Every year on April 24, YWCAs around the world celebrate World YWCA Day. For 160 years, YWCA leaders have taken action in communities to make human rights a reality.

RACE FORWARD Task Force Meetings occur on the Second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Please mark your calendar to join us on the following dates:

• Wednesday, January 10, 2024

• Wednesday, February 14, 2024

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024

• Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• Wednesday, June 12, 2024

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• Wednesday, September 11, 2024

• Wednesday, October 9, 2024

• Wednesday, November 13, 2024

• Wednesday, December 11, 2024

This lunch meeting has several purposes: (1) sharing recent efforts of our Communication Consultant, Erin Graham, regarding LCREC branding, our new website and social media outreach, and (2) a follow-up to the Peace Summit (which attracted over 150 participants from our community) and discussion of ways to build momentum from that experience.

According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, “The next Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, March 12, 2024. “This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Learn more…

Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer, so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

Muslims around the globe will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan, a period of deep spiritual reflection and fasting that takes place every year.

Every year on March 10 — and throughout the month of March — local, state, federal, and national organizations come together to shed light on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls and to show support for those at risk of and living with HIV. This year marks the 19th annual observance of https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad#:~:text=Every%20year%20on%20March%2010,of%20and%20living%20with%20HIV.National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD).

On March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn was murdered by a white supremacist anti-abortion extremist. As a way to honor the life and work of Dr. Gunn and all of the courageous, compassionate people who provide abortion care, March 10 became the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers (beginning in 1996).

Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity.

IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere. Inclusion means all IWD action is valid. Learn more…

To watch the State of the Union speech live, visit WH.gov/sotu. Tune into the official social media streams of the White House for President Biden’s State of the Union address.

YouTube: President Biden’s Third State of the Union (Español)

X: @WhiteHouse or @POTUS

Facebook: White House on Facebook or President Biden’s Facebook

The White House feed will include ASL interpretation for accessibility.

This day’s history goes back to 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival despite efforts from prohibitionist groups who tried to prevent it taking place by pressuring the government to revoke their permit. The event was organized by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a Calcutta based group that has over 50,000 sex worker members, and members of their communities. Sex worker groups across the world have subsequently celebrated 3rd March as an annual, international event, as International Sex Workers’ Rights Day. Learn more…

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Rotary Club Peace Conference, Lorain County Community College

Registration: 8:00AM - 9:00AM

Complimentary Breakfast: 8:00AM - 8:45AM

Opening Plenary 9:00AM

Complimentary Lunch: Time TBD

Featuring:

Rev. Thomas Bowen, Dir. of Religious and Minority

Affairs for Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington D.C.

Topic - Transformative Partnerships

Benedict Giamo, Professor Emeritus of American

Studies, University of Notre Dame

Topic - What Does It Mean to Be an American?

Jen Miller, CEO Ohio League of Women Voters

Topic - Civic Engagement

RACE FORWARD Task Force Meetings occur on the Second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Please mark your calendar to join us on the following dates:

• Wednesday, January 10, 2024

• Wednesday, February 14, 2024

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024

• Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• Wednesday, June 12, 2024

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• Wednesday, September 11, 2024

• Wednesday, October 9, 2024

• Wednesday, November 13, 2024

• Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Racial Equity Center of Lorain County’s Working Group meets quarterly on the Second Thursday of February, May, August, and November at 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of Holly Hall.

Mark your calendars to join us on the following dates:

• Thursday, February 8, 2024

• Thursday, May 9, 2024

• Thursday, August 8, 2024

• Thursday, November 14, 2024

RACE FORWARD Task Force Meetings occur on the Second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Please mark your calendar to join us on the following dates:

• Wednesday, January 10, 2024

• Wednesday, February 14, 2024

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024

• Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• Wednesday, June 12, 2024

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• Wednesday, September 11, 2024

• Wednesday, October 9, 2024

• Wednesday, November 13, 2024

• Wednesday, December 11, 2024