Defending Women+s Rights!

Defending Women+s Rights!

Thurston County National Organization for Women is holding a special event “Defending Women+s Rights” on Saturday December 8th at 1:00 pm at Safeplace, 521 Legion Way, Olympia. Our invited guest speaker is Gilda Yazzie, National Vice-President of NOW (National Organization for Women). She will be addressing the double issues of Missing and Murdered Native Women as well as the continuing fight for the ERA.

The event is part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work, sponsored by Zonta of South Puget Sound which runs from November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10th, the 70 th anniversary of Human Rights Day. http://zontasouthpugetsound.org/16-days

Gilda Yazzie joined NOW when she realized that working with a national grassroots and feminist organization was essential to moving a progressive agenda forward. She has been active with NOW since 1996 as a Lifetime Member. First elected to the national NOW board in the early 2000s, Yazzie’s strong leadership skills took her to positions on both the Budget and National Conference Committees. Other NOW roles include Chair of the Structure and Modernization Committee, part of NOW’s Modernization Campaign, and as principal organizer of the 2005 Women of Color and Allies Summit.

An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, Yazzie is a longtime advocate for racial justice and civil rights. She continues her activism as an advocate for tribal and indigenous issues by keeping well informed about federal and state issues as they relate to native concerns.
Yazzie holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and has been self-employed in various business enterprises throughout her professional life. As an entrepreneur, she has worked with local, state and federal government agencies as well as with native sovereign native nations. https://now.org/issues/

For more information contact Linda Malanchuk-Finnan, Thurston County NOW
lryh@hotmail.com 360-357-7272 facebook@NOWthurstoncounty