SOUL SUNDAY SCHOOL
3-5pm
Sunday, April 1, 2012
1904 Franklin Street (@19th Street) Suite 904
Oakland
Sunday, April 1, 2012
1904 Franklin Street (@19th Street) Suite 904
Oakland
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Showing posts with label Workshop. Show all posts
Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Training: Revolutionary Youth Media Education
RYME- Revolutionary Youth Media Education for youth 12-19 years old.
The RYME program includes radio, video and on-line journalism (blog) production as well as poetry, performance and theatre, organizing and consciousness on poverty, racism, migration, police brutality and liberation
All classes are taught bi-lingually and include lunch
Full scholarship and stipends offerred to low-income youth.
Program begins June 7th-Space is limited. Registration deadline is May 15th.
Applications can be downloaded here: http://www.poormagazine.org/node/3854
For more information contact us by email at deeandtny@poormagazine.org
The RYME program includes radio, video and on-line journalism (blog) production as well as poetry, performance and theatre, organizing and consciousness on poverty, racism, migration, police brutality and liberation
All classes are taught bi-lingually and include lunch
Full scholarship and stipends offerred to low-income youth.
Program begins June 7th-Space is limited. Registration deadline is May 15th.
Applications can be downloaded here: http://www.poormagazine.org/node/3854
For more information contact us by email at deeandtny@poormagazine.org
Monday, April 11, 2011
Free EFT workshops
If you are interested in a great self-help tool, come learn how to do EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) for FREE. On Monday evenings, I now offer a free monthly workshop, and a new weekly ongoing group. Please scroll down to register. Please post or forward this announcement.
FREE workshop last Monday of the month 6:15-6:45pm
Monday evenings weekly ongoing group 7:15-8:45pm
1/2 CEU available for workshop for MFTs and LCSWs for $5
Exact address and directions sent upon registration
near El Cerrito Plaza BART station
FREE workshop last Monday of the month 6:15-6:45pm
Monday evenings weekly ongoing group 7:15-8:45pm
1/2 CEU available for workshop for MFTs and LCSWs for $5
Exact address and directions sent upon registration
near El Cerrito Plaza BART station
Friday, September 24, 2010
CalCASA Web Conferences!
https://calcasa.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/event.pl?pp=calcasa#none
CalCASA has a number of web conferences that you can attend. Many are available at any time and some are time specific. Check out the link above to learn more about topics that range from Creating Effective Programs... to Confidentiality.
These count towards your continuing education if you are a CA Certified Rape Crisis Counselor.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program
In Spring of 2011, Catalyst Project will be offering...
The Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program
For White Social Justice Activists
This four month political education and leadership development program is designed to support the political development, skills, and analysis of white activists in becoming accountable, principled anti-racist organizers building multiracial movements for justice. The program will begin in February of 2011. Applications are due by October 1stof 2010.
The Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program
For White Social Justice Activists
This four month political education and leadership development program is designed to support the political development, skills, and analysis of white activists in becoming accountable, principled anti-racist organizers building multiracial movements for justice. The program will begin in February of 2011. Applications are due by October 1stof 2010.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tap Into Your Creativity and Spirit: An Introduction to SoulCollage
Join me in for a one-day workshop, Tap Into Your Creativity and Spirit: An Introduction to SoulCollage®.
Are you stressed about finding the answers and solutions to pressing issues in your life?
Are you a coach or therapist who is looking for a creative and intuitive tool to use in your practice?
Are you looking for a safe, non-judgmental way to tap into your creativity or reconnect with it?
Are you passionate about social justice, but stuck with how to find balance in your life?
SoulCollage® is a powerful, creative process for accessing your intuitive wisdom and engaging your soul. By making a unique set of collages, you will tap into the wisdom of your psyche, community members, and the archetypes that are present in your life. Explore your deep and pressing questions in a supportive environment. At the end of the day, you will have a set of SoulCollage® cards to take home.
This workshop is for non-artists and artists, coaches, therapists, and anyone who wants to do deep soul work.
When
Sunday, August 8, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Snacks provided. Bring your own lunch or lunch money.
All other materials provided
Where
Humanist Hall
390 27th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Registration
Workshop cost is $75
Free gift for the first 3 people who register
$10 discount if you bring a friend*
Register here
*When your friend registers, have him or her mention that he or she was referred by you. I will then refund you $10 via PayPal. One $10 discount per person.
For more information, call (253) 449-9525. To learn more about SoulCollage®, click here.
“It’s a very enriching and inspiring workshop that one should not just try, but leap into. It won’t only soul search us, but soulfully feed our spirit.” - Maria Dinah Espaitero Asiatico
“Soulcollage brings you closer to yourself, helps you to uncover your concern in a calm way. It brings meaning to you. The workshop is fun, creative. The facilitator is very efficient, fun, kind, deep, very knowledgeable.” – Athiporn Sareebutr
"This is a wonderful visual window into who you are and what is important to you. Fun, enjoyable, insightful, and uplifting. And you don't need to know how to draw or "be an artist." Nourish your soul, you deserve it." - Mimsy S.J.
"SoulCollage helped me to remember what I've forgotten about myself. I'm more aware of my goals and dreams. Thanks to Lydia and her SoulCollage workshop." - Viva
About the facilitator
Lydia Cabasco is a certified Life Coach at Kabuuan Koaching and a SoulCollage® Facilitator. She has been doing SoulCollage® for two years and facilitated workshops in the Philippines. Lydia trained as a facilitator with Seena Frost, the founder of SoulCollage®. As a Life Coach she works with 1.5 and 2nd generation Filipinas to unpack the baggage of overwhelming cultural pressure and expectations around success, shame, guilt, and other issues inherited from immigrant parents. For more information, visit her website.
Are you stressed about finding the answers and solutions to pressing issues in your life?
Are you a coach or therapist who is looking for a creative and intuitive tool to use in your practice?
Are you looking for a safe, non-judgmental way to tap into your creativity or reconnect with it?
Are you passionate about social justice, but stuck with how to find balance in your life?
SoulCollage® is a powerful, creative process for accessing your intuitive wisdom and engaging your soul. By making a unique set of collages, you will tap into the wisdom of your psyche, community members, and the archetypes that are present in your life. Explore your deep and pressing questions in a supportive environment. At the end of the day, you will have a set of SoulCollage® cards to take home.
This workshop is for non-artists and artists, coaches, therapists, and anyone who wants to do deep soul work.
When
Sunday, August 8, 2010
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Snacks provided. Bring your own lunch or lunch money.
All other materials provided
Where
Humanist Hall
390 27th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Registration
Workshop cost is $75
Free gift for the first 3 people who register
$10 discount if you bring a friend*
Register here
*When your friend registers, have him or her mention that he or she was referred by you. I will then refund you $10 via PayPal. One $10 discount per person.
For more information, call (253) 449-9525. To learn more about SoulCollage®, click here.
“It’s a very enriching and inspiring workshop that one should not just try, but leap into. It won’t only soul search us, but soulfully feed our spirit.” - Maria Dinah Espaitero Asiatico
“Soulcollage brings you closer to yourself, helps you to uncover your concern in a calm way. It brings meaning to you. The workshop is fun, creative. The facilitator is very efficient, fun, kind, deep, very knowledgeable.” – Athiporn Sareebutr
"This is a wonderful visual window into who you are and what is important to you. Fun, enjoyable, insightful, and uplifting. And you don't need to know how to draw or "be an artist." Nourish your soul, you deserve it." - Mimsy S.J.
"SoulCollage helped me to remember what I've forgotten about myself. I'm more aware of my goals and dreams. Thanks to Lydia and her SoulCollage workshop." - Viva
About the facilitator
Lydia Cabasco is a certified Life Coach at Kabuuan Koaching and a SoulCollage® Facilitator. She has been doing SoulCollage® for two years and facilitated workshops in the Philippines. Lydia trained as a facilitator with Seena Frost, the founder of SoulCollage®. As a Life Coach she works with 1.5 and 2nd generation Filipinas to unpack the baggage of overwhelming cultural pressure and expectations around success, shame, guilt, and other issues inherited from immigrant parents. For more information, visit her website.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Reading and Discussion: This Bridge Called My Back
Radical Women Meeting
Thursday, July 22, 7:00 pm
Feminists of Color Theory Series
The meeting features readings from This Bridge Called My Back, and essays by Mitsuye Yamada, Barbara Cameron, Chrystos and Anita Valerio. Themes include invisibility, returning home, importance of the histories of people of color, and stories shared from grandmother to granddaughter.
Prior to the meeting you are invited to share a full course summer buffet, with vegetarian option, a fundraiser for the organization, at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Everyone welcome. Copies of readings are available at the Radical Women office. Call 415-864-1278 or drop by.
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94109
Five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19 and #31 Muni bus line
For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278
Email: baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
www.RadicalWomen.org
Thursday, July 22, 7:00 pm
Feminists of Color Theory Series
The meeting features readings from This Bridge Called My Back, and essays by Mitsuye Yamada, Barbara Cameron, Chrystos and Anita Valerio. Themes include invisibility, returning home, importance of the histories of people of color, and stories shared from grandmother to granddaughter.
Prior to the meeting you are invited to share a full course summer buffet, with vegetarian option, a fundraiser for the organization, at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Everyone welcome. Copies of readings are available at the Radical Women office. Call 415-864-1278 or drop by.
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94109
Five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19 and #31 Muni bus line
For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278
Email: baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
www.RadicalWomen.org
East Bay Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color Begins in October
East Bay Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color Begins in October: Apply Now!
CompassPoint and the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) are pleased to announce that we will offer another year of the Fundraising Academy for Communities Color focusing on nonprofits based in communities of color in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. The deadline to apply for this seven month academy is Friday, August 20th.
The Fundraising Academy helps people of color led nonprofits that are primarily supported by foundation grants or government to build a base of supporters from the communities they serve and advocate for. With the worsening local and state budget crisis, grassroots fundraising is even more important- to raise money and to galvanize advocacy efforts.
The Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color helps individuals and organizations from communities of color to raise the funds they need in a more sustainable way, through diversity of sources and strong relationships with community donors. The academy has been successfully offered four times in the San Francisco Bay Area, and most recently in Los Angeles. Over 80 organizations have completed the academy and participants consistently report that their experience in the academy has significantly shifted their groups approach, strengthened their skills to raise money from individual donors, and increased their goals and results.
Hear what past participants have to say: Experiences in the Academy
For a complete description of the academy: Academy Program Information
To apply now or before August 20: Click Here
Thanks to the support of several foundations, the East Bay Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color is 90% subsidized. If accepted, participating organizations will contribute a participation fee of $500 - $2,000 based on annual operating budget. The academy provides 8 full days of training and peer learning, 15 hours of one on one coaching, and Kim Klein’s new book “Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times” and a years subscription to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Please review the academy information and discuss the investment of time and money in this program with key members of your organization before you apply. Then, seize the moment and apply!
CompassPoint and the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) are pleased to announce that we will offer another year of the Fundraising Academy for Communities Color focusing on nonprofits based in communities of color in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. The deadline to apply for this seven month academy is Friday, August 20th.
The Fundraising Academy helps people of color led nonprofits that are primarily supported by foundation grants or government to build a base of supporters from the communities they serve and advocate for. With the worsening local and state budget crisis, grassroots fundraising is even more important- to raise money and to galvanize advocacy efforts.
The Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color helps individuals and organizations from communities of color to raise the funds they need in a more sustainable way, through diversity of sources and strong relationships with community donors. The academy has been successfully offered four times in the San Francisco Bay Area, and most recently in Los Angeles. Over 80 organizations have completed the academy and participants consistently report that their experience in the academy has significantly shifted their groups approach, strengthened their skills to raise money from individual donors, and increased their goals and results.
Hear what past participants have to say: Experiences in the Academy
For a complete description of the academy: Academy Program Information
To apply now or before August 20: Click Here
Thanks to the support of several foundations, the East Bay Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color is 90% subsidized. If accepted, participating organizations will contribute a participation fee of $500 - $2,000 based on annual operating budget. The academy provides 8 full days of training and peer learning, 15 hours of one on one coaching, and Kim Klein’s new book “Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times” and a years subscription to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Please review the academy information and discuss the investment of time and money in this program with key members of your organization before you apply. Then, seize the moment and apply!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
SOUL Sunday School: ¡Alto Arizona!
SOUL (School of Unity & Liberation) & Causa Justa::Just Cause present:
SOUL Sunday School:
¡Alto Arizona!
Solidarity with Immigrant Communities Now!!!
Sunday, July 25th, 2010 | 3-5PM
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 904 (@ 19th), Oakland
SOUL, the School of Unity & Liberation, and Causa Justa::Just Cause,
invite you to a Sunday School on the current wave of legalized anti-immigrant racism
in Arizona, and the growing resistance movement which has ignited in response.
SB1070, passed in April, empowers local police authorities in Arizona to racially profile
residents, harass immigrants and people of color for proof of citizenship, and expand their
powers as agents of state repression. Immigrant communities in Arizona are organizing to
actively resist the implementation of SB1070, and their call for solidarity has been
answered by communities all over the US. A boycott of the state of Arizona is underway,
delegations from organizations near and far have arrived to support local organizing efforts,
and actions have been planned inside and outside the state. The next national Day of Action,
July 29th, the day the legislation is scheduled to take effect, has been declared a
Day of Non-Compliance. No complicity with racist laws, anti-immigrant hate, and
criminalization of our communities!
Join us for a presentation & discussion on the growing movement to resist
repression and cultivate solidarity-- among people of color, working-class communities,
immigrants & non-immigrants. We'll hear reports from recent delegations to Arizona
and plans for the upcoming Day of Action, and discuss the possibilities for building a
movement for true liberation from the Bay to Arizona and beyond.
The event will feature a panel with speakers from
Causa Justa::Just Cause, Oakland
Causa Justa::Just Cause, San Francisco
Community Justice Network for Youth
U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
This event will be presented in English & Spanish. Translation will be provided. Please RSVP to us at 510.451.5466 x 300 or info@schoolofunityandliberation.org
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Feminists of Color Theory Reading Series
Radical Women Meeting
Thursday, July 22, 7:00 pm
Feminists of Color Theory Series
The meeting features readings from This Bridge Called My Back, and essays by Mitsuye Yamada, Barbara Cameron, Chrystos and Anita Valerio. Themes include invisibility, returning home, importance of the histories of people of color, and stories shared from grandmother to granddaughter.
Prior to the meeting you are invited to share a full course summer buffet, with vegetarian option, a fundraiser for the organization, at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Everyone welcome. Copies of readings are available at the Radical Women office. Call 415-864-1278 or drop by.
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94109
Five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19 and #31 Muni bus line
For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278
Email: baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
www.RadicalWomen.org
Thursday, July 22, 7:00 pm
Feminists of Color Theory Series
The meeting features readings from This Bridge Called My Back, and essays by Mitsuye Yamada, Barbara Cameron, Chrystos and Anita Valerio. Themes include invisibility, returning home, importance of the histories of people of color, and stories shared from grandmother to granddaughter.
Prior to the meeting you are invited to share a full course summer buffet, with vegetarian option, a fundraiser for the organization, at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Everyone welcome. Copies of readings are available at the Radical Women office. Call 415-864-1278 or drop by.
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94109
Five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19 and #31 Muni bus line
For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278
Email: baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
www.RadicalWomen.org
Friday, May 14, 2010
FREE Bilingual Self-Defense/Auto-Defensa Bilingüe @ POWER
Mayo/May 15
Junio/June 19
Julio/July 17
2:30-3:30pm
POWER office/officina
335 South Van
In the past few weeks, our Bilingual Self-Defense class has been growing and our skills have been improving! A total of 14 people have been participating in this space, reading articles where attackers have been successfully fought off, discussed the concept of "safe community" and what it would mean to feel completely safe in your home neighborhood, practiced techniques such as escaping wrist grabs, choke holds, hair pulls, etc. In our last session, we began developing our sense of intuition and our ability to sense and avoid potentially dangerous situations. In our next session, we will continue to develop this skill along with other more technical techniques with women and transgendered folks from different communities. We are committed to creating a radical space where queer/straight, Spanish/English speaking women and trans people of all races can explore and share their techniques for living in urban spaces without fear. Join us - its free!
En los ultimos meses, nuestra clase de Auto-Defense Biligue ha crecido y nuestras habilidades han mejorado! Un total de 14 personas han estado participando en este espacio, leyendo articulos donde mujeres han peleado con exito, discutido el concepto de "comunidad segura" y como seria sentirse totalmente segura en su propio vecindario, practicado tecnicas como escapando agares de muñeca, ahorcos, si te jalan el pelo, etc. En nuestra ultima sesion, empezamos a desarollar nuestro sentido de intuicion y nuestra habilidad de sentir y evitar situaciones peligrosas. En nuestra proxima sesion, vamos a continuar a desarollar esta habilidad practicando mas tecnicas con mujeres y transgeneras de diferentes comunidades. Estamos comprometidos a crear un espacio radical donde personas queer/heterosexuales, que hablan ingles y Español, mujeres y personas transgeneras de todas razas pueden explorar y compartir sus tecnicas de como vivir en espacios urbanos sin miedo. Unase con nosotras - es gratis!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Workshop: Undoing Oppression Through the Body
Undoing Oppression Through the Body
with Victor Lee Lewis and Vanissar Tarakali
Host: Seminary of the Street
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland
Street: 2501 Harrison St.
City/Town: Oakland, CA
This embodied workshop for both people of color and white people will explore the impact of trauma (personal, intimate, social) on our experiences of oppression, our participation in oppressive systems, and our efforts to free ourselves from both. Assuming that oppression traumatizes both targets and agents, we’ll work with trauma and shame as they live in the bodymind, introducing concrete practices for engaging consciously with adaptations that keep oppression and privilege in place and discovering empowering alternatives.
Participants will spend time in both joint sessions and POC/white caucuses. People of color will explore ways to recover resilience in addressing racism and internalized racism. White allies will become conscious of automatic behaviors that interfere with efforts to undo racism and learn effective ways of working with them. People in both groups will become more resourceful in managing feelings of anger, fear, overwhelm, discouragement, “burnout” and stress in themselves and others.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from two pioneers in the field of social justice education. Victor Lee Lewis, MA, is a social justice educator/healer with more than 25 years of experience. Best known for his role in the groundbreaking film The Color of Fear, he is pioneering new ways to bring fast, deep and lasting emotional healing into social justice education. Vanissar Tarakali combines intimate and social trauma expertise, anti-oppression education, a Ph.D. in East-West psychology, and a deep understanding of the body's intuitive, energetic, survival and healing mechanisms to design embodied educational programs.
Sliding scale: $80-180
First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. in Oakland
Email ntorbett@seminaryofthestreet.org to sign up
with Victor Lee Lewis and Vanissar Tarakali
Host: Seminary of the Street
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland
Street: 2501 Harrison St.
City/Town: Oakland, CA
This embodied workshop for both people of color and white people will explore the impact of trauma (personal, intimate, social) on our experiences of oppression, our participation in oppressive systems, and our efforts to free ourselves from both. Assuming that oppression traumatizes both targets and agents, we’ll work with trauma and shame as they live in the bodymind, introducing concrete practices for engaging consciously with adaptations that keep oppression and privilege in place and discovering empowering alternatives.
Participants will spend time in both joint sessions and POC/white caucuses. People of color will explore ways to recover resilience in addressing racism and internalized racism. White allies will become conscious of automatic behaviors that interfere with efforts to undo racism and learn effective ways of working with them. People in both groups will become more resourceful in managing feelings of anger, fear, overwhelm, discouragement, “burnout” and stress in themselves and others.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from two pioneers in the field of social justice education. Victor Lee Lewis, MA, is a social justice educator/healer with more than 25 years of experience. Best known for his role in the groundbreaking film The Color of Fear, he is pioneering new ways to bring fast, deep and lasting emotional healing into social justice education. Vanissar Tarakali combines intimate and social trauma expertise, anti-oppression education, a Ph.D. in East-West psychology, and a deep understanding of the body's intuitive, energetic, survival and healing mechanisms to design embodied educational programs.
Sliding scale: $80-180
First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. in Oakland
Email ntorbett@seminaryofthestreet.org to sign up
Friday, April 2, 2010
Queer Night at the Movies: A FREE Monthly Film and Discussion Series
Come learn what it's like to be LGBTQ and a parent in our society. Each month you can enjoy distinctive, informative videos, especially chosen to educate you about the diversity of experiences in the queer communities. It's a fun and easy way to learn. EVERYONE in the community is welcome - including LGBT people and their family members, therapists and other helping professionals, and church members who want to create a more welcoming congregation. Take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions of an expert in a relaxed casual setting . The theme changes every month, and each selection of videos is unique - I never show the same film twice! So come every month, and see something new every time! Please forward or post this announcement.
Queer Night at the Movies: A FREE Monthly Film and Discussion Series
4th Sundays of the month (no workshops in June or December)
Queer Night at the Movies: A FREE Monthly Film and Discussion Series
4th Sundays of the month (no workshops in June or December)
6:00 - 9:00 pm, doors open at 5:30pm
3 CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs for $25
Popcorn, coffee and tea provided
Popcorn, coffee and tea provided
Scent-free site near El Cerrito Plaza BART station
Exact address and directions sent upon registration
Exact address and directions sent upon registration
Pre-registration required
Please register early to avoid disappointment
Save these upcoming dates!
Save these upcoming dates!
April 25th - Queer Parents
May 23rd - FTM Stories (Female to Male)
July 25th - Gay Men
August 22nd - Queer History
September 26th - Family Issues
October 24th - Bisexuality
November 28th - MTF Stories (Male to Female)
Registration Options:
- ONLINE: Go to https://www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com/QueerFilms.html
- ONLINE: Go to https://www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com/QueerFilms.html
- EMAIL: Reply to VALIGL@earthlink.net with completed registration form below. For 3 CEUs, pay $25 via
www.PayPal.com to BJCourtney@earthlink.net (the CEU provider), or bring a check payable to Jeanne Courtney.
- POSTAL MAIL (if registering at least 10 days before workshop). Mail completed registration form to Valerie Igl at the address below. (If applicable, include $25 check for 3 CEUs payable to Jeanne Courtney.)
www.PayPal.com to BJCourtney@earthlink.net (the CEU provider), or bring a check payable to Jeanne Courtney.
- POSTAL MAIL (if registering at least 10 days before workshop). Mail completed registration form to Valerie Igl at the address below. (If applicable, include $25 check for 3 CEUs payable to Jeanne Courtney.)
Valerie Igl, MFT
PO Box 453
El Cerrito CA 94530
PO Box 453
El Cerrito CA 94530
Working with Transgender Clients - May 8th - 6 CEUs
This popular seminar includes 2 guest speakers from the transgender and intersex communities, as well as a video presentation. If you want to learn about how to best understand and support your transgender clients, this is a great way to do it! This class is for anyone who works in a mental health or social services capacity.
I am pleased to announce that one of my speakers will be Hida Viloria, an intersex activist who has been featured on several TV shows and documentaries, including Oprah, Tyra Banks, 20/20, and the films One in 2000 and Gendernauts. Her book Mighty Hermaphrodite: Memoir of a Well-Hung Woman, will be available soon. Learn more about Hida at her website http://www.hidaviloria.com.
Previous participants in my workshops have said they found it easy to ask questions and interact with each other in the comfortable, informal atmosphere, and called the workshop organized, informative, very clear and helpful. They especially loved being able to ask questions of the guest speakers. Discounts are available below. Please post or forward this announcement.
WORKING with TRANSGENDER CLIENTS
Saturday May 8th
11am to 5pm - 6 CEUs
Networking starts at 10:30am
Working lunch - bring a sack lunch (microwave and small frig available)
Scent-free setting near El Cerrito Plaza BART station
Exact address and directions sent via email the week of the workshop
Pre-registration required. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
You will learn a vocabulary of transgender terms, and basic information about the effects of hormones. We will discuss issues that may come up in therapy, and the intersections between sex, gender and sexual orientation. In addition, we will talk about youth and intersex issues, as well as case vignettes. I will also review the established guidelines for obtaining hormones or surgery (the Standards of Care). You will receive a resource list of some of the main local transgender organizations, as well as a bibliography and other handouts, including ones that you can use with clients.
How to Register:
- ONLINE: Go to https://www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com/CEURegistration.html
- EMAIL: return the completed registration form below to VALIGL@earthlink.net and pay via www.PayPal.com to our CEU provider's email address BJCourtney@earthlink.net
- POSTAL MAIL (for early or regular registration only please)
Make check payable to Jeanne Courtney, and mail with completed registration form to:
Valerie Igl, MFT
PO Box 453
El Cerrito CA 94530
WORKING with TRANSGENDER CLIENTS
Saturday May 8th
11am to 5pm - 6 CEUs
Networking starts at 10:30am
Working lunch - bring a sack lunch (microwave and small frig available)
Scent-free setting near El Cerrito Plaza BART station
Exact address and directions sent via email the week of the workshop
Pre-registration required. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
You will learn a vocabulary of transgender terms, and basic information about the effects of hormones. We will discuss issues that may come up in therapy, and the intersections between sex, gender and sexual orientation. In addition, we will talk about youth and intersex issues, as well as case vignettes. I will also review the established guidelines for obtaining hormones or surgery (the Standards of Care). You will receive a resource list of some of the main local transgender organizations, as well as a bibliography and other handouts, including ones that you can use with clients.
How to Register:
- ONLINE: Go to https://www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com/CEURegistration.html
- EMAIL: return the completed registration form below to VALIGL@earthlink.net and pay via www.PayPal.com to our CEU provider's email address BJCourtney@earthlink.net
- POSTAL MAIL (for early or regular registration only please)
Make check payable to Jeanne Courtney, and mail with completed registration form to:
Valerie Igl, MFT
PO Box 453
El Cerrito CA 94530
Monday, March 15, 2010
Declaring Our Erotic
Declaring Our Erotic
Eight Tuesday eves. Begins April 13.
An erotic writing workshop open to all
Ever read through a sexy short story and thought, "I'd like to do that!" This writing workshop is for anyone who's considered writing erotic stories or writing about sex, or who'd like to get more comfortable doing so! No previous writing experience is necessary.
We each need safe space in which to be our whole erotic selves -- to delve into the fantasies and imaginings that we've learned or been told don't "go with" our public sexual identities. In this workshop we'll celebrate and struggle with the fullness of our erotic expression.
Each evening, you'll have the chance to try your hand at some explicit erotic writing. We'll write in response to exercises designed to tap into different aspects of our sexual selves: memory, fantasy, experience, relationship with the body, and more.
Don't be surprised if you find, as have previous participants, that you're more comfortable discussing your own sexual desires after practicing writing about fictional sex!
Eight Tuesday eves. Begins April 13.
An erotic writing workshop open to all
Ever read through a sexy short story and thought, "I'd like to do that!" This writing workshop is for anyone who's considered writing erotic stories or writing about sex, or who'd like to get more comfortable doing so! No previous writing experience is necessary.
We each need safe space in which to be our whole erotic selves -- to delve into the fantasies and imaginings that we've learned or been told don't "go with" our public sexual identities. In this workshop we'll celebrate and struggle with the fullness of our erotic expression.
Each evening, you'll have the chance to try your hand at some explicit erotic writing. We'll write in response to exercises designed to tap into different aspects of our sexual selves: memory, fantasy, experience, relationship with the body, and more.
Don't be surprised if you find, as have previous participants, that you're more comfortable discussing your own sexual desires after practicing writing about fictional sex!
Write Whole: Survivors Write
Write Whole:
Survivors Write
Eight Monday eves. Begins April 12.
Open to all women survivors of sexual trauma!
Transform your relationship with your writing -- and with yourself. For survivors in particular, writing freely in supportive and attentive community opens us up to the possibility of being fully heard in all of our expression, creative and otherwise!
In this workshop, write in response to exercises chosen to elicit deep-heart writing, and deal with such subjects as: body image, family/community, sexuality, dreams, love, faith, and more. We create new art and new beauty out of the difficult and complicated realities of our lives.
You'll be encouraged to trust the flow of your writing voice, and receive immediate feedback about the power of your words!
Survivors Write
Eight Monday eves. Begins April 12.
Open to all women survivors of sexual trauma!
Transform your relationship with your writing -- and with yourself. For survivors in particular, writing freely in supportive and attentive community opens us up to the possibility of being fully heard in all of our expression, creative and otherwise!
In this workshop, write in response to exercises chosen to elicit deep-heart writing, and deal with such subjects as: body image, family/community, sexuality, dreams, love, faith, and more. We create new art and new beauty out of the difficult and complicated realities of our lives.
You'll be encouraged to trust the flow of your writing voice, and receive immediate feedback about the power of your words!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Standing up for Education: Coming Together to Defend our Rights
:: SOUL SUNDAY SCHOOL ::
Standing up for Education: Coming Together to Defend our Rights
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 | 3-5PM
287 17th Street, Suite 225 (@ Harrison)
Oakland
On March 4th, students, teachers, and workers struck in a statewide-turned-national day of action to support quality and affordable public education. Throughout the school year, this broad, multigenerational coalition has continued to find common ground in defending public education against deep budget cuts, job losses, and fee hikes.
SOUL, the School of Unity & Liberation, invites you on March 14th, 3:00-5:00PM to a Sunday School conversation about the upsurge in educational activism and its potential for transforming our campuses and our communities. We will discuss the progress of recent actions across the Bay Area as well as the future possibilities for this growing effort to address California’s systemic problems.
We will be joined by involved students, faculty and staff from area schools such as SF State, UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, and UC Santa Cruz as well as representatives from Bay Area youth and community organizations.
For more information and to RSVP, please email info@schoolofunityandliberation.org or find SOUL at www.facebook.com/schoolofunityandliberation
Standing up for Education: Coming Together to Defend our Rights
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 | 3-5PM
287 17th Street, Suite 225 (@ Harrison)
Oakland
On March 4th, students, teachers, and workers struck in a statewide-turned-national day of action to support quality and affordable public education. Throughout the school year, this broad, multigenerational coalition has continued to find common ground in defending public education against deep budget cuts, job losses, and fee hikes.
SOUL, the School of Unity & Liberation, invites you on March 14th, 3:00-5:00PM to a Sunday School conversation about the upsurge in educational activism and its potential for transforming our campuses and our communities. We will discuss the progress of recent actions across the Bay Area as well as the future possibilities for this growing effort to address California’s systemic problems.
We will be joined by involved students, faculty and staff from area schools such as SF State, UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, and UC Santa Cruz as well as representatives from Bay Area youth and community organizations.
For more information and to RSVP, please email info@schoolofunityandliberation.org or find SOUL at www.facebook.com/schoolofunityandliberation
Poemsong for Liberation: A Poetry Workshop
Sins Invalid presents:
Facilitated by Vanessa Huang and Leroy Moore
Sunday, April 18th, 2010, 3 – 6 pm
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th St. at York Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Facilitated by Vanessa Huang and Leroy Moore
Sunday, April 18th, 2010, 3 – 6 pm
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th St. at York Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Poetry is not a luxury: “it is through poetry that we give name to those ideas which are – until the poem – nameless and formless, about to be birthed, but already felt” (Audre Lorde)
This workshop will invite participants to deepen our truth-telling practice in community, through poetry. We will explore and write poetry of necessity.
About the workshop leaders:
VANESSA HUANG is a poet, writer, filmmaker, cellist, community organizer, and consultant who has worked to integrate cultural work and digital/social media with leadership development and movement building from the margins. She is a recent finalist for the 2010 Poets & Writers California Writers Exchange Award.
LEROY F. MOORE JR is a Black disabled writer, poet, and community activist who has authored a spoken word CD and chapbook entitled Black Disabled Man with a Big Mouth & a High IQ and created the Krip-Hop Mixtape Project. He is a cofounder of and frequent performer in Sins Invalid.
Sins Invalid is a performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized. Our performance work explores the themes of sexuality, embodiment and the disabled body where normative paradigms of “normal” and “sexy” are challenged, offering instead a vision of beauty and sexuality inclusive of all individuals and communities.
This event is wheelchair accessible. Although we cannot guarantee a scent free environment, we ask that people please refrain from using scented products for this event. Our workshops are open to anyone who is interested in exploring the intersection and disability and embodiment. Limit: 20 participants. If space becomes limited, we are prioritizing participants who identify as having a disability. For more information and/or to enroll, please contact: info@sinsinvalid.org or call 510-689-7198.
Open Process Series: Manufactured Manipulation
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Amal Kouttab, Director of Community Initiatives at San Francisco Women Against Rape, will facilitate an interactive presentation in which participants learn to critically examine how the media promotes a “rape culture” and how this impacts our relationships with each other and with ourselves. The presentation will frame issues of sexual violence within the larger context of systems and institutions, while exploring how various forms of oppression intersect to create and sustain a cultural climate that normalizes sexual violence. This presentation is ideal for educators and anyone looking for tools to engage in creative dialogue about these issues. San Francisco Women Against Rape provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence. At SFWAR, they believe that no single individual, organization, foundation, or business alone can stop the epidemic of sexual assault, but by responding as a whole community, we each bring our piece of the solution. SFWAR provides a 24-hour free and confidential rape crisis hotline at 415-647-7273. SFWAR invites you to join them for their 5th Annual Walk Against Rape on April 24th culminating with a festival in Dolores Park. For more information or to register for the Walk Against Rape please visit their website at www.sfwar.org. Amal Kouttab is a registered drama therapist, teacher, mediator, and filmmaker. She has used drama, art and writing to facilitate therapeutic groups in mental health settings, nursing homes, hospitals and drug rehabilitation centers in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. She obtained a bachelor's degree in the performing arts and women's studies from the University of Virginia in 1997, and a master's degree in psychology and drama therapy from New York University in 2001. For the past four years, she has facilitated therapeutic workshops with Palestinians and Israelis and other groups in conflict in the Middle East and the Bay Area. She has taught graduate psychology classes entitled Drama Therapy for Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she developed part of the curriculum focused on internalized oppression. She co-founded the Araceli Theater Project based at San Francisco General Hospital, which rehearses and performs original educational theater pieces for people with cancer. |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Entrenamiento Gratis de RCP
13 de Marzo 2010
www.RedCrossCPRSaturday.org
1-888-443-5722
Patten University
2433 Coolidge Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601
Clases seran llevadas acabo alas: 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
http://micocosf.org/Mission%20Update/March%208/CPRfliers_SPN.pdf
www.RedCrossCPRSaturday.org
1-888-443-5722
Patten University
2433 Coolidge Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601
Clases seran llevadas acabo alas: 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
http://micocosf.org/Mission%20Update/March%208/CPRfliers_SPN.pdf