Uplifting Changemakers: A Snapshot of the Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering
Mary’s Pence hosted our annual Grantee Gathering October 20-23 in Farmington, Minnesota at the Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center. At the event grantees had the opportunity to network, build skills, learn from each other, share knowledge, rest and reflect. Grantees kicked off our new Public Health Cohort at Katherine Wotjan’s house. The cohort […]
June – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: ESPERA Intercambio Tonacatepeque, El Salvador Several women from Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Guatemala stayed a few extra days in El Salvador after attending the ESPERA emotional...
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Mary’s Pence Statement About the Killing of George Floyd
Although our work is across North and Central America, our office is based in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with our community, we are feeling a range of...
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Partnering With Organizations Working to Address Issues that Include Gender-Based Discrimination
The values of human dignity, solidarity and justice are core to the work of Mary’s Pence. Since our founding, we have remained committed to amplifying women’s roles, voices, choices, and...
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May – Inspiring Women
From isolation to unity: Anolee Sisters’ impactful initiatives. Anole Sisters works with women in the Oromo diaspora to acknowledge past trauma, embrace healing, and build connections to create change within...
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Mary’s Pence Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
The work at Mary's Pence has shifted in the past few weeks in response to the global pandemic. The focus of our work, however, remains not only the same, but...
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April – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: Red de Mujeres Morelenses por una Economia Solidaria Morelos, Mexico Based in El Salvador, ESPERA staff Eva Martinez and Brenda Valladares Escobar visited Mexico for the...
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Report Shows Women & Girls Causes Receive Limited Funding
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) released by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University in 2019, finds that charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes makes up a small...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020
March 8, 2020 International Women's Day A PLACE by Edwina Gateley I dream a place for women to come apart to meet themselves in a safe and nurturing space. A...
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Mary’s Pence Tables at Leadership Conference
March 7, 2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota Look for Mary's Pence at the 2020 Muslim Women's Leadership Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 7, 2020. The conference, hosted by former Mary's Pence...
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March 2020 Book Club
March 7, 2020 Online Mary's Pence extends an open invitation for people to join us for our online book club discussion on Saturday, March 7th at 11am Central. We will...
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