HVWP SATURDAY SEMINAR
STILL WE RISE: LISTENING TO WOMEN'S VOICES
Saturday, November 13, 2021 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Studley Theater in the Old Main Building, SUNY New Paltz
The Hudson Valley Writing Project is delighted to offer this special Saturday Seminar for educators, parents, young people, and other community members interested in issues of women’s rights and equality. The morning will begin with a keynote by award-winning journalist and media leader Cindi Leive, followed by breakout workshops for educators seeking to support girls and women in their classrooms and their lives.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration and refreshments
9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome and introductions
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Keynote session: TELLING STORIES AND MAKING CHANGE
How are women, girls, and nonbinary people using the power of our voices to change the world—and our own lives?
In her opening talk, Cindi Leive will share her own personal path as a journalist, and lead us in a conversation about how sharing our stories can help change the world around us. She will explore the role of storytelling in activism, presenting work from The Meteor, a media collective that uses the power of story, journalism, and art to advance the freedom and dignity of women.
Cindi Leive, a co-founder of The Meteor and former editor-in-chief of Glamour, has co-produced several bestselling books, including Together We Rise, about the making of the Women's March. She is a senior fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.
This session is free and open to the community. Register here to attend.
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Workshops for teachers (choose one):
PUTTING CARE AT THE CENTER OF OUR PRACTICE
Kathy Dudley, Poughkeepsie High School
Denise Maltese, Onteora Middle School
Our unique times require a new frame for the future. What does education look like through the lens of a feminist future and a culture of care? In this workshop, we will consider this question through writing, conversation, and reading teachers’ stories that portray an ethos of care and how it can impact one’s teaching practice.
MAKING OUR VOICES HEARD
Dorothy Luongo, Beekman and Noxon Road Elementary Schools
Xenia Incremona, SUNY New Paltz
What happens when teens engage with media from powerful women artists and then are invited to create their own artistic media? This workshop will showcase writing from teenage girls who participated in HVWP's two-week youth writing program focused on feminism and intersectionality. We will explore how the work of feminist artists and advocates, including Amanda Gorman, Alison Bechdel, and Taylor Swift, can inspire and shape students' own voices.
GIRLS WITH SOMETHING TO SAY
Kristen Masson-Diedhiou, J. Watson Bailey Middle School
Monae Shannon, M. Clifford Miller Middle School
Girls today are craving spaces to raise their voices, share their experiences, and find support from adults and one another. In this workshop, we will take part in an empathy-building writing activity that encourages perspective taking and storytelling. We'll then look at work from a HVWP Young Writers Program for pre-teen girls and hear from students about the benefits of a female affinity space.
Advance registration is required to attend this in-person event.
Keynote session is free. Inservice workshops (3 CTLE/OCFS hours): $15 ($5 for college students)
The Hudson Valley Writing Project follows SUNY New Paltz COVID-19 policies. Masks are required for all attendees. Guests ages 17 and above require proof of vaccination.
HVWP is a NYSED-approved sponsor of CTLE. Participants will receive certificates documenting 3 CTLE hours after the event, upon request.
Questions? Please email us at hvwp@newpaltz.edu or call (845) 257-2836.
Funded by a grant from The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, this Hudson Valley Writing Project program is designed to empower women and girls and support their growth as writers.
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