Empowered Women Changing the Planet

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 5:30pm

A free event in honor of International Women’s Day. Bring a dish to share. Organized by Oxfam America, Des Moines Area Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors, and League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Des Moines. Bian Li from the World Food Prize will speak about the power of investing in rural women entrepreneurs in developing countries by engaging them as business partners. Register here.

Location

Thoreau Center
35th and Kingman Blvd.
Des Moines, IA

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AFSC is a Quaker organization devoted to service, development, and peace programs throughout the world. Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Learn more

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