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Public invited to ‘March for HERS’ this Saturday
In celebration of CNMI Women’s Month, the Marianas Young Professionals, or MYPros, is inviting the public to participate in the “March for H.E.R.S.” on Saturday, March 25, from 2:30pm to 5:30pm at the American Memorial Park theater on Saipan.
In line with this year’s theme, “Empowering Women to be Leaders for Change,” this event aims educate attendees on women’s issues through a series of brief presentations and open discussions from a wide variety of experts on health, economic security, representation, and safety, or HERS.
“In my experience, most people are in favor of the idea of gender equity, but don’t really know what that looks like, why it’s important, or how to achieve it. Even women, maybe especially women, struggle with this. There are many layers to these topics. We’re all still learning,” said event co-organizer and MYPros secretary Kaitlyn Neises-Mocanu. “The MYPros are hoping that through open discussions and information sharing, we can empower attendees with knowledge and build confident advocates for gender equity.”
Participants will use what they learned from the presentations to design signage for the subsequent march through Garapan. Light refreshments and sign-making materials will be available. This event is free and open to the public. People of all genders and ages are encouraged to attend. The event venue and march route through Garapan are handicap accessible.
MYPros is an independent nonprofit organization of young professionals founded in February of 2015. Check out mypros.org or follow us on Facebook at Marianas Young Professionals. Questions? Email Sheila Babauta (sheilababauta@gmail.com) or Neises (kneisesm@hawaii.edu). (PR)
