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International Women’s Day Celebration
March 22, 2007 • Storrs Gallery • UNC Charlotte
International Women's Day
(8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is
also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a
national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national
boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political
differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a
tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality,
justice, peace and development.
Keynote Speaker: Elisa Rodriguez
Gordon
Elisa
moved to Charlotte from Venezuela eleven years ago and pursued a distinguished
career in the financial industry, but it is her commitment to the Latin American
community in Charlotte, and the broader Charlotte community that commend her as
a truly remarkable woman. Elisa founded and chairs the Latin American Chamber
of Commerce of Charlotte, founded and chairs Alpha (the Association of Latino
Professionals in Finance and Accounting, Charlotte Chapter), is involved with
the Latino Pathways program supporting the workforce development of Latinos in
the community, is the host of the Bilingual TV show Caminando, and
recently won the 2005 Latina Business Woman of the Year award. She is also
involved with Loaves and Fishes, Girl Scouts and the Levine Museum of the New
South.
Special Performances by UNC Charlotte Women’s Glee:
Director: Teresa Bledsoe
Piano: Greg Underwood
Widmung - Schumann
Criome Mi Madre, from Four Spanish
Lullabies - Nunez
International Women’s Day Celebration Honorees 2007
Linda Berne, Health Behavior & Administration
Michele
Bissiere, Languages and Culture Studies
Fabiola
Borel, Graduate Student, Sociology
Judy Case,
International Programs
Cynthia Combs, Political Science
Nancy
Cooke, Special Ed & Child Development
Barbara DeSanto, Communication Studies
Jackie
Dienemann, School of Nursing
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