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CELEBRATING THE POWER OF UNIONISM UNION HONORS STUDENTS, CARTERIS MAKES POWER 100 LIST For Members 16 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2018 | SAGAFTRA.org P resident Gabrielle Carteris was the featured guest speaker at the IATSE Women's Committee Networking Event. The biannual event, which provides an opportunity for female IATSE members to connect, was held on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. "I believe in the power of unions. I believe we can help achieve economic and social justice. We help level the playing field and we facilitate communication and collaboration. We lift up the individual through the power of the collective," Carteris said. Carteris' speech touched on the powerful role of the labor movement and the need for broader representation for women in the entertainment industry. Additional speakers included Cathy Repola, national executive director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and Esther Pearl, founder of Camp Reel Stories. The event also gathered donations in support of Camp Reel Stories, a nonprofit organization focused on empowering young women in film and media to tell their stories. Attendees at the event included over 150 women from the IATSE Hollywood Locals. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris joined other dynamic women for the IATSE Women's Committee Networking Event in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris addresses participants in The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program. Carteris and SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Jane Austin distributed backpacks to the group prior to the Women in Entertainment breakfast. F or the second year in a row, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris was included on The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 List and helped honor a group of mentees at the magazine's annual industry breakfast on Dec. 6. SAG-AFTRA was one of the sponsors of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles mentorship program and provided Macy's gift cards to 41 young women. Union staff also packed branded backpacks with school supplies and other tools, which Carteris and SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Jane Austin presented to the mentees backstage at the 26th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast. The highly anticipated industry event included a keynote speech by member Angelina Jolie and the presentation of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, which recognizes a female pioneer in the entertainment industry, to member Jennifer Lawrence. Also attending THR's breakfast were Chief Communications & Marketing Officer Pamela Greenwalt, SAG Awards Executive Producer Kathy Connell, SAG Awards Publicity Executive Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda and Los Angeles Local Executive Director Ilyanne Morden Kichaven. CLICK HERE for Video