The team who created the largest single-day protest in recorded U.S. history announced Monday that the Women’s March will host a three-day convention called The Women’s Convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit on Oct. 27-29. “The Women’s Convention is literally a one-stop shop for any organizer or any leader or anyone who has aspirations to lead in their communities to come and learn from all of our different partners,” Bland told HuffPost. “In order to effectively harness the power of women from all backgrounds, the Women’s Convention must be accessible to women and allies regardless of economic barriers,” the website reads. Bland said that the main goal for The Women’s Convention is for activists and organizers to leave with more skills and more contacts so that they can bring the movement back to their hometowns. “It can’t just be about mass mobilization, it can’t just be about rapid action.”That’s where the workshops will come in.

Source: Huffington Post August 14, 2017 22:07 UTC