Portland’s Premiere Women’s Leadership Event

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Visit the Expo Marketplace to check out a curated selection of great products and services provided by top consumer brands, lifestyle vendors, local entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. Don't forget to also drop by the Junior League of Portland booth to learn about membership benefits, upcoming events, and local initiatives to support the Greater Portland community.

Morning brainstorms and light breakfast snack refreshments to start your day.

Welcome to the Rose City Women’s Summit! We are in the midst of monumental change for women and minorities and today we celebrate! Sometimes that change is societal, often times that change is internal. Both kinds of change lead to opportunities. Jane Schwartzberg, author of Naked Jane Bares All, will share her experience of embracing life in the face of a devastating medical diagnosis.

Welcome to the Rose City Women’s Summit! We are in the midst of monumental change for women and minorities and today we celebrate! Sometimes that change is societal, often times that change is internal. Both kinds of change lead to opportunities. Jane Schwartzberg, author of Naked Jane Bares All, will share her experience of embracing life in the face of a devastating medical diagnosis.

Learn how to incorporate life-changing practices to reduce stress, prevent burnout, re-energize your life, deepen relationships, and elevate your performance at work and beyond. To many ambitious, professional women “ self-care,” is just another “to do” on an ever-growing list of tasks and responsibilities. The idea of “work-life” balance can feel even more unattainable and the phrase alone can trigger feelings of inadequacy. But the question remains: How can busy women navigate the enormous demands of daily life, and perform to their fullest with joy, and without burnout? There is a way, and it starts with changing the way you think. In this session you will learn how to: - Create time for self-care that sticks- no matter how “busy” you are - Release the guilt and shame that can accompany your new self-care habit - Rediscover what brings you lasting joy and connection - Establish healthy boundaries and say “no” with confidence - Create a work-life integration plan that refuels you physically, mentally and emotionally, every day, without struggle or strain.

Even when we have the best intentions and hopes for our equity and inclusion efforts, our work sometimes stops short when we find conflict within ourselves. Perhaps this conflict arises when we encounter previously unexamined internalized biases. Perhaps it arises when we are called out or called in. This workshop will help attendees identify and address internalized biases as they arise so they can authentically support equity and inclusion without unintentionally deflating the effort out of their unseen resistance to inclusion.

The discussion on psychological impact of racism will include: Understanding the intersection of fear and trauma; exploring structural reinforcers of racism; exploring empathy and trauma informed approaches as means of deconstructing powerful social construct.

Join panelists, JR Ujifusa, Special Assistant United States Attorney working on Trafficking crimes, Liz Alston, CSEC Coordinator for the State of Oregon, Joel Shapiro, attorney, serving on the Oregon Attorney General's Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee, and Officer Natasha Haunsperger of the Portland Police to explore solutions to Portland's Human Sex Trafficking crisis. Moderated by Dione Bledsoe.

Tarana Burke has dedicated her life to social justice work and giving strength to those who experienced sexual trauma or harassment. Just honored as one of The Silence Breakers named TIME's 2017 Person of the Year, Burke spearheaded the Me Too movement years before it became a viral hashtag as the founder of Just Be Inc., a non-profit that helps victims. The simple yet courageous #metoo hashtag campaign has generated over 13 million Facebook posts and Tweets, emerging as a rallying cry for people everywhere who have survived sexual assault and sexual harassment. Tarana’s powerful, poignant story as creator of what is now an international movement that supports survivors will move, uplift, and inspire you. #metoo is not just an overnight hashtag sensation; Tarana has dedicated more than 25 years of her life to social justice and to laying the groundwork for a movement that was initially created to help young women of color who survived sexual abuse and assault. The movement now inspires solidarity, amplifies the voices thousands of victims of sexual abuse, and puts the focus back on survivors. A sexual assault survivor herself, Tarana is now working under the banner of The ‘me too’ Movement to assist other survivors and those who work to end sexual violence. She is also senior director of programs at Brooklyn-based Girls for Gender Equity. On stage, Tarana provides insight into the current state of affairs and outpouring of sexual assault and harassment allegations, addresses pressing issues of respect, dignity and power dynamics in schools, workplaces and politics, and shines a light on the stories of survivors and voices that continue to be marginalized.

Tarana Burke has dedicated her life to social justice work and giving strength to those who experienced sexual trauma or harassment. Just honored as one of The Silence Breakers named TIME's 2017 Person of the Year, Burke spearheaded the Me Too movement years before it became a viral hashtag as the founder of Just Be Inc., a non-profit that helps victims. The simple yet courageous #metoo hashtag campaign has generated over 13 million Facebook posts and Tweets, emerging as a rallying cry for people everywhere who have survived sexual assault and sexual harassment. Tarana’s powerful, poignant story as creator of what is now an international movement that supports survivors will move, uplift, and inspire you. #metoo is not just an overnight hashtag sensation; Tarana has dedicated more than 25 years of her life to social justice and to laying the groundwork for a movement that was initially created to help young women of color who survived sexual abuse and assault. The movement now inspires solidarity, amplifies the voices thousands of victims of sexual abuse, and puts the focus back on survivors. A sexual assault survivor herself, Tarana is now working under the banner of The ‘me too’ Movement to assist other survivors and those who work to end sexual violence. She is also senior director of programs at Brooklyn-based Girls for Gender Equity. On stage, Tarana provides insight into the current state of affairs and outpouring of sexual assault and harassment allegations, addresses pressing issues of respect, dignity and power dynamics in schools, workplaces and politics, and shines a light on the stories of survivors and voices that continue to be marginalized.