Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i21DQdI03197; Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:26:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:26:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <FC8CFFEB-6B83-11D8-9520-000393ABE4D2@litwomen.org> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "mev@litwomen.org" <mev@litwomen.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2868] women and literacy conference - March 27 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 4116 Lines: 99 Hi all, We'd like to remind you of the upcoming (Net)working Conference: Women, Literacy Resources. A complete Press Release is below. Saturday, March 27, 2004 - Boston, MA The keynote speaker is Barbara Neely. These are the titles of the workshops we'll be offering. General Issues of Women and Literacy / Women, Literacy and Empowerment Empowerment of Refugee and Immigrant Women Through Literacy and Leadership Development The Change Agent Using Participatory Methods to Facilitate Student Writing: A Workshop for teachers and tutors From Reading to Writing: a Workshop for students (Net)Working – Using WE LEARN and the website as community & curriculum: A workshop for students and teachers For more details about the workshops and other logistics, please visit our website logistics page located at: http://www.litwomen.org/conference/logistics.html conference poster: www.litwomen.org/welearn.html conference poster in pdf: www.litwomen.org/conference/1flyerREAL.pdf Registration information: http://www.litwomen.org/conference/registration.html if you are unable to come to the conference, lease become a WE LEARN member: http://www.litwomen.org/membership.html Thanks. Mev -------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WE LEARN Sponsors Conference on Women and Literacy Providence, RI -- February 12, 2004. WE LEARN (Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Research Network) is sponsoring its First Annual (Net)working Conference: Women, Literacy Resources, to be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at the Harbor Campus of the University of Massachusetts, Boston from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference focuses on specific needs and strengths of women involved in adult basic education. The conference will feature a keynote address by Barbara Neely, noted Boston feminist mystery writer. A series of workshops and discussion groups will focus on general issues of women's literacy as well as writing and the resources made available by WE LEARN. Workshop presenters include Dr. Elsa Auerbach, leading scholar in adult education and participatory learning, as well as several experienced literacy advocates and teachers. The gathering offers the opportunity to develop and strengthen the network of resources and support available for women seeking literacy support. The event welcomes students, teachers and anyone interested in women's literacy issues. The conference also launches two new projects sponsored by WE LEARN. The first is collaborative work with the New England Literacy Resource Center to co-edit a special issue of The Change Agent on women and literacy. The second is the announcement of the Elizabeth Morrish Memorial Student Scholarship Fund. WE LEARN, founded three years ago by Rhode Island adult educator Dr. Mev Miller, enables women learners, adult basic education practitioners and community activists to join together in support and exploration of women’s issues. The primary vehicle for the WE LEARN network is the interactive website through which students and practitioners can share resources, strategies and ideas. The website features a wide range of contacts and bibliographic references for teachers an researchers, a collection of writings by women learners , and links to related websites. (http://www.litwomen.org/welearn.html) The daylong conference, free to WE LEARN members, costs $10.00 at the door and includes WE LEARN membership. The conference offers a light lunch for participants and free childcare will be available. The conference is co-sponsored by University of Massachusetts-Boston, New England Literacy Resource Center, SABES Southeast and The Center for New Words (Cambridge). For more information about WE LEARN or to register for the conference, contact WE LEARN at 401-383-4374 or welearn@litwomen.org. ### Media Contact: Mev Miller, Director WE LEARN 401-383-4374 welearn@litwomen.org www.litwomen.org/welearn.html WE LEARN (Women Expanding—Literacy Education Action Resource Network) 182 Riverside Ave. Cranston, RI 02910 USA 401-383-4374 welearn@litwomen.org www.litwomen.org/welearn.html
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