WE'RE EMPOWERING WOMEN
with our Indaba Series
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In the autumn of 2017 we launched our Indaba Series. Inspired by the Swahili word indaba, which means “a community meeting of the minds,” each indaba is a roundtable discussion with one expert and up to ten participants at each table, allowing for intimate conversations. Every so many minutes, each expert switches to a different table, allowing participants to talk with and learn from each one.
Our first indaba focused on increasing the role of women of color in politics, and our second indaba focused on women’s health: in this case, HIV from a female patient’s perspective. Look for more indabas along these lines! 
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If you're an individual, attend one or more of our upcoming women's indabas — and bring your friends! Everyone is welcome.
If you have a specialty in women's health or politics, please consider serving as an expert at one of our indabas! You'll lead conversations and field questions from individual women. We value your expertise!
If you work for an organization, we'd love it if you would sponsor one of our indabas! A $200 donation will cover basic costs for one indaba. We're also always looking for event locales; if you have a space large enough to hold 50-100 women at round tables, please considering hosting an indaba! |
WOMEN OF COLOR
in politics
Our inaugural indaba explored opportunities for women of color to bring greater diversity and equality to America’s statehouses, executive mansions, and local councils.
At the event, women of color who are leaders in electoral politics and community advocacy discussed strategies for amplifying causes, developing advocates, and winning elections as women of color.
FROM THE POST AND COURIER:
"Kimberly Brock Brown of Summerville ... has worked as an executive chef and was recently sworn in as the first woman of color to serve as the Southeast vice president of the American Culinary Association," wrote the Post and Courier's Mina Corpuz.
"'I ran because I was sick and tired of not seeing any women on the board,' she said. 'And now people are asking me if I’m going to run for national president. ... It’s something I never thought of, but that’s how the men do it, so we women have to get into that mindset."
At the event, women of color who are leaders in electoral politics and community advocacy discussed strategies for amplifying causes, developing advocates, and winning elections as women of color.
FROM THE POST AND COURIER:
"Kimberly Brock Brown of Summerville ... has worked as an executive chef and was recently sworn in as the first woman of color to serve as the Southeast vice president of the American Culinary Association," wrote the Post and Courier's Mina Corpuz.
"'I ran because I was sick and tired of not seeing any women on the board,' she said. 'And now people are asking me if I’m going to run for national president. ... It’s something I never thought of, but that’s how the men do it, so we women have to get into that mindset."
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