2017 YOUNG FEMINIST CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
222 WEST MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, 19th Fl
CHCIAGO, IL 60654
Join us for a FREE half-day conference for panel discussions and break-out sessions aimed at
empowering young women (14 yrs +) to get SMART, VOCAL, and ACTIVE on the issues that matter most to them.
Feminists of ALL ages are welcome and encouraged to attend!
PROGRAM + SPEAKERS
Bridget Gainer, Cook County Commissioner +
Founder, Cause the Effect Chicago,
formerly Off the Sidelines Chicago
E'mon Lauren, Chicago Youth Poet Laureate
Julie DiCaro, Sportswriter, 670 The Score
Standing Up for Yourself and Others in a Hostile Online World
GET SMART
Panel 1: Intersectional Activism
Moderator: Brandis Friedman, Chicago Tonight, WTTW Channel 11
Ambar Mentor-Truppa, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Co-Chair, Advocacy Council, Board of Directors, Women Employed
Joanna Thompson, Center on Halsted
Eréndira “Ere” Rendón, The Resurrection Project
Kat West, Student, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health + Rebel Belles
GET VOCAL
Panel 2: Owning Your Voice
How to be an advocate for yourself and others IRL + online
Moderators: Erika Wozniak + Jen Sabella, Girl Talk
Meredith Montgomery, She Crew
Tribble, P Power Radio
Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-TImes
GET ACTIVE
Break-out 1: Activism 101
Mrinalini Chakraborty, Women’s March
Lindsay Miller, ACLU
Lucy Moog, Democratic Committeeman, 43rd Ward
Break-out 2: I'm too young to vote, how can I make an impact?
Sarah Horvitz, Run for Something
Maxine Aguilar, Youth for Black Lives
Break-out 3: No more moments of silence: How to have difficult discussions
Laura Przybysz, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Break-out 4: The Future is Local. The Future is Female.
Alex Niemczewski, Ballot Ready
Pat Reynes, Emily's List
NETWORKING + ENGAGEMENT FAIR + LUNCH