International Women's Day celebration is March 9 The International Women’s Day celebration will be held Monday, March 9. The International Women’s Day celebration will start with the performance of a play titled “Wise Lasses,” written by local author Adonica Schultz Aune out of the research project “Women Communicating Wisdom” conducted by members of the UND student chapter of the Association for Women in Communication. This performance will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the Loading Dock, Memorial Union. The International Women’s Day is a major day marking the economic, social and political achievements of women. It was started in 1909 in the United States, and it is its 100th anniversary this year. It is an official holiday in many countries around the world, and observed by men giving the women in their lives - mothers, wives, friends, daughters, colleagues - flowers and small gifts. Flowers will be handed to women in the Memorial Union on March 5, 6 and 9, as well as at the International Center on March 9. Please join us for this event and help us make the International Women’s Day celebration a success! The event is sponsored by the University of North Dakota’s International Center, Women’s Center, ESL Center, and the UND student chapter of the Association for Women in Communication. -- Diana Nastasia, Doctoral Student, Graduate Assistant, Communication, diana.nastasia@und.edu, 777-3053