Posted by heather.young@Vanderbilt.Edu on Monday, October 7, 2013 in Right Listing.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

World on Wednesday: Nisolo: A Story of Change
Presented by: Patrick Woodyard, Zoe Cleary, and Nick Meyer
Location: Student Life Center LLMR 1 & 2

After a chance meeting with a talented yet impoverished shoemaker whose skills and product outmatched his access to opportunity for business growth, Nisolo founder Patrick Woodyard saw an opening for change in the footwear industry. Two years later, Nisolo has partnered with over 30 shoemakers from Trujillo, Peru selling 5,500 pairs of shoes in over 10 different countries. Hear the stories of the Nisolo shoemakers and their families, learn the challenges of operating an international, socially responsible footwear brand, and see how consumerism can be for good.

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
Location: Student Life Center Ballroom A

Join the Vanderbilt and Nashville community in commemoration of the lives lost to anti-transgender violence.

8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt Wind Symphony: “Musique Francaise”
Location: Blair School of Music – Ingram Hall

Vanderbilt Wind Symphony presents an evening of musique française from their forthcoming CD, A French Connection, which will be released on Naxos. The program includes Serge Lancen’s Rapsodie Symphonique; Eugene Bozza’s Ballade Pour Trombone, with guest artist Jeremy Wilson; and Fisher Tull’s Reflections on Paris.  Free and Open to the Public. Presented with gratitude to an anonymous friend for generously supporting the Blair School.