Community Conversations

Tuesday, March 25: 6 to 8pm
Berkelely City Club
2315 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA

This community forum aims to:

1) Engage support for the passage of a CEDAW/CERD county-wide resolution

2) Determine the most pressing needs of women and girls in Alameda County for potential community and legislative action

3) To encourage partnership and dialogue on issues of women’s equality

The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has been successfully passed as an Ordinance in San Francisco. Discover how this treaty will be integrated with, and strengthened by, the already signed Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and how its local passage will impact you and your organization.

Participate in a forum where your voice is heard. Help design a plan of action, define creative ways to work together, and aid in the establishment of a virtual resource center and clearinghouse through the use of the Internet and networks to link groups and individuals.

Refreshments will be served, please arrive promptly. No fee to attend, but reservations requested. Subsequent monthly meetings will be held in each Alameda Supervisorial District through April 2008.

Co-sponsored by the California Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call Lorraine Provost, COSW @ (510) 259-3871.

Comments

[Jerilyn]

I am very happy to hear that your community is discussing a county-wide resolution to support CEDAW/CERD. We need more community support to get the US to pass CEDAW. Thank you for all your efforts. Jerilyn Stapleton, Chair Peace & Safety Committee, CA NOW