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International Women’s Day Celebration


International Women’s Day is an internationally recognized day that acknowledges the contributions of women worldwide.  Celebrations in many countries around the world include: parties, political actions, educational forums, and commemorations. In some countries, it is a day of rest and relaxation, honoring women for the work that they do to maintain their families and communities all year.

In recognition of this day, the Women of Color Leadership Network and the GSS Graduate Women’s Network have come together to organize an afternoon of exhibits, art, music and food.

This event is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information contact WOCLN at 413.545.1671 or wocln@stuaf.umass.edu, or contact GWN at gss-gwn@grad.umass.edu

We will have audience-engaged drumming performance to begin the celebration. Come before 4:30 if you’d like to  hear and/or participate in the drumming!

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Writing Group Schedule Change?

The GWN Writing Group is meeting Mondays and Wednesdays each week. We get together to each do our own work: it could be either your paper, your thesis, or something else you need to focus on at the time. No chatting except optionally at the beginning and the end.

So far we do not have so many people coming to the Monday session. If this continues I am planning to either cancel the Monday session or move it to Thursday. Please reply and let us know whether you are planning to come Monday or Thursday. We’ll make plans according to the result.

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Everywoman’s Center Open House

You are invited to join us on Tuesday March 1, from 1pm-4pm at the New Africa House for the Everywoman’s Center Open House.

We are celebrating and inviting the community to drop in! Light lunch and entertainment in the Shirley Dubois Reading Room- featuring performances through out the afternoon by the talented students with whom we work. Free Henna tattoos & button making. Hope to see you here!

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GWN Writing Group Spring 2011 Schedule

Hi everyone!

We are going to meet twice a week this semester, Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 8 pm. The meeting schedule is as following. The meeting room is either 903 or 905-09 of Campus Center–they are on the same end of the same floor of the building, should be fairly easy to find us if you forgot which room it is!

Date Campus Center Room Date Campus Center Room:
2/16 905-09
2/22 903 2/23 905-09
2/28 903 3/2 905-09
3/7 903 3/9 905-09
3/14 905-09 3/16 905-09
3/21 903 3/23 905-09
3/28 903 3/30 905-09
4/4 903 4/6 905-09
4/11 903 4/13 905-09
4/18 903 4/20 905-09
4/25 903 4/27 905-09
5/2 903 5/4 905-09
5/9 905-09 5/11 905-09

Hope to see you there!

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GWN Yoga Group Meeting Schedule

Hi everyone! We are finally ready to meet for some Yoga! The following is the schedule and place:

Date Campus Center Room
2/22 101
3/1 174-76
3/8 904-08
3/15 904-08
3/22 904-08
3/29 904-08
4/5 904-08
4/12 904-08
4/19 904-08
4/26 904-08
5/3 904-08

Basically we are meeting Tuesdays 5:30 – 7:00 pm, in Campus Center. We have purchases some basic Yoga props. You just need to come in comfortable clothes for Yoga. See you all soon!

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BETTER LOVE: How to get it and How to give it in Relationships

Free Workshop Series open to UMass and Five College Undergrad and Grad Women

BETTER LOVE: How to get it and How to give it in Relationships

This five session workshop series will help women to work on communication, assertiveness, keeping the romance alive, recognizing and changing negative patterns, and getting more of what they need in a partnership. We will focus on the unique issues facing women and will offer skills for women to empower themselves in their relationships. ALL undergraduate and graduate women who have been in a relationship in the past, as well as those who are currently in a relationship are invited to participate.

Spring Semester, 2011  Five Tuesday evenings,  5:30-7pm.
For start date and to Register
Call Everywoman’s Center Counseling Services 577-0077

Sponsored by, Everywoman’s Center, Center for Counseling and Psychological Health & Graduate Women’s Network at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Weekly Meditation and Deep Relaxation

Get Ready, Get Set, Relax…..

Weekly Meditation and Deep Relaxation

MOST MONDAYS, 4-5, Spring Semester 2011 – Room 203 New Africa House, UMass

Feb 7, 14 ~ March 7, 14, 21, 28 ~ April 4, 11, 25
Free and open to all.

For more information, call Everywoman’s Center Counseling Services at 577- 0077.
Sponsored by Everywoman’s Center & Graduate Women’s Network at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Mindfulness and Mood: Empowerment Skills for Women

Ruled by Your Anxiety?

Mindfulness and Mood: Empowerment Skills for Women

We will focus on the unique stresses facing women and will offer skills that will help women to reduce anxiety, improve mood , strengthen relationships, relax your body, quiet your mind and gain greater emotional balance.

Five Mondays, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Spring Semester, 2011. Start date to be determined   Registration is required.
Free and open to UMass and Five College Students and community women.
To register or for more information, call Everywoman’s Center Counseling Services at 577- 0077.
Sponsored by Everywoman’s Center & Graduate Women’s Network at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Where’s Love 101?: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Relationships

“Where’s Love 101?: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Relationships”
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
UMass Campus Center, Room 917

This unique gathering will feature a panel discussion with couples of different ages, races, and sexual orientations who have been together from a few years to decades, as well as experts who will address a broad range of issues related to creating and sustaining healthy relationships.

Topics will include:
-Physical health, values, resolving conflict, fidelity expectations, sex
-Money, race, class, gender, anti-LGBT prejudice, religion
-Meeting each other’s families, alcohol and drugs, your self-esteem
-Staying together in a transitory environment
-When is it better to choose to be on your own?

With refreshments and door prizes, this promises to be a lively, informative and fun evening! Free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact the Women of Color Leadership Network: (413) 545-1671.

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GWN Yoga Group

Hey everyone! We are trying to set up a Yoga group!

Genna Robinson kindly agrees to teach a Yoga class once a week, for free. Because she is being trained as a Yoga teacher for beginners only, this group is, apparently, for Yoga beginners. If you are interested in Yoga and would like to take a class with someone who loves Yoga and is willing to help Yoga beginners, join us!

At this stage, we are still trying to find an appropriate space as well as find some basic Yoga props. Preliminary meeting time is Tuesday 5:30 – 7:00, starting early February. Please let us know if you are interested to join, and please also let us know if you are aware of a space we can use other than a meeting room in Campus Center.

Cheers!

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By now it looks like we have to wait till next week, when we have the space finalized. See you all soon!