The coalition of San Antonio women who presented recently at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in New York City invite you to a unique local recap of the conference this Thurs., April 6.

The free and open to the public event will take place at the Raindrop Turkish House, at 4337 Vance Jackson Rd., Ste. 203. It will include dinner, which begins at 6 p.m., and is followed by the presentation at 7 p.m.

The women who attended the conference will be sharing about how leadership opportunities can combat inequality and gender gaps on local and global levels.

The collaborative includes Family Violence Prevention Services CEO Marta B. Peláez; Women’s Global Connection Executive Director Dr. Lisa Uribe; and CCVI Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, University of the Incarnate Word professor of religious studies.

They presented “Women’s Empowerment Through Local Leadership” on day four of the 12-day conference, and Dr. Jessica Kimmel, UIW professor emeritus and president of the World Council of Curriculum and Instruction, gave a keynote speech.

The session was organized and moderated by Dr. Fatma Arslan Korkmaz from the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest and Sumeyra Tek from the Commission of Women for Humanity, a working group under the Dialogue Institute.

Please RSVP for the dinner and presentation at [email protected].