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2010 Calendar of Events and Programs.
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| Events for the month of March 2010 |
Celebrate
International Women's Day And Women's History Month |
| Tuesday, March 2, 2010 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
| Global Innovation Dialogue |
| Collaborative Strategy: The New How
Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Strategy focuses on processes,
people, and ideas. After many years of working with different companies,
Nilofer Merchant presents in her book The New How a new way to create a
business strategy. When employees help to create the strategy, they believe in and
are equipped to implement, it is the best way to create a winning strategy.
If you want to know about how to take advantage of a collaborative
culture to innovate faster and strategize to win, then you will be
interested in The New How and want to attend this Global Innovation Dialogue!
Santa Clara University
Benson Center
California Mission Room
To register online, go to: www.scu.edu/business/gidrsvp/
If you want to buy the book directly go to http://bit.ly/thn-book.
For GID information or to VOLUNTEER contact: Bonita Banducci,
banducci@genderwork.com, 650-529-9336 |
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| Thursday, March 04, 2010 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (PT) |
| Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits |
SVCN District Attorney Candidates Forum
In order to better understand the views of the candidates, this forum offers the candidates
and opportunity to discuss their views and answer questions from our nonprofit community.
The election will be held in June, 2010. Confirmed candidates: District Attorney Dolores Carr
and Jeff Rosen, Deputy District Attorney.
Moderator: Dr. Terry Christensen. A professor at San Jose State University, Dr. Christensen
specializes in state and local politics. His most recent book is Local Politics:
Governing at the Grassroots.
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
Sobrato Community Conference Center
1400 Parkmoor Avenue, Cupertino Room
San Jose, CA 95126 |
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| Saturday, March 6, 2010 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| South Bay International Women’s Day Network |
International Womyn's Day- March & Festival
Marching for Womyn’s and Human Rights. No to Violence! No to War! No to Occupation!
Womyn demand Humane Immigration Reform! Marriage Equality for All!
Cihuatl.Tlatocan@gmail.com 408-421-1096
Gather 11 AM - Noon at Roosevelt Park, East Santa Clara and 19th streets, San Jose
March Noon - 1 PM -- west on Santa Clara Street to First Street, then south to Biblioteca Latinoamericana and Washington United Youth Center, South First Street between Oak and Edwards, San Jose
Festival 1-4 PM -- Entertainment, Food, Information, Sales Booths between the library and the center
Participants: Cihuatl Tlatocan (MAIZ), FOCUS-SV, Silicon Valley DEBUG,
San Jose Peace and Justice Center, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ,
San Jose CodePink, SJSU WoWi (Womyn on Womyn’s Issues), Santa Clara County’s
Office on Women’s Policy, LGBTQ Youth Spaces, SOMOS Mayfair,
Cardea Center for Women, Bay Area Radical Women. |
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| Sunday March 7, 2010 1:00 pm - 4:00pm |
| Committee Of Solidarity With Women's Movement In Iran |
Please join community of Women's rights activists, Human Rights activists, Poets, Artists
and Musicians to pay tribute to Iranian women's struggle for freedom, democracy and gender equality, and to celebrate their 3- decades of resiliency, determination and
significant pioneering role in the recent mass movement in Iran.
For more information 408-243-2222, irwomenmovement@gmail.com
Cezar Chavez Plaza, Down Town SJ |
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| Monday, March 8. 2010 5:30 PM |
| The Women's International Perspective |
| International Women's Day Celebration: "Women and Leadership: The 30% Solution"
Keynote: Linda Tarr-Whelan, author of "Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World".
Other speakers include Linda Alepin (Founding Director, GWLN), Chris Grumm (Executive Director, Women's Funding Network and Dr. Amy Sands (Provost at the Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Presented in association with the MIIS National Association of Women MBAs
Click HERE for more information and to buy tickets!
Irvine Auditorium,
Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Monterey, CA
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| Friday March 12, 2010, Noon |
| The Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley |
San Jose Councilmember Madison Nguyen representing San Jose's district 7 will discuss her
civic engagement activities and how they prepared her for leadership in her field.
Cost: $20 for members | $25 for non-members.
Your RSVP is greatly appreciated so REGISTER NOW. Walk-ins are welcome before 12pm (cash or check at the door.)
Location: Bella Mia Restaurant in San Jose.
Parking available in their lot (enter on 2nd St.) |
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| Monday, March 8 2010, 12 :00pm-1:30 pm |
Clayman Institute for Gender & Research, Stanford |
Presentation by Author Kurt Beyer: " Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age"
the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) Kurt Beyer goes beyond the screenplay-ready myth to reveal a more authentic Hopper, a vibrant and complex woman
whose career paralleled the meteoric trajectory of the postwar computer industry.
Encina Hall, 2nd Floor, Central Conference Room
616 Serra Street, Stanford |
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| Friday, March 12, 2010, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| FountainBlue's When She Speaks, |
Women in Leadership Series
Agility - The Key to Building a Successful Car Hitachi This month's panel will focus on
agility as the key to building a successful career, 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.
Hitachi Data Systems, 700 Central Expressway, Building 700, Santa Clara
Please pre-register by noon on 3/11 using the PayPal link at http://www.whenshespeaks.com. |
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| Tuesday, March 16 from 8:00-9:30 am |
| Cardea Center for Women |
Tracing the Progress of Women in the Workplace
Special guest: Lisa Frederiksen
Researcher, author and speaker widely known for her work on women’s history and
women and family issues. Lisa will provide important insights on the history of women
in the workplace and how far we’ve come in balancing the “second shift.” She will then
lead us in an engaging group dialogue around the topic, posing a number of questions
to pull forth the experiences and wisdom of the group.
Location: Sunnyvale Art Gallery Cafe,
251 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 737-8188
Ala Carte Breakfast
For more information and to RSVP, write to:
events@cardeacenterforwomen.org
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| Friday, March 19, 2010 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
| Global Women's Leadership Network |
Collective Intelligence and the Power of the GWLN Network
Speaker: Jeff Chow Join us for the March Well and hear Jeff's story: how he got started working with nonprofits and what drew him to a women's organization like GWLN. Jeff will share the value of collective intelligence and how it relates to the power of the GWLN network. He will talk about the formation of "Collaborate for Africa" and its "collaboration" with GWLN.
When have you really benefited from being part of a network? What are the characteristics that make a network worthwhile? In addition to GWLN, what formal or informal networks do you belong to? What can you do to improve the collective intelligence of your networks? These and other questions will make for a lively dialogue
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING: 7:15 AM. Click here to register.
Early registration is appreciated. Registration is also accepted at the door.
REFRESHMENTS:
Continental breakfast will be served. A $10 contribution is requested. (ITP students and staff are our guests.)
Or Further Information Contact :
Bonita Banducci at 650-529-9336 or Barbara Key at 650-589-0411
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| Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| Kay Kleinerman |
VOICE MATTERS: Jujitsu Voice.
Like the art of Jujitsu, knowing how to use your voice effectively requires awareness, spontaneity, and poise. It requires that you let go of limiting beliefs and behaviors, and allow yourself to discover the full potential of your authentic voice. Cost: $50.00 per person
Join this workshop and learn to:
- Open your voice with courage and confidence
- Use your voice as a strong instrument of communication
- Tap into what you want to express, and how to express it
- Be at ease expressing your full self
Location: VOICE MATTERS Studio - 244 Virginia Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402
Registration/more information: (650) 759-2373 or kaykleinerman@mac.com
For more information about VOICE MATTERS workshops, http://www.kaykleinerman.com/
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| Thursday, March 25, 2010 • 5:30 – 7:30 pm |
| County of Santa Clara, Office of Women’s Policy |
A SALUTE TO WOMEN VETERANS
We will celebrate the history of women in the military and highlight their contributions to the armed forces and our community. Agencies and organizations will share resources and information for veterans.
Please RSVP by March 22, 2010 owp@ceo.sccgov.org or 1.408.299.5135 for questions
Lobby Breezeway/BOS Chambers, County Government Center
70 W. Hedding St., San Jose |
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| Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:30-1:30 |
| Carol Adamski |
Treat yourself.
Take a little time to:
Relax and let go
Tap into a place of peace
Remember what is important
Be filled with acceptance and love
Tuition: $65.00 Register today using Paypal.
Carol Adamski, M.A., is a warm, funny, insightful, powerful coach dedicated to helping others
make positive, effective change in their lives. For years she has led various workshops-nationally and internationally-on leadership, personal empowerment, communications, and relationships.
For 15 years as a coach, she has demonstrated strength and compassion, with the ability to listen deeply and ask just the right questions.
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| Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 5:30 to 7:00 Registration from 5:00pm |
| Cardea Center for Women and Global Women’s Leadership Network |
Past as Prologue: Global Perspectives on Women’s History
Special guest: Karen Offen, Senior Scholar, Clayman Institute, Stanford University,
author of a new book, "Globalizing Feminisms 1789-1945" which presents a coherent, comprehensive, comparative, and much-needed collective history of women’s activism
throughout the world. Reaching out well beyond Europe and the Americas to examine
the history of feminisms in Japan, India, China, the Middle East and Australasia,
Karen offers twenty essays by leading scholars around the world, that aim to rewrite history
by showing how earlier generations of feminists world-wide struggled to “restore a balance
of power between the sexes, a balance lacking in male-dominated societies” against a backdrop of huge cultural, social and political transitions across the world.
Admission $20.00. Reserve your seat by sending an
*Refreshments * The book will be available for purchase.
California Mission Room
Benson Center, Santa Clara University
For more information: Bonita Banducci,
banducci@genderwork.com, 650-529-9336, 650-941-4133 e-mail to events@cardeacenterforwomen.org
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