Best-Selling Journalist with Ties to Prince George to Speak at UNBC
March 1, 2006
Hadani Ditmars, an internationally known journalist based in Canada,
will be speaking at UNBC on March 8 to mark International Women’s
Day.
Ms. Ditmars is an independent reporter who has written for the Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and various other publications. She is also the author of the recently released bestselling book, Dancing in the No Fly Zone: A Woman’s Journey Through Iraq, which provides a unique perspective on Iraq both before and after the US invasion. In 2005, both the Globe & Mail and the Vancouver Sun chose her book as one of the best of the year.
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 is related to two families whose roots go back many years in the city: the Bryants and Ditmars. Her mother, Susila (nee Gail) Bryant, was born in Prince Rupert and moved to Prince George in 1945. Her father, Eric Ditmars, moved here from Vancouver in 1961. They both attended Prince George Senior Secondary School.
Her Grandmother, Catherine (Cleo) Bryant, served for 10 years as a Trustee for School District 57, and was active in the Alaska Music Trail & 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 of the Hamber Foundation, in conjunction with the UNBC Women’s Studies, Social Work, First Nations Studies, History, Political Science, and International 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
Ms. Ditmars is an independent reporter who has written for the Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and various other publications. She is also the author of the recently released bestselling book, Dancing in the No Fly Zone: A Woman’s Journey Through Iraq, which provides a unique perspective on Iraq both before and after the US invasion. In 2005, both the Globe & Mail and the Vancouver Sun chose her book as one of the best of the year.
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 is related to two families whose roots go back many years in the city: the Bryants and Ditmars. Her mother, Susila (nee Gail) Bryant, was born in Prince Rupert and moved to Prince George in 1945. Her father, Eric Ditmars, moved here from Vancouver in 1961. They both attended Prince George Senior Secondary School.
Her Grandmother, Catherine (Cleo) Bryant, served for 10 years as a Trustee for School District 57, and was active in the Alaska Music Trail & 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 of the Hamber Foundation, in conjunction with the UNBC Women’s Studies, Social Work, First Nations Studies, History, Political Science, and International 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
