Best-Selling Author Roxane Gay, and “Nashville’s next star” (CBS Mornings) Brittney Spencer will be in attendance at the 2022 Women’s Convention taking place this weekend in Houston, Texas - with Gay giving the keynote speech on Saturday, and Spencer hosting a welcome concert on Friday night.

Actress Torrey Devitto and Emmy award winning host and philanthropist Jeannie Mai Jenkins will also be in attendance and host game shows - Feminist Jeopardy and Feminist Family Feud - on Saturday.

VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE 2022 WOMEN’S CONVENTION HERE: https://www.thewomensconvention.com/schedule-new

The 2022 Women’s Convention in Houston will bring together gender justice advocates and allies from across the United States to plan, prepare and build power.

With over 200 delegations from 43 States, the 2022 Women’s Convention will be the largest gathering of organizers and feminist advocates before the 2022 midterm elections.

WHEN: Friday, August 12, 2022 - Sunday, August 14, 2022

WHERE: George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston, TX 77010

The Women’s Convention will be organized into six training tracks for activists and include featured sessions, including:

• “The Black Feminist Future Blue Print Series”, Presented by Black Feminist Futures;
• “Fundamentals of Running for Office”, Presented by Emily’s List;
• “Building Power Through Storytelling at the Local Level,” Presented by MomsRising;
• “Lessons and Learnings in the 5 Years Since #MeToo: Have Recent #MeToo Workplace Harassment Reforms Fulfilled the Progmise of an Intersectional Feminist Movement,” Presented by the National Women’s Law Center,
• “Not Your Mother’s Feminism: From the 60s to Now,” Presented by the National Organization for Women;
• “Voting Ourselves a Raise in the Great Resignation: Wage Increases as a Tool for Voter Mobilization,” Presented by One Fair Wage
• “#UnionsForAll: Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us,” Presented by the SEIU
• “Disinformation Station: Organizing to Stop the Spread of Racist + Misogynist Disinformation On and Offline,” Presented by UltraViolet

“Forty-five years ago, feminists gathered in Houston for another major convention. The 1977 National Women's Conference made important steps toward the inclusive feminism we lift up today, placing racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights at the center of the feminist agenda. But they made a grievous error, underestimating how determined the extremist right was to impose its deeply unpopular agenda on the country. Even as feminists celebrated their historic coming together, the religious right was mobilizing across town, laying the groundwork for a decades-long march to seize institutional power,” explained Rachel Carmona, executive director of Women’s March. “Now, this August, we will gather in Houston with clear eyes and open hearts, using culture and art to connect and heal even as we share skills and strategies to win big and take back our rights in the 2022 midterm elections.”

The 2022 Women’s Convention was organized by Women’s March, Black Feminist Futures, the National Organization for Women, the National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, UltraViolet, and the United States of Women.

FOR A FULL LIST OF PARTNERS & PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, CLICK HERE: https://www.thewomensconvention.com/partners