Herstory - District and Regional
from uustpete.org
Women's Forum
Women's Forum meets every 3rd Wednesday. We have a potluck at the church at 6:00 and a program at 7:00. If you are rushed for time stop at the grocery store deli or just come. We welcome any woman who is interested in getting together with like minded women. Contact Betsy Filz for information Betsy.Filz@uustpete.org, or call the office at 727-898-3294.
Come Take a Walk with Us
We are a group of women who get together Monday mornings at 11:30 to take an easy 40 minute walk on the beach or in one of our many local parks and then go to lunch. We welcome any woman who would like to join us for friendship, exercise and nourishment. If you work and would like to join us on a snow day off or if you have company who would like to get together with other women we would like to meet you. Contact Betsy Filz Betsy.Filz@uustpete.org or Pat Yochim Pat.Yochim@uustpete.org for more information.
For our April WomanSpirit gathering, UUFBR Intern Jan Taddeo brings us a taste of her experience at the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women. We will explore the role of the feminine divine in myths and rituals celebrating the seasons, specifically the Demeter-Persephone story related to spring -- including a dramatic reading of a one-act play by Dr. Pat Montley, "Persephone's Journey" -- and exploration of how the play's representation of women's identity ties in with our own experiences.
As always, all UUFBR women members and friends are welcomed to this gathering: Monday, April 13th -- 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary.
best to you all,
mary c..............................
June 2008: After months -- well, maybe even a year of moth-balling their drums, the Boca Babes recently drummed their way through an evening of meditation and relaxation and just plain fun.
Then, they cranked the energy back up with some special donuts provided by Karen Sherman, Facilitator of our June gathering.
Now we're scattering for the summer and will return for another season of WomanSpirit on Monday, Sept. 7th.
We welcome any of our sisters to these join in gatherings with us.
More info? mhcadwell@yahoo
from UUTampa.org
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven - Volume 1: IN ANCIENT TIMES is a 5-session series of classes that will examine womens history related to art, literature and religion in the Ancient Near East, Old Europe and the predominate Western culture. We will look at not only Christian and pre-Judaic cultures, but also to the wealth of material rooted in Africa, Asia, and original peoples of America. It is important to note that our religious heritage cannot be contained in these five short sessions:
April 6 - The Sacred Female
April 20- In the Name of the Mother and the Daughter
May 4 - Womanpower
May 18 - From Goddess to God
June 1 - Heritage of Peace
We will connect with our ancient past, with those deep roots in Goddess-oriented, possibly peaceful cultures. We will begin to tell a new story.
Hopes, Ambitions, Trials, and Silver Linings
Dates: First & third Mondays
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Children's Chapel in Ministers' Hall
Facilitator: Barbara Hatzfeld
HATS is a meeting time for women to discuss issues in our lives. We are here to support one another as life throw challenges at us. We keep confidences within the group. It is less structured than Small Groups, as the topics are not set. HATS has been part of 1st UU since 1999.
For more information, contact Barbara Hatzfeld
delucehatzfeld@msn
Dear Women of WomanSpirit---
Our May Gathering will be next week: Monday, May 11th :
7:30 p.m. in Osias Hall. (For those who don't know UUFBR too well, Osias is the large room you walk through on the way to the Sanctuary, so come in the usual front door to find us.)
The evening will center around The Artful Bras Project -- which was designed by some South Carolina quilters to raise breast cancer awareness in a unique way. Plan on an evening of shared beauty and creativity (plus some funky humor) as we will be creating "artful bras." (If you want to learn more in advance, "Google" "artful bras.")
As always, all UUFBR women members and friends are invited to be with us at WomanSpirit gatherings. Questions?? please feel free to contact Leslie Rigg, Adele Alexandre, or me.
Please bring with you, if possible:
old bras, ribbons, buttons, beads, other interesting findings --
see you there.... mary c...........
And, just for your contemplation....
Breast cancer walks daily among us at UUFBR -- having made its mark on at least 18 UUFBR women at some time during the past 20 years.
Come hear Sally Roesch Wagner, PhD in St. Pete March 28, 2009!
"Meet Matilda Joslyn Gage"
A free presentation by a nationally recognized lecturer, pioneer feminist, author, and noted women's studies professor will be given Saturday, March 28, at the St. Petersburg U-U Church at Mirror Lake. Gage, as important as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was recognized in her day as part of the suffrage leadership 'triumvirate.' Nearly written out of history after her death in 1898 for her radical views, Gage remains amazingly relevant and inspirational today.
Doors open @ 1:30 p.m.
Presentation @ 2:00 p.m.
FMI see flyer under the Announcements category,
or contact Gloria Marvin [marvin8101 at aol.com]
WMEL 1300 AM. WOMEN ARE TALKING 1:OOPM
MICHELE, LAURA AND CONSTANCE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TAKE
BACK THE NIGHT AND BREVARD NOW!
NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING TUESDAY 5:30
SEPTEMBER 8TH AT THE GALLERY (formerly Imago, 702 New Haven Ave in Historic
Downtown Melbourne, 2nd floor, between Main Street Pub and Heneger Center).
Save the date and make sure to attend the monthly Brevard NOW meeting
Tuesday. You will be thrilled at the progress of our TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
community event to raise awareness of the tragic problem of Domestic
Violence in Brevard. This is going to be a event that will also bring the
diverse groups in our community together for a comman good. From Police to
Churches, Shelters to Charities, there is a groundswell of "Yes, We Will".
Bring your ideas, a friend, and your energy and be there!
If you have any questions, call 321 615 6445 or e mail me at
president at brevardNOW.org
Constance.
TRUST WOMEN
Performance Art as part of the community celebration and hosted by Michele Young will include Abasi Ote, Phyllis McEwen, Linda Brassell and an ensemble of Young Violinists and concluding with Cindy Hillma. Ote is known for playing World/Folk music and instruments including Didgeridoo, Tibetan Bowl, Conch Shell horn, Kilimba (African Mirba). To see and hear some of his musical soundings go to : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pSmzrGAYYM.
Admission free. Purchased artwork will benefit AVP, local artists, and the studio @ 620.
Experiential Workshops
Mini experiential AVP workshops will be offered the first week in February at The Studio @ 620, exploring the concept of transformative conflict resolution. Each one is unique. Workshops are limited to 15 participants. Come to one or all three.
Please RSVP and reserve your seat by calling Darrell Hefte at 727-799-0683.
- February 2 6:30-8:30 PM : "Creating a Positive and Affirming Community"
- February 3 6:30-8:30 PM : "Practicing Pro-active Communication"
- February 5, 4:30-6:30 PM : "Transformative Conflict Resolution"
A team of experienced trainers will facilitate the workshops. There is no charge. Donations are always welcome.
About AVP
Alternative Visions of Peace, known internationally as the Alternatives to Violence Project, is a non-profit organization which sponsors workshops in war-torn countries (such as Rwanda and Kenya, Columbia and Bosnia), in prisons and communities throughout the US and around the world. Workshops involve basic building blocks of affirmation, community building, communication and cooperation skills, dealing with conflict management and resolution experientially, and through introduction of the concept of Transforming Power which is at the core of the project. Participants examine violence as it surrounds us in our lives and how it is personal to each of us. By working and playing together, we discover ways to function more effectively and peacefully every day.
AVP Tampa Bay consists of a group of community volunteers who offer at least one workshop a month, often two, at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, Women's Camp in central Florida as well as workshops in the Tampa Bay community for youth.and adults. It currently has an active group of young adults in the Peace Studies Program at USF/Tampa working with students at the college. Dr. Darrell Hefte, Coordinator of AVP Tampa Bay, has also worked with children and youth using AVP principles through the Pinellas County School System; the Pinellas County Health Department; and with Family Services as part of a grant to serve the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pinellas County (KUNGA).
Come find out more about AVP during our open-house on Sunday and during the week when AVP facilitators will be available to talk.
To find out more about AVP, please visit http://www.avpusa.org online or e-mail avp-tampabay@tampabay.rr.com
Contributing Organizations/Volunteers
Youth Arts Corp: A Program of Family Resources, Inc., is a free youth development, arts education and job training program that uses the fine arts to help youth reach their potential. The opening will feature patchwork pillows made by young women in the Quilt Project of the Florida Youth Arts Corps at Wildwood Community Center. http://youthartscorps.org/
Community Volunteers: Local artists and non-artists alike joined together to create multifariously painted chairs and imaginative craft projects.
About Abasi Ote
Abasi Ote - Excels at The Art of Primal Musical Instrument Making He is noted for his sounds that he creates on the aboriginal Australian didgeridoo and for the making and playing of primal music instruments from Africa & the Middle East such as the Outa, Bull Roarer, and Clapper. Abasi Ote aslo does presentations that include information on the historical origins of instruments, their relationship to ecology and the cultures they come from. Abasi Ote, a peace maker, musician and primal instrument maker, teaches you to discover music anywhere, through innovation, adaptation, and borrowing from different cultures. Abasi uses traditional and indigenous instruments such as wooden flutes, didgeridoos, bull roarers, rainsticks, musical mouth bow, and clappers. He teaches about their historical origins, as well as, their relationships to the ecology and the cultures from which they are derived. He pays special attention to Africa and Australia."Many children are becoming passive consumers at an early age," Abasi says. Without elaborate toys, games, and media, they often regard their surroundings as inadequate or boring." Abasi's hands-on presentation encourages the audience to identify and make use of the bounty of human and natural resources all around us, creating deeper sense of connection to the world.
About Phyllis McEwen
Phyllis McEwen describes herself as a Chautauqua-style actor-scholar and visual artist. She is also an educator, librarian, poet and storyteller. For over 19 years, she has traversed the state of Florida regaling audiences with her performance as Zora Neale Hurston.
About Linda Brassell:
Linda Brassell is a Gulfport musician who makes and plays Native American style flutes. She is also a visual artist whose work reflects her native American ancestry. She is co-founder of Flute Circles in the TB area. She creates her Spirit Ponies and plays her flutes for the Native American community.
from uucfl.org
UU Sisterhood at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale
Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Sunday at 9:30 am sharp and all women are welcome.
A women's discussion group featuring shared leadership, offering topics chosen by the individual meeting leaders, open to all sisters.
Dear Women of WomanSpirit...
Next Monday, June 8th, we gather for an evening of celebration of the month of June: June is named for the Goddess Juno; it's the time of Summer Solstice, of weddings and graduations -- it's the time for UUA General Assembly and for easing into summer activities.
All UUFBR women members and friends are welcome to be part of this gathering at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary: bring a June poem or piece of music, a solstice candle (non-scented, please), pictures from June occasions, or ??????
Bring also your thoughts about the future of the "scarf hoop" we created last November when Jan Taddeo led us through the sacred hoop ritual. We have been keeping the hoop in Jan's office -- but she is leaving soon. Would those whose scarves are on the hoop like to have them returned? or should we send the scarves & hoop on with Jan so that other women can add to it when she leads this ritual elsewhere? or, should we ....(what are your thoughts?)..............???
Thursday April 22nd from 5-8pm
Come out to Ten Thousand Villages in Winter Park, where they will donate a portion of their proceeds to support the UUUS Women's Group.
Friday April 30th at 6pm
Pot Luck dinner followed by a presentation on Cultural Diversity by Lydia.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUUSWomensGroup/
from uujax.org
Women Over 50 Group
Meets the 2nd & 4th Monday @6 pm
A monthly event to allow UUC Women and friends to socialize and get to know each other better, have a good meal and try different restaurants.
Generally we have a Northern county location one month and a Southern county location the next month. If you have a question or an idea, call Denise Seeber at (727) 474-2647, or call Martha Kowalski at (727) 656-9429
