March 1, 2006

Hadani Ditmars, an internationally known journalist based in Canada,will be speaking at UNBC on March 8 to mark International Women’sDay.    

Ms. Ditmars is an independent reporter who has written for the Globeand Mail, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Vogue, andvarious other publications. She is also the author of the recentlyreleased bestselling book, Dancing in the No Fly Zone: A Woman’sJourney Through Iraq, which provides a unique perspective on Iraq bothbefore and after the US invasion.  In 2005, both the Globe &Mail and the Vancouver Sun chose her book as one of the best of theyear.

Her presentation at UNBC will begin at 11am in Conference Centre room 6-205.

Ms. Ditmars has a particular connection to Prince George in that she isrelated to two families whose roots go back many years in the city: theBryants and Ditmars. Her mother, Susila (nee Gail) Bryant, was born inPrince Rupert and moved to Prince George in 1945. Her father, EricDitmars, moved here from Vancouver in 1961. They both attended PrinceGeorge Senior Secondary School.

Her Grandmother, Catherine (Cleo) Bryant, served for 10 years as aTrustee for School District 57, and was active in the Alaska MusicTrail & other community service work. Her Grandfather, Gordon D.Bryant, was Mayor of Prince George in the early 1950s.

The presentation at UNBC is sponsored through the generous support ofthe Hamber Foundation, in conjunction with the UNBC Women’s Studies,Social Work, First Nations Studies, History, Political Science, andInternational Studies programs.

Contact:
Jacqueline Holler, History and Women’s Studies professor, UNBC – 250.960.6343
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622