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Women of Color Day History: 1999-2013

Women of Color Day: 28 years, 25 states & 5 other countries for a day or week. Hundreds honored as Outstanding Women of Color. Girls of color too. Men, other women & groups recognized in some. Many names & videos on this site. Legends in their own times!

HONORING WOMEN OF COLOR AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH THE YEARS

2013 is the 28th year since Women of Color Day was founded. At that time, there were no such events in the country until the National Institute for Women of Color (NIWC, now inactive) was founded in Washington, DC. Suzanne Brooks, now CEO of International Association for Women of Color Day served on the NIWC Board for 11 years. During those years, with other graduate and undergraduate students at Washington State University, she also co-founded the Women of Color Kaukos there. 

WOMEN OF COLOR DAY 2013
"Building Leadership: Community to Politics"
New Commemorations: Minnesota & Wisconsin

NO 2013 Annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Event in Sacramento
 Since 1991, with a brief interruption after Suzanne Brooks left the CSUS Multi-Cultural Center as Director, Sacramento has held annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Events on the first Sundays in March. Support from area small business vendors/exhibitors from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay area and ongoing supporters - California Teachers Association and Los Rios Federation of Community College Teachers - have remained  strong. However, local support for the event by advertisers in the souvenir program booklet, upon which the event relies for funding, has gradually dwindled.
 
During the last 22 years, more than 200 Outstanding Women and Girls of Color have been honored in the Sacramento area. Recognition has also been given to women, men, organizations and businesses of all groups who work for justice and support diversity. 
 
IAWOCD has produced and marketed logo products, music CDs and books to raise funds. Many volunteers have contributed efforts in program implementation and as advertising sales staff working on commission to raise needed funds. C&T Specialties, official manufacturer of Women of Color Day logo products and award plaques, in Elk Grove, CA, continues its support. Area print/electronic media have been generous with publicity.
 
Women of Color Day continues growing elsewhere while shortfalls have occurred in Sacramento, home of the national/international Women of Color Day office. Shortfalls have been  underwritten by the International Association for Women of Color Day (IAWOCD), including when the commitment of a major institution was not honored. There has been no significant support from  local/state government related agencies or officials here to help. For these reasons, the local event was not implemented for 2013. When local event support renews in Sacramento, the event will resume in the future. 
 
Meanwhile, the timeout is being utilized to bring a long desired vision and goal to reality by establishing WomenWorldCulture, a new international network which has evolved from the work on Women of Color Day for nearly 3 decades.
 
WomenWorldCulture, like IAWOCD, is a social entrepreneurship, not a 501( c)3 charity, by design because there is a need to speak on
 
 issues of women of women of color, beginning with the fact that only women of color experience both racism and sexism. Another CA city has invited IAWOCD to move its activities there. Colour of Couture, virtual, innovative, international fashion show is pairing with IAWOCD in activities, as are other fashion and cultural entities. Sacramento has been the national and international headquarters for Women of Color Day. Whether or not it remains here, depends on the availability of support. Women of Color and our allies deserve ongoing recognition on the only day so dedicated.


27th annual Sacramento Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Event

26th annual Sacramento Community Women of Color Day/Diversity  Event
*Outstanding Women of Color and Diversity Awards

*Premiere of"Aurora," African Diaspora Music & Dance in The Americas
*Recognition of UN Declaration of 2011 as Year of African Descendants

Sunday, March 6, 2011, 4:00 to 8:00 PM @ Women’s Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento

 

Sacramento's most innovative and unique diversity event takes place on Sunday, March 6th, 2011 at the Community Center of the Women’s Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento, Inc., 3555 3rd Ave., Sacramento, CA 95817. The event honors outstanding women of color for achievements/contributions, and women, men, businesses, and organizations of all cultures supporting/promoting diversity. In the 26 years since March 1st was established as Women of Color Day, more than 250 have been honored in Sacramento. Commemorations have also been held in other California cities, 22 additional states and 5 other countries. The program includes the awards ceremony; "Aurora,"new musical show featuring African dance, Candombe percussion, music by Suzanne Brooks/The Jazz Generation Band; and recognition of the United Nations declaration of 2011 as the Year of African Descendants.

 

2011 Honorees include:
Joan Cartwright, Musician and Ex. Director, Women in Jazz in South Florida;
Courtney Dempsey, Reporter, Good Day Sacramento;
Sarah Enloe, Writer, Philippine Fiesta newspaper;
Dr. Linda Goodrich, CSUS& Dance;Moon, San Francisco multi-cultural dance project;
Kamala Harris, California Attorney General;
Indigie Femme—Nammy/Grammy nominated singers Tash Terry (Navajo) and Elena Higgins (Maori-Samoan)
Purple Moon, San Francisco Multi-Cultural Dance Project;
Pleshette Robertson, CEO, Sacramento Cultural Hub;
Angela Rosas, Community Activist.
Diversity award recipients include:
Sacramento photographer Larry Dalton; California Assembly Member Alyson Huber; Chris Lee, pianist, The Jazz Generation band; Tina Veeolet, owner, Aloha Florist;and, The Wellbriety Drummers led by Carlos Rivera..
The program theme, Aurora,"drawn from images of the Aurora Borealis to celebrate the beauty which comes from the colorful diversity of cultures. “Aurora” is also the title of the “official” Women of Color Day song. CDs: www.cdbaby.com/cd/suzannebrooks6.; and video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaajnhliHg&feature=channel

 

The UN has declared 2011 as the year of African Descendants. While continuing to honor outstanding women of color and men, women and organizations of all groups that celebrate diversity, IAWOCD will commemorate this historic year by providing opportunity for presentations by exhibitors & vendors who reflect interests and history of African descendants. Those interested should contact IAWOCD as soon as possible. Maia Morton and her ensemble, Umoja, will contribute African choreography, dance and drumming.. Sponsorships and Souvenir Program Booklet Advertising are available and fund the extraordinary event. Adult Tickets, on sale January 17th , 2011, are $15 in advance; $20 at door for adults; $5 for children under 12. Media pre-event interviews are available.

 

By Summer, 2011, The Women of Color Journal will be implemented to provide positive, uplifting essays, articles, stories, poems, drawings and photographs by and about women of color and those supporting diversity, justice, and cross-cultural interactions and understanding. Articles about issues and concerns of relevant interest, as well as educational and historical essays will be published. The focus of the publication will be to maintain a positive, uplifting tone throughout the publication. Biographies and autobiographies will receive early attention. Writers are being sought. Initially, writer contributions will be donations. As the site is marketed to appropriate advertisers and a stream of revenue is developed, writers will be paid at posted rates for first time publication rights, after which copyrights will belong to the writers. All editorial decisions will be made by the publisher or her designee.

 
The Jazz Generation band Promo Video may be viewed online @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9nxW1KHvfg  

The International Association for Women of Color Day encourages those hiring bands not to hire those with no women in them. Women are so often asked to entertain for little or no compensation and are left out of the higher priced events as if non-existent

Sacramento 2014 Women of Color Day/Diversity Event and Launch of WomenWorldCulture

HONOREES May 14, 2014: President Michelle Bachelet, Chile; President Jose Mujica, Uruguay (Nobel Nominee); Mayor Aja Brown, Compton, CA; Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General Mexico; among 2014 honorees at Sacramento, California's Crest Theater. 
From left to right: Ken Cooley, California Assemblyman; Suzanne Brooks, CEO, Women World Culture & Assn. for Women of Color Day, WSU Alumna, Singer, Songwriter, Bandleader, The Jazz Generation; Sergio Ortuno, President, Triangulacion Kultural Uruguay Candombe Drummer;Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, Consul General of Mexico; Wonderful Davidson, President, Wonderful Productions Unlimited; Steve Payan, Occupy, Human & Civil Activist
 
The May 4 Women of Color Day/Diversity Event launcheD WomenWorldCulture, a global network connecting women and cultural groups through the efforts of social entrepreneurs, especially women. Attention focuses on concerns of women, cultures and environmental suststainability, in keeping with United Nations Resolutions, January 6, 2014, that, "Female Entrepreneurs Are Key to Sustainable Global Development."
 
The WomenWorldCulture website has a public section and a fee-based network member-section. WWC network members are eligible to advertise on the site and secure first access to unique events, services, and social entrepreneur funding opportunities.
 
Cofounder of March 1 as Women of Color day in 1985, Suzanne Brooks, established International Association for Women of Color Day as a social entrepreneurship in 1999 in Sacramento and serves as its CEO. She is the founder/social entrepreneur of WomenWorldCulture, as well as the singer and bandleader of The Jazz Generation.
 
Brooks follows the lead of entrepreneur, investor, media personality, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence of Dell Inc, Ingrid Vanderveldt, who has made "Empowering a Billion Women by 2020" her mission.
 
The mission of the International Association for Women of Color Day/Diversity Event is to engage those who can see, share and work to implement and advance the cause of promiting March 1st as Women of Color Day annually to honor outstanding women and girls of color and supporters of justice and equality and to build the structure to implement the Women World Culture vision. WWC offers social entrepreneurs and activists - women and men, individuals and groups - the opportunity to demonstrate giftedness, exchange ideas, contribute leadership, and join in the establishment of a new, global venture and community.
 
in the near future, a new coordinator will be engaged to continue the annual Sacramento Women of Color Day/Diversity Event with the support of WomenWorldCulture. The primary task of the new coordinator will be to direct the annual Sacramento event with funds provided by WWC. In addition, the Women of Color Day Coordinator will set the suggested annual theme for Women of Color Day events across the nation and around the world. Local communities, at their discretion, may utilize this theme or their own. Communities everywhere are welcome to contact the International Association for Women of Color Day, a network, not a membership organization for answers to question about the history of the day, available speakers, and sample documents to facilitate their commemorations. This service is free of charge.
 
Those interested in using the logo of the International Association for Women of Color Day should send a written request for the requirements for the use of the Women of Color Day logo. Use of the "official logo" is permitted for publicity materials and on souvenir program booklets distributed free of charge. Use of the Women of Color Day logo is not permitted on income generating materials of any kind because the International Association for Women of Color Day has sole commercial/income producing benefits of its logo. The logo is also the trademark of the International Association for Women of Color Day.
 

Women of Color Day

March 1st as Women of Color Day, 29 years old

HONORING WOMEN OF COLOR & SUPPORTERS THROUGH THE YEARS

 

HONORING WOMEN OF COLOR & SUPPORTERS THROUGH THE YEARS
 
In 2015, Women of Color Day is 30 years old and has been commemorated in 25 states and 5 other countries. Commemorations have ranged from a day to a week. Hundreds have been honored as Outstanding Women of Color and Girls of Color. Men, other women and groups have also been recognized for their support of women of color, commitment to ending racism, sexism, homophobia and every kind of bigotry, discrimination inequality and injustice, as well as to sustaining the life of our planet.. 
 
When founded by the National Institute for Women of Color (NIWC), now inactive, there had been no day in which the achievements and contributions of women of color were regularly and consistently recognized. Women of Color Day was founded and established on March First annually, in Washington, DC for the nation.. Suzanne Brooks, now CEO of International Association for Women of Color Day, served on the NIWC Board for 11 years. During those years, with other graduate and undergraduate students at Washington State University, she also co-founded the Women of Color Kaukos student organization there.
 
WOMEN OF COLOR DAY 2013 News
New Commemorations: Minnesota & Wisconsin
 
NO 2013 Annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Event was implemented in Sacramento. Since 1991, with a brief interruption after Suzanne Brooks left the CSUS Multi-Cultural Center as Director, Sacramento has held annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Events on the first Sundays in March. Support from area small business vendors and exhibitors from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay area, along with sponsor support from Calpers (California retirement system), California Teachers Association, Los Rios Federation of Community College Teachers and SMUD (Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District), has been strong. However, beginning in 2009, local support for the event by advertisers in the souvenir program booklet and from sponsors, upon which the event relied for funding, dwindled.
 
During its 30 years of existence, more than 250 Outstanding Women and Girls of Color have been honored in Northern California, including Sacramento. Recognition has also been given to women, girls, men, organizations and businesses of all groups who work for justice, equality and diversity.
 
IAWOCD has produced and marketed logo products, music CDs and books to raise funds. Many volunteers have contributed efforts in program implementation and as advertising sales staff working on commission to raise needed funds. C&T Specialties in Elk Grove, California is the official manufacturer of Women of Color Day logo products and award plaques. Area print/electronic media have been generous with publicity.
 
Women of Color Day continues growing across the nation and internationally. Sacramento has become its home and headquarters.
 
WomenWorldCulture, like IAWOCD, is a social entrepreneurship, not a 501 (c) 3 charity nor a non-profit. Contributions to International Association for Women of Color Day and WomenWorldCulture are not tax deductible. 
 
The term "women of color" is used collectively refer to the unique experience of being subjected to racism plus sexism. Racism may also be experienced as national origin discrimination. This expression was not imposed by others, nor by governments. It evolved from the experiences of women of color in an effort to find commonalities in the experiences of each other and to point out the burden of this intersection of discrimination. It is not a unique experience of women in the United States, but has parallels in other countries.

Honoring women of color and supporters through the years

In 2015, Women of Color Day is 30 years old and has been commemorated in 25 states and 5 other countries. Commemorations have ranged from a day to a week. Hundreds have been honored as Outstanding Women of Color and Girls of Color. Men, other women and groups have also been recognized for their support of women of color, commitment to ending racism, sexism, homophobia and every kind of bigotry, dicrimination inequality and injustice, as well as to sustaining the life of our planet.. 
 
 
When founded by the National Institute for Women of Color (NIWC), now inactive, there had been no day in which the achievements and contributions of women of color were regularly and consistently recognized. Women of Color Day was founded and established on March First annually, in Washington, DC for the nation.. Suzanne Brooks, now CEO of International Association for Women of Color Day, served on the NIWC Board for 11 years. During those years, with other graduate and undergraduate students at Washington State University, she also co-founded the Women of Color Kaukos student organization there.
 
WOMEN OF COLOR DAY 2013 News
New Commemorations: Minnesota & Wisconsin
 
NO 2013 Annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Event was implemented in Sacramento. Since 1991, with a brief interruption after Suzanne Brooks left the CSUS Multi-Cultural Center as Director, Sacramento has held annual Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Events on the first Sundays in March. Support from area small business vendors and exhibitors from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay area, along with sponsor support from Calpers (California retirement system), California Teachers Association, Los Rios Federation of Community College Teachers and SMUD (Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District), has been strong. However, beginning in 2009, local support for the event by advertisers in the souvenir program booklet and from sponsors, upon which the event relied for funding,dwindled.
 
During its 30 years of existence, more than 250 Outstanding Women and Girls of Color have been honored in Northern California, including Sacramento. Recognition has also been given to women, girls, men, organizations and businesses of all groups who work for justice, equality and diversity.
 
IAWOCD has produced and marketed logo products, music CDs and books to raise funds. Many volunteers have contributed efforts in program implementation and as advertising sales staff working on commission to raise needed funds. C&T Specialties in Elk Grove, California is the official manufacturer of Women of Color Day logo products and award plaques continues its support to . Area print/electronic media have been generous with publicity.
 
Women of Color Day continues growing across the nation and internationally. Sacramento has become its home and headquarters..
 
WomenWorldCulture, like IAWOCD, is a social entrepreneurship, not a 501( c)3 charity nor a non-profit. Contributions to International Association for Women of Color Day and WomenWorldCulture are not tax deductible. 
 
The term "women of color" is used collectively refer to the unique experience of being subjected to racism plus sexism. Racism may also be experienced as national origin discrimination. This expression was not imposed by others, nor by governments. It evolved from the experiences of women of color in an effort to find commonalities in the experiences of each other and to point out the burden of this intersection of discrimination. It is not a unique experience of women in the United States, but has parallels in other countries.
 
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