Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins' highly-acclaimed film Girl Risingis an innovative documentary telling the stories of nine girls from around the world who, through access to education and mentoring, have risen from poverty to productivity and a promising future, narrated by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez and other Hollywood luminaries. At the heart of the film is the desire to educate girls and change the world. Uptown's Galaxy Theatre will screen the film Monday as a fundraiser for Strong Women Strong World, YWCA of Pierce County and Jubilee Women's Center. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and raffle, followed by a few words from the national director of World Vision's Women of Vision Cindy Breihl, before the 6:30 p.m. screening.

GIRL RISING, 5:30 p.m., Galaxy Theatre, 4649 Point Fosdick Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, $7.50-$15, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/477738

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