Nevada Women's Summit

The Nevada Women's Agenda sponsors a Summit conference every other year
The next Summit will be held on January 20, 2007 in Las Vegas
2004 Women's Summit

Nevada Women's Summit 2007
Take Back the Public Agenda: Educating, Empowering and Activating Nevadans

Saturday, January 20, 2007

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Moyer Student Union
 

·        Women’s Summit 2007 will be the sixth statewide conference for women presented by the Nevada Women’s Agenda. Since 1996, the Women’s Summit conferences have brought together women and men from throughout the state working to improve the political, economic and social status of women and families. 

 

·        Women’s Summit 2007, will focus on a public agenda that substantially improves the daily lives of Nevadans. We will educate ourselves and others on the legislature and legislative issues.  We will unite diverse Nevadans to take action and participate in civic life.

 

·          Women’s Summit 2007, coinciding with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, will examine the reality of the landmark Supreme Court decision and look at the future of reproductive rights.

 
Community organizations involved in the planning of the Summit:  AARP of Nevada , NOW Nevada, PLAN, Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada, Women's Research Institute of Nevada.  Other nonprofit organizations are welcome to participate in planning.
 
As always, businesses and community organizations will be invited to join as sponsors of this event.  
 
You can expect outstanding speakers and panels, and provocative workshops.
 
Registration brochures will be available in November
 
For more information:
call Hazel Wong at 702/324-5353 or Bobbie Gang 702/498-1383
email womenssummit@aol.com
 
 
The Nevada Women's Agenda is an educational affiliate of the Nevada Women's Lobby

HISTORY - NEVADA WOMEN'S SUMMIT

Nevada Women's Summit 2004: 
Energizing and Activating for Change

From the opening statements on feminism by Lois Helmbold, to the closing song of Lucie Blue Tremblay, some 220 participants experienced the surge of energy to do more in 2004, as attendees of Women’s Summit 2004, sponsored by the Nevada Women’s Agenda, the educational affiliate of NWL. The event was held March 20 at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas.

Summit highlights included speeches by California Congress-woman Barbara Lee and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a special recognition award to Governor Kenny and First Lady Dema Guinn, and the dramatic performance, If Anyone Asks You Who I Am, presented by nine African American women.

Two provocative and interesting panels were on the agenda. The first, "Choice is Still an Issue," featured Former Nevada Lt. Governor Sue Wagner, Gloria Feldt of Planned Parent-hood Federation of America, and Crystal Plati of Choice USA. The second panel, comprised of Teresa Benitez, Rozita Lee, Emma Sepulveda, Laura Vargas, and Rose McKinney James discussed "Women United: Communicating across Age, Race and Class."

Seven breakout sessions stimulated discussion and action on critical issues at risk in the current political climate. If that wasn’t enough, there were more than forty exhibit tables to visit.

Watch for March 2007 Women's Summit - Las Vegas!

 

The Nevada Women's Agenda is an educational affiliate of the Nevada Women's Lobby