Some Recent Highlights of Tatyana Mamonova's Life
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December 1997: Woman and Earth launches its first World Conference, Film Festival and Expo at Pribaltiyskaya Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia.
July 1998: Tatyana exhibited her art at the Caisa International Cultural Centre in Helsinki, Finland.
December 1998: Woman and Earth holds its second Annual World Conference, Film Festival and Expo at Hotel Intercontinental, Helsinki, Finland.
January 1999: Woman and Earth is invited by world famous the Hotel Scribe in Paris, France managed by Sofitel, to hold launch its 20th Anniversary World Media Campaign “20 Years Later …” which includes holding a Press Conference inside the lobby of the Hotel and a week long exhibition and opening reception featuring the award winning painting of Tatyana Mamonova and memorabilia documenting the organization’s activities at the adjacent Galerie des Muse.
February 1999: Woman and Earth is invited by African Peace Network International (APNET) to launch Woman and Earth Ghana chapter to serve as a gateway to all of Africa. Woman and Earth’s Tatyana Mamonova presents the keynote speech at APNET Conference to Stop Violence against Women and Children and is honored with a Human Rights Award following the conference. Also, Montmartre based Galerie Tisane in Paris’ famous artist’s quarter invites Woman and Earth’s Tatyana Mamonova for a solo exhibition of her paintings which includes a reception with distribution of Woman and Earth publications.
December 1999 and December 2000: Woman and Earth holds three major programs in Ghana to support the development of its chapter – two international conferences and a Press Conference and Art Exhibition at the Novotel Accra.
March 2001: Woman and Earth Press launches its second publication Succes d’estime, an art and literary publication featuring the poetry and prose of Tatyana Mamonova.
March 2002: Woman and Earth’s Tatyana Mamonova is presented with the Living Legacy Award for her contributions to all of humanity by the Women’s International Centre of San Diego, California. Prior recipients include Senator Hillary Clinton and Dr. Jonas Salk.
April 2002: Tatyana Mamonova presents keynote speech at Women and Earth’s Conference, Katoomba, Australia.
April 2003: Woman and Earth launches a year long celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg, Russia with an Earth Day Press Conference in the Pavlova Room at Angleterre Hotel and week long exhibition and opening reception featuring the award winning painting of Tatyana Mamonova and memorabilia documenting the organization’s activities.
December 2003: Woman and Earth concludes its year long celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg by holding its 7th International Conference at Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel.
September 2004: Woman and Earth launches a new chapter in Sosua and Puerto Plata Dominican Republic and holds several programs there for the next four months.
December 2005: Woman and Earth Press completes its trilogy and launches third publication to celebrate its 25th Anniversary: Fotoalbum: Around the World featuring historical photographs, lecture and press briefings given by Tatyana Mamonova, contemporary culture and beautiful illustrations.
2004 – 2005: Woman and Earth’s 25th Anniversary World Media Campaign with tour stops in Paris, Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata St. Petersburg, Rome, Naples and Palermo and more to come. Includes interview with Radio Svoboda, St. Petersburg, Russia.
July 20, 2005: An historical day, exactly 25 years to the date of her exile from Leningrad for founding Woman and Russia samizdat, nka Woman and Earth and exercising her human right to provide a forum of free expression, Tatyana Mamonova returns to her native city, nka St. Petersburg and holds a major press conference at Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel. The tremendous support, large turnout and high demand for more presentations from her community, lead to the development of a Seminar Series, Press Conference and Exhibition.
December 2005: Woman and Earth’s launches new Seminar Series “Survivors of the Age” featuring seminar and art exhibition by Tatyana Mamonova, press conference and exhibition of Woman and Earth publications at Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia.
March 2006: Woman and Earth Seminar Series continues at House of Journalists, St. Petersburg, Russia with seminar and art exhibition of Tatyana Mamonova celebrating Women's History Month, press conference and exhibition.
September 2006: Woman and Earth Seminar Series at brand new Novotel St. Petersburg Centre, with new seminar and art exhibition of Tatyana Mamonova, followed by press conference, and exhibition.
December 2006: Woman and Earth Seminar Series returned to Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel and featured special surprise honoring ceremony when feature speaker Tatyana Mamonova is bestowed with the Heart of Danko Award for her international humanitarian activities.
March 2007: Woman and Earth celebrated 10 Years of Conferences and Seminars with its latest installment from it Seminar Series at Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel featuring a brand new seminar of Tatyana Mamonova with the theme, "Parameters of Love."
July 2007: Woman and Earth continued its 10 Years celebration with its Seminar Series at Novotel St. Petersburg Centre and the seminar of Tatyana Mamonova with the theme, "Rainbow of Tolerance" which inspired an excellent discourse between the participants and Ms. Mamonova.
December 2007: Woman and Earth returned to Novotel St. Petersburg Centre for the next segment of its Seminar Series featuring a brand new seminar and art exhibition of Tatyana Mamonova, followed by a special birthday celebration.
March 2008: Woman and Earth Seminar Series was held at the brand new Nashotel in St. Petersburg's historic Vasilievsky Island district and featured a brand new seminar and art exhibition by Tatyana Mamonova, as well as a lively dialogue and networking reception.
April 2008: A special fundraiser was held at the New Art Center, 580 8th Avenue, 5th Floor, NYC as part of an opening reception of French based and Turkish native artist Klara Beer, from Woman and Earth France. Quality Catering, a woman owned business in Bronx, NY (by Johnnie Hudson), generously provided the hors d'oeuvres for the reception and Eva Sternefeld, formerly from the Marlborough Gallery, served as host for the fundraiser. Woman and Earth contributor Nanette Purcigliotti covered the event and included a feature in her blog.
NEWSFLASH ... TATYANA MAMONOVA IS NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY LEADING RUSSIAN ORGANIZATION AND
WOMAN AND EARTH LAUNCHES THE BEGINNING OF ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE WITH EVENTS IN NYC AND RUSSIA!
Fall 2008: The New Art Center, located at 580 8th Avenue, 5th Floor, NYC will host the start of Woman and Earth 30th Jubilee Campaign with an exciting fundraising event that will feature a lecture and seminar lead by Tatyana Mamonova, exhibition and sale of Ms. Mamonova's paintings and Woman and Earth publications and exhibition of memorabilia documenting Woman and Earth's (formerly Woman and Russia's) activities and leadership role in the international women's, human rights and ecology movements. The event will also include a press conference and formal dialogue with the audience as well as a networking reception. Please contact Woman and Earth for sponsoring opportunities, volunteer opportunities and to secure your participation: womearth@yahoo.com fax 914 219-1080 phone 212-866-8130 or 914 333-0433.
December 7, 2008: The next Woman and Earth Seminar by Tatyana Mamonova will take place on December 7, 2008 at Corinthia Nevskij Palacce Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia. This event will include a formal presentation of Ms. Mamonova's significant honor as WOMAN OF THE YEAR! Please contact Woman and Earth for sponsoring opportunities, volunteer opportunities and to secure your participation: womearth@yahoo.com fax 914 219-1080 NYC phone 212-866-8130 or 914 333-0433 or its St. Petersburg, Russia headquarters at +7-812-314-5980.
Tatyana has written blurbs for such books as After the Light, by Lynette Seator, Northwoods, Maine 1992 and Holy Women of Russia, by Brenda Meehan, HarperSan Francisco, 1993.
Look for more of Tatyana's poetry in Vstrechi, 1989-2006, Philadelphia, PA.
Look for inclusion about the important contributions of Tatyana in the following new publications:
Women and Writing in Russia and the USSR, A Bibliography, by D.N. Ignashov, S. Krive, Garland, NY, 1992;
Women in Russia and the Soviet Union, An Annotated Bibliography, by R. G. Ruthchild, Maxwell Macmillan, NY, 1993 (the foremost spokeswoman on Russian feminism);
Dictionary of Russian Women Writers, edited by Ledkovsky, Rosenthal & Zirin, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1994 (symbol of Russian feminism);
Women in Exile, by Mahnaz Afkhami, University of Virginia 1994 (chapter called “In the frame of my life I saw my mother's picture.");
I am Beautiful, edited by D. Carpenter, W. Winfree, Published by Rose Communications, Bridgeport, 1996.
The Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality, by Donna Lafromboise, Penguin Books, Canada, 1996 (the author discusses Tatyana's futurist vision for world peace in her epilogue: "Approaching Tomorrow.")
A Map of Hope, by Marjorie Agosin, 1999 (includes Tatyana’s poem “Exile”)
Des Femmes Depuis 30 Ans, Paris, 2004 (includes a contribution by Tatyana).
Horse Dreams, edited by Jan Fook, Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein, Spinifex Press, North Melbourne, Australia, 2004 (includes a contribution by Tatyana).
The Rule of Mars: Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy, edited by Cristina Biaggi, Ph.D, KIT, Inc., Manchester, CT, 2006 (includes “Observations on Patriarchy and its Decline”, a contribution by Tatyana).
