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Archived Calendar of Events
2008 events
Aug 22
AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Application Deadline
Aug 15
Voice Your Opinion for Equal Pay!
Aug 10
Bottomless Closet’s Tea & Treasures Fashion Show
Aug 9
14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Festival
Aug 5
Franklin Political Forum: Meet Your Candidates
Aug 4-8
Making it Home: Wisconsin Cultural Tours for K-12 Teachers
Aug 2-16
2008 Berkana Parent/Child Learning Journey to Southern Africa
July-Aug
Voter Registration: Special Registration Deputy Training
July-Aug
YWCA’s Transitional Housing Financical Campaign
July 24-26
Bottomless Closet’s Summer Super Sale
July 16
Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education Radio Forum
Jan 23
League of Women Voters Forum on Judicial Independence
Feb 6
MICAH Ash Wednesday Action for Jobs!
Feb 20-21
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families Advocacy Camp
Feb 28
Television Interview by Tavis Smiley: UN Committee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination
Summer
HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women Administrators in Higher Education
Summer
Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Summer Fellowships
March 4-6
Women’s History Month Conference: “Building on the Past, Envisioning the Future: The Art of Womens Lives”
March 14-18
Susan B. Anthony Dinner in Kenosha, WI
April 7-11
UWM Carter G. Woodson Week, Milwaukee, WI: “Race and Violence in the United States”
April 10-12
2008 Economic Justice Summit, Atlanta GA
June 4-10
NEW Leadership Wisconsin 2008
June 16
Margaret Wheatley’s Women’s Leadership Revival Tour
July 12
Milwaukee Go Vote!
July 12
Congressional Black Caucus Health Fair
2007 events
April
Vigil and Screening: “Guns, Grief & Grace in America”
May
“Make Mine a Million $ Business” Conference
2006 events
2006 Lt. Governor’s “Raise The Grade” Tour
Jan 24
Kenosha Meeting
Jan 26
Green Bay Meeting
April 26
WOMENomics in Manitowoc
May 31
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
June 13-18
NEW Leadership Conference
July 23-24
Women SOAR
August 23
Women’s Health Policy Forum in La Cross
August 26
86th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
August 28
Public Policy Forum in Wausau
Sept 6
Chief Justice 75th Anniversary Celebration
Oct 7
Kenosha Area Womenomics EXPO
Oct 16
LEAP Youth Summit
2005 Special National Event:
June 19 21 Institute for Women’s Policy Research National Convention, Washington D.C. Keynote address spotlighting Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton showcasing WW=P’s formation and progress.
2005 Calendar of Statewide Events
February 12 - First State Convener Leadership Training: Fond du Lac (statewide)
Wisconsin Women Forward 2005 March 21-22
March 21 First State Facilitator Leadership Training: Madison
March 21 Youth Leadership Summit for 350 young women
March 22 Statewide WW=P Convention of over 800 Women at the State Capitol and Monona Terrace
June 4 WW=P State Conveners’ Training (statewide attendance) 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Villager Mall. 2234 Park St, Madison.
2005 Calendar of Events by Region
East Central Wisconsin/Fox Valley
Feb 23 Oshkosh
April 19 - Fond du Lac
April 20 - Appleton
May 3 Oshkosh
May 22 Appleton
June 7 6–7:30 p.m. at the Women’s Center at the University of Oshkosh.
South East Wisconsin/Greater Milwaukee
March 2005
March 21 First State Facilitator Leadership Training: Madison (statewide)
March 21 Youth Leadership Summit for 300 young women (statewide)
April 2005
April 16 Milwaukee post-convention Organizational meeting: YWCA
April 26 First Milwaukee Creating Talent Pool meeting: Johnson Controls
April 28 First Milwaukee Fall Summit Planning meeting: Jabez Center
May 2005
May 10 Milwaukee Political Leadership meeting: YWCA
May 11 Milwaukee : Economic Sufficiency meeting: YWCA
May 11 Milwaukee : Fall Summit Planning meeting: Jabez Center
May 12 Milwaukee : Jabez Residential Living Center Grand Opening
May 12 Kenosha : Organizational meeting: Northside Library
May 13 Milwaukee : Health, Safety, Well-Being committee meeting: YWCA
May 18 Milwaukee : Fall Summit Planning meeting: Jabez Center
May 23 Milwaukee : Lt. Governor’s News Conference on funding cuts for childcare: Carter’s Child Development Center
May 24 Milwaukee : Health, Safety, Well-Being committee meeting: YWCA
May 26 - Washington/Ozaukee/Lake Country Organizational meeting: Hartford
June 2005
June 1 Milwaukee WW=P Summit Planning Meeting: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Jabez Center
June 4 Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin . 2nd Annual Walk: 9 :00 a.m. 2233 N. 4th St., Milwaukee
June 7 Milwaukee WW=P Meetings
YWCA, 1915 Dr . Martin Luther King , Jr. Drive
Economic Sufficiency Action Group Meeting
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Health, Safety, Well Being Committee Meeting
4:30 6:00pm
June 8 Kenosha Network Meeting
5:30 7:30 p.m. UW Parkside Campus
June 18 Milwaukee Women’s Center Walk to End Family Violence
9:00 a.m. Milwaukee Lakefront
June 19 34th Juneteenth Day Celebration w/Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes
10:00 am - 8:00 pm King Drive between Burleigh and Center
June 19 Milwaukee Urban League Black & White Ball
5:30 pm 11:30 p.m. Midwest Airlines Center
June 22 Racine Network Organizational Meeting 5: 15 7:00 p.m.
June 24 - Milwaukee Biz Journal Women of Influence Awards Luncheon
11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Midwest Airlines Center
August 26 11:30 a.m. — Midwest Airlines Center: Women & Public Policy Luncheon by the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee. Congresswoman Gwen Moore — keynote speaker. 414–290–7350
October 17, 2005 - Kenosha Panel Kenosha RSN Latest October Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2005 - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. — Wisconsin African American Women’s Center: Milwaukee Summit, a continuation of the WW=P state convention held in Madison in March 2005. Ensure that Milwaukee’s voice is heard; encourage women to consider running for Milwaukee’s Common Council in 2006.
South/South West Wisconsin/Madison
February 16 RSN Informational Meeting, Platteville, UWP
February 17 RSN info meeting, Madison, Capitol
February 23 RSN info meeting, Madison, Dept of Commerce
March 4 Conference info meeting, Madison
March 22 Pardeeville/RC, La Crosse , Madison RSNs meet at Convention
March 3 Conveners meeting, Madison
April 1 Conveners Meeting, Madison
May 6 Conveners Meeting, Madison
Central & Western Wisconsin/North Woods
Eau Claire :
May 18 Organizational meeting at Sweetwater Restaurant Barbara Lawton Guest speaker. About 40 women representing all four issue areas and coming from several locations within the region attended and began to think about how their Regional Solutions Network will proceed.
Rhinelander Northwoods Region:
March 30 Organizational Meeting at Holiday Inn Express. Rhinelander Meetings held at the Holiday Inn Express on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
April 27 Identifying local action/Conference Planning Meeting at Holiday Inn Express
May 25 Conference Planning/ Prioritizing issues at Holiday Inn Express
October 29 - Northwoods Conference Rhinelander RSN October 29 Conference
Wausau Central Region:
May 5 Organizational meeting Marathon County Public Library, Wausau 6:30 pm
June 9, 6:30 pm at the Girl Scout Office 3511 Camp Phillips Road, Weston
Superior:
Organizational meetings with Barbara Lawton participating were held in Superior and Bayfield June 28–30.
2004 Events
June 2004 Symposium - Lt. Governor Invites State’s Women Leaders to Convene on WW=P
