Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU:
Academic West 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Morse Leadership Institute, AS Bookstore, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
Check out this video to watch the The Power of Days.
May 28 is the International Day of Action on Women’s Health, and the Morse Leadership institute is celebrating by hosting Celeste Mergens, author of The Power of Days. Mergens is the founder of Days for Girls International, an award-winning non-profit that has provided menstrual wellness resources and health education to nearly 3 million people in 145 countries, including nearly 300,000 refugees. HuffPost has named DfG as a “Next Ten” organization poised to change the world in the next decade. Celeste has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including the Women’s Economic Forum’s Woman of the Decade, and Washington State’s America Mother of the Year. She has also been featured in O, the Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and the Stanford Social Review.
Western is pleased to offer this special program.
Celeste will be on hand to sign books after the talk.
Doors will open at 4:00 p.m.
Featuring:
Celeste Mergens, Author, The Power of Days
Celeste Mergens is the founder of Days for Girls International, an award-winning non-profit that has provided menstrual wellness resources and health education to nearly 3 million people in 145 countries, including nearly 300,000 refugees. HuffPost has named DfG as a “Next Ten” organization poised to change the world in the next decade. Celeste has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including the Women’s Economic Forum’s Woman of the Decade, and Washington State’s America Mother of the Year. She has also been featured in O, the Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and the Stanford Social Review.
Questions and Accommodations
Contact Karen Stout if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-2563 or emailing Karen.Stout@wwu.edu.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form. There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited paid parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. Western provides comprehensive parking details—including lot locations, applicable fees, and campus map. Please note that parking in the C lot and 12A by Fairhaven College is free after 4:30pm on weekdays and all hours on weekends.
The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.