San Diego Commission on the Status of Women

We thank Supervisor Nora Vargas for the recognition of the San Diego Commission on the Status of Women and Girls at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 27, 2024. Pictured from left to right: Vice Chairs Kristine Custodio Suero ⚖️ 📚, Amy Nantkes, PhD, and Vernita Gutierrez and Commissioner Idara Ogunsaju, Chair Melinda Vasquez and Commissioners Nadia Farjood, Mary Davis and Lauren Welty.

The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls is currently seeking applications for appointments to the State Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault Victim Services (SAC) in the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Click the link below for more information on how to apply.

SAC on Sexual Assault Services | CCSWG State of California

Have you registered for tonight's event yet? If not, there's still time! Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16Vz4wk0Ra2cpcD_StIlORx5hGumPcimJOgWVVhVikL4/viewform?edit_requested=true

NOTE: If you have previously registered for this event, please check your e-mail that you registered with for the updated secure link to access the event.

The San Diego Commission on the Status of Women & Girls invites you to an empowering and motivating FREE online event called Know Your Rights: Strategies to Prevent Human Trafficking in San Diego County. We will hear from a panel of survivors and experts, learn to spot the risks of human trafficking, and gain valuable strategies to take action in San Diego County.

Speakers include San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, The RAD Movement Founder Sharie Finn, Survivor and kNOw MORE Program Facilitator Ebony Robinson, Victim Specialist and Educator with the Department of Homeland Security Rohida Khan, Program Specialist with GenerateHope Keelin Washington, and Bilateral Safety Corridor Commission Executive Director Dr. Marisa Ugarte.

Day: Monday, June 17
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Online (A meeting link will be emailed to you upon registration)

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/16Vz4wk0Ra2cpcD_StIlORx5hGumPcimJOgWVVhVikL4/viewform?edit_requested=true

REMINDER: The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls invites you to a an empowering and motivating FREE online event called Know Your Rights: Strategies to Prevent Human Trafficking in San Diego County. Register today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16Vz4wk0Ra2cpcD_StIlORx5hGumPcimJOgWVVhVikL4/viewform?edit_requested=true

The San Diego Commission on the Status of Women & Girls invites you to an empowering and motivating FREE online event called Know Your Rights: Strategies to Prevent Human Trafficking in San Diego County. We will hear from a panel of survivors and experts, learn to spot the risks of human trafficking, and gain valuable strategies to take action in San Diego County.

Speakers include San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, The RAD Movement Founder Sharie Finn, Survivor and kNOw MORE Program Facilitator Ebony Robinson, Victim Specialist and Educator with the Department of Homeland Security Rohida Khan, Program Specialist with GenerateHope Keelin Washington, and Bilateral Safety Corridor Commission Executive Director Dr. Marisa Ugarte.

Day: Monday, June 17
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Online (A meeting link will be emailed to you upon registration)

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/16Vz4wk0Ra2cpcD_StIlORx5hGumPcimJOgWVVhVikL4/viewform?edit_requested=true

The Power of Storytelling:

Join us for a conversation with Meghna Bhat, Ph.D., a renowned feminist scholar, consultant, narrative criminologist, change-maker, and storyteller. We will explore how we can shift the narrative and promote culture and social change around gender violence and the impact of storytelling in inclusive, accessible, and culturally responsive community spaces free from violence, abuse, harassment, and oppression.

Mark your calendars and save the date!
June 18th 2:30-3:30 pm
Register at women.ca.gov/ccswg-speaker-series/

The San Diego Commission on the Status of Women & Girls invites you to an empowering and motivating FREE online event called Know Your Rights: Strategies to Prevent Human Trafficking in San Diego County. We will hear from a panel of survivors and experts, learn to spot the risks of human trafficking, and gain valuable strategies to take action in San Diego County.

Speakers include San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, The RAD Movement Founder Sharie Finn, Survivor and kNOw MORE Program Facilitator Ebony Robinson, Victim Specialist and Educator with the Department of Homeland Security Rohida Khan, Program Specialist with GenerateHope Keelin Washington, and Bilateral Safety Corridor Commission Executive Director Dr. Marisa Ugarte.

Day: Monday, June 17
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Online (A meeting link will be emailed to you upon registration)

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/16Vz4wk0Ra2cpcD_StIlORx5hGumPcimJOgWVVhVikL4/viewform?edit_requested=true

Seven inducted into San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame Honorees were recognized for their long history of speaking up about injustice and important community issues

1 week away until the annual San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame Ceremony! Join us this April 13 at the Joan Kroc Theatre for our 2024 Induction Ceremony and Reception to witness history in the making as we celebrate seven phenomenal San Diego women!

https://www.simpletix.com/e/san-diego-county-womens-hall-of-fame-cerem-tickets-160050

Thank you to our Vice Chair and event chair, Amy Nantkes, PhD and Policy Committee for spearheading our Know Your Rights Symposium today. We also extend our gratitude to all of our hardworking Commissioners and volunteers as well as Tanya Castaneda, APR for her work on this event. Please check our website for future programs: https://www.sdstatusofwomenandgirls.org

From housing to health care, San Diego women get a primer on their rights Experts from Legal Aid, Volunteer Lawyer Program, Planned Parenthood advise women of all ages on their legal rights when it comes to evictions, rent increases, and health care during half-day seminar.

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 9 a.m. - The Know Your Rights Symposium, a no-cost event aimed at educating women about their legal rights, will take place this Saturday. The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls is presenting the half-day event, which will feature expert speakers from legal service providers who will delve into the critical topics of employment, housing, healthcare and immigration. To reduce barriers for attendees, the Commission is providing limited child care, translation/interpretation services, a light breakfast and lunch for registered attendees. Walk-ins will be welcomed on a space-available basis. The symposium will take place at the Southeastern Live Well Center – Tubman Chavez Center, 5101 Market St. in San Diego, 92114. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with registration starting at 8:30 a.m., is open to women, girls and others throughout San Diego County.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOWB9TNXRz_oa1mfaNE8hQ_4FFQL-7_tEWWL8yZXZmeRcuKA/viewform

Serving as emcee will be Laura Fink, a strategic communications expert and founder of Rebelle Communications. The Commission is contracting with mission-aligned nonprofits and businesses to produce this event:
The David’s Harp Foundation will document the event with video and photography. The nonprofit uses music as a platform to earn mentoring relationships with youth, providing media production training in a state-of-the-art facility in San Diego’s East Village. The Neighborhood Café at The Neighborhood Enterprise Center, a social enterprise of the nonprofit UPAC (Uniting People Across Cultures) in City Heights and Southeast San Diego, will provide refreshments. Union Printing, a Chula Vista business and member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters-Graphic Communications Council (GCC) Local 388m, is providing printed materials. A Helping Hand LLC, a Women Owned Business, is providing childcare for ages 3-12.

The confirmed presenters represent a rich array of San Diego’s best legal knowledge and expertise and community-based organizations: Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Legal Services of Northern California, Legal Aid at Work, Jewish Family Service of San Diego, University of San Diego School of Law Housing Rights Project, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, University of San Diego School of Law Workers’ Rights Clinic, Casa Cornelia Law Center and San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. This event is made possible by a Women’s Recovery Response Grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.

For more information about the Know Your Rights Symposium and the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, please visit https://www.sdstatusofwomenandgirls.org/