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Colorado Women Powering Change Today

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Thursday, July 9, 2015   

DENVER – More than 1,000 attendees are expected at today's Women Powering Change expo in Denver.

The event, which began as a small backyard gathering in 2013, now showcases the work of more than 100 advocacy organizations across Colorado and the U.S.

Lauren Casteel, president and CEO with the Women's Foundation of Colorado, says the expo creates a space for individual donors and activists to meet groups working to make a difference on issues like sustainability, social justice and gender empowerment.

"Women play a really dynamic role in creating a more vibrant community," she says. "Women can, together with those who love and support them, whoever they may be, power change that makes for a better world."

Casteel says the event is also designed to help anyone curious about how they can get involved find their place in accelerating social change, locally or globally.

Latinas Represent, which helps foster Latina candidates for public office, will also be at the expo. Elsa Holguin, who serves on the organization's national advisory committee, says the expo helps them find support for their work – but is also a way to connect with future leaders.

Holguin has encountered several young women with no previous experience in politics find inspiration, encouragement and support at past events. She says they've gone on to run for school board positions and city council seats.

"It really is an opportunity to bring women together to find their power and find their passion," she says. "And really taking them to how can they also be leaders in the community."

Author and former U.S. Ambassador Swanee Hunt, a member of the National Women's Hall of Fame, will deliver the keynote address.

The Women Powering Change event is free and open to the public, but registration space is limited. More information is available at the Women Powering Change website at www.wfco.org.


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