WOMANIFESTING IN ACTION: How Local Women Leaders Make A Difference Through...
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In honor of Women’s History Month the nonprofit WOMANIFESTING (WOMA), in collaboration with the DC Public Library, will host a panel discussion entitled:
WOMANIFESTING IN ACTION: How Local Women Leaders Make A Difference Through Community Building, Collaboration and Social Activism
The event will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St., NW, Room A-5 from 2pm - 4 p.m.
The discussion will be moderated by Marita Golden, Acclaimed Author, Master Literary Teacher and Co-Founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation (“www.maritagolden.com”), along with Nikita Mitchell, Gen Y Writer/Blogger, who was recently named one of the Top 10 Nonprofit Bloggers to Watch in 2011 (“www.nikitatmitchell.com”).
Yasmine Arrington, a high school student in Washington DC, will serve as Keynote Speaker for the event. Arrington is credited with starting a college scholarship fund for aspiring college students with incarcerated parents.
Also scheduled to participate:
SPECIAL GUEST: DC Councilwoman Muriel Bowser
Patricia Nalls, Founder & Executive Director, The Women's Collective, 2010 Washingtonian of the Year
Carrie L. Ellis, Director of Project Management, KaBOOM! & Board Chair, Teaching for Change
Shannon and Chai, Co-Founders of Holla Back DC
Marielle Mariano, East Coast Coordinator, Chalk4Peace
Ananda Leeke, Founder of Digital Sisterhood Month & Author of Digital Sisterhood, a memoir, currently scheduled for release December 2011
Jessica T. Solomon, Founder, The Saartjie Project & Chief Visionary Officer, Spark Creativity
This event is open and free to the public but please register to reserve a seat.
ABOUT WOMA
Womanifesting (WOMA) is a non-profit organization incorporated in Washington, D.C. WOMA's mission is to develop and support programs that foster self-empowerment, sisterhood, and service and to positively impact the lives of women and girls, particularly those under-resourced and marginalized.
For more information regarding WOMA , this event, or to serve as a sponsor, please contact:
Tracy Chiles McGhee
WOMANIFESTING
tmcghee @ womanifesting.org