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Women of Color

Building across difference: inciting a movement of our own

February 22, 2011

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Berkeley, CA – The rain did not stop feminists from gathering on Saturday, February 19th for the 26th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference at the University of California at Berkeley. The theme of “Building Across Difference: Inciting a Movement of Our Own” echoed throughout the nation’s oldest and largest one day gathering of women

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CALCASA returns from WOCN Institute and Conference

May 17, 2010

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CALCASA was well represented among more than 500 people attending the Women of Color National Call to Action Institute and Conference held week in New Orleans, La. CALCASA’s Women of Color Caucus representatives Yesenia Curiel and Christina Vasquez were joined by CALCASA staff Cindy Marroquin, Ellen Yin-Wycoff and Villena Koumis to lead workshops at this

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Women of color advocates and allies convene

March 29, 2010

posted in: Education

Beginning in 2007, the Women of Color Network (WOCN) began a National grassroots movement to provide the support, sisterhood and resources women of color in the violence against women field needed.  As mentioned in a  previous post, the WOCN hosted various “Call to Action” calls to facilitate dialogue between women of color activists and advocates

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Save the Date: National Call to Action Institute and Conferene

December 4, 2009

posted in: Education

The Women of Color Network (WOCN), a collaboration between the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV),  is a National Grassroots Organization that has been committed to providing Women of Color in mainstream domestic violence and sexual assault agencies a safe space to connect on a national

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Women of Color and Health Care Reform

October 14, 2009

posted in: Education

The Women of Color United Coalition, a collaboration of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and the Black Women’s Health Imperative, are providing Women of Color an opportunity to voice your experiences, concerns and opinions about the Nation’s current Health Care system.  You will have the opportunity to join in a conversation with, and ask questions of: Tina

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Women of Color Roundtable in Memphis

September 23, 2009

posted in: Education,leadership

Memphis, TN – September 22-23, 2009 marked two days of challenging and rewarding dialogue amongst women of color in the field to end violence against women in the U.S. Tracey Wright of the National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project, Monika Johnson Hostler of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Luz Marquez from

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