Join Us at the Women of Color & Allies Summit

Join Us at the Women of Color & Allies Summit

March 21, 2005

Dear DC Zaps Archives,

Azar Nafisi

In only two weeks, hundreds of activists and leaders from across the country will gather in Arlington, Va., to "Empower, Enfranchise and Energize" women of color. The Women of Color and Allies (WOCA) Summit, April 1 through 3, will feature dynamic speakers, music, forums, comedy and workshops.

Aileen Hernandez

At the first WOCA Summit in 1998, activists addressed issues facing women of color in the U.S. This year the summit will focus on our achievements since then, and concentrate on developing strategies and a plan of action that will encourage growth and empowerment for women of color.

Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan

Azar Nafisi, the New York Times bestselling author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran," headlines a group of dynamic speakers including: Aileen Hernandez, second president of NOW; the Honorable Doris Ling-Cohan, author of the recent same-sex marriage opinion and first female Asian-American Supreme Court Judge in New York;

Tillie Black Bear

domestic violence activist Tillie Black Bear; and comic/humorist Karen Williams. More speakers are listed at www.nowfoundation.org/woca.

Come and explore key issues as they relate to women of color communities: Economic Justice; Religion, Spirituality, and Values; Women in the Criminal Justice System, Immigrant Women; Work-School-Family Balance; HIV/AIDS; Women's Health and Reproductive Justice; LGBT issues; Uniting and Diversifying the Women of Color Movement; Social Security; Violence Against Women; plus much more.

Karen Williams

For more information about this exciting event, please contact the National NOW Action Center at (202) 628-8669 or visit www.nowfoundation.org/woca. Spots are still available—be sure to reserve yours today!

For equality,

Kim Gandy,
President, NOW Foundation

P.S. We have a sliding fee scale, and we're offering a special $25 weekend rate to students. Please come!