March 2008 International Women's Day 2008 Archives

Modern Day Slavery: Human Trafficking (3-4pm)
Hosted by Soroptimist International of Greater Minneapolis
State Senator Sandy Pappas joins Soroptimist International to present a program to increase awareness of human trafficking nationally and in Minnesota.

Bandit Queens Bollywood (5–6pm)
Hosted by Shashi Gupta
A program celebrating the diversity and accomplishments of South Asian women in the Twin Cities.

Fujiyama Mamas (7-8pm)
Fujiyama Mamas showcases the women rockabilly artists who rebelled against the traditional female roles of housewives and mothers during the ’50s including: Cordell Jackson, who toiled as a Rosie the Riveter during the war in an aircraft factory before launching her own record label in 1956; Little Miss Dynamite Brenda Lee; Janis Martin, aka The Female Elvis; and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson.

This is a Man’s World? Women in Hip Hop (9–10pm)
Hosted by Sara Toetschinger
Highlighting those femcees who paved the way in the male-dominated world of Hip Hop.