April 2007 Calendar

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

• 04/02 Passover begins at sundown
• 04/22 Earth Day
• 04/22 Women’s Environmental Institute at Amador Hill. Celebrate Earth Day in Cambridge. 1-3:30 PM at the new Scout and Morgan Bookstore. Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Kate Knuth, and Rep. Karen Clark will discuss their legislative work on environmental issues. For additional information, go to www.w-e-i.org.
• 04/23 MN Advocates for Human Rights and Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series present Women’s Rights in Islam with Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, staff attorney, Housing Unit, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. Noon-1 PM. Briggs & Morgan, MN Room, 2200 IDS Center, 80 S. 8th Street, Mpls. Free and open to the public. RSVP to 612/977-8126 by 4/6. For additional information, go to http://mnadvocates.org/Women_s_Rights_in_Islam.html.
• 04/24 Equal Pay Day
• 04/25 Minnesota Women’s Consortium. Brown Bag Issues Discussion. Noon-1 PM. Room 229. State Capitol, St. Paul. 651/228-0338.
• 04/25 Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. First Annual AWARE Event. 4-7 PM. Program begins at 5 PM. Silent auction, raffle, refreshments and more! MNCASA Offices, Kelly Inn, 161 St. Anthony Avenue, St. Paul. Download a form at www.mncasa.org to order raffle tickets for great prizes, including jewelry, vacations and wine tasting tickets.
• 04/25 Women’s Center, St. Cloud State University. Women on Wednesday Global Women Transforming the World Series presents resisting Sexual Violence as a Performance of Gender in Democratic Republic of Congo. Noon-1 PM. Atwood Theatre. Free and open to the public. 320/308-4958.
• 04/26 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – The Ms. Foundation for Women initiated this event in 1992 to expand girls’ understanding of possible career opportunities and to encourage equal opportunities for women in the workplace.
• 04/26 MN Valley NOW Chapter Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Prior Lake Public Library. For additional information: April Meeting Info.
• 04/27 Pro-Choice Resources. 14th Annual Bowl-a-Thon at Bryant Lake Bowl with shifts beginning at 5 PM, 6:15 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:45 PM, 10 PM, and 11:15 PM. Sign up today! Captain a team or join a PCR team to bowl with other awesome PCR supporters. For more information, got to prochoiceresources.org/bowlathon or contact Jackie Michaud at 612/825-2000.
• 04/28 MN NOW Foundation RollerGirls Fundraiser. Support the MN NOW Foundation and attend the RollerGirls Derby with your ticket purchase through us. Social at 5:30 p.m. at Kincaid’s (www.kincaids.com);
  Bout at 7:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.), Xcel Energy Center. Dagger Dolls vs. Garda Belts
  and Atomic Bombshells vs. Rockits. Featuring half-time entertainment by Alpenrose. Pre-show by the St. Paul Bouncing Team. To purchase tickets contact the MN NOW Foundation at 651-222-1605 or mnnow@mnnow.org. For more information about RollerGirls, directions, parking information, go to: www.mnrollergirls.com.
• 04/28 Feminist Majority Foundation, UMD Women’s Studies Department, Pro-Choice UMD, The Women’s Resource and Action Center at UMD. Young Women’s Global Leadership Conference. 10:30 AM-5:30 PM. University of Minnesota – Duluth, Kirby Rafters. Register today at www.feministcampus.com.
• 04/28-05/01 National Breast Cancer Coalition Beyond Ribbons to Revolution!! 15th Annual Advocacy Training Conference. Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. info@stopbreastcancer.org, www.stopbreastcancer.org.
• 04/29 YWCA of Mankato 35th Annual Women of Distinction Event. Selected this year: Marsha Danielson, Ann Splinter and Dr. Betty Young. Young Woman of Distinction: Iuliana Dabija. 5 PM. $35 ($30 for YWCA members). Best Western, North Mankato. RSVP by April 13 to: 507/345-4629, ext. 21.