Women's History Month 2022: Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope (2022)

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Keynote: The 2022 UMD Women's History Month keynote speaker is Dolores Huerta. Dolores Huerta is Founder & President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. She co-founded the United Farm Workers of America with Cesar Chavez. Events: February 28, Documentary, "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AM," 12:00 p.m., Griggs Center; March 1, Somatic Basic Skills, Helping your body de-stress in times of challenge and uncertainty. 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. via ZOOM; March 2, UMD Summit on Equity, Race, and Ethnicity, The Power of Storytelling: Building Trust, Celebrating Humanity. 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; March 16, The Overturn of Roe v. Wade, and How We Can Continue to Protect Abortion in Minnesota with Cassidy Thompson, 3:00p.m., KSC 355-57; March 17, Keynote: Dolores Huerta, Weaving Movements Together: Immigration, Environment, Labor, Women's Rights and LSBT Equality, 4:00 p.m. via ZOOM; March 28, Film, "Belly of the Beast," Discussion will take place after the screening. 12:00 p.m., Kirby Rafters; March 30, Leadercast Women presented by the UMD Commission for Women, 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m., Kirby Ballroom; March 31, Midwifery is the Answer in the US and Globally with Dr. Melissa Saftner, Director of Midwifery Program, U of M, 12:00 p.m. via ZOOM