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Women marched on International Women's Day to demand equal rights in Pakistan. But their slogans, like "my body, my choice," are red meat for conservatives who see the protesters as un-Islamic.

One in 10 women or people with uteruses experience endometriosis during their reproductive years.

The Third International Summit on Genome Editing concluded Monday with ethicists warning scientists to slow down efforts to use gene-editing to enhance the health of embryos.

Jan van Eyck was a revolutionary painter whose discoveries were felt from the beginning to represent something entirely new. More than any other artist he made painting into the ultimate art. His works were sought by princes and merchants throughout Europe, who prized them for their remarkable qualities of verisimilitude, technical and coloristic virtuosity, and heightened expressive power. It was said he knew fabrics like a weaver, buildings like an architect, and plants like a botanist. Of his 20 extant works, two stand out as so remarkable in their iconography and symbolism that they continue to intrigue scholars to this day: 'The Ghent Altarpiece' and 'The Arnolfini Portrait.’ The 'Ghent Altarpiece' was the young van Eyck's first major public work and the first large-scale oil painting to gain international renown. The 'Arnolfini Portrait' has been a matter of intense inquiry as to its subject matter throughout its history. This docent-led talk will explore these two works, considering the questions that have kept art historians fascinated for the past six centuries. Image: “Arnolfini Portrait”

WRITE LIKE Joan Didion – (the late author of A Year of Magical Thinking) A Morning of Meditation and Magical Thinking She saw clearly what direction we were slouching toward, as a culture. Yet she still believed that a better life was within our individual capacities. She famously survived a year of heavy grieving through application of her faith in writing our way through it. She was no slouch. ‘Joan’ us for a morning of healing creativity. This session is also available via Digital Ink recording. The recording price is $10 less than the live session price for both members and nonmembers. To purchase the Digital Ink version, please select “Digital Ink” at checkout. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

The Real Word is a panel comprised of courageous individuals who currently live or have lived in foster care, and who now speak both locally and nationally about life in the dependency system. At their presentations, Real Word panelists are open and forthright about their experiences. Date | Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Location | Virtual Register here! They share what it’s like to move from home to home, how it feels to be separated from siblings, and how they coped in the face of adversity. Panelists will inspire, humble, uplift, and move you as they share their personal stories and describe how the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program has made an impact on their lives as foster youth. For further information on this event please visit the website: https://www.speakupnow.org/news-events/real-word/

Distinction Gallery is thrilled to announce the opening reception of “The Resilient Edges", a solo show by Escondido beloved artist Kelly Vivanco. Vivanco has become one of the most sought after and collected artists with a global collection base and following. Vivanco draws from the real and imagined world to populate her works with a host of playful and curious characters. She takes inspiration from vintage photographs, children's literature and the oddness of her dreams. Shehas exhibited in solo and group shows across the U.S. including California Center for the Arts Museum, The Portsmouth Museum of Art, Thinkspace, SURU, Gallery 1988, Subtext, Rotofugi, Flatcolor, 323 East, London Miles, Art Basel and Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts. Kelly Vivanco's art is available for sale and is collected in the U.S. and abroad; and her daily comic, Patches, has a world-wide following. She currently resides in Escondido, California.

The Marine sergeant, who survived a terrorist bombing on the Abbey gate at the Kabul airport in 2021, recounted chaos and atrocities he witnessed. Veterans urged Congress to help those left behind.

Come see the performance at Belly Up Tavern on August 19, 2022. The doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show starts at 9:00 p.m.. Ticket Price: $23 advanced / $26 day of show / $41 reserved loft seating (available over the phone or in person at out box office) Genre: tribute

He will instead travel the state on a four-day tour to highlight his major policy priorities.