Girls on the Rise: Panel Discussion & Documentary

Neighborhoods: Capitol Hill
Event Types: Arts
Audience: Adults,Children,Family,Senior,Special Needs,Teen
Sponsoring Organization: Seattle Central College, KD Hall Foundation, WA State Women’s Commission
Contact: Emily Thurston
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: Free
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In partnership with the Washington Women's Commission and the KD Hall Foundation, join us to share the untold stories of black women suffragettes, and how their struggle reflects the current threats to equality.

Evening at a glance:

Reception – 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Screening of documentary & conversation: The Untold Stories of Black Women in the Suffrage Movement – 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Welcoming remarks:

Sheila Edwards Lange, President, Seattle Central College
Conversation hosted by:

KD Hall, President & CEO, KD Hall Foundation
Panelists include Women's Commissioners:

Michelle Gonzalez, Executive Director of Washington State Women's Commission
Michelle Merriweather, President & CEO, Urban League of Seattle
Honorable Anita Crawford Willis, Seattle Municipal Court Judge
AND Leah Nemeth, KD Hall Foundation