he University of Minnesota's Women’s Center is hosting the second bi-annual Women of Color Student Conference, entitled Loving Each Other Harder: Women of Color, Community and the Intersections of Our Identities on March 29, 2014. The conference provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate women of color, and allies, to connect with a larger community in the Twin Cities and throughout the region, and to examine issues of women’s equity, activism and leadership.
The conference will feature a variety of workshops, panel discussions, a keynote presentation, and an evening of local women of color in comedy. Afghan, working-class queer, social justice educator, writer, and performer, Wazina Zondon, will be at the keynote address. This portion is open and free for the public to attend.
Check-in opens at 9:00am.
Questions? Contact the Women's Center at 612-625-9837 or women [at] umn [dot] edu