Women from five WILPF Branches will participate in the Local2Global program at the Commission on the Status of Women March 7-15. They will be joined by 11 university students taking part in the Practicum on Advocacy.

The programs sponsored by the US Section offer members the opportunity to attend sessions at the UN in New York City and share that experience with others back home. Selected for Local2Global are Anandi Kimmel, Essex County NJ; Barbara Nielsen, San Francisco; LaShawndra Vernon, Milwaukee WI; Lucinda Tate, Portland OR; and Maureen Ngozi Eke, Detroit MI.

Practicum participants include Abdulrahman Alhalawani (Brandeis University), Alejandra Suazo (University of Washington), Brianna O’Steen (University of South Florida), Inas Miloud (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Mridu Markan (University of Wisconsin, Madison), and Elizabeth Frost, Luana Da Silva and Yvonne Mendoza (all of University of Houston).

Returning for a second year with the Practicum are Jenna Cooper (University of Houston), Ayça Mazman (University of Cincinnati) and Brandy Robinson (Portland WILPF).

To learn more about these programs, contact Dixie Hairston.