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The Seventh Annual
International Women's Day Celebration

Seeking Peace:
Women's Perspectives in a Changing World

Saturday, March 9, 2002
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
University of Minnesota
St. Paul Student Center
2017 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN

Free and Open to the Public

Registration forms are available on the
official web site at www.mnadvocates.org

Schedule of Events

9:00–9:45 Registration & Refreshments Lower Level
9:45–10:45 Opening & Welcome Northstar Ballroom
  A Vigil led by Women in Black  
  Opening the Curtains on World Peace, read by Jane Evershed  
  Keynote Address by Joanna Kerr, Executive Director, Association for Women's Rights in Development.  
11:00–12:00 Workshop Session I  
  Ecofeminism: The New Women's Movement Cherrywood Room
  Using Art to Educate and Mobilize for Social Change Northstar Ballroom Lounge
  A Compassionate Rebel Response Room 110
  Women & Development Minnesota Commons
  A Conversation with Muslim Women in Minnesota Theater
  Crossing the Line: When Everyday Interactions Develop into Sexual Harassment Room 202
12:30–1:30 Workshop Session 2 and Entertainment  
  Take a Stand Against Sweatshops and Child Labor Cherrywood Room
  Will the Real Feminists Please Stand Up? Theater
  Monitoring the System: Local and International Efforts to Protect Women's Rights Minnesota Commons
  Cleaning your Financial Closet Room 110
  Armenian Dance Ensemble of Minnesota Northstar Ballroom
  Women Poets and Writers Northstar Ballroom
1:45–2:45 Workshop Session 3  
  Political Activism: How to Make a Difference Room 202
  Never Again a World Without Us: Voices of Maya Women in Chiapas, Mexico Cherrywood Room
  Women and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Northstar Ballroom Lounge
  Yoga for Healthy Living Theater
  Immigration and the Aftermath of September 11 Minnesota Commons
  GLBT Youth Speak about Inclusion Room 110
3:00–4:00 Closing and Entertainment Northstar Ballroom
  Introduction by Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney  
  Closing Remarks by Senator Mee Moua  
  Ragamala Music and Dance Theater  

Presented by:

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
the Women's Foundation of Minnesota
&
the Twin Cities Student Unions