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.

http://www.womanifesting.org/

For more information regarding WOMA , this event, or to serve as a sponsor, please contact:

Tracy Chiles McGhee
WOMANIFESTING
tmcghee @ womanifesting.org