Following are events that may be of interest to MCNOW members and friends. If you would like an event added to this calendar, please send info to LJ.Feldner@verizon.net.
ONGOING
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN COUNSELING, WORKSHOPS, and MORE!
Rockville, MD
The Commission provides advocacy for women’s rights and concerns. Check out the Commission’s website for many programs and services that help women with work and life transitions. Visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfwtmpl.asp?url=/Content/CFW/Index.asp
“GIRLS GOTTA RUN” Art Exhibit
Now - April 5, 2008
Spring Exhibit, Invitational Gallery
The Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3224
Reception: Thursday, February 28, 2008, 7 – 9 p.m.
Women artists from the area will be exhibiting and selling their work to help rural teenage Ethiopian girls who, but for the lack of a pair of shoes, could finish high school and perhaps go on to college or a technical school. The girls are migrating to Addis Ababa in hopes of being trained as runners. Running is a popular and lucrative sport in Ethiopia and elsewhere, where races are numerous and girls are a large percentage of the participants. The artists will buy athletic shoes for these young females who are striving to escape poverty, early marriage, and a high likelihood of childbirth-related death. To find out more, visit http://www.girlsgottarun.org.
MARCH 2008
Saturday, March 22, & Monday, March 24, 7:30 pm
Staged Readings from the anthology:“A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer – Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls”
Silver Spring Stage, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD
Admission $10 (or pay-as-you-can dress rehearsal Friday, March 21, 7:30 pm)
Anthology contains contributions from Maya Angelou, Michael Cunningham, Dave Eggers and Alice Walker. Proceeds will benefit local women’s anti-violence programs and the upcoming “V to the Tenth” (10th anniversary of staged readings of “The Vagina Monologues”) event in New Orleans in April. For further details, call Belle Aurore Productions at 301-681-6143 or email info@bellauroreproductions.com
Tuesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Changing Faces of Power: Women as Voters and Activists
The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Ave., NE, DC
This series is free and open to the public. Please rsvp (in the positive only) to forums@sewallbelmont.org or 202-546-1210 ext. 23.
Tuesday, March 25, evening
WACDTF PRO-CHOICE CLINIC ESCORT TRAINING
George Washington University
Help is needed at clinics in Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, DC, and other locations.
For more info and to sign up for training, visit http://www.wacdtf.org/ or email wacdtf@wacdtf.org.
New! Friday & Saturday, March 28 & 29
7:00 pm EWI Trunk Show & Artists Reception – 8:00 pm Performance
New Women: Back to the Future – Petticoats in Politics
Silver Spring Round House Theater, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Kate Campbell Stevens stars in this one-woman play which features Abigail Adams, Alice Paul and Eleanor Roosevelt. Cost $20.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.ewint.org/petticoats.html or call 301-693-1346.
New! Saturday, March 29, midafternoon
WACDTF PRO-CHOICE CLINIC ESCORT TRAINING
American University
Conducted as a workshop at the Visions in Feminism Conference
Help is needed at clinics in Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, DC, and other locations.
For more info and to sign up for training, visit http://www.wacdtf.org or email wacdtf@wacdtf.org.
APRIL 2008
Monday, April 7, 7 – 9 pm
MCNOW Board Meeting — Chapter members welcome!
Mid-County Regional Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902
First Floor Conference Room
Find out what’s going on with your chapter. We may be discussing the upcoming election also. MCNOW members and nonmembers are invited. Future meetings will be held first Monday at same Wheaton location. For directions, call 240-777-8100 or contact info@mcmdnow.org
April 11-12
Summit on Economic Justice for Women
Sheraton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
NOW, the National Council of Negro Women, and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research are convening this Summit, which will bring together scholars, activists and others interested in and working on women’s economic empowerment, security and equality. The Summit will feature enlightening and lively discussions, speakers and workshops including issues such as health, welfare, work and family. It will also provide diverse perspectives combining academic findings on the economic status of women with action strategies for promoting equality. For more information, to submit a workshop proposal, or research paper, go to http://www.nowfoundation.org/ejsummit.
Sunday, April 13, 2-5 pm Public Session
BREAKTHROUGH: The Women, Faith, and Development
Summit to End Global Poverty
Washington National Cathedral, Mass & Wisc Ave, Washington, DC
The Cathedral hosts this landmark leadership event, co-chaired by Madeleine Albright, Kim Campbell, Mary Robinson, and Muhammad Yunus, as well as Honorary Chairs Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Desmond Tutu. BREAKTHROUGH is the launch of the Women, Faith, and Development Alliance of which the Cathedral and its Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation is a founding partner. The public is invited to hear keynote remarks by co-chairs and international faith and development leaders, and to participate in the call to action and joyful celebration of women and girls. This summit is the first-ever collaboration of its kind in which the global development, women, and faith communities join together to promote investment in women and girls as the key to ending global poverty. For more information, visit http://www.wfd-alliance.org.
Wednesday, April 16
New Women: Back to the Future – Petticoats in Politics
Asbury Village, Gaithersburg, MD
Kate Campbell Stevens stars in this one-woman play which features Abigail Adams, Alice Paul and Eleanor Roosevelt. Cost $15/Asbury residents $5. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.ewint.org or call 301-693-1346.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 7-9 pm
In Real Life: Why Are So Many Single Mothers Poor?
Dreams Deferred: Single Mothers and Poverty
A Forum Series Including Three Panel Discussions
Montgomery County Commission for Women, 401 North Washington Street, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850
For information or to rsvp, call 240-777-8330 or visit http://www.montgomery countymd.gov/cfw.
April 25-27
AAUW and BPW Maryland State Conference: “Power of the Purse”
Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD
Events to include conference workshops, speakers, exhibits, musical review, and silent auction to benefit scholarship funds.
For more information and to volunteer, contact Mary Anne Williams, AAUW MD, Division Program Co-VP, treks8@aol.com or 301-662-7837 or Beverly Budd, BPW/MD, VP bevbudd@bigplanet.com or 301-876-0525.
April 26 (all day)
Rainbow Families Annual Conference
PLACE TBA
Save the date! Last year’s conference was held at the Takoma Park Middle School and brought together hundreds of lgbt parents and their kids for a wonderful day of learning and together. Now they are looking for volunteers for the Kids’ Camp—the activities for the kids so that parents can attend the workshops.
If you have any questions or are interested in helping out, please contact Christopher Sperl at Christopher.squared@verizon.net.
MAY 2008
Thursday, May 8
Women’s Law Day (save the date)
Montgomery County Commission for Women office, 401 N Washington St., Ste 100, Rockville, MD 20850
Service providers who work with women are also encouraged to attend. Attend legal workshops. Sign up for a 20-minute confidential, legal consultation (not representation). If you are interested in a legal consultation, register early; the number of consultations is limited! Registration will open March 31, 2008. For information contact 240-777-8300 (voice), 301-279-1034 (TTY) or visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008-7-9 pm
Dreams Realized: Programs That Work
Dreams Deferred: Single Mothers and Poverty
A Forum Series Including Three Panel Discussions
Montgomery County Commission for Women, 401 North Washington Street, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850
For information or to rsvp, call 240-777-8330 or visit http://www.montgomery countymd.gov/cfw.
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