This Student/Alumni Roundtable will create space for dialogue at the intersection of human rights, women’s empowerment, and global justice. Together, we will explore:

· The crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous peoples in the United States and Australia, with a focus on women and girls.

· The resilience and leadership of Indigenous women as agents of empowerment, healing, and systemic change.

· Strategies for global alumni networks to amplify advocacy, education, and partnerships that protect Indigenous rights and promote equity.

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how empowerment and justice are inseparable, and how each of us—as leaders and alumni—can contribute to dismantling cycles of violence while uplifting voices that are too often silenced.

On Friday, July 26, GlobalWE Connect will hold the seventh edition of our Women’s Empowerment Fireside Chat Series featuring Vital Voices Global Partnership and Senior Vice President of Leadership and Social Impact Zoë Dean-Smith.

For more than 25 years, Vital Voices Global Partnership has been investing in women leaders solving the world’s greatest challenges. They are “venture catalysts,” identifying those with a bold vision for change and partnering with them to make that vision a reality. They scale and accelerate their impact through long-term investments to expand the skills, connections, capacity, and visibility of women leaders.

Vital Voices provided early support for leaders who went on to become Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, U.S. Youth Poet Laureates, prime ministers, and breakthrough social entrepreneurs. Since its founding in 1997, Vital Voices has directly supported more than 20,000 women change makers across 185 countries and built the most powerful global network of women leaders who are daring to reimagine a more equitable world for all.

Join us for our second Discussion Circle on Thursday, June 1st at 8 pm, addressing the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Women.