Feminist Social Work Practice - Continuing Education Class
Hello, WCC Community! I wanted to share with you an upcoming opportunity for professional development!I (Carly) am offering at Bryn Mawr College - The Center for Professional Development a continuing...
View ArticleProfessor X and the Half Breed - Half Breed Haven
Magneto holds his hand up and with all his might, attempting to bend the metallic water tower he sees in the distance. As he furrows his brow, he thinks about the sadness and anger that fuels him,...
View ArticleResearch Participants Needed - African American Girls and Physical Agression...
Dear Colleagues and Friends,As many of you know, I am a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work Program at the University of Pennsylvania. My dissertation topic is “African American Girls and...
View ArticleLife's Defining Moments: The Moment I Knew
Thank you for this opportunity to share my excitement with you and your readers.We all have them. We're in the midst of some minor or major quandary and suddenly or not so suddenly, after much toiling...
View ArticleGreat New Website and Resource - Bedsider!
A new health campaign started by the Ad Council is aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancies and helping and empowering women find a method of birth control that is right for them. Bedsider.org is a...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day 2011 - Getting To Zero
Today, December 1st is World AIDS Day. Every year since 1995 when the President of the United States declared 12/1 World AIDS Day, each year has had a different theme focusing on fighting this...
View ArticleLa Puerta Abierta - The Open Door: Support Their Campaign!
Dear friends,Please check out the link below to learn about our most recent effort to raise much-needed funds for ICFamWell's local initiative- La Puerta Abierta/The Open Door. Time is running out--...
View ArticleRobin Lim Wins CNN Hero of the Year -A Win for Human Rights
Motherhood, should never be a death sentence and birthing in a clean, safe and healthy environment is a human right. That is why Robin Lim, a mother of eight who was born and raised in the...
View ArticleSpeaking Their Voices - Women and Girls of Beit Shemesh
Beit Shemesh is a neighborhood of approximately 80,000 in Jerusalem, Israel. It is home to an ultra-Orthodox sect of Jewish people, along with many other residents. With an increase of immigrants,...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed - Drop-In Program for Women in North Philly!
A year ago, the Community Center at Visitation (CCV) established a Drop-In Program for women actively engaged in prostitution in the Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Drop-In Program...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking Awareness Day 2012
January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Are you aware of this? What is human trafficking anyway?Well, in short human trafficking is slavery. Yes, modern day slavery. More...
View ArticleLoose Garments: Fighting for the Genuine Voice of Women
With our blog Loose Garments we aspire to promote genuine women’s voices worldwide. We want to celebrate the fact that all women are unique, and allow this diversity to be more public. Some women love...
View ArticleV-Day: Spread the Love, Stop the Violence
What is V-Day? from V-Day Until the Violence Stops on Vimeo.
View ArticleStop Blaming, Start Educating - Catholic Identity and Abortion
As a woman and a Catholic, I'm very frustrated that diocesan churches preach the evils and horrors of abortion rather than teach ways to use love, care, and education to prevent unplanned or unwanted...
View ArticleGenderqueer Support Group - Studio 34
GENDERQUEERSUPPORT GROUPFeeling at odds with the gender binary system?Looking for a safe space to explore your gender identity?Want to connect with others who understand your experience? JOIN...
View ArticleHonoring Our Goddess Time
Last night I had the privilege to be part of a Goddess Gathering in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. The drive through windy roads, the smell of fresh air, and ascent up a Christmas-lit staircase...
View ArticleSupporting Green Spaces Worldwide - Hariyo Chowk
With only 11 more days to go, please help support in any way you can this Kickstarter project - Hariyo Chowk! Hariyo Chowk, meaning a "green square" in Nepalese, offers the community members in...
View ArticleExciting News! Exciting News!
As you can see, I have not attended to this blog in two months! What?!? I know, I am sorry about that. It is not because I don't love you or have anything to say, quite the contrary. I am working...
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