Avelar to Deliver Keynote Address at Illinois National Organization for Women Conference in Naperville

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, will be the keynote speaker at the Illinois National Organization for Women (NOW) conference Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, 20 Center St. in Naperville. Attendance is free and open to the public. Avelar’s remarks are scheduled to begin at approximately 12:15 p.m. and to last approximately 25 minutes, followed by time for Q&A.

Topics will include reproductive justice, constitutional equality, economic and racial justice, ending violence against women, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the intersection of all of these areas with the ongoing situation involving migrants being sent to Illinois from other states.