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The blowing of the Hebrew shofar, a ram's horn, signaled the start of the event, as the women gathered in the Orange County Convention Center beneath bright cloth banners of green, blue, purple, red, orange and yellow - the colors of the assembly logo. It is administered through the Women's Division, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. During the three-day event, the participants took several actions related to their goals of care and justice for women and children around the world. As a direct action supporting their commitment to justice, they completed letters to Congress urging support of the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The U.N. treaty has yet to be ratified by the United States government.