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<b><span style="font-size:5.0pt;color:#00467E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#00467F">News Media Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#00467F">Beverly B. Thompson, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00467F">919.475.2362 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:CommsMedia@DurhamNC.gov">CommsMedia@DurhamNC.gov</a><span style="font-size:5.0pt;color:#00467E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:50.0pt;color:#00467F">Media Advisory</span><span style="color:#00467F;text-transform:uppercase">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: March 15, 2023</span><span style="color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Durham Hosts 20th Annual Women’s Forum on March 29</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Forum Available Online and In Person</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>What</b>: <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=8068&month=3&year=2023&day=29&calType=0">
20<sup>th</sup> Annual Women’s Forum: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Story</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>Who</b>: City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department’s Human Relations Division<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>When</b>: Wednesday, March 29, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>Where</b>: Join in person at City Hall Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza<span class="lrzxr">, Durham, NC 27701; register to attend virtually via
</span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OmUV4MxMRiqRQh6zEbxGpQ">Zoom</a>; or watch the live broadcast on the City’s social media channels<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:windowtext">The Human Relations Division of the City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department is proud to present the 20th annual Women's Forum in honor of National Women's History Month. This free hybrid
forum is open to the public. This year’s theme, <i>Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Story</i>, aims to honor women who have made history, broken barriers, and paved the way for Durham’s future generations.
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<span class="normaltextrun">The event will feature a diverse group of panelists who will share their experiences
</span>building bridges in the community to create positive change in Durham. <span class="normaltextrun">
<span style="color:black">Panelists include Tianna Leger, program director of Women's Business Center of NC; Bessie Elmore, executive director of Straight Talk Support Group; Lauren Brasil, managing attorney at Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid NC; and Mary Chen,
president of Chen Language Services.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:windowtext">A meet and greet with light refreshments will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the City Hall lobby. Spanish interpretation will also be available.
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This forum will be livestreamed on the <span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/1104/Durham-Television-Network">City’s website</a></span>; on the City's
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/CityofDurhamNC">YouTube</a></span><span style="color:#333333">,
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC">Facebook</a></span>, and
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC">Twitter</a></span><span style="color:#333333">
</span>channels; and on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV through the free Boxcast app. This forum will also be televised live on
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/1104/Durham-Television-Network">Durham Television Network</a></span><span style="color:#333333">
</span>(Spectrum channel 8, Frontier channel 70, and AT&T U-verse channel 99).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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For more information, contact Latoya Battle with the City’s Neighborhood Improvement Services Department Human Relations Division by phone at (919) 560-4107, ext. 34220 or by
<a href="mailto:Latoya.blackwell@durhamnc.gov">email</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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