WAND Women Speakers' Bureau
Speaker: Barbara Hildt

Region Massachusetts, New England Honorarium None. However, donation to WAND expected. Expenses to be covered Travel, lodging, meals (if applicable) Topics of focus Federal budget and unmet needs. Women's political empowerment, running for office & helping others to run. Youth empowerment, organizing and advocacy skills. Preferred audience Any, but prefer facilitating dialogues and workshops.

Before serving five terms in the MA House of Representatives ('83-'93). Barbara Hildt was an educator and community activist She was a founder of WiLL and ran for Congress in '92. Barbara is a specialist in violence prevention and youth development. She is the founder of Youth Empowerment Services, a non-profit dedicated to teaching peaceable relationship skills and developing peaceable youth leaders.
Believing that young people must be encouraged and given skills to take leadership in changing the culture that accepts violence and war, she is a strong supporter of STAND.