Workshops and Events

Lead: Women's History and International Women's Day Planning Committee, SF State University

Reading, wRioting, and Reclaiming: Feminism(s) Empowerment and the Crisis in Public Education.

The Series consists of eight weekly events in March of speakers and films that bring together SFSU scholars, activists, writers and community organizers to discuss topics related to women in a global context.

Panel 2: Mujeres de Conciencia/Women of Conscience
Trailblazers, artists, revolutionaries, luminarias,educators, activistas, politicos, juesas y abogadas,health advocates, medicas, periodistas, and authors are just a few of the words that describe the livelihoods and what runs through the veins of Mujeres de Conciencia/Women of Conscience. Meet and greet the sisterhood of Mujeres de Consciencia/Women of Conscience and listen to their life-touching and life-changing stories.

How the Sisterhood and Book Came to Be.
Victoria Alvarado, Author & Photographer, Mujeres
de Consciencia/Women of Conscience, SF

Achieving Higher Education and Higher Goals.
Olga Talamante, Exec. Director, Chicana
Latina Foundation, Burlingame

Stressing Multiculturalism in Public Arts.
Lorraine Garcia-Nakata, Executive Director
and Publisher, Children’s Book Press, SF

The Latino Community’s Biggest Challenges.
Renee Saucedo, Attorney, La Raza Centro Legal, SF

Learning from a Life-time of Social Justice Advocacy.
Elizabeth Martinez, Author, Educator, Social Justice &
Equality Advocate, Institute for MultiRacial Justice, SF

Advocating and Empowering the Community.
Gloria Flores-Garcia, Asst. Exec. Director,
El Concilio of San Mateo County, San Mateo

Moderator: Nicky Trasvina, Coordinator,
College of BSS Student Resource Center, SF State

Mexican lunch provided by Los Jarritos Restaurant, SF

All events are open to the public. For specific details please visit the website: http://bss.sfsu.edu/bss/
For questions, please contact: Kathy Johnson (kathyjoh@sfsu.edu)