Women's Conference on Sustainability

(Left) Wyoming First Lady Nancy Freudenthal speaks at the Women’s Conference on Sustainability. (Right) Keynote speaker Melinda Kramer spends time with middle school kids and teaches them about grassroots activism.

In May 2008, Womentum and The Nature Conservancy hosted the inaugural Women’s Conference on Sustainability in Jackson Hole. Through a unique format designed to capture women’s voices, the conference aimed to:

• Educate and inspire participants about the work of prominent women leaders in fields of environmental sustainability.
• Renew women’s commitment to work related to sustainability.
• Strengthen women’s professional networks.

The conference began a dialog among women who are working toward environmental sustainability through the arts, science, conservation, faith, communications and politics. Participants discussed real ways to unite environmental grassroots activism and make immediate impact. They are continuing their conversations online at www.womensustain.com.

View a video clip of the conference here.

Click here for the May 6 press release re-capping the conference.  

 

Women in Leadership

In March 2007, Womentum hosted a sell-out “Women in Leadership” lunch and panel discussion at the Rendezvous Bistro in Jackson.  The featured speaker was Marie C. Wilson, who has been a leading advocate for women’s issues for the past 30 years. In 1998, she founded and became president of The White House Project.  One of this organization’s most innovative programs is “Vote, Run, Lead,” which provides a roadmap for addressing the issues she raises in her book, Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World.

Other panelists included Wyoming First Lady Nancy Freudenthal, Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kite, Gov. Dave Campaign Field Coordinator Katie Freudenthal, and Jackson Town Councilwoman Melissa Turley.

 

Lunafest

In March of 2005 and 2006, Womentum hosted LUNAFEST, the first-of-its-kind film festival in Wyoming where the movies are made by, for, and about women in celebration of International Women’s Day. 

On March 6, 2005, Womentum hosted their first awareness raising community event in Jackson: LUNAFEST, and were overwhelmed by the success of the event – eager viewers overflowed the Teton Theater, and people were turned away at the door.  First Lady of Wyoming Nancy Freudenthal was the keynote speaker at the event.  She spoke regarding the status of women in Wyoming, particularly in regards to the Wyoming Self Sufficiency Standard that was released in February 2005. 

Womentum again hosted LunaFest on March 5, 2006 at the Mainstage Theater in Jackson.  Jackson was buzzing with anticipation about this event and it proved itself by attracting approximately 300 people to a matinee and evening show.  In attendance were Governor Dave Freudenthal and his wife Nancy, who kicked off the seven o’clock show by speaking about being a woman in Wyoming, and presented the first ever Atta Girl awards on behalf of The Equipoise Fund.

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