IIIrd Women Congress in Cieszyn Silesia

   

Women congress

Women’s everyday space’, ‘Education develops and enriches’ – these are the mottos of this year’s IIIrd  Women Congress in Cieszyn Silesia. Creative Women Club Association organized a two-day meeting which was held 16^th-17^th October 2015 in Cieszyn.
     The Congress is an event aimed at both women and men. It was prepared for the first time three years ago by Creative Women Club Association, which has been working in favour of women for seven years. The IIIrd Congress was held under auspices of the vice-marshal of Silesian Province – Aleksandra Skowronek, the member of Polish Parliament  - Miroslawa Nykiel and the rector of The university of Dąbrowa Górnicza – prof. dr. Zdzislawa Dacko-Pikiewicz.     The Congress was to discuss what the women everyday space is. The participants wanted to answer the following questions: What does the space consist of? In the fast media world  of consumerism and globalization is there any space for empathy, reflexion or considering our choices? The issues of courage, taking challenges, protesting against injustice but also women of success, their passions, activities and self-esteem were mentioned during the meetings. These talks were supposed to enrich the participants upon new experiences and broaden their views.
     The guests were greeted by Roma Rojowska – the chairwoman of CWC Association. ‘We try to act in favour of women and men, their being equally treated and supporting entrepreneurship. The IIIrd Women Congress is an event, which contributes to a project realized as a part of an operation program financed by the state budget. We received the financial support after a long time of negotiations and we are proud of the fact that the project is called ‘Cieszyńskie on High- heels: Cieszyn Silesia’s Women Activation in Public Life’ –emphasized Rojowska.
     The two-day congress consisted of discussions and workshops. There was also a park for women and a lot of stalls with advisors and refreshment.
Source: http://wiadomosci.ox.pl/wiadomosc,31688,iii-kongres-kobiet.html
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