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2010 Calendar of Events and Programs.
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Susan B. Anthony, Activist

• Before the Civil War she spoke out against slavery in spite of being threatened by armed and angry audiences.
• She led campaigns for equal pay for equal work.
• She urged women to join labor unions or to start their own when men refused to allow them in.
• She led many successful campaigns to admit women to colleges and "male" professions.
• She headed petition drives and hearings that convinced state legislatures to give married women guardianship of their own children and the right to divorce abusive husbands.
• She was co-editor of and writer for "The Revolution", a feminist newspaper, and co-author of three volumes of "The History of Woman Suffrage".
• And for many years she was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
  What can we learn from Susan B. Anthony's 50 + years of activism? Come and find out!
  
  Free program -- donations will be requested to benefit the Peace & Justice Center

Location: San Jose Peace & Justice Center,
48 S. 7th St, San Jose

The Joy of Singing - Tuesdays in March

Four-week Class – March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
Ready to sing away the winter chill? Start March off with a song!

In this fun 4-week class, you’ll learn to sing with confidence. We’ll start with the fundamentals of good vocal technique: breathing and support, warm-ups, developing your range, tone, placement, and articulation. Then we’ll apply that vocal technique to singing songs.
If you’re a car singer, a shower singer or even a living room singer, you’ll enjoy this supportive, informative, low-pressure group setting, where you’ll learn to sing with freedom and enjoy your voice.

Investment: $120.00 for full 4 week session

Enrollment is limited to 12 participants.
To register: contact Kay Kleinerman at (650) 759-2373 or kaykleinerman@mac.com

Location: Voice Matters Studio
244 Virginia Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402
Visit: http://www.kaykleinerman.com/workshops_monthly.html

Topic: Agility: The Key to Building a Successful Career

Global megatrends are making it much more difficult to plan your career path, as there is more fluidity within and across corporations, across global markets, plus greater acceptance of people moving from one role or industry to another. Our panelists will focus on agility as the key to building a successful career, regardless of gender, featuring women who have changed roles and industries, positions and companies. They will share their stories of successes and challenges, and also share how they are supporting others to do the same.

• Facilitator Cynthia Holladay, Founder, Principal and CEO, Upright Marketing
• Panelist Caroline Cornely, Senior Finance Manager, Cisco
• Panelist Nancy Cryer, Program Manager, Global Talent Management Group, Hitachi Data Systems Inc.
• Panelist Phyllis Stewart Pires. Director Community Experience and Learning and Talent Management lead, SAP Labs North America
• Panelist Shirley Welsh, Senior Director, Market Development, qPCR Platform, Life Technologies

Location: Life Technologies,
850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City

For more information and to register, visit http://www.whenshespeaks.com

March Breakfast Roundtable - Status of Women - an update from the United Nations Meeting in 2011

Our conversation starter for this month is Shirley Lin Kinoshita.

Shirley will share her impressions of the United Nations' 55th Commission on the Status of Women meetings in NYC in late February 2011 (UNCSW55), UNA, and launch of UNWomen, headed by Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile. UNWomen combines four separate UN programs for women's advocacy, empowerment and education. This new agency elevates women's issues with Ms. Bachelet's new title as Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNWomen.

Shirley Lin Kinoshita was an NGO delegate, representing the WILPF US Section, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to the 2011 UNCSW55. Shirley is also involved with a newly revived Silicon Valley United Nations Assoication (SVUNA) and visited the UNA office while she was in NYC.

Shirley is an accomplished artist and teacher and a retired Medical Library Manager at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. She currently serves on the county Human Relations Commission, chair of its Peace and Social Justice Committee, heads the San Jose Raging Granns, is a memberof St. Jude's Episcopal Social Justice Outreach Committee, as well as being on the Steering Committee of WILPF-SJ.

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Location:Room 105 (First Floor)
1922 The Alameda (Building says United Way and YMCA outside)
San Jose, CA 95126

Directions & Parking:
From 880, take the exit for The Alameda (82 South), make first left turn on McKendrie St. Make a right into the first parking lot and go all the way to the back of the building. You can enter the building from the back door.

If you have any questions, please call Seema at 408-666-1835.

Breakfast: Coffee/tea, bagels and fruit. A $5 donation is suggested.

RSVP to events@cardeacenterforwomen.org

Helen Dennis
Best Selling Author and
Recognized National Leader

Helen Dennis has received awards for her university teaching and contributions to the field of aging. Editor of two books and popular speaker, she has assisted more than 10,000 employees preparing for their retirement. Her expertise is sought by employers, national publications like The Wall Street Journal and such network news programs as ABC's Primetime. She is co-author of the Los Angeles Time best seller -Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women.

Location:Venidas
450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA
Light Refreshments and No Host Bar

presented by
Institute for Age-Friendly Housing
PAForum@agefriendlyhousing.org
www.agefriendlyhousing.org
408 768-1822

Please join me and our distinguished hosts - Aimee Feinberg, Patricia K. Gillette, Laurie S. Hane, Irma D. Herrera, Margaret Murray, Louise Renne, Marci Rubin, D.J. Soviero, Roberta Steele, Tracy Thompson, and special guest speaker Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley for a presentation on The 2012 Project.

Location: offices of Morrison Foerster, 425 Market Street, 33rd Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94105.

Here’s the link for the invitation and to RSVP: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/The2012Project_SF_Invite.html