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 […]
MayDay Festival
May 6, 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Celebrate spring at the MayDay Festival in Powederhorn Park, Minneapolis. This is an multi-generational event put on by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre with a little something for everyone including a parade, live entertainment, food, and two-story tall puppets.
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Spring Saint Paul Art Crawl
April 27, 28, 29, 2018
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mary’s Pence will have our doors open on the 5th floor of the Northwestern building.Stop in to see beautiful handcrafted metalwork plaques, scarves hand-dyed in indigo, and other artisan crafts made by women participants in the ESPERA community lending program.
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Philadelphia Donor Reception
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Join Mary’s Pence staff and board for a relaxing afternoon get-together with Philadelphia area supporters! And meet Meg Eubank, Executive Director of Welcoming the Stranger, a two-time grantee.
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Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Annual Convention
April 20 and 21, 2018
Stillwater, Minnesota
The ACCW strives to unite all Catholic women of St. Paul and Minneapolis with news, information, programming and support. Stop by the Mary’s Pence table in the marektplace at ACCW’s 2018 Annual Convention, celebrating 86 years of living the joy of the gospel. We would love to see you!
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Feminist Presidents Day Mailing Party
February 19, 2018 3-6pm
St. Paul, Minnesota
You’re invited to join us for the second annual Mary’s Pence Presidents Day mailing party! Back by popular demand, we’ll serve margaritas and nachos! Non-alcoholic and vegetarian options will be available.
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Galentine’s Day Mailing Party
February 11, 3-5:30pm
St. Paul, Minnesota
Celebrate and support women’s empowerment by helping us stuff envelopes, and meet other Mary’s Pence supporters in their 20s and 30s. We’ll have chocolate covered strawberries and other delicious treats.
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Women-Church Convergence Opposes Trump’s Reversal of DACA and Calls for Passage of Legislation to Protect Dreamers
Women-Church Convergence believes the Trump Administration’s rescinding of DACA, and Congress’s inability to pass legislation to protect this population, is unconscionable and violates the human rights of these individuals who made no choice to come here as children and know no home but the United States.
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Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Day on the Hill
March 13, 2018
St. Paul, Minnesota
Join Mary’s Pence and hundreds of people of faith from across the state who will gather to ask themselves: If we do not work towards social justice now, when?
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International Women’s Day: Media, Technology & Gender Equality
March 4, 2018
St. Paul, Minnesota
Join media experts Andreen Soley and Dr. Roxanne Meshar as they uncover the underlying problems with social media and offer simple strategies and tips to help us create a more just and equitable world.
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A Moment and a Movement: Women-Church Says #MeToo, #WeToo
Sexual assault is a pervasive crime that thrives in environments of unchecked patriarchal power regardless of identity or industry. We mark this #MeToo moment as a renewed call to listen to the experiences and voices of victims/survivors and enforce sanctions on those who abuse.
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