NOIAW & The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York invite you to participate in a Kick-Off Ceremony Event for Columbus Day 2018 Honoring Comm. Aileen Riotto Sirey, Ph.D., Founder and Chair Emerita, NOIAW. On Friday, October 5, 2018 promptly at 5:00 PM at the Mother Italy Statue in Poses Park, Hunter College East 68th Street and Lexington Ave, New York 10021

FOLLOWED BY A NOIAW Panel Discussion (“Italian Women in America: Breaking Barriers”) at the Italian Consulate, 690 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065. NOIAW’s panel of distinguished Italian American women will discuss how their Italian heritage impacted the achievement of their goals. Panelists include Matilda Raffa Cuomo, Angelina Fiordellisi, Silvia Formenti, M.D., Hon. Patricia de Stacy Harrison, Cav. Justice Angela Mazzarelli, and Regina Peruggi, Ed.D. The panel will be hosted by Minister Francesco Genuardi, Consul General of Italy, and moderated by Comm. Aileen Riotto Sirey, Ph.D.