Celebrate Four Years of NVP!
Women of Color Networking Fundraiser
& 4th Anniversary Celebration
March 13, 2008, 6-8p
AVA: Bar & Lounge, 126 S. Higland Avenue, East Liberty |
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You are invited to celebrate four amazing years of NVP organizing women of color for Reproductive Justice. This fundraising reception is an opportunity to network with progressive women of color who believe in human rights and social justice and are seeking to dismantle systemic oppression through self-help, grassroots direct action organizing, community education & advocacy.
The highlights of evening include Def Poetry Jam artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, NVP: The Movie and the unveiling of our courageous Founding Members. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to learn about our dynamic work, engage with the interactive tool, Mapping Our Rights and to become members.
Peace & Blessings,
New Voices Pittsburgh: Women of Color for Reproductive |
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Pay for your admission now! |
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General: $20 Low-Income: $15
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![Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai]() KELLY ZEN-YIE TSAI
is a Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist, playwright, essayist, and choreographer currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
She has been featured at over 250 performances across the United States, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, and Kenya including over 30 colleges and universities and three seasons of the award-winning "Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry." |
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We Are More Than Just Meat! |
![Ecofeminism]() The Intersection of Women and the Environment
Tuesday March 11, 5:30p
Amani Int'l Coffeehouse
507 Foreland Street, North Side
Participate in a workshop which will explore different angles of ecofeminist thought. Take a stand and gain insignt into the parallels of the destruction of the environment and the oppression of women.
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Films for, by and about women!![LUNAFest]()
Tuesday March 18, 6p Chatham University, Eddy Theater, Shadyside
LUNAFest is a national traveling festival of short films by, for and about women! LUNAFest was established in 2000 bu LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, to simultaneously promote women filmmakers, raise awareness for women's issues and support worthy women's nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Doors open at 6p. This events is free to all students and open to all guests! There will be a $5 suggested donation and 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Breast Cancer Fund.
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CelebrateHER |
![WOC]() The official end of Women of Color HERstory Month...
Friday
March 14, 7:30p
Chatham University, Eddy Theater, Shadyside
Educate. Activate. Celebrate at our closing event for Women of Color HERstory Month where we will pay tribute to women of color who have made significant contributions to the Pittsburgh Region, Nation and the World!
RSVP to Angie Lusk al...@chatham.edu or 412.365.1527. |
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Join NVP TODAY! |
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Annual Membership Fees
Low-Income Woman of Color/Ally: $30 Join Now!
Women of Color Organizations
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The Real Thing Tour - Jill Scott |
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![Jill Scott]() "I'm the real thing in stereo..."
Wednesday
March 19, 8p
Benedum Center
Cultural District
Don't miss out on one of the exciting events of the year and a way to end Women of Color HERstory month with the Real Thing, Jill Scott! Tickets are $51-81 and are available through the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Email us and let us know if you will be in attendance.
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New Voices Pittsburgh: Women of Color for Reproductive Justice
c/o Thomas Merton Center
5125 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-361-3022 (phone)
412-361-0540 (fax)
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"for women of color, led by women of color, about women of color"
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The mission of New Voices Pittsburgh is to engage women of color 12-35 with the Reproductive Justice Movement and framework by (1) mobilizing for systemic change through political action and public and (2) developing new voices for leadership in Pittsburgh.
Reproductive Justice is the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic, environmental and social well-being of women and girls, and will be achieved when women and girls have the economic, social and political power and resources to make healthy decisions about our bodies, sexuality and reproduction for ourselves, our families and our communities in all areas of our lives.
Every woman has the right to (1) decide if and when she will have children and the conditions of giving birth; (2) the right to decide not to have children and to have real options for preventing or ending pregnancy; and (3) parent the children she already has with the necessary social supports, safe and healthy environments and without the fear of individual or state violence.
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