On March 29, the Womxn’s Leadership Conference featured keynote speaker Helen Tran, the first Asian American mayor for the City of San Bernardino. Tran shared the obstacles she overcame on her journey to office.
San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran will give the keynote address at the annual Womxn’s Leadership Conference, which takes place March 29 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union South.
The annual Womxn’s History Month celebration at Cal State San Bernardino will feature a variety of events that highlight the achievements and contributions of women, which started with an opening ceremony on March 4. This year, the events will focus on the theme, “Sisterhood & Solidarity.”
Kim Carter, founder and ambassador of Time for Change Foundation, is a community activist who has received more than 200 accolades and whose personal story was told in the 2022 film, “Tell It Like a Woman,” played by Jennifer Hudson.
Nalleli Cobo, environmental activist, and Funmilola Fagbamila, playwright, scholar and artist, joined the conference to share their stories and empower the audience to make positive changes within the community.
CSUSB is celebrating Womxn’s History Month with the theme “Meeting at the Intersections: What’s HERstory?” A list of events is at the CSUSB Womxn’s History Month website.
State Sen. Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) served as the keynote speaker at CSUSB’s 2020 Womxn’s Leadership Conference on May 22, where she offered words of encouragement, advice and personal anecdotes.
The conference, with the theme “The Future is Female: 100 Years of Voices,” will be held virtually Friday, May 22, and will feature a keynote from Senator Leyva, panel discussion and breakout sessions.