Rural Development Leadership Network
Rural Women at the UN
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Spring 2003
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RDLN Presentation at the United Nations
Eight RDLN women presented a session on "Technology and Rural Women"
at the Commission on the Status of Women meeting at the United Nations in
March. Included were the following women:
| • | Terri Baker, RDLN Advisor, Northeastern University/Native Women's Cooperative, OK | |
| • | Martha Beatty, RDLN Leader, Robin Heights Community Watch, NC | |
| • | Evelyn Conley, RDLN participant, Cherokee Nation/Native Women's Cooperative, OK | |
| • | Starry Krueger, RDLN President, NY | |
| • | Naida Lefthand, RDLN Leader, Salish Kootenai College, MT | |
| • | Shirley McClain, RDLN Leader, North Carolina Hunger Network, NC | |
| • | Nancy Warneke, RDLN graduate, Ktunaxa Community Development Corp., MT | |
| • | Whitney Warneke, Flathead High School, MT |
Women from thirteen countries participated in the dialogue generated by the presentations.
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–at the UN
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WomenWatch radio program, with excerpts from
discussion after session, including RDLN participants.
See transcript and listen
to the program.
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| –at the RDLN office |
At an Artisans Market for NGOs, Native Women's Cooperative introduced a new product, "Cherokee Word," a set of Cherokee vocabulary words on small strips of paper that were given with pottery, baskets and other items the group was selling. Each paper gives a Cherokee word, its pronunciation, and its meaning in English. Native Women's Cooperative formed a relationship with the American Indian Community House, which bought a number of items and took many others on consignment.
Nancy Warneke Chosen Minority Entrepreneur of the Year
Nancy Warneke (third from right, above) has been chosen Minority Entrepreneur
of the Year in her region by the Small Business Administration.
Appalachian Women's Alliance Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Appalachian Women's Alliance -- whose coordinator is RDLN graduate Meredith
Dean -- celebrated its 10th Anniversary in April. Based in Floyd, VA, AWA is
a grassroots network working in six Appalachian states to empower women around
issues of domestic violence, racism, and economic justice. Strategies include
leadership development, community organizing, and publication of the "Appalachian
Women's Journal," which gives Appalachian women an opportunity to speak
the truth of their own lives through poetry, artwork and short stories. See
www.appalachianwomen.org
Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative awarded Ford
Funds
The Ford Foundation has approved a grant of $1.5 million for work in three states(Alabama,
Georgia, and Mississippi) with Southern rural black women after a three-year
planning period. RDLN graduate and board member Shirley Sherrod is a member
of the advisory committee. Former RDLN Chairwoman Billie Jean Young is part
of the leadership in Alabama, and RDLN Leader Lillie Webb is working with the
Georgia group.
Mily Treviño-Sauceda returns from Alston-Bannerman
sabbatical
RDLN Leader, Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Executive Director
of Lideres Campesinas, has returned from an extended stay in Mexico, where she
reconnected with extended family. The retreat was part of her Alston-Bannerman
fellowship.
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