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Women issues come to the fore in March for HERS
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- Women of all ages gather at the American Memorial Park Visitors Center theater to participate in the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk last Saturday. (Kimberly A, Bautista)
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- Former representative Tina Sablan makes a presentation on the importance of women representation during the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
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- Maisie Tenorio, executive director of the Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, gives her presentation on women’s safety and domestic violence awareness at the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. Maisie Tenorio, executive director of the Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, gives her presentation on women’s safety and domestic violence awareness at the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
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- Kagman High School instructor Gerard Van Gil gives a presentation at the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
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- 2018 Miss Marianas Celine Cabrera, left, poses with the sign she created at the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
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- Young men and women hold up the signs they created that represent “women empowerment” during the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park last Saturday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
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- The 2nd March for HERS conference and walk sparks activism in this young girl last Saturday at the American Memorial Park. (Kimberly A, Bautista)
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- Women of all ages march in support of women empowerment during the 2nd March for HERS conference and walk at the American Memorial Park. (Kimberly A, Bautista)
The second annual March for HERS event brought together women of all ages to discuss issues that women in general—the #MeToo movement and “Times Up”—and women in the Marianas currently with.
Last Saturday, women gathered at the American Memorial Park Visitor Center’s theater to witness the presentation of five individuals who discussed issues such as women’s health, women’s empowerment, women’s representation, and women’s safety.
The presentations got women to thinking whether they are satisfied with how they are currently being treated in the Marianas, or if they want to be the drivers for any change that may be needed in the Marianas.
This year’s theme was “Empowering Women to be Leaders for Change,” and the event sought to educate attendees about women’s issues through a series of brief presentations and open discussions with a wide variety of experts on health, economic security, representation, and safety issues.
According to former representative Tina Sablan, males dominate most of the representation roles in the CNMI; currently, there are only about two women in the House of Representatives and one woman in the Senate. She urged all the women at the event to consider standing up and representing women’s voices in the Legislature.
To end the event, women of all ages and men who supported the cause created signs that they held up as they marched around the American Memorial Park.
Over 30 participated in the march, in a symbolic support for women everywhere who need the reassurance that they are powerful and that their voices can be heard if they want it to be.
