“Women, Power, and the Future of Democracy” workshop

Women’s Fund SouthCoast presents “Women, Power, and the Future of Democracy” Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. at the Zeiterion in New Bedford. Tickets are available now.

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell will join activist and author Loretta J. Ross for a fireside conversation about power, leadership, civic participation and the future of democracy. The program also features Marielena Hincapié, Sen. Lydia Edwards and Melanie Edwards-Tavares in a panel presented in partnership with UMass Boston’s Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy. The panel will be moderated by the center’s director, Dr. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson.

A Democracy Marketplace with local organizations and a presentation from members of the Women’s Fund SouthCoast Young Women’s Advisory Council are also planned.