WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT FAIR

Ms. Monica Lenoir talking with students

On March 4, the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) held a Women's Empowerment Fair on their campus in front of the Student Service Building. When the Las Vegas Chapter of WFWP was preparing for the March 26th "Solving Racism—The Role of Women as Peace Makers" panel discussion, we asked Dr. Sondra Cosgrove, History Professor at CSN, to be a panelist and she had accepted. She then suggested we participate in the fair in order to promote the event and get more student participation. We set up a booth on campus, and brought flyers and information about WFWP and the Solving Racism event to distribute.

Through our participation in the fair, we met the main organizer of the CSN Women's History committee as well as the CSN Office of Community Relations, Diversity & Multicultural Affairs who decided to co-sponsor the "Solving Racism" program. As a result, the principles and work of WFWP became better known to them.

We were able to speak to hundreds of students during the four hours we were there at the fair. Ms. Monica Lenoir, the dynamic moderator for the "Solving Racism" panel discussion, spoke to many students as you can see in the photo. All of the WFWP members who participated felt empowered through meeting so many interested young people. It is good to see that young people are seriously thinking about how to make the world they live in a better place for all people.

The team on campus telling students about the Solving Racism event