March 2010 Newsletter
"Healing for the Mind, Body & Soul"
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Day 1: Welcome Reception
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The two-day regional summit was hosted by California Black Women’s Health Project and was the final installment of a series of four regional summits that took place last year in Atlanta, Denver, and Chicago before reaching the vibrant city of Los Angeles. The series of groundbreaking summits is a product of the National Institute for Reproductive Health’s Urban Initiative, a strategy to address reproductive health and justice issues afflicting urban communities across the nation.
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Following opening remarks by City Council President Eric Garcetti and Senior Advisor to County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Vincent Harris, participants were escorted to the rooftop terrace overlooking Los Angeles’ urban landscape for an opening reception. The lights and sounds of the city had an energizing effect on the participants, who came away from the event energetic and excited to embark on the second day of the summit with their newfound friends and colleagues.
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CABWHP IS LAUNCHING OUR
BAY AREA YOUNG WOMEN’S INITIATIVE!!
Calling Sisters 18-30 years old!!
SPREAD THE WORD!
CABWHP is training a new group of Northern California health advocates through our innovative Advocate Training Program (ATP). The ATP is a 9 month program which includes a ten-week course that meets one night per week for approximately 3 hours.
The ATP is designed to train women from the grassroots community to become effective health policy activists and advocates. Since 2002, the Advocate Training Program has produced nearly 100 women's health advocates trained in Black women’s health issues, media advocacy, community organizing, strategy development and policy advocacy.
In 2006, we trained our inaugural Northern California class of advocates in the East Bay. We recently graduated our second group of Bay Area advocates. The 2010 ATP will empower a new set of health advocates to enrich our advocacy, activism and dialogue with policy makers. Applications are available now! Space is limited so submit your application as early as possible!
For more information, contact us at (310) 412-1828 x15 or adrienne@cabwhp.org
California Black Women’s Health Project
101 N. La Brea Ave., Suite 610
Inglewood, CA 90301
www.cabwhp.org