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The 13th Annual International Women's Day Celebration

Date: 
Mar 15 2008 - 8:00am
Event Description: 

The Advocates for Human Rights and the Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota present The 13th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration – Women Leading for Global Justice, to be held at Coffman Memorial Union on the East Bank of the U of M campus (300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis – for directions, see http://www.coffman.umn.edu/about/directions.php).

The event is free and open to the public and will include a panel on indigenous rights, numerous workshops, performances, films, visual arts, and display and information tables from over 65 co-sponsoring organizations.

The day will feature a keynote address by Robin Morgan, an award-winning poet, novelist, political theorist, feminist activist, journalist, editor, and best-selling author.

For more information, please contact Mary Hunt (612-341-3302 ext. 107 or mhunt@advrights.org).

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