As you know, the Beijing Conference Action and Resource Network was formed out of a desire to keep alive the spirit and progress of the Fourth World Conference on Women. Whether you were able to go to Beijing or not, you have a new opportunity to meet with women from all over the US and move forward the work of previous conferences--at the National Women's Conference (NWC) in Washington, DC, in November 1997. The latest NWC BRIEFING is posted below. By the way, California Women's Agenda (CAWA) director Marilyn Fowler will make a presentation at the conference about CAWA and the work of women in California.
Also below you will find more web sites of interest to women and girls.
Thanks to the special web work of Judi Clark, not only is a cumulative list
of sites maintained on our web site,
Welcome to the NWC BRIEFING, a weekly newsletter about the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the 1977 Houston Women's Conference. Each week we'll highlight the latest news about the Conference and/or review a moment in history from the Houston Conference.
The National Women's Conference Committee is planning a national conference to celebrate the historic 1977 Spirit of Houston Conference on Women. The Houston Conference attracted 20,000 delegates and observers, the largest gathering of women ever held in the United States, hosted by three former First Ladies, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter. The 20th Anniversary of that event will be held at The Georgetown University Conference Center in Washington D.C. November 20-23, 1997.
Participants from throughout the United States will come together to assess the progress made toward implementing the National Plan of Action, the document of the Houston Conference. It will provide an opportunity to recognize the veterans of the women's movement and celebrate the successful efforts that serve to improve the lives of women and their families. The dialogue of the conference will produce a substantive report that will document the work of non-government organizations from Houston to Beijing and beyond.
The President's Interagency Council on Women is in the process of producing a National Action Agenda that will guide the United States in follow-up and implementation of the Platform for Action, focusing on 12 general issues as described in the official document of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September, 1995. The National Action Agenda is a compilation of recommendations expressed by thousands of women nationwide during a White House satellite conference hosted by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton one year after the Beijing conference. The report will be presented at the 20th Anniversary Conference for the first time in an open forum.
Conference Committee Chair Mal Johnson says, "We view the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Houston Conference as an opportunity for the women of America to assess issues that require additional attention to further improve the status of women."
Members of the National Women's Conference Committee, non-government organizations, students and federally-employed women are expected to participate in the Conference.
For further information and registration, contact:
Mal Johnson, Conference Co-ChairOR visit our Web site at
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[Note: These sites have been added to the main list at http://www.womenswork.org/beijing-sf/sites.html ]
This online update, published weekly in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, covers events, resources, and information related to follow-up to the UN Fourth World Conference on Women and the issues covered in the Platform for Action document. You are encouraged to send in information and news to Judy Kramer at jahkramer@aol.com. Past updates are available on the web at http://womenswork.org/beijing-sf/