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The Riverside Women Creating Change

Last Sunday, at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, Inlandia launched THE BOOK–a collection of oral history interviews with women of Riverside who’ve made a difference in our community. We can start by saying there will always be more: future organizers and activists, and also past who we did not have the opportunityContinue reading “The Riverside Women Creating Change”

The BOOK and THE LAUNCH!

Book Talk and Launch ofRiverside Women Creating Change – Stories and Inspiration FREE • Sunday, October 13, 20241:00-3:00 PM; doors open at 12:30 Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California3933 Mission Inn Avenue Suite 103, Riverside, CA 92501 The Riverside Women Creating Change are thrilled to announce that TODAY is the official publication day for RiversideContinue reading “The BOOK and THE LAUNCH!”

Honoring Ofelia Valdez-Yeager

Riverside Women Creating Change mourns the loss of Ofelia Valdez-Yeager, a champion for Riverside whose contributions are visible — in the Cesar Chavez memorial and the Cheech — and far-reaching in the countless RUSD and UCR students whose lives she touched and through her family. Her legacy of community and change-making will inspire and endure.Continue reading “Honoring Ofelia Valdez-Yeager”

Transitions

One of the most difficult and moving aspects of our project is when women we know, love, and value join the ancestors. We would like to mark the transitions of Susan (“Sue”) Enid Strickland in September 2022 and Deenaz P. Coachbuilder in October 2022. We miss them but rejoice in their long lives and theirContinue reading “Transitions”

Mapping women’s place names in Riverside

We have added a feature, “Riverside – City of Women,” to our website, using Google maps to indicate local sites named for women. Inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s essay, “City of Women” (The New Yorker, October 11, 2016), we started paying attention to where, who, and why Riverside’s landscape is marked with the names of women.Continue reading “Mapping women’s place names in Riverside”

We’ve launched!

Dear Women Creating Change, Thank you for following our progress. For those who are new to the project, thank you for finding us. I’m excited to announce that the project website is now live! Last year, Jane Block approached several of us about a proposed project highlighting the work of women activists in the CityContinue reading “We’ve launched!”