Eight-Day Countdown to the Women's Summit

Dear Friends,

We are 10 days away from this year’s Women’s Summit. This is our biggest program ever! Read about it below and sign up today! SIGN UP

I’ll leave you to it, and hope to see you at the Summit.

ALL IN,

Stair

Three days of programing
Four big stage productions
35 workshops and panels
Special sessions for candidates
Postcard workshops, supply swap, exhibit & more
Advocacy fair

Here is the full program.

BONUS – Friday, July 21 7:30PM – 9:30PM Grassroots Rise Up to Win

Attend a fun evening strategizing with the Virginia Grassroots Coalition. This is a great way to kick off the weekend seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

SATURDAY – July 22

8:00AM – 9:00AM | Registration & Advocacy Fair OpensNetworking Coffee – Conversations & ConnectingPostcards, Craftivism & Networking Coffee

9:00AM – 10:45AM | Opening Session

ALL IN to WIN

Stair Calhoun, Network NOVA
Finale Norton, Network NOVA
Katherine White, Network NOVA

When We Vote, We WIN

‘We’re on Fire’ singers: Cecily Bumbray, Jacie Lee & JChris
Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun Board of Supervisors
Tonia Attie, Democracy Chair, Virginia21
Congressman Don Beyer
Senator Jennifer Boysko

When We Organize, We WIN

Penny Blue, Red, Wine & Blue
Tram Nguyen, Executive Director, New Virginia Majority
Virginia Diamond, President, AFL-CIO Northern Virginia (NoVA Labor)
Tyler Hofmann, Starbucks Organizer
When We Vote Our Issues, We WIN
Delegate Dan Helmer
Heather Booth, Strategic Organizer
Han Jones, Political Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia

When We Run Everywhere, We WIN

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
Lynlee Thorne, Political Director, Rural GroundGame
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger
Dorri Scott, Educator, DEI Researcher, Poet
DC Labor Chorus

11:00AM – Noon | Workshop/Panel Sessions #1 | Candidate Sessions

(check this out and make sure your candidates know that Tim Kaine will be working with the candidates during this time period)

POWER LUNCH LIVE – 1:00 – 2:30PM

Delivering live and in-person our weekly Friday Power Lunch. If you enjoy it on Zoom, you will love being part of it LIVE with Finale Norton and Katherine White.Let’s Get Loud & Proud

Simon Rosenberg, Hopium Chronicles
Loud & Proud for Public Education
Anne Holton, Former VA Secretary of Education
Atif Qarni, Former VA Secretary of Education

Get LoudJen Jamula, Creative Director, GoldJam CreativeLoud & Proud for Women

Delegate Jackie Glass
Delegate Cia Price
Delegate Briana Sewell
Delegate Kathy Tran
Young Voters Getting Loud & Proud
Galilea Sejas-Machado, Catalyst for Empowerment

3:00PM – 4:00PM Workshop Sessions #2 | Candidate Sessions4:15PM – 5:15PM Workshop Sessions #3 | Candidate Sessions5:15PM – 7:30PM Dinner (on your own) Food trucks in parking lot

SATURDAY NIGHT – POWER JAM: 7:30 – 10:30PM

Celebrate our candidates as we bring them on stage in Power Packs, candidates running for state and local offices in neighboring communities working together too reach out to voters.

When we organize together, We WIN!
Power Jam Poet: Tammarrah Addison
Welcome: Nancy Rice, WinVA
Power Speakers
Congressman Gerry Connolly
Mayor Catherine Read
Delegates Don Scott, Dan Helmer & Danica Roem
Senator Mamie Locke

INTRODUCTION OF POWER PACKS2023 Opener: Andrea Miller, NWPC-VA, Power of Electing WomenRHYTHM OF DEMOCRACY CELEBRATIONHosts: Manisha Singh, Chair, Congressional District 11 & Meronne Teklu, CD8 Committee/DPVA CentralMusic: DJ BuntyPoets:

Afghan Dreamers founding members, Fatemah Qaderyan, Kawsar Roshan & Lida Azizi
Indian American Poet, Ambar Sharma
Spoken Word Poet, Dorri Scott

11:00 – Midnight AFTER PARTYHost: Dorri Scott, Educator, DEI Researcher, PoetSUNDAY – July 23 – 8:00 – 11:30AM – BADASS BRUNCH

We conclude the Women’s Summit with everyone’s favorite “Badass Brunch.” Get inspired hearing from organizers young and old. And a punch of a surprise at the end!8:00AM BUFFET OPENS9:00-11:00AM PROGRAM Badass BrunchJennifer Carroll Foy, BadassSpecial Honors: Delegate Kathleen Murphy & Ken PlumCongresswoman Jennifer WextonChange Makers