DAY ONE at the SHRINE AUDITORIUM Day One will engage women, girls, and allies from across the country through inspiring mainstage sessions, issue-breakouts, opportunities to connect with leading fellow changemakers, and an interactive center with organizations and women-owned businesses. You’ll choose 2 breakouts on Saturday: 1 from Session A and 1 from Session B. When you’re not in your breakouts, you’ll be able to take a break for lunch and explore The Center, where over 150 organizations and businesses are hosting activations!
DAY TWO in LOS ANGELES On Day Two, attendees will fan out across Los Angeles to attend skills-based trainings or Community Teach-In’s hosted by a range of organizations that are making change on gender equity in Los Angeles. Please keep an eye out for an email from your Day Two Host with location instructions.
Limited Capacityfull Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
THE LA STORY Mural by Barbara Carrasco and Film Screening of DOLORES
This closing reception to the USOW experience is a potent collaboration of Art and Activism that celebrates Latina/Chicana Icons Dolores Huerta, Barbara Carrasco and Giselle Fernandez. Enjoy a meet and greet as they discuss Barbara's infamous mural "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective" located in the Sin Censura: A Mural Remembers L.A. exhibit followed by a screening of DOLORES, the award-winning Feature Documentary by PBS. A Panel discussion will be held after the film screening. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Additionally, there will be a food truck onsite and cash bar inside the Museum.
Program/ Panelists: Moderator: Giselle Fernandez, Journalist, TVHost, Philanthropist Panelists: Dolores Huerta, President / Founder Dolores Huerta Foundation, Co-Founder, United Farmworkers with Cesar Chavez, Awardee, Presidential Medal of Honor
Barbara Carrasco, Muralist Barbara Carrasco is a Chicana artist and activist who lives and works in Los Angeles. She is considered to be a "renegade feminist" whose work critiques dominant cultural stereotypes involving socioeconomics, race, gender and sexuality
