Member Meeting: Embracing Diversity

[Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston]

THIRD ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING
IN CELEBRATION OF SISTERHOOD AND THE FUTURE

Friday, May 21, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

At FleetBoston, 100 Federal Street, 2nd floor conference room
Near Boston T stops for South Station and Downtown Crossing

Purpose

At this working meeting we will celebrate the past and plan for the 
future.  We will discuss how girls, their adult advocates, and the 
Coalition benefit from embracing diversity and working together across 
differences.

Keynote by

Janie Ward, Ed.D.

Author of The Skin We're In: Teaching our Children to be Emotionally 
Strong, Socially Smart, and Spiritually Connected, Dr. Ward will speak 
about celebrating the ethnic/cultural identities of girls and their adult 
advocates.  Dr. Ward is an associate professor at Simmons College, where 
she chairs the Africana Studies department.  She is also codirector of 
Project ASSERT (Assessing Strengths and Supporting Effective Resistance in 
Teaching), a research and curriculum project focused on helping adults 
teach youth how to identify, name, and resist harmful cultural 
constructions and biases of gender, race, and class.  She is a member of 
the Girls' Coalition Leadership Council.

Reflections by

Jerry Martinson, outgoing chair of the Girls' Coalition Leadership Council 
and executive director of Big Sister Association

Laureen Scibinico, new chair of the Girls' Coalition Leadership Council 
and executive director of YWCA Malden

At this historic annual member meeting we will introduce several Coalition 
initiatives:
        our new logo, look, and "brand"
        our improved website
        our on-line resource directory=20
        our new membership drive
        our in-depth evaluation
        new Leadership Council officers and members

In striving to better serve girls and their adult advocates, we will also 
solicit input from you, our Coalition members and constituents, about the 
future of the Coalition and how we can continue to grow by embracing 
diversity and responding to your needs. You will be asked to vote on 
topics the Coalition should cover, offer suggestions on how to expand the 
Coalition's breadth and depth, and reflect on the value of Coalition 
participation.

RSVP at www.girlscoalition.org (see "Click Here for Information" on home 
page)

All are welcome-past, current, and prospective Coalition members

Free.  Continental breakfast provided.

Sponsored by the Women Entrepreneurs' Connection at Fleet 
www.theconnection.fleet.com

Focusing on girl matters .   .   . because girls matter
617.536.8543   w   www.girlscoalition.org

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