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Contact:
Jesamari
Hernandez
402.933.6095
/
jesamari@heartlandworkerscenter.org
The
Heartland
Workers
Center
Congratulates
All
Women
Today
as
We
Celebrate
the
102nd
International
Womens
Day
Omaha,
NE
Today,
March
8,
the
Heartland
Workers
Center
(HWC)
would
like
to
congratulate
and
wish
all
women
a
Happy
International
Womens
Day.
We
would
like
to
thank
and
congratulate
all
the
women
who
have
been
involved
with
the
HWC
over
the
last
four
years,
particularly
those
who
serve
on
the
HWC
Board
of
Directors,
Council
of
Workers,
NALACC,
and
our
women
members.
International
Womens
Day
allows
us
as
individuals
and
a
community
to
recognize
the
contributions
women
have
made
to
our
society,
but
at
the
same
time,
reflect
upon
the
reality
of
many
women
who
struggle
daily.
Gender
equality
is
important
for
both
women
and
men
to
realize
and
fulfill
their
true
potential
as
protagonists
in
this
society,
stated
Carolyn
Kropf,
HWC
member.
Womens
leadership
has
been
important
in
the
growth
of
the
organization,
but
also
the
community
as
a
whole.
Equal
participation
and
treatment
in
the
workplace
and
in
public
life
is
important
as
we
work
to
change
and
build
a
community
that
works
for
all,
stated
Abbie
Kretz,
HWC
Senior
Organizer.
Womens
Day
was
first
observed
as
a
national
holiday
on
February
28,
1909
in
the
United
States
as
a
way
to
recognize
the
accomplishments
and
contributions
of
womens
labor.
The
following
year,
Womens
Day
was
recognized
in
Copenhagen,
honoring
womens
rights
and
building
recognition
to
womens
suffrage.
With
over
100
women
from
17
countries
were
present,
it
had
an
international
spirit.
In
1911,
as
a
result
of
the
Copenhagen
events,
the
first
International
Womens
Day
was
celebrated,
in
which
men
and
women
gathered
to
rally
in
support
of
womens
issues,
such
as
the
right
to
vote
and
hold
public
office.
In
1917,
the
date
was
changed
to
March
8,
a
day
when
women
across
Russia
began
to
protest
for
bread
and
peace
as
a
response
to
the
death
of
two
million
soldiers
at
war.
For
more
information
about
International
Womens
Day,
check
out
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/2012/.
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jesamari@heartlandworkerscenter.org
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