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DESCRIPTION:📣 CALLING ALL📣 Influencers\, Entrepreneurs\, Artists\, Designer
 s\, Marketing Mavens\, Content Creators\, Educators\, and Community Activis
 ts! \nJoin us for a celebration of Women creatives\, community change agent
 s\, tastemakers & trendsetters\, and overall\, Girl Power IRL!\nFrom fashio
 n\, entertainment\, education\, activism\, wellness\, and more\, women from
  every walk of life inspire us to create futures free of bias\, discriminat
 ion\, and limitations\, and invite us to reimagine a world where women infl
 uence everything.  \nCultures\, Communities & Inclusion (CCI) and Spotlight
  Programs Board welcome all GSU community members to join in on a fun-fille
 d afternoon of empowerment centering the lives experiences of women and gir
 ls\, on Thursday\, March 7\, from 12 – 3 p.m. for the 2024 Women’s HERstory
  Month kickoff event\, InfluenceHER FEST.   \n\nEngage with culture-shiftin
 g creatives\, influencers\, and speakers who truly #InspireInclusion. \nCon
 nect with campus and community partners in HER Engagement Fair. \nEnjoy HER
  InfluenceHER Alley\, inclusive of live entertainment\, giveaways\, and lit
 e bites!  \n\nInfluenceHER FEST is YOUR invitation to ignite innovation\, c
 reate community connections\, and shape the culture at GSU and beyond!\nDoo
 rs open at 12:00pm!\nWHAT’S INCLUDED:  \n\nCOURTYARD STAGE\n\nAMPLIFY HER A
 rtist Showcase\n\nPresented by MTM Standard\n\n\nCULTURE STAGE\n\nFOR THE C
 ULTURE DJ Set\n\nMusic by DJ Dapper Diva\n\nInfluenceHER Alley\n\nGiveaways
 \nPink Carpet Experience\nInstagrammable Photo Ops\n\n\n\n\nCOMMUNITY STAGE
 \n\nSHE ATE (Treat) Stations \n\nComplimentary Beverages & Lite Bites \n\n\
 n\n\n\nHER Engagement Fair:\n\nForge meaningful connections with women crea
 tives\, industry leaders\, student orgs\, and potential collaborators.\n\n\
 n\n\nINCLUSION STAGE \n\nSpotlight HER Interviews with Influential Women  \
 n\nSpotlight HER: Meet the movers-and-shakers from diverse backgrounds and 
 sectors who have been selected as our Spotlight HER Honorees for their infl
 uence and overall contributions to the communities that they serve.\n\n\n\n
 \nFeatured Honorees:\n\n\nAaliyah Alicia Thompson\, Autism Advocate & Entre
 preneur\, CEO of Aaliyah’s Beauty Bar\, 2023 McDonald's Black & Positively 
 Golden Change Leaders\nKamarie Brown\, Education Advocate\, 2023 McDonald's
  Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders \nTola Lawal\, Founder & Executiv
 e Director of Gyrl Wonder\nTiara Missey\, GSU Student\, Health Advocate & P
 resident/ Founder of Project: FLOW\nTonya Cook\, GSU Alumni & Staff Member\
 n María Elena Bermúdez\, GSU Faculty & 2023 JEDI Award Winner\n\n\n\nInflue
 ncers & Entrepreneurs Panel Discussions:\n\nInfluenceHER Panel:  Hear from 
 some of today’s leading influencers about the challenges and opportunities 
 facing women creatives. \n\n\n\n\nFeatured Influencers:\n\n\nMelissa Baker\
 , Fashion & Lifestyle Influencer | Meet Melissa (IG)\nTailor Payton\, Food 
 & Culture Influencer| Meet Tailor (IG)\nGlamazon Tay\, Beauty & Travel Infl
 uencer| Meet Tay (IG)\nDeLeesa St. Agathe\, Reality TV Personality & Digita
 l Influencer| Meet DeLessa (IG)\n\n \n\n\n\nFemme Founders Fireside Chat: E
 ngage with some of the most inspiring entrepreneurs on the planet! Learn in
 sightful leadership lessons from women executives that founded their own bu
 sinesses to #inspireinclusion. \n\n\n\n\nFeatured Founders: \n\n\nBrianna B
 aker\, Executive Director & Founder of Justice for Black Girls | Meet Brian
 na \nJulie Hogg\, CEO/Co-Founder of WISH ATL| Meet Julie\n\n \nWHY YOU NEED
  TO BE THERE:  \n\nThe line-up\, duh! We invite speakers based on three thi
 ngs: \n\nHER Story\nHER Impact\nHER Advocacy\n\n\n\nCommunity Connections\;
  Come meet your Business Besties & Creative Crew! \n\n\nComplimentary bever
 ages & lite bites.\n\n\nA FREE InfluenceHER Kit curated to create your own 
 content and pounce on creative business opportunities. \n\n\nTHE VIBES! THE
  VENUE! THE VIP EXPERIENCE!!! The Pink Carpet is incomplete without YOU!\n\
 n\nAnd be the first 100 to RSVP and attend our GYRL POWER IRL\, event on Th
 ursday\, March 28\, sponsored by our Gyrls from Gyrl Wonder\, for a chance 
 to get some cool giveaways! Last year’s event featured music artists Tenere
 lle\, Bahja Rodiriguiz\, and Grammy Winner\, Coco Jones✨\n\n--\nSpace is li
 mited. Register now‼️\nFor more information about this event\, please conta
 ct Chrissonia McCall (cmccall3@gsu.edu)or Zayreton Slaton (zslaton2@gsu.edu
 )\n\nHosted by: Black Student Achievement\, Office of\, Cultures\, Communit
 ies & Inclusion\, Dean of Students\, Office of\, Latinx Student Services an
 d Outreach (LASSO)\, Multicultural Center\, POUNCE Rewards Program\, Spotli
 ght Programs Board\n\nAdditional Information can be found at: https://pin.g
 su.edu/event/9951590
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LOCATION:Student Center East Ballroom
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SUMMARY:InfluenceHER Fest: A Festival of Female Empowerment
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