Please see this special invitation from YDA Women’s Caucus Chair Maria Childress:
If you are going to be in the Washington, DC area on April 7-9, don’t miss this important event. Feminist Majority in partnership with YWCA is hosting the 2011 Women, Money and Power Summit. Their focus is on new strategies for women to gain equal political power and representation, economic empowerment, women workers, reducing violence against women, and winning a larger share of the national budget for feminist issues and programs.
The opening assembly will feature fantastic speakers:
- Senator Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA)
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI)
- Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority
- Peg Yorkin, Chair of Board, Feminist Majority
- Gloria Lau, Interim CEO, YWCA USA
- Avis Jones DeWeever, PhD, President, National Council of Negro Women
- Clare Coleman, President and CEO, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
They are also hosting a luncheon that will honor House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Elizabeth Shuler.
Other incredible features are fantastic interactive workshops covering such relevant topics as:
- Winning Dollars/Fighting Budget Cuts for Women and Girls Here and Worldwide
- Increasing Women’s Representation in State Legislatures and Congress
- Gaining Power Through Social Media and Women’s Media
- Increasing Access to Healthcare
- The Fight for Marriage Equality
- New Strategies to Reduce Violence Against Women
- And many many more!!
Now is the time to come together to strategize, exchange ideas and more importantly fight back!
Register for the event at http://feministmajority.org/events/2010WomenMoneyPower/registration.asp
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