“Join Me on the Bridge” with WPP and Women for Women International
WOMEN IN PUBLIC POLICY WILL BE TEAMING UP WITH WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL TO HOST AN EVENT CALLED “JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE” ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MONDAY, MARCH 8: On Monday, March 8th, from 12 Noon to 2 PM at the Joslyn Plaza on the Seaver Campus, WPP will be hosting “Join Me on the Bridge” with Women for Women International in celebration of International Women’s Day. We will be having readings of inspirational stories of the women Women for Women International works with, women speaking on their experiences working with other women in the developing world, Ana Guarjado of UCLA speaking about women’s issues and activism in Ciudad-Juraez, and Human Rights Watch Los Angeles Director Tiffany Siart who will be speaking on the LAPD Rapekit Backlog and Human Rights Watch’s efforts to bring the issues of women’s rights and sexual violence to light in Los Angeles.
For full schedule in PDF format, please click here IWD_Schedule_3
In addition to our program of speakers and performers, we will be handing out information on the Adopt-a-Sister program sponsoring a women in a developing country with W4W. There will be a message board at the event where you can post your messages of peace and support for women around the world (the messages will be forwarded to the women in the developing world the Women for Women International works with).
Mama’s Hot Tamales–a co-op supporting women fleeing domestic violence in Mexico and Central America and providing job training and support services for these women– will be providing free food for the event.
For any questions regarding programming, please email Morgan Beach, WPP President at morgan.beach@pepperdine.edu, or Katy McAfee at kathleen.mcafee@pepperdine.edu. You are welcome to deliver personal messages of hope, peace, or any pieces of performance art (poetry, dance, etc.) at the event. Please contact us in advance if you wish to participate.
Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. To honor the resilience of these and the millions of other women survivors of war around the world, Women for Women International is hosting a global campaign – “Join Me on the Bridge” – which will unite women all over the world in a global women’s movement showing that women can build the bridges of peace and development for the future. Pepperdine University and Women in Public Policy will be hosting one of these gatherings.
Women in Public Policy (affiliated with Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy) aims to serve the community through charity events, promote leadership, and foster enlightened political discourse. We are endeavoring to empower women in public service and promote an ongoing dialogue of women’s issues in our community.
