9:30-10:30: Women Rock
Presidents’ Hall

Conquering the Energy Crisis Before it Conquers Us
Maggie Koerth-Baker, Writer, Editor, Author of Before the Lights Go Out

Lights, solar panels, battery operated vehicles, windmills, hydroelectricity – all of these create or require electricity. Did you ever wonder how our energy system works today and what will become of it in the future? Koerth-Baker will explain how our energy systems really work today and what we’ll have to do to keep them working in the years to come.

10:45-11:45: People of Minnesota
Presidents’ Hall

We Are Still Here
Reverend Marlene Helgamo, Pastor, All Nations Indian Church, Minneapolis, Executive Director, Council for American Indian Ministry

Reverend Helgamo has a long history as an activist, social justice leader, and authority on treaty and land rights. She will speak about the migration patterns of Minnesota tribes and the establishment and projects of urban Native Americans in the Minneapolis area.

11:45-Noon
Announcements

12:00-1:15
Luncheon

New Members: Association Room
Public Policy: Fellowships Room

1:15-2:15: Justice
Presidents’ Hall

Human Rights Is About Us
Marsha A. Freeman, PhD, JD, Director of International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), Senior Fellow, Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota

Fourteen-year-old Cambodian sex slaves. Nine-year-old Saudi brides. Infants and young girls in Africa and Asia subject to genital mutilation. What do these situations have to do with us in the United States? “Human rights is, above all, an exercise in understanding the power of our own rights, to help others understand and exercise theirs,” says Freeman. She will explain her program’s efforts to support and promote human rights in the United States and throughout the world.