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"One" Love: Yeardley Love Murder Sheds Light on Campus Domestic Violence
This is an excerpt: As 2010 graduates are approaching their first full year out of undergrad, many have settled into post-undergrad careers all over the country—but there is one student whose vibrant potential was silenced last year.
At the Conference: Laura Garza, YWCA San Antonio
This is an excerpt: I hope that they got the message that cutting CCDBG (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act) and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) is not the answer. These cuts are going to impact our women and children in our communities. It will create more unemployment and we still have not recovered from the recession.
At the Conference: Mikeya Jackson-Harper, YWCA Washington State University
This is an excerpt: My name is Mikeya Jackson-Harper and I am a Junior at Washington State University who is majoring in Sociology and Digital Technology and Culture. This is my first time attending the YWCA National Conference USA in Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: Rep. Nancy Pelosi's Speech at "Women, Money and Power" Summit - Washington, D.C. - April 7, 2011
This is an excerpt: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke out against cuts and elimination of government programs that serve women yesterday at the YWCA and Feminist Majority's "Women, Money and Power" Summit Luncheon in Washington, D.C.In addition to Pelosi, luncheon speakers included
Watch Now: Live Video Stream from "Women, Money & Power" Summit
This is an excerpt: Live Stream from 2011 "Women, Money and Power" Summit in Washington, D.C., April 7-9, 2011
YWCA Women Arrive on Capitol Hill
This is an excerpt: Every news station in America right now is leading with the possibility of a government shutdown. The chasm between the two sides appears to be growing rather than moving toward agreement.
YWCA "Under 30" MeetUp in DC this Friday Night
This is an excerpt: Join young women like yourselves for a special "30 and Under" Meetup this Friday night, April 8, during our 2011 YWCA National Conference in Washington, D.C. Watch this space for updates!
Live Twitter Stream from 2011 YWCA Conference
This is an excerpt: Follow our live Twitter stream from the 2011 YWCA National Conference in Washington, D.C.! Want your Tweets to appear here?