Women with disabilities forum to take place

 

March is National Women’s History month. To honor that, Women Empowered Inc., Council for Women with Physical Challenges, will be holding a session on Thursday, March 18.

The public forum, entitled “United Voices and Sharing Our Stories,” will go from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Oakland Center.

Three student organizations will be sponsoring the event: Students Toward Understanding Disabilities, the Women’s Issues Forum and the Gender and Sexuality Center.

There will be an audience question and answer period after the panel discussion.

The organization is in its 30th year and was organized to raise awareness of women’s history.

For more information on Women Empowered, call 313-745-6574 or visit its website at www.womenempoweredinmich.org/.

For more about Women’s History Month events at Oakland University, see page 6 or visit  www.oakland.edu/gsc.