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Message*	International Womens Day Events <a href="http://mpjen.org/actions/?id=4097">http://mpjen.org/actions/?id=4097</a> In honor of International Women's Day, the local branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and PeaceWorks have planned a series of events. <br /> <br /> * On Saturday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m., area women will get together in the meeting room of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Middle Street to learn about each other; to share snacks; and to respond to the question, "what are you thankful for as a woman." <br /> <br /> * On Sunday, March 7, PeaceWorks will present Turning the World Upside Down at the Curtis Memorial Library at 4 p.m. Actresses Susan Lenoe and Lani Peterson will dramatize the 1838 speech by two sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, daughters of a South Carolina slave owner, who toured 70 northern cities to tell everyone who would listen about the horrors and injustices of slavery. Their determined voices influenced the direction of the anti-slavery debate and planted the seeds of the future suffragist movement.<br /> <br /> According to Lani Peterson, "These are challenging times we live in now, and I believe that the word of the Grimkes over a hundred and seventy years ago still rings true in this day — that we must find our truth and speak it, that we might move ahead toward justice in this country."<br /> <br /> The sisters made history, when, in 1838, they addressed the Massachusetts legislature, becoming the first women in the country to address a legislative body.<br /> <br /> The public is encouraged to attend. For more information on the dramatization, call 725-7675<br /> <br /> * To celebrate the 99th anniversary of International Women's Day, a forum on Women and Water Worldwide will be presented on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. Emily Posner, an organizer with the Defending Water for Life Campaign, will reflect on her experiences in Bolivia as they relate to the role of the international financial community, and how its policies affect water services in the global south. <br /> <br /> Barbara West, an active member of WILPF, will talk about women in Gaza and their water issues.<br /> <br /> * On Saturday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. the Farmers' Market in Fort Andross will be the venue for Women's Voices—Listen to Women for a Change, a soap box open-mike event. Women in the audience will be asked to speak out on what they see as the important issues women face. <br /> <br /> During the month of March, Brunswick's Gulf of Maine bookstore will collaborate with these events by featuring books by women authors in its display window,.<br /> <br /> International Women’s Day emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. It is celebrated in many countries around the world as a day when women of all national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political backgrounds are recognized for their achievements, an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.<br /> <br /> WILPF member Christine DeTroy notes that the shameful history of women's exploitation, which destroyed so many women's lives, needs to be acknowledged. Despite the fact that much has changed in the last 100 years, says DeTroy, prejudice hangs on in the minds of millions.<br /> <br /> International Women's Day has always been at the heart of WILPF, says DeTroy. It's a way to celebrate diversity and to share the struggles of women and men to create a world of peace in which racial, social and economic justice exists for people everywhere.<br /> <br /> For more information on WILPF events call 729-0023
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Date(s): Sat, Mar 6th, 2010 thru Sat, Mar 13th, 2010

In honor of International Women's Day, the local branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and PeaceWorks have planned a series of events.

* On Saturday, March 6, at 1:30 p.m., area women will get together in the meeting room of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Middle Street to learn about each other; to share snacks; and to respond to the question, "what are you thankful for as a woman."

* On Sunday, March 7, PeaceWorks will present Turning the World Upside Down at the Curtis Memorial Library at 4 p.m. Actresses Susan Lenoe and Lani Peterson will dramatize the 1838 speech by two sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, daughters of a South Carolina slave owner, who toured 70 northern cities to tell everyone who would listen about the horrors and injustices of slavery. Their determined voices influenced the direction of the anti-slavery debate and planted the seeds of the future suffragist movement.

According to Lani Peterson, "These are challenging times we live in now, and I believe that the word of the Grimkes over a hundred and seventy years ago still rings true in this day — that we must find our truth and speak it, that we might move ahead toward justice in this country."

The sisters made history, when, in 1838, they addressed the Massachusetts legislature, becoming the first women in the country to address a legislative body.

The public is encouraged to attend. For more information on the dramatization, call 725-7675

* To celebrate the 99th anniversary of International Women's Day, a forum on Women and Water Worldwide will be presented on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. Emily Posner, an organizer with the Defending Water for Life Campaign, will reflect on her experiences in Bolivia as they relate to the role of the international financial community, and how its policies affect water services in the global south.

Barbara West, an active member of WILPF, will talk about women in Gaza and their water issues.

* On Saturday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. the Farmers' Market in Fort Andross will be the venue for Women's Voices—Listen to Women for a Change, a soap box open-mike event. Women in the audience will be asked to speak out on what they see as the important issues women face.

During the month of March, Brunswick's Gulf of Maine bookstore will collaborate with these events by featuring books by women authors in its display window,.

International Women’s Day emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. It is celebrated in many countries around the world as a day when women of all national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political backgrounds are recognized for their achievements, an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.

WILPF member Christine DeTroy notes that the shameful history of women's exploitation, which destroyed so many women's lives, needs to be acknowledged. Despite the fact that much has changed in the last 100 years, says DeTroy, prejudice hangs on in the minds of millions.

International Women's Day has always been at the heart of WILPF, says DeTroy. It's a way to celebrate diversity and to share the struggles of women and men to create a world of peace in which racial, social and economic justice exists for people everywhere.

For more information on WILPF events call 729-0023