D.C. conference for Black, Latina,
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On April 7-8, 150 women of color gathered in Washington, D.C., at the Women of Color Partnership Conference. The conference was sponsored by the Women of Color Partnership Program, the ACLU, and the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights.
The participants were in Washington to march in the April 9 demonstration for Zakiya Somburu is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Black Women's Health Project. She attended the WCP conference in Washington, D.C. on April 7-8. Women's Equality/Women's Lives. The conference was called to discuss the issue of reproductive rights and its importance for women of color.
The Women of Color Partnership Program made it possible for many of us to be in Washington and to participate in this historic beginning. The "vision statement" of the WCPP describes its origin and purpose:
"The Women of Color Partnership Program was created by the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights in 1985 as a vehicle for which African-American Women, LatinAmerican Women, Asian-Pacific Women, Native American Women, and Women of
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