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What:              8th Annual Women’s Forum – “Celebrating Women’s Success”

Who:               City of Durham Department of Human Relations

When:             Tuesday, March 23, 2010
                         Reception at 5 p.m.
                         Forum from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Where:            Durham City Hall
                         Council Chambers
                        101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor
                         Durham, N.C.  27701

Fast Facts:
• Five successful Durham women will share their personal experiences and insights on how to master challenges and overcome obstacles on the road to success.  Event attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.

• Panelists include Tamara Gibbs, reporter with ABC 11 Eyewitness News; Dr. Sandra Childers, chiropractor with University Chiropractic; Katushka Olave, pastoral associate with Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Constance Stancil, director of the City’s Department of Neighborhood Improvement Services; and Lisa Cozart, commissioner with the City’s Human Relations Commission.
 
• Attendance at this event is free and Durham residents and the news media are encouraged to attend.  The forum will also be televised live on DTV8, the City’s government television channel on Time Warner Cable, as well as on the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/dtv8.

• To nominate a forum participant to be celebrated at next year’s event, contact Yvonne Peña, director of the City’s Department of Human Relations, via e-mail at yvonne.pena@durhamnc.gov.  All nominations will be considered.

• For more information about this year’s forum, or to R.S.V.P. to attend the reception, contact Delilah Donaldson, human relations manager for the City’s Department of Human Relations, at (919) 560-4107, extension 24246 or via e-mail at delilah.donaldson@durhamnc.gov. 

About the Department of Human Relations
The City of Durham’s Department of Human Relations strives to improve race and human relations in the City by working to eliminate discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations; and by prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the needs of Durham’s citizens.  To learn more about this department, visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/relations.