The first Ventura County Women's Forum took place at the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley on October 15, 2006 with a focus on "Economic Justice in the Changing Global Economy."
For a Recommended Reading List on this topic, click on the link at the bottom of this page.
PROGRAM:
REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
WELCOME
KEYNOTE:
"Thriving in the Global Economy" with Jon P. Goodman, PhD, President, Town Hall Los Angeles
(DVDs of her keynote address are available for purchase for $15 from VCWFC! Contact Us for more information.)
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE:
"How Are We Part of this Global Economy?"
LUNCH, PANEL PRESENTATION, AND DISCUSSION:
"MOVING VENTURA COUNTY AHEAD in the Changing Global Economy"
Panelists:
Lauri Flack
Deputy Director, Business and Employment Services, Ventura County Human Services
Tiffany Vera Marra, PhD
Senior Research Administrator, SmartGirl.org, IRWG, University of Michigan
Lecturer, Psychology and Women Studies Departments, University of Michigan
Maricela Morales
Mayor ProTem, Port Hueneme
Associate Executive Director, CAUSE
Alison Mudditt
Executive Vice President, Higher Education Group, SAGE Publications
Moderator:
Norma Maidel
AAUW, Camarillo, CA Branch
World Affairs Council
National Women's Political Caucus, Ventura County
With "Barbed Art: Reconstructed Fashion Dolls" as centerpieces, provided by "The Barbarians" for The Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO:
"Meeting Challenges and Welcoming Opportunities: Empowering Our Community"
FULL-GROUP DISCUSSION:
"Thinking Globally and Acting Locally for Economic Justice"
For a Recommended Reading List on this topic, click on the link at the bottom of this page.
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Diana Goodrow, 2006 Forum Co-Chair
Ventura County Commission for Women, Women's Intercultural Network/California Women's Agenda
Catherine Smith, 2006 Forum Co-Chair
National Women's Political Caucus - Ventura County
Sue Broidy
McCune Foundation, National Women's Political Caucus
Mary Ann Dase
AAUW - Camarillo, CA Branch
Beth Farnbach
National Women's Political Caucus, Global Exchange Ventura County
Norma Maidel
AAUW - Camarillo, CA Branch, World Affairs Council of Ventura County, National Women's Political Caucus
Tiffany Marra
Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, SmartGirl.org
Maricela Morales
Mayor ProTem, Port Hueneme, CAUSE
Nancy Lee Phillips
Ventura County Commission for Women
Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Community Foundation
Lee Riggan
Ventura County Commission for Women, Promotoras y Promotores Foundation (1500 Camino del Sol #18, Oxnard, CA 93030; pypf@dock.net; 805-385-4373)
Kim Marra Stephenson
AAUW - Camarillo, CA Branch
Celeste Weingardt
National Women's Political Caucus, Coalition to End Family Violence
