March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to reminiscence and celebrate the changes women have paved for gender equality. Here is a list of local events you could attend in celebration of Women’s History Month!
UN Women 7th Annual 5k RUN/WALK: End Violence against Women and Children
This event is hosted by UN Women Miami Chapter and UN Women club at FIU in support of raising money for UN Women’s efforts to end violence against women and children. This event will take place on the Biscayne Bay Campus at FIU outside near the aquatic center on Match 30th at 8 am. This is a FREE event for FIU students – and don’t forget to use the code FIURUNS2019 to register using the link below!
Miramar’s Women’s Empowerment Luncheon
The women Empowerment Luncheon is a FREE event hosted by Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne at the Miramar Cultural Center March 22nd from 12-2:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Angela Ry, a CNN correspondent, attorney/principal, and CEO of IMPACT strategies. She will spread her wisdom as a successful career driven woman.
Seventh Annual Women In Science
Are you a STEM major? This event is for you! The Seventh Annual Women In Science event will be at FIU in the Graham Center room 355 March 18th at 9 am. This event is a FREE event for all of FIU! This event will focus on women in STEM-related fields and their struggles as well as their successes in a male-dominated field. Breakfast refreshments and lunch will be provided!
Celebration of Visionary Women
The Celebration of Visionary Women event will be hosted by INN DA House, Inc. in collaboration with the Democratic Women’s Club Miami Gardens and held on March 30th from 25:30 pm at the North Miami Dade Library. The guest speaker will be the former Florida Representative Cynthia Stafford and a panel of successful career driven women will be featured including the former mayor of Miami Gardens Shirley Gibson, Miami Gardens Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom and much more. There will be various activities to participate in such as women’s history trivia, self-care for women, networking opportunities and so much more! Also, this event is a FREE event that includes door prizes and refreshments.