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ASPIRE: Asian Women in Action: How They
Tired of corporate America? Always wanted to help others? Ever dreamed of changing the world? Come and meet some amazing women who are working in the non-profit sector! ASPIRE is proud to host: Asian Women In Action: How They're Changing The World Saturday, February 7th 1:00pm - 2:30pm Prudential Tower, 49th Floor (Top of the Hub Building) 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199 **Please RSVP with your FULL NAME and those of your guests for security reasons and arrive early to sign in** ASPIRE would like to thank The Gillette Company for the generous use of their space for panel locations. As an added bonus, ASPIRE will be raffling off Gillette products to panel attendees so RSVP today at: http://www.evite.com/hourng@hotmail.com/FebruaryPanel Speakers Include: Gouri Banerjee, Ph.D - A professor of Information Technology at Emmanuel College and a social activist, Gouri presently serves as the Vice-Chair of Saheli, a Southeast Asian organization devoted to addressing domestic violence issues. She leads their Family Discord & Domestic Crisis Assistance program, and has been engaged as a core committee member of Saheli since its inception in August 1996. She is also actively involved in various parent's organizations and serves on the advisory boards of the Winchester Multicultural Network, the Triveni School of Dance in Brookline, and the Alma Liguae Academies in Cambridge, an organization devoted to low income Hispanic immigrants. Meizhu Lui - The Executive Director of United for a Fair Economy, Meizhu is committed to being a lifelong "troublemaker!" She was a Boston City Hospital kitchen worker for 20 years, rising with the rank and file to become President of AFSCME Local 1489. The local earned a reputation for militance, tackling tough issues like maintaining affirmative action gains during lay-offs and returning Haiti's President Aristide to power. In 1993, Meizhu became an organizer for Health Care For All, building a multi-ethnic coalition which challenged Boston’s health system to stop focusing solely on treating the diseases of the well-insured. Meizhu is a long-time member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a national organization well known in the Boston area for its participation in struggles for fundamental social change, against racism in all its aspects, and for a strong left. Her work has been honored by a variety of organizations, such as the YWCA, the Commonwealth Coalition, Rosie’s Place (for homeless women), the Randolph-Rustin Award for the Education of African American Workers from the Labor Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, the Immigrant Workers’ Resource Center, Mass Senior Action Council, and the Boston Women’s Fund. Betty Chu, M.Ed. - Betty is a second grade teacher at the Edgar F. Hooks Elementary School in Chelsea, MA. She earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University in Elementary Education and completed her Master’s degree in Technology in Education at Lesley University. She has always had a passion and calling for working with children and social causes. She has been teaching for six years, but has worked with the homeless and elderly communities in New York and Boston for almost a dozen years. At school, she has spearheaded many schoolwide initiatives, co-chairs the Parent Involvement committee, is the Editor-in-Chief of the school newsletter, and serves as a mentor to new teachers. She is also currently a Board Member and Co-Chair of Professional Development for the Boston chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). In her free time, she also volunteers regularly with non-profit organizations such as Boston Cares and the Special Olympics.
Date: 02/07/2004
Location: Prudential Tower
Time: 1:00pm
Organized By: ASPIRE, with panel speaker from Saheli
Cost: free
Contact: Nirasha Jaganath
Email: njaganath@comcast.net
Directions: By T: http://www.prudentialcenter.com/gettinghere/mbta.html By Car: http://www.prudentialcenter.com/gettinghere/driving.html
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