The Women of Color and Native Women’s Leadership Council invites women of Color and Native women from MCBW member programs to:

2010 Statewide WOCNW Conference
September 23rd – 24th, 2010
Radisson Hotel Roseville

Purpose and Goals of the Conference:

• To provide Women of Color and Native Women with the resources necessary to acquire advanced leadership skills
• To reduce isolation through networking opportunities across cultural lines as well as to honor the cultures within our own communities
• To facilitate cross cultural respect and create allies within the battered women’s movement and mainstream society by encouraging intercultural communications, skill building and understandings
• To advocate for policies that reduce barriers for women of color and their families seeking services within culturally specific communities
• To grow the influence of Women of Color and Native Women in their communities and statewide

What to expect from the conference:

Thursday
• Discussions on Advocacy in Diverse Populations, Intercultural Education, Six Core Values of Advocacy
• Networking and relationship building opportunities
• Facilitated Dialogue – Building our capacity to speak the truth and get heard
• Indentify needed leadership skills for WOCNW
• Sharing stories of wisdom, hope, and inspirations

Friday
• Accessing your personal power and inner voice, new rules for making change, attracting mentors, leaders, and supporters
• Government relations and effective public policy
• Facilitated Dialogue – Next steps for making a difference together

The conference is free and lunch is provided at no cost to participants and is limited to 60 participants.  Advance registration is required.

Please click on “Events and Training” to get registration materials.

For more information, please contact Lani Suarez at 651-646-6177 – Ext. 13 or at msuarez@mcbw.org