Women's History Month Celebration

8000 West Broward Boulevard,Plantation FL 33388

19 March, 2023

Description

Island SPACE Caribbean Museum is the only museum in the United States dedicated to showcasing the history and culture of the entire Caribbean and its multicultural people. This Women's History Month, Island SPACE and Caribbean Professionals Network (CPN) invite you our second annual special Women's History Month Celebration on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at 2:30PM. Invite your friends and family in Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale to attend this event, part of the "Social Justice" series supported by the Community Foundation of Broward as part of their Art of Community grant program. The program is free with your Eventbrite confirmation, and will include entertainment, networking, light refreshments, and a riveting presentation by Dr. Pat Morris. Island SPACE is supported in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, Florida Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, Broward Mall, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation and the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Mary N. Porter Community Impact Fund, Jack Belt Memorial Fund, Ginny and Tom Miller Fund, Stearns Weaver Miller Fund for the Arts, Harold D. Franks Fund. Website: www.IslandSpaceFL.org Seven Keys to Women's EmpowermentThe featured guest speaker is Dr. Patricia T. Morris, President of the Equilo Foundation which makes available free, open-source data and analytics tools to support the democratization of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) analysis and action planning globally. Dr. Morris is a gender, diversity, and social inclusion (GESI) expert with more than two decades of professional experience working with international relief and development organizations, global advocacy coalitions, international contracting firms, and higher education institutions. During her 25-year career, she has led dozens of organizations and corporations in institutionalizing gender and diversity policies, advancing women’s and girls’ empowerment, combating gender-based violence, and promoting social inclusion, women’s rights, and gender equality in organizational policies and programs. Her areas of expertise include gender integration, gender audits, GESI analysis and assessments, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives, gender-based violence, women’s economic empowerment, and gender in peace, conflict, and security. She has directed cutting-edge international development programs and provided expert-level technical assistance for gender equality and social inclusion in the planning, design, and evaluation of international relief and development programs. Visit the museum and enjoy cultural enrichment, a repository of uniquely Caribbean artifacts and a space that celebrates collective Caribbean history. Location: Beside LensCrafters inside the northeast entrance to Broward Mall. (Enter near disabled parking section at Broward Blvd and University Drive)