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Save the Date! Saturday Feb 22 2014
Living Legacy Awards
Our Organization Celebrates Noni Gotti Legal Victory
The Executive Assistant to the President of the Women's International Center has helped win a years-long legal battle waged by herself and Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse to protect individuals and California businesses from fraud and extortion regarding disability access. We celebrate Noni's courage in appearing in Sacramento before the Senate Committee which helped influence Governor Brown's signing into law of this important legislation. Noni appeared on the cover of the The San Diego Union and on local news. Thank you Noni for speaking up and using your voice to make our world a better place!
Spotlight on Women Speaker Series 2013
The Women's International Center is pleased to announce the 2013 Spotlight on Women Speaker Series in collaboration with The Women's Museum of California, Pacific Arts Movement, The San Diego French American Chamber of Commerce, and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum. Our growing Series is held at various locations around San Diego and features professional and celebrity speakers and delicious international food. We encourage people of all ages to join us in this cooperative environment and, time permitting, guests may announce to our group who you are, what you are looking for, and you may promote your own causes. Bring your business cards and fliers, save the dates!
Friday March 29 2013 Speakers: Founding Mothers of the Women's Museum of California: It's the Museum's Birthday! Co-Presenter: Women's Museum of California Location: Women's Museum of California, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #104 San Diego, CA 92106 (Liberty Station in Point Loma, off of Rosecrans) Price: roughly $25 includes Salad Dinner and Cake. Time: Evening. Website: womensmuseumca.org
NEXT! Thursday May 9 2013 Speakers: Veronique Benchimol - Optimal Health and Well Being Through Sophrology Co-Presenter: San Diego French American Chamber of Commerce Location: Alborz Middle Eastern Restaurant, 2672 Del Mar Heights Rd, 92014 in Del Mar Heights Village Shopping Center, just west of Fwy 5. Time: Noon-2pm Price: $25 (each person pays at restaurant).
Website: france-sandiego.org RSVP Here
Thursday September 26 or Friday Sept 27 2013 Speaker/s: TBA Co-Presenter: National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Website: http://napawf.org/chapters/find-a-chapter/napawf-in-san-diego-ca/
Week of Nov 7 - 15 2013 (During the San Diego Asian Film Festival) Speakers: Influential Women in the Production of Asian Cinema Co-Presenter: Pacific Arts Movement Location & Time: TBA Price :roughly $20 includes Asian meal. Website: pac-arts.org
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Scholarships and Sisterships
When you support the Women's International Center, you encourage people to lead by example.
Our list of amazing Living Legacies inspires others to be all they can be, to boldly realize their dreams, to improve communities through empowerment and education, not through gratuitous charity. We welcome private, corporate, and government support of our events and operating costs, so that all profits go to Sisterships and Scholarships, toward which we have directed many thousands of dollars since our founding. Recipients have included The Americas Foundation in Mexico, The William J. Kupiec Academy for Girls in Nigeria, White Rainbow Project supporting Widows in India, Women Victim to Victim (KOFAVIV) in Haiti, and many others.
2012 Women's International Center Scholarship Recipients Include:
Little World Community Organization in support of Schools for Girls in Pakistan2011 Women's International Center Scholarship Recipients
Helia Lajeunesse, a women and children's rights activist in Haiti. Helia is a dedicated and effective outreach worker in the movement against child slavery and gender-based violence in Haiti.
The Dr. William Kupiec Academy for Girls was officially opened on September 9, 2009, in Idah, Nigeria.
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License to Freedom
License to Freedom is a non-profit community based organization that promotes nonviolence through community education, self-sufficiency and advocacy for refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic and relationship abuse in the East County and San Diego region.
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Gloria Lane
Dr. Gloria J. Lane
Gloria Lane received a Master’s degree from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, she went on to receive a Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. She taught Communications for thirty three years as a college professor in several universities, including Northern Illinois, U of Illinois, U of Chicago and National University. She joined the US Air Force as an Airman and went to Officer’s Candidate’s School, and within a four year period was raised to the rank of Captain. Dr. Lane has been a talent agent and news publisher for many years and has authored three books, including Who’s Who among San Diego Women, Women in Business, and Positive Concepts for Success. Gloria is mother to one child, Julie Kay, who is also a bilingual educator in middle school education in Santa Cruz. Ms. Kay adopted four children.
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