Ice Cream Social and Open House for New Cal Students
Tuesday, August 21 - Wednesday, August 22
11:00 AM - 2:00 PMAugust 21-22, 2012
In collaboration with UC Berkeley Welcome Event, stop by the YWCA to learn about various volunteer opportunities and dance & fitness classes open to everyone!Free ice cream cones, giveaways, and more will be available!
YWCA Week Without Violence
Monday, October 8 - Friday, October 12
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
OCTOBER 8-12, 2012
What is Week Without Violence? Imagine a second…a minute…an hour…a WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE in our world! The YWCA Week Without Violence is an international campaign preventing violence and highlighting practical, sustainable alternatives to end it. Participate by visiting the YWCA all week — everyone is welcome to join us in our campaign to stop violence!
ALL WEEK ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
- Art Exhibits and Performances
- Food Workshops
- Interactive Pledge Boards
- Peace Pops, Ribbons, Buttons and Refreshments
- And More!*All events are held at the YWCA at 2600 Bancroft Way in Berkeley*
Click here for more Information about Week Without Violence
EVENT SCHEDULE from last year: Oct 18-21, 2011
TUES OCT 18: Breaking the Cycle of Male Violence
11am – 2pm- Make a pledge on the “Real Men Don’t Hit” Pledge Board
- Hall of Fame: Influential Men of Peace Exhibit
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Resources, Peace Pops, Whistles giveaways
WED 19 OCT: Confronting Violence Against Women
11am-2pm
- Clothesline Project: Design a t-shirt expressing your feeling on domestic violence
- Bathroom Project Exhibit: Surveys on violence posted on bathroom walls around Berkeley will be displayed
- Purple (Domestic Violence) and Pink (Breast Cancer) Awareness ribbons, Peace Pops, Whistles giveaways
- FREE Spoken Word & Poetry Slam Performance
- Movie Screening
- Free Yogurtland gift cards and lunch cooler bags raffle
THURS OCT 20: Protecting Our Children / Making Our Schools Safer
10:30AM-12pm
- Food Workshop: Healthy Kids and Our Future held at The Centre program – presentation on food facts & nutrition and healthy food stations
- Peaceful Art Exhibit by local elementary school students
- Internet resources, Peace Pops and other giveaways
FRI 21 OCT: Eliminating Racism and Hate Crimes
11am-2pm- Interactive Poster Party: Take easy steps to help eliminate racism today with topics including Police Brutality, Campus Protest and Sex Trafficking
- Free Raffle every 20 minutes
- Free Movie: “Living Along the Fence Line” refreshments and snacks provided
- Super Raffle and Grand Prize Giveaways
**All Events held at the YWCA at 2600 Bancroft at Bowditch**
Young Women and Money Conference
Saturday, December 1
9:00 AM - 4:00 PMDECEMBER 1, 2012
5th Annual YWCA Berkeley / Oakland’s Young Women and Money Conference
WE ARE SOLD OUT. WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US NEXT YEAR IN 2013!
“Controlling your money, rather than having your money control you” is key to every woman’s quality of life. The YWCA Young Women and Money Conference will help you gain financial independence and success. Register soon before seats sell out – only 100 seats this year! Conference sold out the past four years.
Money Workshops
Tuesday, January 22 - Tuesday, April 23
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Make Money Goals! Free Financial Literacy Workshops! Each workshop covers a different financial literacy topic. Attend 1 or all! All workshops are free and held at the YWCA.Pre-register to ywmoney@ywca-berkeley.org and reserve your spot. Bring a friend and attend. Limited Space.
- JANUARY 22, 2013 “You & Your Money” Examine your relationship with money and how your money scripts are influencing your spending.
- JANUARY 29, 2013 “Keeping Your Credit Score Up in a Down Economy” Learn to calculate your credit score, what impacts credit history and how to keep a healthy score in today’s economy!
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013 “Spending Detox” Come take a 10-day challenge to help you save money, pay down debt, and gain peace of mind. Chanda Jones, ED of the Financial Wellness Center
- FEBRUARY 26, 2013 ” How do I Make my Money Grow? 5 Steps on How to Use the Market” From college graduation, to education planning, financial planning and learning the basics of investing. Julie Baeder, CIMA® The Cypress Group at Morgan Stanley Vice President | Wealth Management
- APRIL 8, 2013 at 12noon “Understanding Credit” Feel more confident about your ability to live within your means, handle emergencies, reduce debt, and save for the future. Workbook included. Presented by Judy McGourty, Regional Director at Money Management
- APRIL 23, 2013 at 6PM “How Do I Make a Financial Plan?” Start building that “nest egg” by making smart financial decisions today. We will review the “dos” and “don’ts” of saving, investing, and outlining your future. Presented by Julie Baeder, CIMA® The Cypress Group at Morgan Stanley Vice President | Wealth Management
Get on the right financial foot!
Resumes. Paychecks. Loans. Budgets. These words shouldn’t scare you! Come learn how to improve your resume, follow effective budgets, and increase your funds. Our money workshops are designed to empower you with tools, knowledge, and support as you navigate through your career and financial worlds. Make a smart, money-saving decision and attend these FREE interactive classes. It’s time to invest in the best stock: yourself!
For more Financial Literacy Program information, click here.
Festival of Women Authors
Saturday, January 26
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
19th Annual Festival of Women Authors January 26, 2013 H’s Lordships, Berkeley Marina Join us for four authors and their stories. Patricia Powell | Susan Snyder | Sonia Taitz | Penny Warner Download brochure here$75 per person includes continental breakfast, lunch, four speakers, book sales and autographing sessions.
Registration also accepted by cash or check in person or over the phone with a credit card.
Patricia Powell is the author of Me Dying Trial, A Small Gathering of Bones, The Pagoda, and most recently, The Fullness of Everything. She is the recipient of a PEN Award, a Lilla Wallace Readers Digest Writers’ Award and a YWCA Tribute to Outstanding Woman Award. She was born in Jamaica, and moved to the United States in her late teens. She received her bachelor’s degree at Wellesley College, and an MFA in creative writing from Brown University. Powell teaches in the MFA program at Mills College in Oakland.
Susan Snyder is the head of public service at the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Using the resources of the Bancroft Library she has written several books: Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly, Everyday Dogs: A Perpetual Calendar for Birthdays and Other Notable Dates, and Beyond Words: 200 Years of Illustrated Diaries. This last uses historical images and diaries to bring the history of California alive.
Sonia Taitz has just released her third book—a memoir of growing up as a child of Holocaust survivors. Her previous books are In the Kings Arms (fiction) and Mothering Heights (non-fiction). In addition she has written several theatrical works which have been produced in New York and Washington DC. She is a graduate of Barnard College and holds a J.D. from Yale University and a M. Phil from St. Catherine’s College at Oxford University.
Penny Warner has published over 50 books for both adults and children. Her latest is a mystery series featuring event planner, Presley Parker, and is set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Titles include: How to Host a Killer Party, How to Crash a Killer Bash, and How to Survive a Killer Séance. Her middle-grade mystery, Code Busters Club: The Skeleton Key was nominated for an Agatha Best Juvenile Mystery Award. Penny teaches child development at Diablo Valley College and creates murder mystery events for libraries across the country.
Authors in Past Years:
1995
Bebe Moore Campbell
Anne Lamott
Joanne Meschery
Belle Yang
1996
Octavia Butler
Ursula Hegi
Adair Lara
Marcia Muller
1997
Marybeth Bond
Dorothy Bryant
Terris Grimes
Gail Tsukiyama
1998
Chitra Divakaruni
Regina Marler
Frances Mayes
Sister Carol Anne O’Marie
1999
Margaret Cuthbert
Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Caroline Paul
Judith Merkle Riley
2000
Ella Leffland
Emmy Werner
Terry McMillan
Laurie King
2001
Dorothy Allison
Liza Dalby
Elizabeth Kim
April Sinclair
2002
Marion Cunningham
Terry Ryan
Rebecca Walker
Ayelet Waldman
2003
Wendy Lesser
Ruth Ozeki
Susanne Pari
Lalita Tademy
2004
Iris Chang
Elizabeth Fishel
Jane Juska
Joyce Carol Thomas2005
J. California Cooper
Debra Ginsberg
Tess Uriza Holthe
Regina Louise
2006
Carol Field
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Linda Peterson
Karen Joy Fowler
2007
Grace Caroll
Elizabeth Rosner
Lisa See
Joanne Weir
2008
Opal Palmer Adisa
Firoozeh Dumas
Cara Black
Emily Rapp
2009
Helen Zia
Marta Acosta
Clair Hope Cummings
Marie Simmons
Dorothy Clemens
2010
Bonnie Tsui
Michelle Richmond
Vivienne Sosnowski
Dana Whitaker
2011
Carolina De Robertis
Sara Houghteling
Vicki Ward
Jacqueline Winspear
2012
Bo Caldwell
Belva Davis
Nafisa Haji
Peggy Orenstein2013
Patricia Powell
Susan Snyder
Sonia Taitz
Penny Warner“Tour the World” Ethnic Dance Performance
Saturday, March 9
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
March 16, 2013 7-8:30 PM at the YWCA AuditoriumEnjoy a FREE performance of dancers from around the world. Students from a variety of classes will showcase their dances! Featuring Bollywood, Improv Theater, Swing: Lindy Hop, Hip Hop, Bellydance, Salsa, Flamenco and more!
Shadow Day
Thursday, April 4
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
19th Annual YWCA Shadow Day at UC Berkeley
April 4, 2013
- Questions? E-mail volunteerprojects@ywca-berkeley.org.
Shadow Day brings together over 600 participants including 300 high school students from neighboring communities (Oakland, Richmond and Berkeley) to be matched with 300 current UC Berkeley students in one- on-one pairs. Many of the high school students are not “college- tracked” and are under-represented in the university system. These students come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. For many of them, they have not applied to college and will be visiting a college campus for the first time. They will be given the opportunity to learn first-hand, from Cal students, what college is really like.
The day begins in the morning when the high school students arrive to find their Cal volunteer, and continues throughout the day with the pair going to classes, workshops, and touring campus. We will also provide breakfast, lunch, and t-shirts to all our participants. Most importantly, we will be providing an opportunity for high school students to be inspired to acquire information and help in applying and paying for college.
World YWCA Day: Round-the-World Breakfast
Wednesday, April 24
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMApril 24, 2013
The Round-the-World Breakfast is an opportunity to learn about the worldwide work of the YWCA and to celebrate women’s leadership! The World YWCA unites 25 million women and girls over 110 countries.
For more information about the work of the World YWCA visit: www.worldywca.org
Volunteer Leadership Awards & Donor Appreciation
Thursday, April 25
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMApril 25, 2013
Join us to honor our donors who make our programs possible and to celebrate volunteer leadership!
English in Action Annual Potluck
Friday, April 26
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMApril 26, 2013
Bring your favorite dish and meet other English In Action program volunteers and partners from around the world!





