Emily’s List Pre-Oscar Breakfast Highlights Women of Color ‘Making Things Right’ in the Political Arena
variety.comCarla Renata “How Women Change The World” was the theme of Emily’s List 2023 Pre-Oscar Breakfast. Packed with powerhouses working on impacting change throughout entertainment and politics, the morning kicked with California’s first woman Lieutenant Governor Eleni Koulnalakis and Emily’s List President LaPhonza Butler setting the tone for a morning of inspiration. “We’re not just talking about women in elected office, or just talking about women in entertainment,” Butler said. “We’re talking about women in business.
We are talking about everyday women who choose to do extraordinary things to change not just their lives, but the lives of their families and the people around them.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, in a featured talk with Emily’s List board member Yvette Nicole Brown, encouraged anyone in the room who owns a building to reach out to her office, as many of LA’s homeless have the vouchers for housing, but nowhere to go.
She also shared plans to spearhead an initiative encouraging people to come to Los Angeles for the 7,000 jobs available in the city, falling in line with a philosophy passed down to her from former U.S.
Rep. Diane Watson: “You need to lift while you climb.” “Women are changing the world by us speaking up,” Garcelle Beauvais told Variety before moderating a panel with Amber Riley, Lisa Ann Walter, Massachusetts attorney general Andrea Joy Campbell and Sophia Bush. “That’s how we impact the world.
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