Women of Color Day at Penn Features Awards Luncheon, Conference on Impact of Violence on Women of Color
WHO: Women of Color at the University of Pennsylvania Speakers include: Richard Gelles, Penn School of Social Policy and Practice dean Ira Harkavy, Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships director Michelle Kerr Spry, Mothers In Charge Jennifer Cronley, Congreso de Latinos Unidos Gwendolyn Davis, Resources for Change
WHAT: Conference and awards luncheon
WHERE & WHEN: Conference: Friday, March 7, 9-11:30 a.m., Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.
Awards Luncheon: Friday, March 7, noon-2 p.m., University City Sheraton, 36th and Chestnut streets
For the 21st consecutive year, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Health System present Women of Color Day at Penn, an effort to increase awareness of the concerns, talents and achievements of women of color.
This year marks the first Women of Color Conference on “The Impact of Violence on Women of Color.” Conference-only tickets are $25 each, and tickets for both the conference and the lunch are $50 each. There are a limited number of scholarship tickets. Tickets are available by contacting Constance Gordon at cagordon@pobox.upenn.edu.
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