

6.14.17 Under Attack: Women, Choice, & the Law
Please join us for a panel addressing the personal cost to women exercising their constitutional right to choose, from before the Supreme...


5/4-5/6, 2017 Conservative/Progressive Summit
In partnership with the Kate and Richard Wolters Foundation and the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, the Progressive Women’s...


3.15.17 Immigrants' Rights Update w/ Susan Reed
With Special Guest Michigan Immigrant Rights Center Managing Attorney Susan Reed. Wednesday, March 15, 2017 5:30 PM Registration and...


1.25.17 The Power of Politics
We welcome Grand Rapids, MI Mayor Rosalynn Bliss. She will provide her perspective on the power of electoral politics to translate...


9.12.16 Meeting the Moment w/ Gretchen Whitmer
PWA is delighted to welcome Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan's first woman to lead a state Senate caucus and current Ingham County Prosecutor....


6.13.16 Author and Activist Deepa Iyer Speaks on “Building Inclusive Communities" Fundraiser
Join the Progressive Women’s Alliance for a book talk and conversation with author, lawyer and racial justice activist, Deepa Iyer.


4.05.16 Progressive: Conservative – A Common Ground Summit
Event hosted as part of GVSU's Hauenstein Center’s Common Ground Initiative, in partnership with the Kate and Richard Wolters Foundation,...


3.21.16 Implications of the Emergency Manager Law: The Threat to Democratic Accountability
As the Flint water story unfolded, Kary Moss, Executive Director, ACLU of Michigan quickly emerged as a highly respected thoughtful...


2.23.16 Community Reception for NAACP
Community Reception for NAACP National Climate Policy Director Jacqueline Patterson In partnership with West Michigan Environmental...


11.11.15 Trailblazers: Empowering Women Across Generations
PWA panel honoring Vernis Schad, Mercedes Toohey, and Bridget Clark Whitney We welcome back Teresa L. Thome, Co-founder of Fubble...


10.21.15 Has the Left Killed Free Speech? Safe Spaces and Coddled Minds on the College Campus
Join us for a PWA event featuring: *Dr. Karen Zivi, Associate Professor of Political Science, Frederik Meijer Honors College, Grand...


9.22.15 Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering
PWA event featuring: Jocelyn Benson, Dean, Wayne State University, Law School


3.18.15 LGBTQ Equality in Michigan: Conversation Continued
PWA event featuring: *Connie Thacker, Attorney and LGBTQ Advocate *Jay Kaplan, LGBTQ Project Staff Attorney, ACLU of Michigan


9.29.14 Bette Davis on the Edge - PWA Fundraiser
It’s half past four in the morning of October 31st 1962, and motion picture legend Bette Davis is waiting anxiously for the reviews of...


1.27.13 Reception for WMEAC’s Women and the Environment keynote speaker, Dr. Sandra Steingraber
The Progressive Women's Alliance, is hosting a reception for Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Women &...