2011年3月20日 星期日

Many gathered to celebrate the accomplishments

Many gathered to celebrate the accomplishments


Many gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of Latina women across the Midwest during the 18th annual Día de la Mujer Conference on Saturday at Kellogg Center.

The conference,burberrybagsstore singapore, womens comfort shoes bad weather, whose name translates to “day of the woman,” began in 1994 as a small gathering of Latina students to discuss each other’s achievements over dinner. The conference has expanded to include high school students, MSU faculty and staff and other female MSU students, said Crystal Stoll Alvarez, a first-year graduate student.

“This is my fourth year that I’ve been here,Where you can buy high quality designer replica Gucci caps with free shipping. and it’s beautiful seeing not only people I know but also high school students and women from around the Midwest,” she said. “For me, it’s very empowering to see (this) many women — Latina women — succeed and just do well.”

This year’s theme was focused on building the future with one’s voice and action, making the conference a forum to educate and motivate not only Latina women but their communities as well, said Juan Flores, a coordinator in the Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, or OCAT,The replicawatchesstore has become the leader in the field of international marketing . and lead conference coordinator.

“Our goal is to ultimately reach every (Latina) community across the state of Michigan and empower, educate, inspire and motivate them to take advantage of all their educational opportunities,” he said.You can find free articles related to fakerolexsales.

More than 600 participants began the afternoon with workshops and speakers, and for the first time, the conference featured a Latina Summit, a panel discussion composed of Latina women from all ranges of life. The summit addressed pressing issues of the Latina community while assessing possible solutions, Flores said.cartierwatchessales cartier mens pasha seatimer watches .

The topics discussed will be formatted into a report and presented to MSU by OCAT officials to launch a campuswide solution.

The conference featured speakers such as the following: Judge Patricia Perez Fresard, who in 1998 was the first Latina elected into the Wayne County Circuit Court; Marcelina Trevi?o Savala, the reconsideration attorney for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights; and Aída Nydia Barrera, a television producer and educator in bilingual children’s television.

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