2008 Calendar of Events and Programs.
Click on a month to see what is going on in Silicon Valley.

7th Annual Allison Taylor Holbrooks Breast Cancer Conference for breast cancer survivors, family, friends, and medical professionals. This  program will provide information about: current and new treatments; treatment side effect management, including pain management; lymphedema; psychosocial issues; reconstructive surgery; genetics; quality of life issues; decision-making; issues facing younger women; financial issues and information on care giving. 
There will also be a resource room with information and services from community groups and vendors.
Registration $25 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
To register, email  education@nccc.org or call 888-315-5988.
Golden Gate Club, The Presidio of San Francisco 
135 Fisher Loop
San Francisco, California

A Teach-In & Dialogue On Health Care: An Economic Human Right. Join us in the Pursuit of Health Justice!
  * To talk about the impact of the California state budget cuts on programs that assist the poor, youth, women, elderly, and sick.
  * To examine the status of the fight to eliminate "individual mandates" as we gain momentum for "true" Universal health care.
  * To learn more about the increasing structural/systemic attack on healthcare to homeless people.
  * To come together as residents to discuss the values & principles necessary for a unified plan of action to get the health care that is our right!
(510) 986-8620 weap@weap.org http://weap.org/
WEAP Office 449 15th St., 2nd Floor Oakland, CA 94612

Empower Hour with Girls For a Change
1927 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto
Please RSVP to Sally at 408-529-1298 or sally@girlsforachange.org
www.girlsforachange.org

Domestic Violence Information & Resources Workshop
Over 40 agencies, court personnel, and law enforcement groups will share resources and answer questions about: navigating the court system, working with law enforcement, housing and shelter, immigration/legal/tax services, LGBTQ resources, mental health and substance abuse counseling, emergency and social services. No registration necessary
De Anza College
Hinson Conference Room, Campus Center 21250
Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 408.299.5135, E-mail: dvirworkshops@gmail.com

International Women’s Day Celebration
A conference on "Women’s Human Rights: Moving Beyond Barriers"
Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.
Panel discussion on Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW ) Moderated by Nancy Flowers.
Dance performance of Eve’s Elixir, a Holly Shaw Production and evening concert with
AquaLibre also featuring Destani Wolf.

Center for Employment Training (CET) – SOTO Theater 701 Vine St.
San Jose CA 95110 FREE parking
Admission: General $25 Students $15
Champions of women’s rights: $100 .00
Tickets available at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27984
There will also be a resource room with information and services from community groups and vendors.
RSVP/Information/Tickets: events@cardeacenterforwomen.org
408- 243-2222 or 415-412-3011

Launch of the new global online exhibition about Women, Power and Politics, showcasing inspiring stories of women claiming and exercising their power to change their communities and the world. The interactive, multi-media exhibition will be featured in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
From personal power to campaigning to the notorious Iron Ladies, the exhibition will focus on one provocative new topic each month, such as Body Politics, Environmental Security, Religion, Democracy, Voting, Elections, and International Organizing.
Tickets $250.
Call (415)543-4669 ext. 27 or email events@imow.org, www.imow.org.

At the Westin St. Francis Hotel, Grand Ballroom, San Francisco

Monthly meeting, open to the public.
County Building, 70 West Hedding St, San Jose, CA 95110-1770
For more information call 408-299-5142

Work Life Balance: The Juggling Act
This month's When She Speaks event focuses on how successful women are juggling these often-competing goals and what we can do to adjust our own and others' expectations on us, in order to ease the load and the stress. Our speakers will share their stories, commiserate with us, and challenge us to re-evaluate how roles, our priorities, and our own expectations for ourselves. Facilitator Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting -

• Raji Arasu, eBay
• Lisa Jing, Program Manager, Integrated Health Team, Cisco
• Allison Leopold Tilley, Partner and Co-Head Corporate Securities & Technology Section, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Linda Levenson, CEO, Morphosis Rejuvenation Studio
• Catherine Moore, Director Business HR, Nokia Research Center

Linda Holroyd, CEO
Phone:      650-996-3987
Fax:          408-519-0768
E-Mail:        Linda.Holroyd@FountainBlue.biz
Web:         http://www.FountainBlue.biz

Saturday, March 15, 2008 10 am to 2 pm

Speakers Training about California Senate Bill 840
Come and learn how to give talks on SB840 to diverse groups—churches, associations, City Councils, Board of Supervisors and more.
Guest speaker, Cindy Young—CSEA (California School Employees Association)  & Experienced speakers from Health Care for All, CNA (the California Nurses Association), and Labor Party will lead smaller groups in practice speaking.
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to (408) 977-1275
525 W. Alma Ave., San José   (The Low-Income  Self-Help Center)

Celebrate 500 Years of Chicana Women's History!!! at a fabulous book party to celebrate the publication of the lavishly illustrated book 500 Years of Chicana Women's History/ 500 Años de la Mujer Chicana (Rutgers University Press, March  2008) and congratulate Betita Martinez on this historic accomplishment Books will be available for sale and signing.
RSVP by March 10, 2008. For more information call 650-373-1083.
Donation: $25 per person (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Mail Check To Address Below Or Pay At The Door
CHICANA LATINA FOUNDATION
1419 Burlingame Avenue, Suite N
Burlingame, CA 94010

Mission Language and Vocational School
2929 19th Street  (enter on Florida Street)
San Francisco, California

GEENA DAVIS: The Image of Women In the Media
San Jose Center for Performing Arts, San Jose
1-877-882- 8124

Speaker: Jackie Ehlers
Jackie Ehlers will share her story about transforming the world's "Us vs. Them" conversations into "We're All in This World Together." She will speak about a half- century of generating greatness in every human being and about her commitment to making a powerful global difference until she is "at least 100 years old." Jackie inspires her audiences to engage in a purposeful, powerful global mission that will continue to grow throughout their lifetimes and beyond.  Jackie is an award-winning global educator who has lived and worked in Zambia, Central Africa, Egypt, and England, as well as many places in the United States.
CO-HOST: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. The Institute provides graduate
education for the mind, body and spirit. 
Register by sending an e-mail to gwln_reg@yahoo.com
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.)
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA Directions at www.itp.edu/contact.cfm     

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :  
Bonita Banducci at 650-529-9336 or Barbara Key at 650-589 0411 .

Join CCRF for our 6th Annual REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM DAY
Come to Sacramento to learn about current reproductive health and justice issues, meet other activists from around the state, and tell legislators why reproductive rights are important to your community.
Your voice matters! Please join us to represent the diverse needs of the women of California.
Reproductive Freedom Day is sponsored by
Commission on the Status of Women
1303 J St Ste 400
Sacramento CA  95814-2900
916-445-3173, 916-322-9466  Fax
www.women.ca.gov
REGISTER TODAY! http://reproductivefreedomday.eventbrite.com/
Early Bird Registration ends February 1st! Scholarships are available!
For more information email kelly@reproductivefreedomca.org or call 510-451-3381
Sacramento Convention Center

“Sleep in Women: What You Should Know”
Kin Yuen, MD, MS, Medical Director of the Stanford Sleep Disorder Center, will be the featured speaker on this exploration of the role of sleep in the personal health and well being of women.
Dr. Yuen will share her clinical experience – and review related research findings – as she provides practical advice on how women can improve their health through better sleep experiences.
Contact Women’s Health at Stanford, Program Coordinator, Jayna Rogers
jlrogers@stanford.edu or 650-725-0455.

“Success Beyond Success” - featuring Mariana Bozesan with Stu Zimmerman as the special luncheon speaker. In a highly interactive, hands-on workshop, Success Beyond Success will help you:

• Acquire new strategies to produce more rapid and lasting change for yourself and your organization
• Better understand and influence people, and improve your management and leadership skills both personally and professionally
• Discover the easiest and most predictable ways to turn your dreams into reality

$249; $49 for students and nonprofit organizations
Cost includes breakfast and lunch, and workshop materials.
Phone: 800-862-8852  Email: sage@sageera.com
ITP (Institute of Transpersonal Psychology),
1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto

Professor Deborah L. Rhode of Stanford Law School will be the principal speaker at a free public forum on “Women and Leadership”. She will be joined by local women leaders in several fields for a discussion of the issue.  
The other participants will be:
Dr. Jane E. Shaw, retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Aerogen, Inc.
Audrey C. Rust, President, Peninsula Open Space Trust
Lynne Johnson, Chief and Department Director, Palo Alto Police Department.
Mitchell Park Community Center, Main Hall,
3800 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto
Contact:  Barbara Evans, phone 650-856-0618