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US Mayor names day in honour of Lankan activist
View(s):The Mayor of Albany, NY, Kathy Sheehan, has declared August 24 “Fazana Saleem-Ismail Day” in memory of a Sri Lanka social activist who died June 25 at the age of 47 after a battle with stomach cancer. She was a Research Scientist at the Professional Development Programme of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (NY). She was also the Founder of Jazzy Sun Birthdays, a volunteer project that provides personalised birthday parties for children living in homeless shelters throughout the Capital Region of New York.
Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, Fazana spent most of her primary school years in the US save for two extended stays in Sri Lanka during which she attended Ladies’ College, Colombo and Wycherley International School.
She held a BA in Economics from Bryn Mawr College and received her Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University.
