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MAY
27. 2005
WYNDHAM HOTEL
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
“WOMEN, POWER AND POLICY”
This year’s plenary session will focus on unleashing
the power that we, as women, have to affect change on the local
level. We will discuss how to inform, educate and agitate on issues
of concern in our communities – from the education system,
health care services, and ballot initiatives to pending legislation
and needed legislation.
Now is not the time to despair; rather it is a time to think back
to how in the past we have been agents for change. We gathered our
information, spoke out on the issues, and organized meetings to
explain our views. We marched, we lobbied and we agitated until
we achieved our goals. We have never relinquished our power to bring
about change.
When Dr. Martin Luther King accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, he talked
about the “Beloved Community” in which all people could
have a decent life and live together in peace and security. As he
stated in his acceptance speech, “I have the audacity to believe
that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies,
education and culture for their minds, dignity, equality and freedom
for their spirits.”
This year’s Women’s Conference will provide the tools,
inspiration and plans for us to strive toward the goals of the “Beloved
Community”. We have got the power and now we must use the power.
The future is in our hands! Please plan to attend this year’s
conference.
Awards Luncheon
Tickets for the Awards Luncheon should be purchased with your convention
registration. Tickets $50 and a table is 500. Tickets will not be
on sale at the convention.
Award Nominations
Nominations are open for the Addie Wyatt Award (click
here), The Trail Blazers Roster
and Chapter Awards. Please send all nominations to Anita Patterson
1431 Washington Blvd., Apt 2205, Detroit, MI 48226. 313-964-4410
and email apatterson138@sbcglobal.net (new email address)
Women’s Committee Meeting
The annual meeting of the National Women’s Committee will be
held on Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. The room will be posted.
Join us and share your thoughts and ideas about our program.
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