WE LEARN News Briefs - September 2006

In Honor of International Literacy Day (Sept. 8)
The show, International Literacy Issues, will air on Women Voices Radio 
on WAER public radio station in Syracuse, NY on Thurs. September 7, 
2006 between 8:00 – 9:00 pm. People around the country can listen by 
going to http://www.waer.org and clicking on "listen live" in the menu 
bar at the top of the page. The program is not archived by the station. 
The show will include a segment on women's literacy issues and an 
interview with Mev Miller, Director of WE LEARN.

Pro Literacy Worldwide Conference, Oct. 4-7, 2006, Atlanta GA
WE LEARN members Mev Miller (Director) and Donna Jones (ABE Student) 
will present a workshop at the ProLiteracy Conference called "Women & 
Literacy: Moving to Power and Participation." If you are attending the 
conference, we hope you will come and join the fun and meet us. The 
workshop will be on Friday, Oct. 6 from 2:15 – 3:45.

Grant Award from the Women's Fund of Rhode Island
WE LEARN has received a $10,000 grant from the Women's Fund of Rhode 
Island to support Women Leading Through Reading Discussion Circles in 
the Providence area. The project will take place from September 2006 
through May 2007. We will be preparing a training and support manual as 
part of the grant. A presentation about the Women Leading Through 
Reading Discussion Circles will take place at the annual WE LEARN 
conference. Watch for details

4th Annual WE LEARN (Net)Working Conference an Women and Literacy
Save the Date – the annual conference will be held on March 9-10, 2007 
in Boston MA at Northeastern University. The theme for this year's 
conference is Learning from Women-Centered Programs. A Call for 
Presenters and more information will be available in early October. We 
are also planning a pre-conference event on March 8, International 
Women's Day. Please watch for details.

Search the Internet & Raise $$ for WE LEARN!
WE LEARN is now registered with GoodSearch.com 
(http://www.goodsearch.com/).
When you want to search the Internet, go to GoodSearch.com and select 
WE LEARN in the "I'm supporting" box. WE LEARN will receive one cent 
for each search conducted when we are selected. It's no cost to use and 
provides pennies to us – hey, every little bit helps!

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WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director
182 Riverside Ave.
Cranston, RI 02910
401-383-4374
welearn at litwomen.org 
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