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Other International Women’s Week Events
March 4: Oxfam America Hunger Banquet: A “Sisters on the Planet” Event
Globally, women are the primary caretakers of their families and the land – often producing up to 75% of the food in developing nations. Please join with OxfamAmerica and co-sponsors on March 4 for an interactive meal where you can learn how women feed the world, and what you can do to support them.
Guest Speakers: Representative Betty McCollum and Mme. Jacqueline Morette, Haitian farmer, Head of Women’s Cooperative
Date: Friday, March 4, 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Continuing Education Conference Center, University of Minnesota, 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul 55108. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to jfrench@oxfamamerica.org or (620)200-0260. This event is sponsored by Oxfam America and co-sponsored by The Advocates for Human Rights. For more information, please go to http://www.oxfamamerica.org/events.
March 7: A Walk to Beautiful
The award winning feature-length documentary A Walk to Beautiful tells the stories of five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries and embark on a journey to reclaim their lost dignity.
Date: Monday, March 7, 4:00-8:00 pm. Location: Blegen Hall Room 5, Universityof Minnesota, 269 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis. This event is sponsored by the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota. For more information, please contact hrp@umn.edu.
March 8: Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Minnesota’s Native Communities
Guest speaker, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., has been the Executive Director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center since December of 2003. She has a background in international project development and management, communications, domestic violence advocacy, and fundraising.
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 4:00-6:00 pm. Location: Room 15, University of Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Ave S, Minneapolis. This event is sponsored by the Human Rights Program and Women’s Center at the University of Minnesota and co-sponsored by The Advocates for Human Rights. For more information, please contact hrp@umn.edu.
March 8: Refugee and Immigrant Women for Change’s International Women’s Day
Date: Tuesday, March 8, Program 3:00-5:00 pm and Celebratory Reception 5:00-6:00 pm. Location: St. Catherine’s University Coeur De Catherine’s StudentCenter, 2004 Randolph Ave, St. Paul. This event is sponsored by CAPI. For more information, please contact info@capiusa.org.
March 9: Unveiling the headscarf (hijab) and demystifying trans-identities in the United States with two human rights minors, Khadra Abdi and Leah Entenmann
Two human rights minors, Khadra Abdi and Leah Entenmann, both studying human and women’s rights will be presenting their ongoing research. Topics will range from controversy surrounding the headscarf (hijab) and issues facing the transgendered community in the United States.
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 4:00-6:00 pm. Location: 260 Social Sciences,University of Minnesota, 269 19th Ave S, Minneapolis. This event is sponsored by the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota. For more information, please contact hrp@umn.edu.
March 10: Swimming in the Daylight: A Conversation with author Lisa Paul
A human rights success story of a friendship between Lisa Paul, a University ofMinnesota graduate in Russian Studies, and Inna Meiman, a Russian Jew who was forbidden by her government to access medical treatment abroad.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 12:00-2:00 pm. Location: 609 Social Sciences,University of Minnesota, 269 19th Ave S, Minneapolis. This event is sponsored by the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota. For more information, please contact hrp@umn.edu.