Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association and

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

Present

Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series

Bringing Women’s International Human Rights Home

 

Presented by Aviva Breen

Thursday, June 6, 2002, at 12:00 P.M.

at Briggs and Morgan, PA, 2400 IDS Center, in Minneapolis

(lunch will be served)

Aviva Breen recently retired from her position as the Director of Minnesota's Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women.  During her 18 years as the Executive Director, she worked to pass important pieces of legislation, including Minnesota's parental leave law (one of the first in the country), and Minnesota's Pay Equity law, (the first and only in the country).  Prior to her work at the commission Aviva represented the interests of low-income clients before the Minnesota legislature.   She worked on passing the first domestic violence legislation in Minnesota in 1979.  She has taught Legislative Advocacy and Women's Human Rights at the William Mitchell College of Law.  As the co-chair of the Women’s Program at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, She has participated in training workshops in Bulgaria and Nepal.  She has received many awards for her work, including Minnesota Advocates' volunteer award and Minnesota Women Lawyers' Myra Bradwell award.

This is the eighth in a series of lunchtime speakers dedicated to improving awareness of women’s human rights issues.  Please join us the first Thursday of each month for a new presentation.  For more information, please contact Amelia at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.

R.S.V.P. to Amelia Buttress at Minnesota Advocates for

 Human Rights by noon on Tuesday, June 4th.

Phone: (612) 341-3302 ext. 107 

email: abuttress@mnadvocates.org