A weekend of Empowerment, Sisterhood, Sharing, & Fun!
From December 12-14, 2025, 130 rural and farmworking women came to the Rural Women’s Assembly — our 20th year — full of inspiration and empowerment!
These courageous women spent the weekend sharing their strength, their stories, and their powerful work toward justice. Together, we connected deeply and gained strength from one another, from our allies and from workshop leaders to develop strategies and networks for change through education.
This year’s workshops included:
- African Dance, Stretching, Zumba, Line Dancing and Karaoke
- Financial Equity: Why Join a Credit Union?
- Eating Healthy: Do’s and Don’ts
- Know Your Rights
- Creating a Vision Board
- Painting our Emotions
- Jam-making
- Stirring Up Good Trouble: Using Your Power for Positive Change
- Youth Panel on Colorism and Dreams
- Poetry and Activism
- Managing Your Finances
- Faith & Action: Soft Yet Strong
- Panel on Women in Government
- Panel on Spirituality and Empowerment
- Speaking Truth to Power, Sharing Stories
We are so grateful to this year’s sponsors, who have helped to make this incredible event possible:
- Sisters of St. Joseph
- Hudson River Presbytery
- Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
- Rochester Area Community Foundation
- Workforce Development Institute
- Presbytery of Genesee Valley
- Junior League of Long Island
- Northwell Health
- Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan
- Hispanic Federation
- The Integrated Rural Strategies Groups of the Neighborhood Funders Group
And, our deepest thanks to all of the many individuals who donated to the RWA!
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