Women of Fels

In collaboration with and Penn ICMA, we present our 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral Forum on Monday, April 24th from 7p-8:30p at the Perelman Center Auditorium. RSVP is required for entry and the link to do so is in our bio. We look forward to seeing you there 🗳️

As we celebrate our organization’s 10th anniversary, we want to give special thanks to our Women’s History Month honorees and everyone who supported our annual event.

In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we will be hosting our Women’s History Month Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 17th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, honoring inspirational women in our community. We hope that you will join us for an evening of community and mingling 🤍

The inaugural Celebration of Black Excellence dinner was a major success! We would like to extend a thank you to Councilmember Kendra Brooks and her team, the Penn Gospel Choir, DeMaria Thomas, Braelyn Fabulous, our co-sponsors, the CBE planning committee and all of our attendees ✨

Members of WOF’s executive board were in attendance at today’s Fels’ Executive Leadership Dialogue Lunch with Dayle Steinberg, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania (PPSP). We engaged in insightful and important conversation surrounding leadership, the current political climate post Roe v Wade, and Planned Parenthood’s services and mission. Huge thank you to the moderators, Ms Steinberg and Fels for today!

In partnership with and ICMA, we invite to our Celebration of Black Excellence Dinner with keynote speaker Councilmember Kendra Brooks! Join us on Tuesday, February 21st at The Study at University City from 6pm-8pm. RSVP in the link in our bio.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we volunteered at Henry C. Lea School! Thank you to the all of the staff, faculty, parents, and students who made today possible.

This Friday, December 9th, in collaboration with and Fels ICMA, we will be hosting the Fels Midterm Candidates Panel, featuring former and current Fels students Anna Thomas (MPA ‘22) and PA State Representative-Elect Anthony Bellmon (EMPA ‘24), both whom ran for office in the 2022 Midterm Elections. The panel will be held in the ARCH Auditorium at 6pm with a reception to follow. We look forward to your attendance!

This Friday, December 9th, in collaboration with and Fels ICMA, we will be hosting the Fels Midterm Candidates Panel, featuring former and current Fels students Anna Thomas (MPA ‘22) and PA State Representative-Elect Anthony Bellmon (EMPA ‘24), both whom ran for office in the 2022 Midterm Elections. The panel will be held in the ARCH Auditorium at 6pm with a happy hour to follow. We look forward to your attendance!

Thank you to all the students who joined us in seeing Michelle Obama and Gayle King on the Light We Carry Tour! Women of Fels would also like to thank our program representatives for co-sponsoring this event!

Thank you so much to the volunteers who joined our community service project last week, and to Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania for hosting this special project. Women of Fels is proud to support those seeking abortion care and will continue working to ensure women and others can live full lives and make decisions about their bodies, families, and futures.

Meet our 2022-23 Executive Board
- President: Karmen Jones
- Vice President: Theresa Gassert
- Communications Director: McKenna Samson
- Finance Chair: Nikki Mahia
- Program Coordinator: Abby Hughes
- Secretary: Alexa Salas

Thank you to Penn Democrats, our attendees, and the WoF team for making our Abortion Rights Policy Panel a success! And special thanks to our esteemed panelists – Executive Director for PP Pennsylvania Advocates, Signe Espinoza, MPH, Lead Law and Policy Analyst for Center for Public Health Law Research, Adrienne Ghorashi, Esq., and Legislative Aide to Councilmember Helen Gym, Glenn Forster. ICYMI: watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/PyBy5Po9X1A.

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