[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Women's Forum March 20

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CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701

News Release


News Media Contact:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist
(919) 560-4123 x 11253
(919) 475-7735 (cell)
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>
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For Immediate Release: March 7, 2014


Durham Hosts Women's Forum March 20
Event Celebrates Five Women for their Contributions to the Durham Community; Event to be Televised Live on DTV8

What:              12th Annual Women's Forum - "Celebrating Women's History Month"

Who:               City of Durham Human Relations Division with the Neighborhood Improvement Services Department

When:             Thursday, March 20, 2014, from 6 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 they mastered challenges and overcame obstacles on their roads to success. Event attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.

*         Panelists include Dr. Debra Saunders-White, chancellor of North Carolina Central University; Leonor Clavijo, executive director of the N.C. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Kelli O'Hara, investigative reporter with ABC 11; Anita Daniels, president of Actualities Limited; and Regina Youngblood, director of the City of Durham Human Resources Department.

*         The forum is free and open to the public. Parents and youth are encouraged to attend this forum to learn about potential career choices. The forum will also be broadcast live on DTV8 (Time Warner Cable channel 8 with a cable box, digital converter or channel 97-5 with a QAM tuner).

*         To RSVP to attend this event, contact Juanita English at Juanita.English at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Juanita.English at DurhamNC.gov> or call (919) 560-1647. ext. 34279. For more information about this year's forum, contact Delilah Donaldson, human relations manager for the City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, at (919) 560-4107, ext. 34277 or by email at Delilah.Donaldson at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Delilah.Donaldson at DurhamNC.gov>.

About the Human Relations Division in the City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department

The Neighborhood Improvement Services Department works to preserve and improve quality of life conditions for Durham residents, and to encourage active participation in neighborhood redevelopment and public policy and decision making dialogue. The department is responsible for enforcement of quality of life ordinances and state statutes including the City's Minimum Housing Code; Nonresidential Code; Weedy Lot, Abandoned and Junk Vehicle ordinances; and the State of North Carolina's Unsafe Building Statute. The department's Human Relations Division strives to improve race and human relations in the City by working to eliminate housing discrimination and by prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the needs of Durham's residents. The Human Relations Division also provides oversight to the City of Durham Human Relations Commission, which is comprised of 15 Durham residents who meet monthly to work on activities designed to improve human relations and promote harmony throughout Durham. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the department helps ensure that Durham has thriving, livable neighborhoods by providing the highest quality of services to engage and educate the community, eradicate blight, ensure safer neighborhoods, and enhance neighborhood revitalization. For more information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/nis/Pages/Home.aspx.

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