Join Us
RISE + THRIVE
40th Anniversary
Make a 40th wish with us this year. Join us for a special gathering to celebrate our past, present, and future.
THE CELEBRATION
Friday, October 6, 2023
1 – 4 PM at Mosaic
817 5th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Event reception begins at 1 p.m. Let’s connect and celebrate!
12:30 p.m. ~ Doors open
1 – 2:30 p.m. ~ Reception with appetizers provided by Chopped & Served, refreshments by Flava Coffee & Cafe, photobooth, and mingling.
2:30 – 4 p.m. ~ Program featuring:
- Emcee Jasmine Brett Stringer
- Spoken word artist Autumn White Eyes
- Welcome from Board Chair Chanda Smith Baker
- Keynote for a Transformative Era – Rep. Leigh Finke
- Growing Collective Care – A conversation with community partners:
- Former state representative Ruth Richardson, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States
- Sarah Curtiss from Men As Peacemakers
- Zedé Harut from Seeds Worth Sowing
- Khadijah Cooper from Annex Teen Clinic
- Celebrating 40 Years – Gloria Perez
- Dancing Towards an Abundant, Feminist Future with Ananya Dance Theatre
Registration is now closed. Contact giving@wfmn.org with any registration questions at 612-337-5010.
Join Us in Celebration
Calendar of Events
For WFM’s 40th birthday, we’re hosting conversations with partners and trailblazers who are showing the way to a culture of collective care and bold, feminist generosity.
Our History
A feminist history of our last 40 years celebrates the Minnesota’s women, girls, and gender-expansive people who made things happen then and now, growing a legacy for the next generation.
Make a Gift
Your gift funds investment in research, grantmaking, and policy to drive systems change for gender and racial justice in Minnesota.
Rest Up Awards
To celebrate the leadership and care that has kept our communities safe and well, we created the Rest Up Awards to make our first transformative investment of $400,000 in 40 Black, Indigenous, and women of color organizational leaders in Minnesota. To make a gift online, select Rest Up Awards as the designation.
Event Sponsors
Thank you to the generous sponsors of our 40th Anniversary celebration.
