Hi everyone,
Please try and attend the womens' health day.
Sharmila Rao and many other progressive South Asian
women have put a tremendous amount of work into this
effort.
This is an opportunity to support the critical work of
like-minded colleagues. Plus, there is a free lunch on
the government's dime. JK.
The focus of last Spring's event was on articulating
the issues and creating a safe space for dialogue.
Now, the focus is on addressing issues through
mobilization and action.
PLEASE forward info to friends and organizations, and
post on relevant listervs and Web sites. Encourage
people to RSVP. Thank you ~~
Kulsum
Co-chair, Apna Ghar Junior Board
SAVE THE DATE
You are invited to join in a day of addressing South
Asian women's health through dialogue and
understanding.
The second in a multi-part series...
My Body, My Spirit, My Self - Focus on South Asian
Women's Wellness
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2003
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Catalyst Ranch
656 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60661
Tentative Agenda:
9:00 AM-10:30 AM Registration
9:30 AM-10:30 AM Yoga/meditation (optional)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Introductions /Opening
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Panel of speakers to discuss
health promotion and disease prevention through the
lifecycle - specific topics will include physical
health issues for South Asian women, reproductive and
sexual health, and mental health
12:30 PM-1:00 PM Q &A over FREE LUNCH
1:00 PM-2:00 PM Breakout Sessions
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Wrap up and Next steps
Goals:
- To raise the social consciousness and awareness of
South Asian women and our communities overall ...
about health, our experiences, and resources
available
- To provide health education and information about
preventive health measures for South Asian women
- To create a forum and foster a comfortable space for
discussion and exchange among South Asian women
- To cultivate a group of women committed to sharing
health education information among South Asian
communities in the Chicagoland area
(i.e., who would be able to facilitate discussion
sessions, participate in seminars, and
present information about a range of health care
issues to groups in Uptown, in the Suburbs, and
others, as requested)
- To plan and host a health fair with other community
groups in the coming year
-This program is made possible through generous
support from the US Department of Health and Human
Services Office on Women's Health.
PLEASE RSVP by emailing Sharmila Rao at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or visiting the following websites:
http://www.asiansocialnetwork.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?Calendar=calendar&;
View=Event&DateID=11/8/2003&Repeatid=DFOKw19xgOO9gOohIYr4C
or
http://www.sulekha.com/eventdisplay.asp?cid=37685
Sharmila S. Rao, MPH, MPA
Communications Specialist
Medicine & Public Health
American Medical Association
312-464-4065
In collaboration with Apna Ghar, Asian Human Services,
Asian Health Coalition of Illinois, Chicago Women's
Health Center, Howard Brown Health Center,
the South Asian Medical Students Association at UIC,
Hamdard Health & Human Services, Planned Parenthood
Chicago Area, South Asia Against AIDS, the
UIC Center for Excellence in Women's Health, and the
Council of American Muslim Professionals (list in
development), the South Asian Public Health
Association (SAPHA)
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We, who are parts of Adam, heard with him
The song of angels and of seraphim.
Our memory, though dull and sad, retains
Some echo still of those unearthly strains.
Rumi
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