Engage Her: Activating Women and MultiCultural Communities

A group of 26 women gathered at Flo and Ed Wong’s beautiful home Wednesday evening for the second Engage Her Silicon Valley Circle meeting. Multicultural women from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds gathered to meet, share, contribute and bond with one another. Crossing cultural lines and opening up their hearts and minds they were determined to step out of their traditional “silos” and connect with one another in a powerful, meaningful way.

The opportunity for positive change is upon us. Women are stepping up, taking leadership roles and engaging the community to take action in big and small ways. There are issues on a global and national scale. And there are issues in our own backyard. It is clear that there are many challenges ahead in regards to the economy, jobs, the environment, education, healthcare, civil liberties, immigration and more. But together, we can start the movement to change, one circle at a time.

I look forward to the next Engage Her Silicon Valley Circle in September (to be announced).

ONE – Misa Malone at Engage Her Conference 2009 from steve on Vimeo.

More than 350 women and a contingent of supportive men came to engage with each other and start a new national pipeline of multicultural women leaders in business, politics, and media. From ten-year-old bloggers from an all-girls middle school in Oakland to 80-year-old activists as well as stay-at-home moms and college students, women came from across the country to join in the first Engage Her Multicultural Women’s Leadership Conference April 25-26, 2009 on the University of California, Berkeley campus.

A special presentation of the 4 Legends of Feminism with Gloria Steinem, Dolores Huerta, Yuri Kochiyama and Aileen Hernandez was concluded with Misa Malone singing an acapella rendition of ONE, the theme song for Engage Her.
Music written and produced by:
Tony Saunders La Porte Avenue Music BMI c 2008
Lyrics by: Tonnie Harvey
Video by Steve Yamaguma, Design2Market

More than 350 women and a contingent of supportive men came to engage with each other and start a new national pipeline of multicultural women leaders in business, politics, and media. From ten-year-old bloggers from an all-girls middle school in Oakland to 80-year-old activists as well as stay-at-home moms and college students, women came from across the country to join in the first Engage Her Multicultural Women’s Leadership Conference April 25-26, 2009 on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
Video produced by Michel Fraser