One Week Until the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.!

There’s one week left until the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Young Feminist Leadership Conference hosted by George Washington University in Washington, D.C.! Registration at the door will be available, but pre-registration closes at 6pm EST on Wednesday, March 9.

This is something you don’t want to miss!

Hear from amazing feminists, activists, and representatives:

• Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation
• Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff, First Lady Michelle Obama & Executive Director, White House Council on Women and Girls
• Secretary Hilda Solis, Secretary of United States Department of Labor
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congressional Delegate, District of Columbia
• Rep. Donna Edwards, Maryland's 4th Congressional District

• Rep. Gwen Moore, Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District
• Steph Herold, Activist and Founder, "I Am Dr. Tiller"

Registration is only $30 for a 3-day weekend packed with feminist connections, activist education & training, empowering discussions, and visiting with Congress to make feminist voices heard, especially during this time where women’s health is being attacked in the House. Meet young feminists from all over the country to talk about ways to organize on campus and in your communities!

In addition to being part of the conversation of feminist activism today, participants will receive a free copy of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn.

Discounts are still available for groups of 5 or more, and the Campus Team is here to help you plan your trip. E-mail us at nyflc@feminist.org or call 866-444-FMLA for more information. See you next Saturday! You won’t want to miss it!!

If you’ve already registered and are joining us on Monday for the Congressional Education Day, don’t forget to call your Senators and Representatives to set up congressional visits!

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: National Young Feminist Leadership Conference!

Hi everyone,

Quick conference update - your campus team is hard at work putting together what promises to be a fabulous 6th Annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference! We've got a great lineup of some wonderful speakers announced that we wanted to share with you all:

• Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation
  
• Katherine Spillar, Executive Editor, Ms. magazine
• Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
• Jane Campbell, former Mayor of Cleveland and Chief of Staff, Office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
• Andrea Camp, Executive Director, US Congress Joint Economic Committee
• Latifa Lyles, Deputy Director, US Department of Labor Women's Bureau
• June Zeitlin, Director, CEDAW Education Project
• Heidi Williamson, National Policy Coordinator, SisterSong Women of Color Health Collective
• Shelby Knox, feminist organizer
• And much, much more! Check out our schedule online for more info!
  

Will we see you there? There's still a little over a week left to register - check out our conference website and register today so you don't miss out! Questions? Call 703-522-2214 and ask for a Campus Organizer! See you in a few weeks!

NYFLC update: Preliminary Schedule Released!

The Feminist Majority Foundation's National Young Feminist Leadership Conference is taking place March 20-22 in Washington, DC, which means we have less than a month to go!

Those of you that have ever done large-scale event planning know that this means that your friendly feminist campus team has added things like speaker invitations, workshop presentations, and extra coffee runs to our normal to-do list of battling patriarchy, spring semester travels, and researching new campaigns. Amid all of this, I wanted to give you all a quick conference-related update!

Today we released an updated preliminary schedule so you can see what we are planning! As you can see, there's something for everyone - whether you're a seasoned activist or just learning the ropes, you don't want to miss out! Sessions will range from global to domestic in nature and will cover a range of topics including the economy, reproductive rights, sexual assault, climate change, human trafficking, campus organizing, and more. The conference is a great opportunity to meet amazing people, get fired up, and learn how to take your activism to the next level.

Several hundred activists are already registered, and we want YOU to join their ranks! Click here to register online - the current registration rate is $25 per person, or $20 per person for groups of 5 or more.

If you need help registering a group or have any questions, give us a call at 703-522-2214 or email nyflc@feminist.org. Please note, online registration ENDS March 17, 2010, so don't forget to register soon!

You Don't Want to Miss This!

Hey Western States Feminists!

Have you registered for the Western Regional Feminist Campus Leadership Conference yet? No? Well hurry up and REGISTER because Early Bird Registration ends Oct. 21!

Right now, it only costs $15 for individuals and $12 per person for groups of 5 or more. To take advantage of this group rate, get in touch with Allie or Jacqueline at amcdonald@feminist.org or jsun@feminist.org or call us at 866-471-3652.

In case you haven't heard, The Western Regional Feminist Campus Leadership Conference is the feminist event of the season and you won't want to miss it! It is taking place at Santa Monica College on November 6th and 7th and will feature feminist activists, leaders, elected officials, artists and performers from all over the Western United States!

Topics to be addressed include: global women's rights, women in leadership, rape kit backlogs, femicide, health care reform, violence against women, marriage equality, immigration, trafficking, sweatshops, anti-abortion extremism, exposing fake clinics, and more!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!

Want to come but not sure how you'll afford it? Check with your academic department, faculty, student activities office and student government NOW for funding that may be available! Also check out our fundraising tips. Cost shouldn't be a barrier to attend this amazing event, so if you need help, give the West Coast Campus Team a ring at 866-471-3652 (toll-free).

We've also got discount group hotel rates reserved right by the conference. Check out our Hotels Info page for details.

Questions, comments or concerns? Contact Allie and Jacqueline, West Coast Campus Team, at amcdonald@feminist.org or jsun@feminist.org or call us at 866-471-3652.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

NYWLC Update!

Greetings, Feminists!


We know everyone is going on break for the holidays shortly, but we wanted to give you all some quick updates on the National Conference!

• We've created a facebook event, and we will endeavor to keep it up to date with new developments! RSVP here to be sure you stay in the loop!

• We've added an exciting Congressional Day of Action on Monday, March 23rd at no additional cost! This is an opportunity for your group to truly take your action from Campus to Congress by joining us on Capitol Hill! The day will include training and actual visits to your Representative and Senator's offices.
  
  
• Registration will open on January 12th, 2009. Early-bird registration will be only $20 per person or $15 for groups of 5 or more for the conference and day of action. Financial Assistance is available - call your Campus Organizer for more information.

Go RSVP to the facebook event and keep an eye on www.feministcampus.org to make sure you're getting all the most up to date info about this exciting conference. Let us know if you have any questions at all, and we're looking forward to seeing you there!

Happy Holidays!

Registration Open! DEFINE THIS: Young Women of Color Creating Change

Conference registration is open - the early-bird registration rate of only $15 is available through October 31st!

This exciting conference will be packed with informative presentations and action-planning workshops. Topics to be covered include:

• Priorities after the presidential election
• Global reproductive rights
• Violence against women of color
• Climate change
• Women of color in the media
• 21st century organizing
• Environmental racism and much more!

For more information and to register by the October 31st deadline, visit the Conference Website here.

If you have any questions about attending or presenting, contact Patrice Guillory or Danielle Geong by email or by phone (703-522-2214) in the East Coast Office. We hope to see you there!