title: Strong Women Telling Stories about Strong Women
start: 2016-03-22
start time: 18:00
end time: 21:00
venue: Landmark Center
city: Saint Paul (MN)
country: US
coordinates: 44.9455, -93.0971
tags: ERAMN ERAMinnnesota equalrights feminism feminismo feminismus womenrights womensequality
links:
Página Facebook del evento https://www.facebook.com/events/1533196866975220/
description:
Every year since 2003 there are World Storytelling Day events on or around March 20th, in more than 25 countries listed at: www.freewebs.com/ worldstorytellingday.
This event is a benefit for the Veteran Resilience Project. www.resiliencemn.org Suggested donation is $10.
Tabling and information networking at 6 p.m. PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT(S) AT: 612-747-3904 or larryjvfp@gmail.com
“If I can hear your story, it’s harder for me to hate you”
6-7--Meet the Co-sponsors!
Program Begins at 7 with Seven Storytellers:
* Judy Brooks, Landmark Center Director of Community Programming
* Peggy Flanagan, State Representative 46A, and Director of Children's Defense Fund
* Catrina Huynh-Weiss, Writer/ Producer; Immigrant to U.S. after the 1975 "Fall of Saigon"
* Rose McGee, Social Justice Activist; Creator of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Initiative
* ReneeWeeks/Wynne,Augsburg Student; Kawase Fellow at Hiroshima Peace Institute in 2015
* Elaine Wynne; EMDR Therapist, Founder of Veteran Resilience Project
* Chante Wolf, Persian Gulf War Veteran for Peace; Activist with the Women Veterans Initiative {WVI}