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Proclamation on CNMI Women History Month to be signed
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Posted on Feb 23 2000
A proclamation designating the Month of March 2000 as the CNMI Women History Month will be signed on March 1, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at the CNMI Arts and Culture Gallery on Capitol Hill, according to organizers.
The Governor’s Office of Women’s Affairs in collaboration with the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture and the First Lady’s Vision Foundation, Inc. will begin with the opening of the CNMI Women Arts Exhibit from March 1 to 31; the 3rd Annual Health Symposium on March 4th at the Diamond Hotel, jointly sponsored by the First
Lady’s Vision Foundation, Inc., and the NMI Council for the Humanities; March 25th the Marianas Filipino Women Association’s symposium entitled “Focus on Cultural Interaction Among Diversified Women in the CNMI” at the Saipan Diamond Hotel, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
To coincide with the CNMI Women Arts Exhibition final day on March 31, the First Lady’s Vision Foundation, Inc., and the Governor’s Office of Women’s Affairs in cooperation with the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture will present the first essay competition awards of this year’s theme entitled “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Year 2000 and Beyond.” Cash prizes and plaques will be given to the winners.
“We know that the Month of March is going to be a very busy month. However, the activities and events planned by the Women’s Affairs Office in collaboration and cooperation with other agencies, public and private, we feel excited and we want to pass along our excitement to everyone in the community,” says Ana S. Teregeyo, special assistant for Women’s Affairs.
“You are all invited to attend the events we helped put together. They are very informative, interesting, and above all enjoyable,” concluded Teregeyo.
