In Honor of International Women’s Month, Everywoman’s Center invites all
interested individuals and organizations to provide truth and testimony
regarding the status of women’s lives in Massachusetts!
Public Hearing with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
March 26, 2008/7:00-9:00 PM/Campus Center 904-908
University of Massachusetts/Amherst
On March 26, 2008, Everywoman’s Center will the host a public hearing
with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, at the
University of Massachusetts in Amherst. This gathering will be held in
campus center 904-908 from 7:00-9:00. The purpose of these hearings is
for the MCSW Commissioners and staff to listen to the voices of women
and girls within the Commonwealth regarding the status of their lives
within Massachusetts. The MCSW and EWC invite all individuals or
organizations who are interested to attend this public hearing and to
provide both verbal and written testimony. A summary report of all the
given testimony will be developed and sent to the Commission’s
appointing authorities, and the legislators in the region where the
hearing was held and will be used to create changes in public policy and
legislation in order to improve the status of women in Massachusetts.
Participants can sign-up to provide testimony that evening and it is
also possible to reserve a time to testify in advance @
presentation is between three and five minutes.
This event is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For
more information contact Everywoman Center @ 413-545-0883
The mission of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women is to
provide a permanent, effective voice for women across Massachusetts. The
Commission stands for fundamental freedoms, basic human rights and the
full enjoyment for all woman throughout their lives.For more information
about the MCSW please visit http://www.mass.gov/women> or call 617-626-6520.
