 US Tour, the Nile Project will be in residency at NC State during March 15-21st. For more information on events please visit https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/events/current-season/the-nile-project/.