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GTW Annual Gathering Themes

Following is a List of GTW In-Person Annual Gatherings & Themes

2003: WEAVING A WORLD THAT WORKS (San Francisco, CA)

2004: CALLED TO LEAD, CALLED TO SERVE, CALLED TO BALANCE (Dallas, Texas)

2005: GATHER THE WOMEN: BUILDING THE FIELD (6 Regional Congresses in U.S. & Canada)

2006: EMPOWER, DEVELOP & EXPAND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP (6 Congresses on 6 Continents)

2007: WOMEN INSPIRING CHANGE (Sydney, Australia)

2009: IT’S ALL ABOUT CIRCLE  (Seattle, Washington)

2010: JOURNEY INTO DEEPENING (San Francisco, California)

2011: WOMEN LIGHTING THE WORLD  ( Racine, Wisconsin)

2012: WEAVING WISDOM, RENEWING SPIRIT (Petersborough, Canada)

2013: IGNITE THE VISION (Lake Tahoe, Nevada)

2014: EMBRACING OUR POWER  (Rapid City, South Dakota)

2015: AWAKEN TO NATURE WITHIN AND IN EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE (Florida)

2016: I AM ENOUGH, WE ARE ENOUGH (Los Gatos, California)

2017: TOGETHER WE RISE! (Peaceful Valley, Colorado)

2018:  RISING STRONG! CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD IN CIRCLE! (Carefree, Arizona)

2019: WOMEN RISING ROOTED AND CONNECTED  (Saco, Maine)

2020: EVENT CANCELED - COVID

2021: FIRST ANNUAL VIRTUAL GATHERING (VAG):

  CONNECTING OUR HEARTS, BRIDGING THROUGH CIRCLE

2022: SECOND VIRTUAL ANNUAL GATHERING (VAG):

   CONNECTING HEARTS THROUGH CIRCLES, IGNITING THE FLAME WITHIN

2023: WE ARE WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE (Carefree, Arizona)

2024: STEP BEYOND THE VEIL (Saco, ME)

The following poem was inspired by connecting all the GTW Annual Event Themes.

GTW 2023 Congress Themes Image

Note about the design: A tree with strong roots backed by the sun was chosen to represent "substance" because without them, there would be no life on earth. The sun is also a symbol of a far-reaching "circle."  Gather the Women Circles reach around the world.

~Carol Hansen Grey

Image of Eleanor Roosevelt with Quote
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