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Are you planning to attend the Girls' Coalition's forum on Leadership? See 
Below.  Please spread the word.

Thanks,bc

<p>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST
BRIEFING   *   NETWORKING

ETHINICITY, DIVERSITY, AND THE FACE OF THE FUTURE:

Part Two
  of a two part series

THE COURAGEOUS FACE OF LEADERSHIP: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

Friday, March 19th, 8:00 - 10:00 am
(After-School Partnership for All meeting 10:00-12:00)

At Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, 3rd floor conference room

Take MBTA green line E train outbound Heath Street/Arborway to the Museum 
stop. Exit train. Take a right onto Louis Prang Street and walk past the 
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The main campus, 300 The Fenway, will be 
on left.  Take MBTA red line from South Station inbound to Park Street. At 
Park Street, take green line E train and follow directions above.  (For 
Driving Direction please go to Simmons College Website http://www.simmons.edu/visit/directions.shtm)

<p>Purpose

Is leadership an innate quality or is it developed over time?  How can 
adults inspire leadership in young women without negating their culture or 
ethnic background?    We will examine different forms of leadership 
currently used in programs.  We will start the discussion with the above 
questions to help us identify "what is leadership" and "what tools do 
girls currently have that we as adults can work with to produce leaders 
today". We will examine how leadership is negotiated and what curricula 
are available to help us better prepare girls to assume leadership roles 
in the community.   We will leave with a better understanding of how to 
help girls get in touch with and exalt their own leadership.

Panel organizations to present and discuss these issues includes:

 Youth Voice Collaborative, YWCA Boston
 TASK (Teens Advocates Sharing Knowledge), Malden YWCA
 Urban Leadership Program, Simmons College Master of Social Work Program

<p>Please RSVP at wwww.girlscoalition.org
Free.  Continental breakfast provided.
Sponsored by Simmons College - Institute for Leadership and Change

Focusing on girl matters .   .   . because girls matter

(617) 536-8543   w   www.girlscoalition.org

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