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When I returned from the Fourth World Conference for Women in Beijing I was moved and motivated to become even more of an activist for Women's Rights. I became connected with CAWA and WIN and we have been on the same path ever since..Our passion has been to stay connected with others all around the world CAWA is our model for what we do in our own community. As the CAWA Co-Coordinator for Ventura County with Cecelia Fargo(now deceased) we began organizing locally while we continued to think globally to impliment the goals Beijing Platform for Action believing that we could impact the lives of women at the local level on the various issues that have kept women from being equal partners in our society. Through CAWA we have hosted women from Uganda and Afganistan in Ventura and educated local women about their issues so we could understand and help improve their lives. At the local level with CAWA as our model we have organized a Collaborative effort with various other Womens Organizations. We have held three Forums addressing the issues of Economic Injustice, Educational InJustice and Economic Insecurity including Poverty all based on the 12 Critical Areas of Concern established in Beijing We are working crossculturally on empowering poor women and immigrant families with other community based organizations on problems of homelessness,women in jail,environmental concerns,health care, family violence and many other issues. A lack of adequate funding is our biggest stumbling block. Imagine what we could do...............

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