Many thanks to those who joined us for our opening event yesterday afternoon! It was wonderful to be together to celebrate all that we've accomplished, honor those who have shaped this movement, and create space for laughter in this often challenging work. Our stories are truly holy, and food for the journey.
Today we raise up the voices of prophetic people who walk this path to equality alongside us with a full day of video messages. If you would like to use closed captioning, please enable it by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the video screen; we've done our best to make sure the subtitles are correct!
First, our current board president, Jennifer O'Malley and her wife, Liz Carlin welcome all to the gala celebrations, and acknowledge our sponsors.
Liz and Jen are joined by Sr. Jeannine Gramick, who surprised WOC with the honor of the Margaret Ellen Traxler Award! This award honors women of integrity who boldly advocate for justice in the face of opposition. The award is represented by a giraffe as a symbol of "a willingness to stick out one’s neck despite conflict with Church or State authorities." Thank you, Sr. Jeannine and thank you to the National Coalition of American Nuns.
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