workshops and more

Voices of Women in Our Community: A Social Change Discussion Series

We invite you to attend our networking and discussion on the issues that affect women.

August 19: Balance
October 21: Women and Health
December 16: Celebration of Women

11:30 am — 12:00 pm Networking
12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Open Discussion

For more information, contact Jay A. Atwood at 360-906-9129.
Free, no reservation required. Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. All sessions are held in the Community Room, YWCA Clark County, 3609 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98663.

Click here to download a printer-friendly PDF flyer about "Voices of Women in Our Community."

Conversations on Racism and Other Forms of Oppression

This new brown-bag lunchtime discussion series is a chance for community members to talk about issues of oppression in a safe, respectful environment. No pre-registration required, and you can come for all or part of each session.

The "Conversations" are held on the first and third Monday of each month in the Large Group Room at the YWCA Clark County Helene Schoen Center. If we are closed on a regularly scheduled day for the "Conversation," it will be held the next day we are open.

2009 dates include:

July 6 and 20: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
July 22: 4 pm to 6 pm
August 3 and 17: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
August 19: 4 pm to 6 pm
September 7 and 21: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
September 23: 4 pm to 6 pm
October 5 and 19: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
October 21:4 pm to 6 pm
November 2 and 16: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
November 18: 4 pm to 6 pm
December 7 and 21: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
December 23: 4 pm to 6 pm

Eliminating Racism Workshop

The YWCA is continuing work on the Eliminating Racism Workshop, which was created with the help of a grant from Hewlett-Packard Vancouver. The workshop, subtitled Tools for Increasing Awareness and Personal Action, will be offered several times in 2009. The next workshop will be held on:

Friday, September 25, 2009, time and location tbd

The four-hour workshop analyzes the various aspects of racism. Presentations and discussions focus on the definitions and structure of racism, institutional racism, and the idea of white privilege. At the end, each participant is encouraged to make his or her own personal commitment to take action against racism.

Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Judy Kinsey at 360-906-9103 or e-mail jkinsey@ywcaclarkcounty.org. The workshop is $50 a person, though need-based scholarships are available. The workshop is free for YWCA staff and volunteers. All workshops are held in the Community Room at the YWCA Clark County Helene Schoen Center.

Businesses, agencies and organizations: We hope to begin offering more workshops in the future, including on-site workshops for local groups. Please contact Jay Atwood, Social Change Program Manager, at 360-906-9129 or jatwood@ywcaclarkcounty.org for more information.