Commission on the Status of Women
"Diverse Grassroots U.S. Rural Women
on Women's Empowerment in Sustainable Development"
The Rural Development Leadership Network's panel at the United Nations Commission on the Status of WomenFollowed by Rural Caucus - Open discussion with women and men from around the world
March 17, 2016
RDLN panel at CSW. From left to right: Starry Krueger, Jingyi Song, Marie Cirillo, Joan Lucas, Shirley Sherrod, Michelle Cole Barnes, Shirley McClain, Anita LaRan, and Gardenia White. Members pictured below, by location and topics discussed
RDLN delegation members with others at CSW
Two Albany, Georgia students with RDLN President Starry Krueger
Michelle Cole Barnes (AL)
Incarceration, criminal justice, mental health
Incarceration, criminal justice, mental health
Marie Cirillo (TN)
Women and the Land, Coal country
Women and the Land, Coal country
Joan Lucas
(NY & Belize)
Immigrant experience
(NY & Belize)
Immigrant experience
Anita LaRan (NM)
Women in community leadership, the political arena
Women in community leadership, the political arena
Shirley Sherrod (GA)
Food & Markets, Race and Gender
Food & Markets, Race and Gender
Shirley McClain (NC)
Older women's voices
Older women's voices
Gardenia White (NY)
Panel moderator
Panel moderator
RDLN Delegation to CSW 2016
Starry Krueger, President RDLNAnita LaRan - Deputy, Director, RDLN; Founder Collaborative Visions, Sangre de Cristo Livestock Growers Association
Shirley Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project (SRBWI) - Executive Director, RDLN graduate & Board member
Charles Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project (SRBWI) - SNCC Leader
Amber Bell, Southwest Georgia Project (SRBWI) - Program Director
Kiara Mallory, Southwest Georgia Project (SRBWI) - High School Student
Geaquandria Malo, Southwest Georgia Project (SRBWI) - College Student
Shirley McClain - Playwright, former Executive Director, NC Hunger Network
Michelle Cole-Barnes, Cole Evangelistic Ministries
Marie Cirillo, Woodland Community Land Trust
Gardenia White, Southern Partners Fund
Jingyi Song, SUNY Old Westbury, Professor of History & Philosophy
Joan Lucas, Belize Rural Women's Association
Cynthia Ellis, Belize Rural Women's Association
Attendees from Asia, Africa, the United States, and elsewhere
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