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10th Annual Event!

Event held Thursday, September 19th, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00pm at the Weisman Museum in Minneapolis, MN

10th annual Event

Celebrating a Decade of Survivors’ Resilience

Ten years in, Global Rights for Women is driving change to improve the lives and ensure the safety of 100 million women and girls around the world. We thank you for your support for this past decade for providing tools, resources, and training to legal professionals, advocates and people in communities working to address the root causes of violence against women.

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Match Pool Contributors

Lynn Anderson
John Bale
Becky Bentzinger
Jane Blaney
Kathy & Benjamin Brackney
Karen Bridges & John Giles
Lisa & Greg Buck
Kari Bjorhus & Ken Carlson
Mary Cullen
Holly & Nate Eng
Jim Jacobson & Andrea Kaufman
Kelley Lindes & George Sherman
Sally & Ken Spence
Lynn & Larry Stranghoener
Cheryl Thomas & Roger Heegaard
Becky Thorson & Joe Donnelly
Mary Tjosvold
Jeanne Voigt
Mary Young

Host Contributors

Kirk Ballard & Tim Dordell
Cynthia Chapman
Anita Gopalaswamy & Hari Narayan
Carmen Hamilton
Janice Hetland
Lynnette McIntire
Rachel & Dan Pollock
Rani & Jim Zappa

Jearlyn Steele, 2021 event Musician 

“The event was wonderful! Also, every woman that spoke out against violence to women and girls said so much. It touched me to my core. ”

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