Events
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Upcoming Events
Here you will find information about many upcoming events of interest to women.
Economic Sufficiency
Health, Safety and Well-Being
Congressional Black Caucus Health Fair
The Congressional Black Caucus Health Fair will stop in Milwaukee for the 1st time at UWM. Thanks to Congresswoman Gwen Moore, the Black Health Empowerment Tour is coming our way!
July 12th from 9:00 to 4:00 PM
It will be a fun filled day of music and health screenings. We are bringing in Dr. Ro - nationally known fitness expert - so come on out in your fitness attire and work out with us.
There will be music, a children’s zone, a Senior zone, a Male and Female zone, cooking demos, and of course, Dr. Ro and her fitness demonstration. We will have buses committed to picking up people at 2 spots in the community all day, so transportation is not an issue.
Pre-registration is required. Please call 1–888–353–2437 to sign up for this free, healthy event.
Berkana Women’s Retreat in Greece
The Berkana Institute invites you to a Women’s Learning Retreat at Axladitsa-Avatakia in Greece. The country is an amazing backdrop for exploring women’s leadership. We’ll journey back to stories and frames of leadership from pre-Helenic times, look at the Archetypes from this period and their expressions of leadership. We’ll explore the historical impact on women and feminine culture with the arrival of patriarchal cultures and how this has shaped our world today.
September 20–28, 2008
During this retreat, we will learn together, witness each other’s work, and share experiences common to us as women. We will also cook together, make music, work on the land, stretch, move, play and rest. From these deep personal exchanges and joyful engagement with our bodies, minds and spirit, we know that your imagination and resolve will be rekindled. Read more on the website of The Berkana Institute.
Educational Achievement
2008 Berkana Parent/Child Learning Journey to Southern Africa
The Berkana Institute invites you to participate in a Learning Journey to Southern Africa that will open your eyes, mind, hearts and hands to the work of pioneering leaders.
August 2–16, 2008
We will take the train from Johannesburg to the Cape through the Karoo Desert, spend a little more time in Cape Town, travel to Durban and finish off in a game reserve in the Natal region. This promises to be an exciting opportunity for learning across the generations. You’ll have opportunities to learn about Africa, about yourself and about what’s possible when people from different generations come together with respect and curiosity.
Read more on the website of The Berkana Institute.
Making it Home: Wisconsin Cultural Tours for K-12 Teachers
These five-day intensive multi-disciplinary tours will provide teachers with a variety of indoor and outdoor experiences from sailing on a Lake Superior research vessel during the northern tour to exploring the intensive urban agriculture greenhouses at Milwaukee’s Growing Power on the southern tour. The tours aspire to offer teachers and staff a rich experience so that they may return to their own schools and communities and see new ways in which they can incorporate local knowledge and experiences into their work.
August 4–8, 2008 Milwaukee Area
This is a project of the Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture, and is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Arts Board, UW-Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, and the Wisconsin Humanities Council. For more information, visit Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture.
2008 WWHEL State Conference
Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Learning hosts a state-wide conference in Milwaukee.
October 23 & 24, 2008
Alverno College
Women Moving Forward: Navigating Change
Keynote Speaker: Nancy Archer-Martin, Founder of Educational Management Network
Registration will open in Fall 2008. See www.wwhel.org for further details.
Leadership & Political Participation
Milwaukee Go Vote!
Join us for Milwaukee Go Vote!
Go Vote is an exciting daylong conference devoted to inspiring and equipping women with the skills they need to get active during the election season.
July 12, 2008
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Kleibhan Conference Center, Cardinal Stritch University
Go Vote participants will hear from other women who are working in the local civic engagement efforts in the community, learn about the difference women make in elections, visit with women elected officials, and be inspired to lead a political life. Participants will also have the opportunity to be deputized to register voters in the city of Milwaukee. View the agenda, and register before spaces fill.
Cost: $25
Scholarships are available
Network with individuals and organizations or create your own unique blueprint for Getting Out the Vote! Come Celebrate With Us! Read more on the website of The Berkana Institute. Click here for map and directions.
Berkana Women’s Retreat in Greece
The Berkana Institute invites you to a Women’s Learning Retreat at Axladitsa-Avatakia in Greece. The country is an amazing backdrop for exploring women’s leadership. We’ll journey back to stories and frames of leadership from pre-Helenic times, look at the Archetypes from this period and their expressions of leadership. We’ll explore the historical impact on women and feminine culture with the arrival of patriarchal cultures and how this has shaped our world today.
September 20–28, 2008
During this retreat, we will learn together, witness each other’s work, and share experiences common to us as women. We will also cook together, make music, work on the land, stretch, move, play and rest. From these deep personal exchanges and joyful engagement with our bodies, minds and spirit, we know that your imagination and resolve will be rekindled. Read more on the website of The Berkana Institute.
