Daniela Rendon Miami

This article was produced in partnership with the Miami City Hall Foundation. Special thanks to the generous donors who support the Foundation and its work!

When a friend asked me about this week’s upcoming Women of Miami initiative, I wasn’t sure what to expect. After all, I know nothing about the women in the community I serve and have few opportunities to work with them. I soon learned that although women in the community are made up of many diverse and not gender-defined groups, there are both men and women of color in every group. I sat down with one of the Miami women I serve, Vanessa Alvarez, to explore some of the communities that are primarily made up of color… so give it a try if you’re curious.

A few days before we met in June to announce the initiative, I asked her to give me a list of a few groups that are predominantly comprised of color in our community that would be of interest. I can now make a more comprehensive list of the groups we are reaching:

African-American Women United in Action
Daughters of the American Revolution
Women of the Civil War
Women of the Women’s Political Caucus
Women of the Patriotic Women’s Leadership League
Women of the Dixiecrats
Asian American Women United in Action
The Miami Dade Chapter of the Color Equity Coalition
The Florida African-American Republican Women
Miami Black Women for Justice
Women of Color Network
African-American Women United in Action
Sixty-Second City
Women of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Delray Beach, The
Hialeah, The
The Florida Keys
Freedom Movement Coalition
Florida Women Democrats

In February, the Women of Miami initiative was announced on Facebook as follows:

“On July 31, 2017, we are launching Women of Miami, dedicated to helping bring lasting change to our diverse community and culture. We will focus on three focus areas: Women, Urbanization, and Race.”

Miami is one of the largest cities in the United States to be named as one of America’s “Most Racialized Places.