Women’s Drum Center Workshop and Community Event, Jun 5

From Mary Kay Olson.

DRUMMING WORKSHOPS – WOMEN AND GIRLS ONLY
6/5 9 a.m. – Noon: Two drumming workshops to be held at Sundin Hall, Hamline University, St. Paul. Presented by the Women’s Drum Center. One workshop will focus on polyrhythms using the West African/Ghanaian and “found object percussion” (bottles and buckets) styles as tools. The second will focus on the Afro-Brazilian Samba-Reggae style. All levels of experience welcome. For more information, www.womensdrumcenter.org.

COMMUNITY MUSIC EVENT – ALL ARE WELCOME
6/5 7:30 p.m. – Drumheart, the performance ensemble of the Womens Drum Center, celebrates 20 years with a concert at Sundin Hall, Hamline University, St. Paul. Morning drumming workshops as well (these are women and girls only). For more information, go to www.womensdrumcenter.org.

The Womens Drum Center began as a group of lesbian women drummers called “Drumming our Fill”, led by Dr. Colleen Haas, and has evolved in an all-inclusive women’s organization focused on providing a supportive place for women to learn the art and technique of drumming. Please support this organization by attending this event and/or a workshop.

If you need further information beyond what is on the organization website, please contact the event promoter, Mary Kay Olson, at breatheinsingout@earthlink.net

A Saturday Workshop for Women about Women, Feb 20

From Sherry Quan Lee, via Ann Freeman.

A Saturday Workshop for Women about Women

“There was a woman here who was loved.” Joy Harjo

February 20, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

TRUE COLORS BOOKSTORE

SHARING OUR WOMEN’S STORIES: AN ORAL TRADITION will focus on stories of women in our lives. Stories of women in our families, and/or stories of women who have crossed our paths. Is there a particular woman you want to or need to write about?

This workshop is for writers and non-writers alike—everyone has stories!

Join Sherry Quan Lee and Lori Young-Williams for a lively and thought-provoking day of writing (letters, poems, and/or short narratives). We will use photos, maps, memorabilia, and history books. We will read stories by other women, as well as our own—stories recalled from great-grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, aunts, and girlfriends.

This will be an engaging day of story sharing –written / visual / oral!!!

Cost for workshop: $40.00 plus a donation to True Colors bookstore of a used book or dvd. Please bring cash or check payment to the workshop. To register, e-mail Lori at youngwms@yahoo.com. Workshop limited to twelve participants.

About the facilitators:

Rainbow Familes Conference Workshop Proposal Deadline Extended to Jan 11

The deadline for workshop proposals for the 15th Annual Rainbow Families Conference has been extended a few more days. Proposals must be submitted by Monday, January 11th for consideration. Click here to download the application.

The conference will be held on April 10, 2010 in Minneapolis. We are seeking presenters for workshops in the following tracks:

• Creating Families
• Parenting
• Social Justice
• Legal and Financial
• Educators in Action

For workshop questions, please email Stephanie Hazen at stephanie.hazen@familyequality.org or call 651-644-4848 x3. For other conference-related questions, please contact Ember Cook at ember.cook@familyequality.org.