July 2004

We marked our 10th year Anniversary and acknowledged four "Women Who Dared" during our recent breakfast celebration. The gala, emceed by actress Lisa Gay Hamilton, was held at the City Club on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles on June 10, 2004.

At the gala, we paid special tribute to four outstanding women who have blazed trails in their respective fields. The event's keynote speaker was inspiring community leader Karen Bass (who recently won the Democratic primary election to California's 47th district). We also honored: Meri Nana-Ama Danquah (Author, Willow Weep for Me), Lana Moorer, professionally known as MC LYTE, (legendary female Hip Hop pioneer/actress/activist) and Frances Jemmott (Founder, California Black Women's Health Project). These are women who have stood strong and proud while making a lasting impact on their community.

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CABWHP will soon begin training a new class for our innovative Advocate Training Program (ATP). The ATP is a program that is designed to train women from the grassroots community to become effective health policy activists and advocates. In 2002 and 2003, the program was enormously successful. We anticipate that the 2004 ATP will be equally (if not more) successful.

The ATP focuses on advocacy that addresses the intersection between Black women s mental, emotional and physical health. The training program emphasizes skill-building so that participants learn many skills (including community organizing, media advocacy, effective legislative advocacy) in an interactive environment.