WCI Events
In celebration of International Women's Day,
WCI is hosting the West Coast Premiere of
BARAKA: Amazing Place.
March 8, 2020
3pm - 6pm
Two screenings: 3:30pm and 4:45pm
Defremery Park Office
1651 Adeline St 2nd Floor Oakland, CA 94607
510-823-2120
This feature-length video transports you deep inside the slums of Nairobi, Kenya and Baraka Women's Center where over 1000 women living in extreme poverty find the resources to transform their lives.
The women's compelling stories dramatically reveal the resilience, joy, and hope their Center inspires.
This video testifies to the power of a Women's Center that has achieved critical mass.
All proceeds benefit WCI in supporting Baraka Women's Center and the 2020 re-opening of Oakland Women's Center.
At the Event, you'll also find
Unique accessories handcrafted at Baraka Women's Center
Wine and snacks
Stimulating new connections with amazing people
The opportunity to join the Women's Centers Movement
News
August 2019
Meeting Mama Sarah Obama at her home
From left: Peter Ndier, Founder of SOWO; Teresia Mwangi, Baraka Center Manager; Susan Burgess-Lent, Executive Director WCI; Mama Sarah Obama, Grandmother of Baraka Obama; and Paster Cyrus Njora, trainer at BWC
Sponsorship Opportunity
We welcome companies with a commitment to women's equality to sponsor our events. Your brand, your products and services are placed before influential activist women and men.
Contact Susan@WomensCentersIntl.org
A full list of business sponsors can be found HERE
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