INTRODUCTION TO WOMENSPEAK 2010: An international gathering of women to be held on March 12-14, 2010, at the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, Alabama  PURPOSE:                                                                                                                   : To inspire women to be instruments of healing and hope for the world. SPONSOR: RED BIRD FOUNDATION which was founded by Paula D’Arcy in 2001 as a non-profit foundation to create learning opportunities that foster personal and spiritual growth for people in need throughout the world.  In the United States, the Foundation’s work to date has included prison retreats and talks, evening gatherings at shelters, and scholarship support for men and women to attend Paula’s retreats.