YOUNG WOMEN’S ETHICAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT

March 12-14, 2010 (NY)
June 11-13, 2010 (CA)
June 18-20, 2010 (NY)
October 22-24, 2010 (NY)
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WHERE:NY Retreat Facility: The Woodhull Retreat Center, Ancramdale, NY 2-1/2 hours north of New York City in the beautiful Berkshire Mountain region.
CA Retreat Facilities: Danville, CA- 40 minutes north of San Francisco.

OVERVIEW: The Woodhull Institute Young Women’s Ethical Leadership Core Training program has been developed to educate young women who exhibit leadership potential in their careers, community or family life. This core training program is designed to educate a small group of women in the practical skill sets that are so necessary to succeed in today’s businesses, political and community environments. Participants in this program will be presented with the concepts of ethical leadership; taught professional development skills; and be directed to networks, mentors and resources that can channel their leadership aspirations into practical and attainable achievements.FORMAT: A team of Woodhull Professionals, Fellows, Associate Fellows and Scholars present basic empowerment skills that prepare young women for leadership roles in their communities and workplaces. The three-day or five-day retreat includes our core program modules: Ethics and Leadership Development, Public Speaking, Negotiation, Financial literacy, Advocacy and Identity/Voice workshops. Ethical leadership retreats may also include additional modules such as ethical and effective writing, mentoring/networking and civic education based on faculty availability and Woodhull participant need assessment. Meditation, hiking, journaling and group discussions are encouraged.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Women, ages 21-early 35, who are interested in increasing their capacity for professional and personal development through training workshops, group discussions and introspective work.

EXPECTED RESULTS OF TRAINING:
Build self-awareness
Build networks with women leaders
Increase skill levels in negotiation, financial literacy, public speaking
Increase tolerance for risk-taking
Deepen understanding of ethics and leadership
COST: Tuition is $395 and there is a fee of $100 a night for room and board.
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DEMOCRACY 911

February 18-February 21st, 2010 (NY)

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WHERE: NY Retreat Facility: The Woodhull Retreat Center, Ancramdale, NY 2-1/2 hours north of New York City in the beautiful Berkshire Mountain region.

WHY: Most U.S. citizens, even those with the most to offer as citizen leaders, know very little about how this country works and what they can do to make it better.

FORMAT: In a long weekend, a team of professionals will lead a true non-partisan “Democracy 911″. Retreatants will receive a core grounding in the principles of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as well as a refresher on the separation of powers. Furthermore, the retreat will provide participants with intensive modules on how to start a campaign, pressure your representative, create your own media, write op-eds, craft an initiative or referendum, draft a bill, lobby and petition for your most cherished issues, run a protest and excel at public speaking.

Gain the Skills to:

Write Op-Eds; Writing for Change
Draft a Bill
Run a Protest
Excel at Public Speaking
Start a Campaign
Pressure Your Representative
Lobby and Petition for Issues
Craft an Initiative or Referendum

COST: $395 plus $200 lodging, totaling $595. We encourage you to seek scholarship from your institution or place of employment. Limited scholarships are available.

Professionals will Include: Naomi Wolf, Shahid Buttar, Catherine Orenstein, Wende Jager-Hyman, Jacquette Timmons and Sgt. Matthis Chiroux.

IS IT OKAY TO BE FAT?  QUESTION DEBATED IN A “NIGHTLINE FACE OFF”

CYNTHIA MCFADDEN MODERATES LIVE DEBATE AT THE COOPER UNION’S GREAT HALL IN NEW YORK CITY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5^th AT 4:00PM ET

“FACE-OFF” TO AIR ON “NIGHTLINE”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22^nd

Is it Okay to be Fat? “Nightline” tackles this question and other delicate questions related to dieting and obesity and how it relates to health in a “Face Off” to air Monday, February 22. This will be the program’s fifth “Face-Off,” a series launched two years ago that is a debate style format where hot topics get discussed among prominent voices in their field.

The “Face-Off” is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5^th at The Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall in New York City. Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, co-author of “Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere” will face-off against MeMe Roth, president of National Action Against Obesity and Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin.” Renn and Kirby advocate against constant dieting and contend that you don’t have to be thin to be healthy while Roth and Bensen advocate against an obese America and believe in the importance of a responsible diet.

The “Face Off” will be moderated by co-anchor Cynthia McFadden and held at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall in New York City on Friday, February 5th at 4:00pmET.   For more on the story visit:http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/fat-question-debated-nightline-face-off/story?id=9718202

What:                         “Nightline Face-Off – Is It Okay to be Fat?”

Who:                           Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, author of “Lessons from the “Fat-O-Sphere”, MeMe Roth, President, National Action Against Obesity and  Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin”

When:

Friday, February 5, 2010 4:00pm-5:30pm ET

Where:

The Cooper Union’s Great Hall, The Foundation Building
7 East 7^th Street (btw 3^rd and 4^th Aves) New York City

For info on Amy Richards’ & Jennifer Baumgardner’s amazing program (Morgan Boecher, PShift Blog Editor is an alum), please visit:

http://www.soapboxinc.com/feminist-summer-camp/

Registration is open NOW, so please register by emailing jenandamy@soapboxinc.com.  Registration closes April 6th and there are limited spots.

Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Tibet House, 22 W. 15th Street (between 5th & 6th Aves.)

The Susan B. Anthony Award honors grassroots activists dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls and advancing equality.

HONORING

Shelby Knox, Sex Education Activist

Lyn Pentecost, Founder, Lower Eastside Girls Club

Venita Pinckney, Anti-Shackling Activist

Rebekah Spicuglia, Noncustodial Parent Advocate

PLEASE RSVP:  Online via Donation or 212.627.9895 | contact@nownyc.org

LEARN MORE

Feb. 9th, Tues 8pm

The Knitting Factory- 361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Performances by KAKI KING, ERIN MCKEOWN, AND SAFFIRE

Check out amazing online, live, and silent auction items which includes Erin McKeown writing/performing an original instant song for you live at the auction:

http://williemaerockcamp.org/auction.html

Hosted by Audacia Ray and David Henry Sterry
Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City
Thursday, February 4. Doors at 7 pm, reading from 8-10
Stick around after the reading to dance and party with hos, hookers, and ne’er do wells!
21 and up – FREE

15% of the bar goes to support the Sylvia Rivera Law Project

Our performers this month:

Tyler Knight writes short stories and poetry largely rooted in the worlds of adult film, corporate finance and the Fellini-esque characters that occupy them. He’s recently completed an autobiographical short story collection, and a semi-biographical novel.
Since he began writing in 2009, his short stories have been published in several literary magazines including Thieves Jargon, Sex and Murder, and Thirst For Fire. In January 2010, London based publisher Ronin Press published his first chapbook. Tyler also writes a monthly column for For The Girls magazine.
He lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, parrot and turtles.

Mistress Astrid has been a professional dominatrix and lifestyle player for four years. She is also a proud member of the Leather Family of La Domaine Esemar, the oldest s&m training studio in the country. She has written for $pread Magazine as well the The Indypendent. She has worked as an event emcee, a fetish performer, a nude model and a BDSM educator. She is currently working on her Masters with a focus in Human Sexuality. She hopes to one day complete a dissertation on the female professional dominatrix, as it relates to women’s historical narratives.

Reverend Jen is a performer, painter, playwright, columnist, Troll Museum Curator, underground movie star, open mike host, ASS Magazine founder and elf. She is a columnist for www.artnet.com and a former sex columnist for http://www.nerve.com. Her books include Live Nude Elf: the Sexperiments of Reverend Jen, Sex Symbol for the Insane, Reverend Jen’s Really Cool Neighborhood and a number of handmade books that can be found in collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the MoMA Library and the Warhol Museum.

Alex Kinney is an old whore who has prostituted himself in the Ivy League, America’s regional theaters, in the Golden Hills of Hollywood, one cold Christmas in Dublin, and more lengthily, the South of the Slot in San Francisco. Yes, Virginia, there really was a Golden Age of sexuality in San Francisco, and some of us were even getting paid for it. Actually, a LOT of us were getting paid for it, right, David?? The stuff you get me into, jeez…. Alex’s most recent play, Holy Hell, was developed at The Actors Studio.

Nica Noelle is an adult film actress, writer and director. She conceptualized and created Sweetheart Video and Sweet Sinner Films with Jon Blitt of Mile High Media, and was recently hailed by Nightline ABC as the top female adult film director. Nica has been a published writer for many years, and her work has appeared in numerous national magazines and websites. Aside from her continuing work in adult films, Nica is also an avid science and nature writer, and she is currently writing a book about urban wildlife and the relationship between humans and backyard animals.

Dane Cross is a performer in the adult entertainment industry who won Best Male Newcomer at the 2010 AVN Awards. Prior to entering the industry he went to film school and worked in photojournalism. He is 26, and enjoys traveling as much as possible. Currently he’s working on a travel show pilot on youth hostels that he created.

15% of the bar tab goes to support the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities. We believe that in order to create meaningful political participation and leadership, we must have access to basic means of survival and safety from violence.

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