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WPA,
  I am writing in regard to the information sent by Lysa Ringquest
yesterday about Cecilia Asogwa.  It has been suggested that Cecilia
Asogwa be asked to speak about gender issue at the Women's Equality Day
event. I think this is a wonderful idea.  How do the rest of you feel?
We would then have three speakers.
  If it is agreed to ask Cecilia to speak would someone volunteer to take
charge of this aspect?
  I have included the information from Lysa at the bottom  of this message.
I would appreciate it if everyone could respond to this request as soon as
possible.  Saturday is approaching quickly!

Thank you,
Amy J


 Greetings WPA Sisters,
>
> Arland Jacobson stopped by our office today and asked if PEPP would be
> interested in hosting a brown bag luncheon for Cecilia Asogwa.
>
> So on Sept. 15th from 12:00 to 2:00 in our conference room we invite you
> to attend. Please RSVP for room set up. Thankyou.
>
> Lysa
>
>
> Friends,
>     I have both a great opportunity for you, and a couple requests.
>     Totally out of the blue, a Nigerian woman sent a application to
> CHARIS to spend a sabbatical here. We don't do sabbaticals, but I was very
> intrigued by her impressive credentials, and I told her that we'd do what
> we
> could for her if she wished to come, and I suggested some ways she could
> connect with people in this area working with the poor, especially women.
> She will be coming Aug. 20 or 21, and spending two months here.
>     Cecilia Ukamaka Asogwa is the director of the Development Education
> Centre in Enugu, Nigeria, a city in southern Nigeria with a population of
> over 600,000.  She is a social activist, working on the eradication of
> poverty through the provision of micro credit, job creation, etc.; gender
> issues; illiteracy; AIDS; human rights; and other issues. Her center is a
> member of the Association of Christian Lay Centres in Africa. I don't know
> what "brand" of Christian she is. She might be Catholic, based on the
> presence of Catholics on her Board of Trustees, but this board also
> includes
> the Methodist Archbishop of Enugu Diocese; she also attended Holy Rosary
> Convent Primary School. She has traveled a great deal around the world
> with
> church-related conferences, especially World Council of Churches, the
> Africa
> association mentioned above, etc. One time, she also came to theological
> conference in St. Paul and met with the Greater Minneapolis Council of
> Churches. Cecilia has a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Nigeria;
> a
> M.Ed. in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of
> Ibadan; and a M.Th. in Theology and Development from the University of
> Edinburgh, Scotland.
>     She wants to connect with groups here that deal with similar issues,
> and she would appreciate being asked to speak in churches, in classes, or
> other groups.
>     I am looking for THREE THINGS: (1) housing for her--a few of us have
> already indicated that we will be happy to have her stay in our homes for
> a
> week or two, but we could use some more volunteers; (2) opportunities for
> her to meet with various groups, including church groups, college classes,
> organizations that work with the poor, etc.; and if an honorarium could be
> offered it would be MUCH appreciated because we need to provide some
> support
> for her; (3) volunteers to take Cecilia to meet with various groups.
>     If you, or someone you know, can help me out, I would appreciate it
> very much. This woman has so much to offer our community, and to
> individuals
> able to spend some time with her. The core group of people trying to make
> this all happen are Ann Burnett, director of Women's Studies at NDSU;
> Harvey
> Stalwick, director of Concordia's Lilly Endowment-supported "Call to
> Vocation" project; and I.
>     By the way, she also bears the "Chieftaincy Title," awarded her in
> 1994 for community service; she is listed on the Board of Directors as
> Chief
> Cecilia....  She has received other awards for the empowerment of women
> (by
> Rotary Club of Enugu); and an award by the Catholic Women Organization of
> the Catholic Diocese of Enugu for services to humanity and the less
> privileged women in Nigeria. She has published a number of papers dealing
> with the issues she addresses.
>     Please let me know if you can help. It would be best if you could
> specify dates for meetings, for staying in your home, etc. Thanks!!!
>     Also, please forward this to others who might be interested!!!
> Arland
>
>
>
>
> Lysa Ringquist
> Community Organizer
> People Escaping Poverty Project
> 116 12th St. S.
> Moorhead MN
> Office - 218-236-5434
> Cell - 701-866-3532
> email - lysa@pepp.org
>
> This movement we are building will not go away!
>
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