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Saturday, March 12 George Washington University Marvin Center
8:45 – 9:45 Registration Marvin Center Lobby
10:00 – 11:45 General Assembly Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater
- Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation
- Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff, First Lady Michelle Obama & Executive Director, White House Council on Women and Girls
- Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia
- Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women
- Nancy Keenanl, President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Steph Herold, Activist, "I am Dr. Tiller"
- Kari Ross, Founder and President, Salem College Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
12:15- 1:30 Workshop Session I
Topics will include:
- Regulating crisis pregnancy centers
- State-level family planning and abortion restrictions
- Taking on homophonia on campus and in policy, here and around the world
- Sexual assault policies on campus and the definition of rape
- "I was a feminist organizer & look where I am now"
- Birth Control Access Campaign
1:30 – 2:45 Break for Lunch
3:00 – 4:15 Workshop Session II
Topics will include:
- Reproductive justice for women of color
- Anti-abortion terrorism & Adopt-a-Clinic
- Connecting family planning & the environment
- Visiting Member of Congress: tips on effective policy advocacy
- Social media & activism
- Know the opposition to international reproductive health and rights
4:30 – 5:30 Town Hall Forum Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater
Hilda Solis, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor
7:00 – 9:00 Evening Mixer Downtown DC
Sunday, March 13 George Washington University Marvin Center
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:45 – 11:15 General Assembly Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater
- Anushay Hossain, Global Programs Coordinator, Feminist Majority Foundation
- Mimi Melles, Program Manager, International Youth Activist Network, Advocates for Youth
- Mina Ayob, Afghan Scholar
- Sarah Craven, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Lori Adelman, Communications Program Associate, International Women's Health Coalition
- Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder and President, Women's Learning Partnership; Executive Director, Foundation for Iranian Studies; Former Minister of Women's Affairs of Iran
11:30 – 12:30 Regional Caucuses
Meet with your National Campus Organizer & other feminist activists from your region!
12:45 – 1:45 Break for Lunch
2:00 – 3:15 Workshop Session III
Topics will include:
- Global reproductive rights
- Feminists at the decision making table
- Fight for women's rights globally: CEDAW & IVAWA
- The power of the student vote & the gender gap
- How abortion & birth control work
3:30 – 5:00 Closing General Assembly Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater
- Rep. Donna Edwards, Maryland's 4th Congressional District
- Kim Gandy, Vice President and General Counsel, Feminist Majority Foundation
- duVergne Gaines, Western States Campus Director, Feminist Majority Foundation
- Lillian Walker Shelton, Organizer, DC Jobs with Justice
- Myra Duran, Laura Kacere, Meghan Shalvoy, Sarah Shanks, Jacqueline Sun, & Francesca Witcher, National Campus Organizers, Feminist Majority Foundation
Monday, March 14 Congressional Visit Day
9:30 – 11:00am Capitol Hill Briefing Russell Senate Office Building, Caucus Room 325
- Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation
- Norma Gattsek, Government Relations Director, Feminist Majority
- Pat Reuss, Policy Advisor, YWCA USA
11:00 – 4:00pm Congressional Visits Congressional Offices
Visit the Congressional Visit Day tab for more information on setting up appointments with your representatives.
11:00 – 4:00pm Congressional Visit Debriefing Stewart R. Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave NE, DC
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