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April 2019
Power of Voice Benefit
Join Girls Leadership for our 10th Anniversary Celebration at the SF War Memorial in The Green Room. Co-Founder & CEO Simone Marean will celebrate the impact of honorees Shanti Brien, Dr. Shakti Butler, and Misha Olivas. These honorees will thank the people who showed them how to step into their voice, and their power. Join us to raise a glass to power a generation. Find more information on the honorees, as well as registration, here. This event is hosted by Girls…
Find out more »Creating Hope: Shalom Bayit’s 27th Anniversary
Join Event Chairs Stacey & Evan Levy for Creating Hope: Shalom Bayit’s 27th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, April 11th, 2019 | 6:00 PM Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Reception & Dinner Program For twenty-seven years, Shalom Bayit has empowered Jewish women to be free from abuse, and built cutting edge violence prevention programs that teach our youth critical skills for creating respectful relationships. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, or to place an ad or greeting in our event tribute book,…
Find out more »Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon
Girls Inc. of Alameda County invites you to their annual Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon! Join us for an afternoon that never fails to inspire – whether through the remarkable achievements of local honorees and leaders, or our Girls Inc. Teen Scholars, who have broken down barriers to move toward bold futures of their own. There is nothing like hearing these girls’ stories in their own voices. Whether you join us every year, or you will be attending for the…
Find out more »Social Media, Social Change Workshop for Youth
Tell your friends about our free, fun workshop, "Social Media, Social Change", where we'll help youth use social media thoughtfully and learn how to create social change. Due to high demand, About-Face is launching a brand-new Education Into Action Workshop focused on social media, and they’ll be launching it at a local workshop for Bay Area youth ages 13-18! Not every teen can have an About-Face program at their school, so this is a great opportunity to get an About-Face education. We will be engaging…
Find out more »Gaia Girls Open House (Berkeley)
Interested in learning more about Gaia Girls' programs? Attend one of their open houses for more information! This series of open houses focuses on their summer programs, which serve grades K-12. Goals of the open houses: For the girls: Connect to other awesome girls, some of our aunties, and the natural world. Play group building and nature games, make cordage bracelets from natural fiber, cook over the fire, and more … For the moms: Gather for opening circle and then step away for…
Find out more »Protest + Print After-School Workshop
Join Girls Garage for a spring after-school workshop! Printmaking has been used historically and recently as an artistic tool for protest, activism and social justice. This class is a continuation of our Winter 2019 Protest + Print class, moving from individual protest posters to a larger-scale installation of activist art. We will focus on screen printing, a highly versatile and an easily accessible process loved by many contemporary artists and utilized historically by many artists with activist agenda. Instructors will…
Find out more »After-School Wood Workshop
Join Girls Garage for a spring after-school workshop! In this 6-week workshop, girls aged 9-13 years will put hand tools and power tools to work on a few ambitious wood projects. Using a combination of measurement and layout, precise hand tools, saws, sanders, and more, girls will work together to create larger-scale projects in wood. Previous projects have included a birdhouse, toolbox, gumball machine, and more! This workshop begins on Thursday, the 18th of April and will continue each Thursday…
Find out more »Girls on the Run of the Bay Area’s 11th Annual Gala
Join Girls on the Run of the Bay Area at their 11th Annual Gala. On April 18, 2019 we will be celebrating the accomplishments of our girls and alumna who have benefited from Girls on the Run. Meet coaches, parents, board & associate board members at our evening of empowerment. Our Annual Gala is an elegant evening featuring a cocktail reception, two-course seated dinner, live & silent auctions, dessert dash, live entertainment and a Party to Empower celebration after the main event. Our most dedicated and generous…
Find out more »PBWC’s 30th Annual Conference: Unstoppable
Join Professional BusinessWomen of California for their 30th Annual Conference! The theme is unstoppable, as described below. More information about the conference can be found here. Unstoppable: This year’s conference theme. We are now, we always have been, and we always will be unstoppable. In the face of challenges, we choose courage. When things don’t go as planned, we find greater strength along another path. Join us as we work together to grow our careers, ascend to the C-suite, strengthen…
Find out more »Sips and Scholars Speaker Series
Join the YWCA Berkeley/Oakland for the inaugural Sips and Scholars Speaker Series! Three outstanding female professors from UC Berkeley will be discussing their research throughout the series, as outlined below. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28TH – LILIA SOTO, PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN & LATINA/O STUDIES Lilia Soto is Associate Professor of American Studies and Latina/o Studies at the University of Wyoming and visiting professor at UC Berkeley. From a historical and ethnographic position, her research focuses on comparative/relational race and ethnic studies, transnational migration, identity formation, and the interconnectedness of time, place…
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