In honor of Women's History Month, Hollywood NOW  presents its 2nd Annual Herstory Awards & Reception event. The event features toasts & roasts of this year's honoree, legendary transgender rights activist Bamby Salcedo,  President, TransLatin@ Coalition

This event is co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board.

Space is limited! Please click here to RSVP.

For more information, please e-mail hollywoodnowchapter@gmail. com

Join the American Academy of Religion's Queer Studies Caucus for an interactive program featuring the short films:  My Mother's Orphan , Directed by Melissa Perez;  Transmormon , Directed by Torben Bernhard; and  The HomoFiles , Directed by Kimberly Esslinger.  The short film program will be followed by an interactive panel discussion with the directors and scholars as well as feature a Q&A.  The film festival will conclude with a screening of the film 

A Sinner in Mecca,  Directed by Parvez Sharma.

Co-Sponsored by the Queer Studies Caucus of the American Academy of Religion Western Region, the City of West Hollywood, the Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission of the City of West Hollywood, the American Academy of Religion Western Region, the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, Hollywood NOW, and Muslims for Progressive Values.

Come brunch with NCJW|LA Young Leaders!

Get involved in advocacy, volunteering, and community-building.  Design your poster for the next rally! Posters and supplies will be  provided but feel free to bring more.

To RSVP, please e-mail Alexa at [email protected] or call (323) 852-8513.

Join Mount Saint Mary's University at our 6th Annual Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California™! The 2017 event will have a unique focus on health and wellness, and the public release of the report will showcase local and national leaders dedicated to ensuring the physical, mental and spiritual health of women and girls everywhere. This year's main program will be followed by a special Architects of Change conversation and luncheon with Maria Shriver.

To learn more and to register, please c lick here.

The 13th annual Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival will open Thursday, March 23 8pm at the LA Live Regal Cinemas in Downtown Los Angeles with a Gala screening of The Drowning, directed by Bette Gordon starring Julia Stiles, Josh Charles and Avan Jogia. 

The film, based on the novel Border Crossing by Booker Prize-winner Pat Barker, is a psychological thriller that explores shifting identities as a psychiatrist faces the past, present and future.The screening is followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and a gala reception.The four-day festival continues through Sunday, March 26 with features, documentaries and shorts, as well as a series of panel discussions.

Join 100+ vendors & exhibitors. 1,000+ products & samples. There will be booths on h ealth, sports, nutrition, holistic, aesthetics and medical.

 

If your business is interested in being a vendor, please contact Vic Gerami, Manager of Events, for more information at  310.880.8563 or  [email protected]

Join California NOW for a screening of CNN's "This is Life with Lisa Ling," which featured an in-depth discussion of the parental rights laws for rapists.  The event will be followed by a panel discussion of experts and advocates with special guest speaker Lisa Ling, Host, "This is Life with Lisa Ling."

 

It is co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board.

 

Free onsite parking in the 5 story parking structure with validation.

For more information, please click here or e-mail Jerilyn Stapleton, President, California NOW at [email protected]

The Justice on Trial Film Festival  seeks films that project the stories of those impacted by the injustice of mass incarceration, providing a voice that is often deafened by the negative images and stereotypes presented in the media.