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Feminist Majority Foundation Hosts Womens Empowerment Expo
U.S. Newswire - March 23, 2000
Note: Other speakers include Dawn Prestwich, Producer and Writer of "Judging Amy," Nicole Yorkin, Producer and Writer of "Judging Amy," and Sharon Gless.
Equal Rights Amendment Reunion (Friday, March 31st, 9:00pm). Tickets available at registration! Join special guests Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless ("Cagney and Lacey") to revive the drive for an ERA! Bring your ERA memorabilia and your war stories.
The Feminist Majority Foundation and over 400 co-sponsors from all
over the United States and from every region of the world, including
renowned feminist leaders, politicians, scholars, authors, activists,
celebrities, entertainers, writers and musicians, will host Feminist
Expo 2000 For Women's Empowerment to share strategies and fuel the
women's movement, its ideas and vision for the future.
WHO:
Thousands of feminists from around the world, over 493 national
and global women's organizations from 62 countries and scores of
campus delegations will come together at Feminist Expo 2000. This
historic event will bring together feminists from every sector of
society -- media, law, medicine and health care, arts, politics,
business, e-commerce, technology, education, public service, trade
unions, non-profits' services, sports, entertainment, advocacy,
religion and philanthropy. Featured speakers include Eleanor Smeal,
Gloria Steinem, Patricia Ireland, Kate Michelman, Senators Barbara
Boxer and Barbara Mikulski, Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin, Patsy Mink
and Carolyn Maloney, Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend,
Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, Laura Dern, Tyne Daly, Dar Williams,
Geraldine Laybourne, chairperson and CEO of Oxygen Media, Ellen Pack,
founder and general manager of Women.com, Meredith Wagner of
Lifetime, Dolores Huerta (UFW) and Linda Chavez Thompson (AFL-CIO)
among others. See www.feminist.org for the complete list of
speakers.
WHAT:
Feminist Expo 2000, the first coming-together of the feminist
movement in the 21st century, will be the largest strategic gathering
of feminists in the last two decades. Topics covered will include:
-- Elections/Politics
-- Abortion/Reproductive Rights
-- Breaking the Barriers to Equality
-- Global WTO, World Bank, IMF, Beijing Plus-5, Gender Apartheid
in Afghanistan
-- Women and Violence
-- Health Trends for Women in the 21st Century
-- Future of Feminism
-- Women in the Media/Technology
-- Money, Business and Investing
Feminist Expo 2000 will feature four general assemblies; 350
speakers, celebrities and entertainers; 100 symposia, roundtables and
training sessions; and an innovative Exhibit Hall in the theme of
"Visualizing a Feminist Future."
WHERE:
Baltimore Convention Center on the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md.
WHEN:
March 31-April 2
Press check-in begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 31
Pre Expo interviews with Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist
Majority Foundation, and other key speakers are available upon
request.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR PRESS CREDENTIALS IN ADVANCE.
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