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“Unite And Resist” Rally Packs Downtown Bridge

Posted on March 8, 2025 | 46 comments

Today’s International Women’s Day “Unite and Resist” rally drew over 200 people to the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge.

Organizers said, “we’re taking to the streets to fight back against the fascist takeover. Join us to defend our rights, our bodies, and our future. No permission needed — just show up, bring signs and friends!”

Plenty of women — and men — did. They filled both sides of the span.

Passing motorists honked in support. Some held their own signs.

Here are some scenes from the day:

(All photos/David Vita)

(Photo/Dayle Brownstein)

(Photo/Susan Garment)

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Westport Police Honor Women

Posted on March 8, 2020 | 3 comments

The Westport Police Department says:

Happy International Women’s Day to the women of the Westport PD.

They are officers, dispatchers, protectors, enforcers, leaders, educators, mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, girlfriends and friends.

Thank you for all that you do to Lt. Jillian Cabana, Sgt. Jill Ruggiero, Sgt. Sereniti Dobson, Sgt. Sharon Russo, Detective Ashley DelVecchio, Detective Erin Shaw, Officer Ruta Pratt and Officer Rachel Baron.

We also celebrate our amazing civilian staff Dispatcher Lynn Marshall, Traffic Agents Mariah Ventrella and Diane Apicelli, Joyce Cruz, Carmen Figueroa, CJ Sereno, Aleta Franklin, Mary DelFlorio, Joan Lasprogato and Bria Meier.

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Johanna Rossi Turns New York Purple

Posted on March 7, 2018 | 5 comments

Johanna Rossi is a senior hedge fund trader.

She’s one of the top women on Wall Street. And she’s doing all she can to change that.

Not that she wants to lose her position. She just wants other women to join her.

In her spare time, the Westporter is a leader of Securities Traders Association of New York — Women in Finance.

Last year, Johanna asked the Durst Organization to shine a light on International Women’s Day. The real estate giant quickly agreed to light One World Trade Center purple.

One World Trade Center, on International Women’s Day 2017.

This year — thanks again to Johanna — Durst is adding purple lights to One Bryant Park and nearby 4 Times Square.

In addition, Durst is allowing STANY-WIF to use the coveted Spire app. It allows users to change the color of spires from their cellphones.

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress. The goal is to “motivate and unite friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.”

It’s something Johanna Rossi has been doing for years.

(For more on Johanna Rossi and her pioneering work with women on Wall Street, click here. For more on International Women’s Day, click here.)

On International Women’s Day 2016, Johanna Rossi helped ring the NASDAQ bell to celebrate gender equality.

 

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Women’s Day Program Explores #MeToo

Posted on February 18, 2018 | 3 comments

The #MeToo movement has brought much-needed attention to the issues of sexual harassment and assault, especially in the workplace.

There’s a lot of fire and fury surrounding those issues. To explore them during International Women’s Day next month, there’s a special event at Town Hall.

On Thursday, March 8 (12:30 p.m.), the UN Association of Southwestern Connecticut is sponsoring  “Women in the Workplace: What’s New and What’s Next for the #MeToo Movement.” It’s free, and features a facilitated discussion with audience participation.

Speakers include Westporter Alisyn Camerota, CNN”s award-winning anchor and author of “Amanda Wakes Up,” about life in the TV news trenches, as well as Dr. Marsha Ershaghi Hames, who advises organizations on ethics and compliance matters.

“The silver lining of #MeToo is that it has created a national conversation around our low levels of trust in organizations, and how best to build and maintain a respectful workplace,” organizers of the event say.

“At the same time, an extraordinary outburst of transparency about inequities and abuse of power in the workplace has sparked a worldwide movement for change.”

For more information on the March 8th Women’s Day program, email aa@aya.yale.edu.

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