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MAWOCC Announces Karen Holmes Ward as Public Service Champion

Worcester, MA – September 12, 2025 — MAWOCC is excited to present our Public Service Champion Award to Karen Holmes Ward, Host, Executive Producer of CityLine, Director of Public Affairs and Community Services, WCVB-Channel 5 for her 40+ years of public service. She is an inspirational leader who has made significant contributions to the

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Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc. (MAWOCC) Invites You to Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary at the Central MA Region Reception and Fundraiser

Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc. (MAWOCC) Invites You to Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary at the Central MA Region Reception and Fundraiser Worcester, MA – August 22, 2025 — Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc. (MAWOCC) is proud to celebrate a decade of impact and resilience and transforming lives. MAWOCC warmly invites the public

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Celia Johnston Blue ’00 is creating lasting change through public service, mentorship, and advocacy.

By Alyssa Haywoode Photo by George Annan ’21 Celia Johnston Blue ’00 loves leadership. “I love developing people and watching them go on to higher levels,” Blue said, “because as a leader, that’s what you want your folks to do.” There is in her conception of leadership an interplay of lifting people and being

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AAPI Commission Lauds MAWOCC

Last Wednesday (June 18, 2025) was a truly special evening. AAPIC had the joy and honor of co-sponsoring MAWOCC’s 10th Annual Western Region Reception and Networking Event in Springfield, and we’re still feeling the energy and inspiration that filled the room. MAWOCC, or the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, has long been a powerful

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Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition celebrates 10 years in the region

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) -The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition held its western region reception tonight in Springfield to celebrate 10 years of advocacy and resiliency. Spirit of Springfield reveals theme for this year’s Bright Nights Ball Women gathered from across the region to celebrate this endeavor of inclusion, equity, and empowerment. The president of

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Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc. (MAWOCC) Invites You to Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary at the Western MA Region Reception

Springfield, MA – June 16, 2025 — Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc. (MAWOCC) is proud to celebrate a decade of impact and resilience, and warmly invites community members, leaders, and supporters to join the Western MA Region Reception on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Penthouse 650 Weddings

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A Day of Holistic Healing and Wellness Event

A DAY FOR SISTERHOOD, HEALING, & CONNECTION! ALL WOMEN ARE WELCOME! Worcester, MA - Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) proudly presents a Day of Holistic Healing and Wellness, a dynamic and transformative day focused on sisterhood, healing, and connection - centered on the experiences of women of color but open to all women.

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‘A generation of confident, powerful women’: MAWOCC opens new headquarters

Originally published via Worcester Magazine, April 11, 2025. Photo: Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition is marking 10 years, with something extra to celebrate: a new space to call home, with an office at the Grove Street Family Properties complex at 100 Grove St. On April 9, it was time

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Join the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition for the Grand Opening of its New Offices!

Worcester, MA – The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) is proud to announce the grand opening of its new Headquarter offices today in Worcester, MA. Dedicated to eradicating racial inequities among women of color created by structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized racism, the organization is a state-wide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization proud to realize

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The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition To Host its Annual Meeting and Celebration!

Worcester, MA – With Women’s Leadership at the Center of our work, the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) is proud to announce its Meeting and Celebration to be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester, MA from 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM. This event also officially kicks-off the organization’s

By |2025-01-24T18:08:15-05:00January 24th, 2025|News|Comments Off on The Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition To Host its Annual Meeting and Celebration!
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