International Women's Day Contact Info

Thanks to all of the women who came to the KXCI studios to speak about their concerns, issues, struggles and solutions. Here is a list of the first 6 speakers with their contact information. Check back for updates.

5 am Beth M is a member of Overeaters Anonymous. www.oasouthernaz.org

6am Dr. Anna Ochoa O'Leary is a lecturer and researcher at UA Mexican American Studies and Research Center. 520-626-8134 olearya@email.arizona.edu

7am Kaitlin Mc Allister and Maria Suarez are interns at the UA Women's Resource Center. 520-621-3919 -3^rd Floor Student Union Memorial Center. http://wrc.asua.arizona.edu

8am Carla Turco is a member of the Dia V committee which will perform the Spanish language version of the Vagina Monologues, Saturday, March 15 6pm Sunnyside Highschool. www.diavtucson.com Carla also is a member of Ella Group, a nonprofit that educates women and children about empowerment and gives them the techniques to prevent abuse.

9am Paula Bachman-Williams is a member of the Tucson Branch of the National Organization of Women (NOW). Www.tucsonnow.org

10am Corey Knox is a researcher at the Southwest Institute for Research On Women (SIROW).520-621-3839 www.sirow.web.arizona.edu/

10 20am Lorelei Kelly (phone) The Whitehouse Project www.thewhitehouseproject.org

Lorelei is a national security specialist focused on helping citizens and elected leaders "reframe" security for the challenges revealed by 9/11. She is the Policy Director of the Real Security Initiative at The White House Project, an organization whose mission is to elevate women's voices in culture, media and politics -- specifically to bring more women into national security decision making

11 Lisa Bowden-Co-founder and Publisher of Kore Press, Shannon Cain-Executive Director of Kore Press. Www.korepress.org 520.629-9752

12pm Amy Goodman Democracy Now

1pm Seh Welch Native Images In recognition of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, there will be free HIV testing at 5 separate locations throughout the city of Tucson. Contact Seh Welch for the addresses of these testing locations 520.882.6120, ext. 206

1:20 Eleanor Smeal (phone) Feminist Majority Foundation www.feminist.org

2pm Hali Nurnberg and Ali Weber UA Social Justice League halin@email.arizona.edu 928-300-6976

2 20 pm Emila Sutton United Way, Income Tax Assistance Program http://www.unitedwaytucson.org/pages/eitc.php

3 Betsy Boulding -UA Women's Plaza of Honor www.womensplaza.arizona.edu

4 Penelope Jacks -Children's Action Alliance www.azchildren.org

5 Monica Mueller -Pima County/Tucson Women's Commission www.pimatucsonwomen.org

6 Daniela Ontiveros- Pan Left The Women of Pan Left Present: Flix by Chix
March 9, 2008 1 - 4 PM Six videos will be presented. This event is not to be missed! Take the rare opportunity to come out and see six videos all done by women. Www.panleft.org