The City of West Hollywood and its Women’s Advisory Board will present the City’s annual celebration of Women’s Equality Day honoring the optimism, tenacity, and unrelenting spirit of the people who worked to secure women’s right to vote, and illustrating how much can be achieved in a democratic society by the collective efforts of citizens committed to political reform. The celebration will also highlight ongoing efforts to achieve full gender equality and to protect voting rights.  

Women’s Equality Day Celebration – Women and the Way Forward will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public. Free first-come, first-served parking will be available onsite at Plummer Park’s north and south parking lots.

The Women’s Equality Day Celebration will feature an interactive Tabletop Brunch – Women and the Way Forward, hosted by the City of West Hollywood’s Women’s Advisory Board, and a screening of the award-winning documentary Resisterhood by filmmaker CJ Crim about the power of women, hope, and resistance in the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential Election. After the screening there will be a panel discussion with Kat Calvin, Founder and Executive Director, Spread The Vote + Project ID and author of American Identity in Crisis: Notes from an Accidental Activist; Emiliana Guereca, Founder, Women’s March Foundation; Rati Gupta, actor (The Big Bang Theory) and Content Director, 5 Call Civic Action; Deborah Lee Smith, award-winning actor, Emmy-nominated producer (Butterfly in the Sky), writer and Mental Health Advocate; and Reena De Asis, Principal, RDA Strategies and Founder, Inclusive Sol, who will moderate the panel discussion. Admission is free. RSVPs are encouraged at https://wehowed2025.eventbrite.com.

In addition to the Women’s Equality Day Celebration, the West Hollywood City Council will issue a Proclamation; lighting at West Hollywood City Hall and the City’s lanterns over Santa Monica Boulevard will glow in the colors of purple and yellow in recognition of the women’s suffrage movement.

For more than two decades, the City of West Hollywood has commemorated Women’s Equality Day in a variety of ways. The City of West Hollywood was the first city in the nation to declare itself pro-choice and it has continually supported state and federal legislation protecting and advancing women’s reproductive rights and access to healthcare. The City supports the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and has a strong record of supporting initiatives that call for equal pay for equal work. The City’s Women’s Advisory Board is involved in a myriad of programming and events that recognize and support women in the community.

For more information about the Women’s Equality Day Celebration in the City of West Hollywood, please contact Larissa Fooks, the City of West Hollywood’s Community Programs Coordinator, at (323) 848-6413 or at lfooks@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing History dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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