United State of Women Galvanize Florida Summit
Saturday, 06/09/2018 – 06/10/2018 08:00 am – 01:00 pm
Hyatt Regency
400 SE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33131-2197
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Cost: $50

The United State of Women will be gathering in Miami as part of the Galvanize Program to spur women into action in their local communities and beyond. Over the course of two days, Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, attendees will hear from local activists, organizers, and experts on the issues impacting women and communities in Florida and nationwide.

Attendees will choose one of four tracks based on their interests to receive in-depth and skills-based training developed by national partner organizations. Tracks include:

Running for Office powered by VoteRunLead
Grassroots Organizing powered by Midwest Academy
Leadership powered by Courtney A. Seard
Entrepreneurship powered by BRAVA Investments

Speakers at Galvanize Florida will include:
Valerie Jarrett, Former Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and Former Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, 24th Congressional District of Florida
Adriane Reesey, Founder, Broward Human Trafficking Coalition
Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality, Equality Florida
Ginette Magana, Director of Corporate Affairs, NBCUniversal and Former White House Liaison to the Latino Community for President Obama
Mei Ling, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland student
Nona Jones, Strategic Partner Manager, Facebook
Dr. Pandwe Gibson, Founder & President, EcoTech Visions
Patricia Brigham, President, League of Women’s Voters of Florida
Zulmarie Padin, Founder & CEO of Latinas Power
…and many more