The Women's Solidarity Society will raise $1 million for NCCHR.
Who?
The Women's Solidarity Society was launched in 2010 for women leaders to contribute
funding and ideas to shape programming and exhibitions on women's issues in the
National Center for Civil and Human Rights. The Center is where women and girls
will learn about the continuum of gender issues - from women's suffrage to the
role of women in the American Civil Rights Movement to contemporary gender-based
human rights issues.
When?
The Women’s Solidarity Society has regular events to welcome new members and share
Center updates.
> Monthly Meet and Greet events sponsored by The Commerce Club in Downtown
Atlanta
> Quarterly Vision Meetings to engage new women in our work and answer
questions about the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Why?
The Society will provide financial support to sustain the Center so it can provide
programs and exhibitions focused on women.
How?
Women are invited to join the Women’s Solidarity Society by participating in the
three parts of the Society’s work:
> Fundraising: a three-year pledge of financial support $50,000
– $5,000
> Friend-raising: Recruit women to join the Society locally and nationally
> Story Sharing: Society members will share their “Dreams for the Future”
in a letter to the next generation of women. Each letter will be archived in the
Center and will be available electronically. Women’s
> Solidarity Society Goals: $1,000,000+ for the National Center for Civil
and Human Rights 250 Women’s Solidarity Society Members Expand the Society to a
National Audience
> Women’s Issues in the Center: Society members will receive an exclusive
invitation to meet with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights curator
to discuss how women’s rights will be portrayed in the Center’s exhibitions and
provide their input on future content.
> “Women’s Solidarity Society Wall” Recognition displaying Women’s Solidarity
Society names for visitors.
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