Jennifer Siebel Newsom: Miss Representation
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Elisa Parker
28th November 2011
“If you can see it you can be it” ~Jennifer Siebel Newsom. When I met Jennifer Siebel Newsom in San Francisco she was captivating the attention of hundreds of girls with the trailer of her new film Miss Representation. She was the host of the Professional Business Women of California’s Young Women's Summit and generously offered her time for an interview in between mentorship sessions. Jennifer had gathered some of her powerful female friends together to share their insight and wisdom with the young attendees. ...
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Empowering Women: Why I say Educate One Girl
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Elisa Parker
03rd November 2011
By Beatrice Achieng Nas
Globally there is a wide gap in youth literacy in child education for girls. Although the gap has been shrinking over time, the data shows that fewer girls are emerging from education systems with basic literacy skills than boys and those numbers are significantly daunting when we look at developing countries.
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Bioneers Conference Highlights
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See Jane Do
19th October 2011
If you have not heard of Bioneers, it is time to learn more. For 22 years Bioneers has cultivated conversations and acted as a “fertile hub” to connect social and scientific innovators. Bioneers goals are simple: “to connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices and grow social capital catalyzing, connecting and strengthening strategic networks – bioregional and community alliances.” Today we are all seeking viable solutions and ways to make a difference. The media bombards...
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Kathryn Davis shares her Passion Into Action experience and the great work she is doing now to heal women who have breast cancer.
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Elisa Parker
22nd August 2011
Kathryn Davis shares her Passion Into Action experience and the great work she is doing now to heal women who have breast cancer.
Passion became action for me after attending the Passion Into Action event. I had relocated to the Grass Valley Area three years ago and had become pretty restless. Prior to moving I had been working in hospitals and cancer clinics in the Bay Area doing Healing Touch, an energy based healing art. While I continued to work with folks in this area after my move, I was feeling...
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Extraordinary Jane: Ginny Woods - ani Karma Drolma Words Jesse Locks and Elisa Parker
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See Jane Do
23rd December 2010
Ginny Woods is an everyday woman living in the foothills of Northern California. Ginny is many things, among them a mother of four, grandmother, registered nurse, Traditional Chinese Acupressure Therapist, certified Chinese massage therapist and instructor, Reiki master teacher, and an ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun. In 2000, Ginny began traveling to China to train at the famed Beijing Massage Hospital. After 20 years of Buddhist practice, she made a second trip to India to receive ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist...
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Extraordinary Jane: Cheryl Wicks Words Jesse Locks and Elisa Parker
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See Jane Do
23rd December 2010
Cheryl Wicks is an everyday woman living in Grass Valley, CA. Ten years ago, Cheryl, a psychologist and professional coach, moved to the Sierra Nevada Foothills with her partner Curt Romander to retire. Looking for ways to get involved in her new community she began volunteering at the local animal shelter. Cheryl had always had a passion for animals and inspired by her experiences at the shelter and her beloved Shar-Pei named Sammie, she and Curt started Sammie’s Friends, a non-profit organization that provides...
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Making the Planet Less Trashy and with Less Plastic
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See Jane Do
23rd February 2010
Women are flexing their purchase power by leaving the planet less trashy and with less plastic. Join See Jane Do and take a ride on the plastic free wave (literally) and feature several extraordinary Jane's who demonstrate alternatives to a throw away society.
Blogger of Fake Plastic Fish, Beth Terry began to eliminate her use of plastic three years ago and is now encouraging everyone to participate in the plastic challenge. Beth proved that one person can make a difference. She took on one of the largest corporations...
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Carrie Dann of American Outrage, the Real Avatar Story
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See Jane Do
16th February 2010
Two feisty Western Shoshone sisters put up a heroic fight for their land rights and their human rights in the award-winning documentary “American Outrage” by acclaimed filmmakers Beth and George Gage.
Carrie and Mary Dann endure terrifying roundups by armed federal marshals in which thousands of their horses and cattle are confiscated, for the crime of grazing them on the open range outside their private ranch - even though that range is part of 60 million acres recognized as Western Shoshone land by the U.S.
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