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Empower,
Enfranchise, Energize!
  
2005 Women of Color & Allies Summit
Hundreds of activists and leaders from across the country gathered in Arlington, Va., April 1-3, for the Women of Color and Allies (WOCA)
Summit organized by NOW Foundation and co-sponsored by dozens of organizations. The event was a major success, with participants leaving
energized and inspired to keep in touch, work together back home, and take concrete action on issues of concern to women of color. Read More
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Included:
Tillie
Black Bear, Lorraine Cole, Aileen
Hernandez, Silvia
Henriquez, Dr. Aliyah Morgan, Azar
Nafisi, Irene Natividad, Ritu
Sharma, Lateefah Simon
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Some of the topics we explored were:
The Color Divide ... Economic
Justice ... The Gender Divide ... Education Equity …
Family Values and Feminism ... Institutional Racism and Sexism
... Parenting … Religion and Spirituality ... Empowering
Young Women ... Women’s Health … The Criminal
Justice System and the Woman of Color ... Sexuality ... Senior
Care … Health Care Reform ... Reproductive Health and
Rights ... Welfare Reform ... Politics and Electing Women
to Public Office ... Violence Against Women
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Friday,
April 1 - Sunday, April 3
Doubletree Hotel, Arlington, Va.
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