free event: Sat 3/6 8am-4pm Int'l Woman's Day Celebration.. workshops, music, films, arts and craft

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15th Annual International Women's Day Celebration: “Inspire. Act. Change!”



Saturday, March 6, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
University of Minnesota, Coffman Memorial Union,
300 Washington Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis.

The 15th Annual International Women’s Day event will celebrate the diversity of Minnesota women, highlight advancements in women’s rights and equality, encourage activism, and educate participants about human rights issues that affect girls and women locally, nationally, and internationally.

Workshops on women's human rights issues, film screenings, music, visual arts, arts and crafts vendors, and information tables.

Join in celebrating the many signs of hope and strength that women’s voices bring to a world yearning for peace and justice.

Keynote speaker: Leymah Gbowee, a remarkable woman who led the women of Liberia to demand peace and justice for themselves and for their country.

Free and open to all.


Sponsored by: the Advocates for Human Rights and the Human Rights Program at the U of M. Co-Sponsored by: WAMM and others. FFI and to register: visit www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org.

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1. Thanks for the info

I think I will try to go to this for a couple of hours.