CLUW Conference Offers Scholarships to Young Women
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) will bring 10 young women to their
3-day Women’s Leadership Skills Conference this year on scholarship. The
scholarship has been awarded by the Berger Marks Foundation, which supports
young women working in social justice. The conference, taking place in Chicago,
IL from March 27-29, will include 4 tracks – 6 hours each offering an in
depth
educational experience in the areas of public speaking, political and
legislative action, community engagement/partnerships and leadership. In
addition, 14 two-hour workshops will be offered on a wide variety of subjects
including Learn to Negotiate Anything; Domestic Violence; Getting Breast Cancer
Out of Work; Reproductive Justice; Voter Suppression; Combating Racism,
Homophobia and Sexism; and Social Media. Deadline for
online applications is February 24th.
– ILCA Online
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