Women Building California & The Nation
On April 5-7, more than 650 women and a few men from the construction trade unions, converged at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento for their third national conference. Women represent only 2.5 % of the construction trade industry. The “decimal point has not moved”, says speaker Elizabeth Schuler, Secretary-Treasurer for the AFL-CIO. It has not moved since affirmative action was implemented in the late 1970′s. It was meant to open the barricaded doors so women and minorities can have equal economic opportunities that had previously been only open to White males.
For many women in this male dominated industry, this conference is an annual oasis to meet old and new friends from all over the country and internationally to share information and find camaraderie among their sister trade unionists. Visit Sisters in the Building Trades for more information. www.sitbt.org
The Invisible War Continues
Congressional Hearing on Sexual Assault in the US Military
This hearing is born out from a film called, “The Invisible War”, a powerful 2012 documentary on the epidemic level of sexual assault in the US military. The core issue is not just the violence but the lack of meaningful responsiveness by the leaders to judicially and morally address the issues within its military ranks. To learn more visit: www.notinvisible.org
Make Everyday International Women’s Day
Changing the Tide
From Sir Richard Branson’s Blog
Women will transform our societies
Today is International Women’s Day, the perfect time to reflect on why empowering women will transform our societies. Ela Bhatt of The Elders quoted Mahatma Gandhi on the subject. He said: “Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.”
Ela continued: “Even in 2013, Gandhiji’s words ring too true. On March 8th we mark International Women’s Day, a day to remind our communities that women and girls still face so many obstacles: violence, discrimination, traditions that hold us back.”
Mercury 13 American Women Astronauts
Aviator Jerrie Cobb circa 1960 Mercury 13 space training
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Learn more about Jerrie Cobb, part of the first group of American women aviators who trained for space travel.
NYC Women Firefighters
Read more about Brenda Berkman and the struggle for equality for women firefighters. Click Here to visit Labor Art NYC Women Firefighters Exhibit
Reflections on African American Women in History
“When Will We Be Paid” song by The Greene Sisters
Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights Movement
Wilma Rudolph, First American Woman to Win Three Olympic Gold Medals
113th Congress Begins
Historic 20 Women Senators 2013
Dolly Parton, “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You”
U> S. Elections 2012: Most Women Senators in History
First Time Senators
Elizabeth Warren – Massachusetts
Tammy Baldwin – Wisconsin
Mazie Hirono - Hawaii
You Have the Power – Vote!
Lesley Gore
“You Don’t Own Me” PSA from You Don’t Own Me on Vimeo.
Melissa Harris-Perry
An Open Letter to Mourdock on Rape
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Sophie B Hawkins as Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin Queen of Rock
In the summer of 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival, Janis Joplin rocked the world in a jaw dropping performance of “Ball and Chain”, with Big Brother and the Holding Company. Her big, bluesy voice was equally matched by her free spirited personality and energy. On October 4, 1970, Ms. Joplin dies from a drug overdose in Los Angeles at the Landmark Hotel. Despite her tragic death, Ms. Joplin’s contribution to the music world is undeniable and earth shaking to a generation of women not yet liberated. On January 12, 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Janis Joplin, presented by Melissa Etheridge. Fact Source: www.janisjoplin.com
In Rememberance & Hope
9/11, PBS-Frontline: “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero”
This stirring documentary captures the deepest emotions and reflections of September 11, 2001.
Watch Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Business Manager Mary Battle
In 2011, Washington D.C. Plasterers and Cement Masons Local Union 891, elected Mary Battle to be their Business Manager. Ms. Battle is the first woman to hold this office since the Local was founded in 1864.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Business Adviser Peter Kraus
“Word of Mouth in the Modern Age – Selling in a Tempest”
What does “smack” have to do with business, you ask? You’ll find out! Mr. Kraus gave this out-of-the-box presentation to the Orange County Chapter of the American Marketing Association Speaker Series on August 15, 2012.
Hang on the words of a Fortune 500 consultant who assisted thousands of entrepreneurs and instructed hundreds of students at UCLA and seminars for women entrepreneurs. This presentation will stir things up in how one approaches sales, marketing, advertising-and life from the most famous-unfamous person you’ll ever meet.
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From The Mazer Archives
Activist-Journalist Jeanne Cordova and renowned Historian Lillian Faderman discuss their experiences, observations and the personal, political and social impact of sexual liberation and women’s equality in America. In this clip, Ms. Faderman asks a burning question.
Distinguished Speaker Series
Historian Lillian Faderman
Women in the United States Military
The Invisible War
“The Invisible War” is a documentary portraying the story of courageous women who chose to proudly serve their country and then experience the ultimate betrayal. This is a story about the lives of women who were raped while on active duty, and a military institution, who, in action, refuses to protect their safety and well being, who will rarely investigate or prosecute the rapists, who continue to promote rapists to higher ranks and refuse to provide medical care to the women who were assaulted and continue to suffer. These are not isolated incidents, but an epidemic, based on the military’s own data. Watch this movie and take action.
Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance 2012 for Best Documentary
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Women in the Building Trades
Women Building California and the Nation Conference
Coming Soon-Highlights from Women Building California & the Nation Conference, held on May 19-20, 2012.
Writers World
7th Annual Golden Crown Literary Society Conference
Distinguished Speaker Series
Author KG MacGregor
