Join us on the bridge for International Women’s Day 2011
February 24th, 2011 | Published in Google Student Blog
We are looking forward to celebrating women’s achievements and driving awareness of women's issues in honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2011.
This year Google is collaborating with Women for Women International on their “Join me on the Bridge” campaign. Originally conceived of by women from Rwanda and Congo as a sign of solidarity between women in two conflict-ridden countries, last year’s campaign brought together thousands of women and men at more than 100 bridge events on four continents.
And this year we’re offering new online resources to make it simple for you, your friends and your classmates to participate in bridge events. To attend a bridge event, check our map to see all the events that have already been planned. Or you can use our event toolkit to plan your own event on the bridge of your choice.
Maybe consider organizing a bridge event on or near your campus. The event toolkit we've put together makes it super easy for campus women's organizations, sororities or other groups to plan an event using ready-made posters and t-shirt designs. And remember to take lots of videos and upload them to the map on March 8th!
On our International Women’s Day 2011 site, you can also donate to Women for Women International and more than 40 other incredible organizations working in the fields of women’s economic security, education, empowerment, equality, health and safety.
Hope to see you on the bridge on March 8!
This year Google is collaborating with Women for Women International on their “Join me on the Bridge” campaign. Originally conceived of by women from Rwanda and Congo as a sign of solidarity between women in two conflict-ridden countries, last year’s campaign brought together thousands of women and men at more than 100 bridge events on four continents.
And this year we’re offering new online resources to make it simple for you, your friends and your classmates to participate in bridge events. To attend a bridge event, check our map to see all the events that have already been planned. Or you can use our event toolkit to plan your own event on the bridge of your choice.
Maybe consider organizing a bridge event on or near your campus. The event toolkit we've put together makes it super easy for campus women's organizations, sororities or other groups to plan an event using ready-made posters and t-shirt designs. And remember to take lots of videos and upload them to the map on March 8th!
On our International Women’s Day 2011 site, you can also donate to Women for Women International and more than 40 other incredible organizations working in the fields of women’s economic security, education, empowerment, equality, health and safety.
Hope to see you on the bridge on March 8!
Update 4:39PM: Added YouTube video.