DWU NATIONAL CONFERENCE
HERSTORY: GROWING & EVOLVING
General schedule
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
3-6p: DWU National Conference Registration Opens
4-7p: Dinner on your own (Recommendations will be on our website and displayed at registration)
7:30p: Opening Ceremony featuring collective herstories & 30 years celebration!
THURSDAY, JULY 16
6-7a: Deafhood Yoga class
7-8a: Breakfast Service Opens
8:30a: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Ella Mae Lentz & Stephanie Najma Johnson
9:30a: WORKSHOPS:
Educational Advocacy | Lissette Molina Wood & Tawny Holmes
Three Tips to Overcome Suffering: Through the Light of Yoga | Rajarajeshwari
Community + Network= Social Media | Jazzy Jones & Lizzie Sorkin
Then & Now:1985 vs. 2015 | Allie Joiner
Let Food Be Thy Medicine | Mary Ann Hencker & Michelle Hughes
Let’s Harvest Weeds | Shira Grabelsky
11a: WORKSHOPS:
Being a Embodiment of Wild Love | Ashanti Monts-Tréviska
The Book of Grief Rules | Vicky Moseley
Say Yes to Accountability Mentoring Partnership | Wendy Dannels & Pearlene Utley
Healthy Deaf Identity Development| Flavia Fleischer
Gracias Madrés Authentic Mexican Cooking | Susana Acosta, Estella Bustamante & Rita Ribera
Boundaries | Barbara White
12:30: Free afternoon
Options including Pool & Visiting/Touring San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley
7:30: Deaf Women Art Gallery hosted by Deaf Women of the Bay Area
featuring Deaf Women's artwork, some will be up for auction and/or sale!
Join us in a themed attire by wearing a fun piece (preferably handmade) whether it is a headpiece/hairpiece, accessory, and/or jewelry!
FRIDAY, JULY 17
6-7a: Deafhood Yoga class
7-8a: Breakfast Service Opens
8:30-12n: DWU Business Meeting
12-1p: Lunch in Empire Ballroom
1:30p: WORKSHOPS:
Empowering In Recovery: Finding the Light | Sandra Amundsen & Tiffany Ruffa
De'VIA & Deaf Women | Nancy Rourke
Redefining Womanhood: Creating... | Najma S. Johnson
Let's Hide and Stand Alone | Terrylene Saccheiti
Unlocking the Power of the Deaf Female Entrepreneurial Mind | Brandi Rarus & Sofia Seitchek
Let's All Really Dare to Dig In! Daring Greatly | Catherine Davary
3p: WORKSHOPS:
What is Reiki: How Can It Benefit Me? | Ami Garry & Lin Machalski
Sustainability | Diedre Tubb
How to Launch Your Business | AnnMarie Killian & Melody Stein
Mental Health Panel: Stop the Stigma | Amanda Sortwell & Megan Erasmus et al
Eyeing Moments | Clare Cassidy
Shift Happens: Confessions of Accidental Filmmaker | Julie Rems-Smario
4:30p SPECIAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
DV/SV Agencies Round Table | DeafHope
Stress-Free Entertaining | Betty Ann Prinz
Business Owners Roundtable | Rajarajeshwari & Melody Stein
Follow up SIG: Mental Health | Melissa Huber
4-6p: Marketplace opens: featuring small business owners
Dinner on your own, enjoy downtown Rockridge or Berkeley or on-site restaurant: Meritage
8:30p: Enterainment: The Deaf View
SATURDAY, JULY 18
6-7a: Deafhood Yoga class
7-8a: Breakfast Service Opens
8a: KEYNOTE: Flavia Fleischer
9:30a: WORKSHOPS:
Caregiving: Where is the Help Button |Donalda Ammons
Mid-life Change: Becoming a Gallery Owner | Elise Holliday Nye
How Do You Know If You Are Living A Life By Intuition, Energy & Choice | Irina Normatov
Fostering or Adopting a Deaf Child | Maureen Behrens
Exploration of Shame, Spirituality & Resiliency | Nancy Delich
Understanding the Difference Between NeuroDiverse & NeuroTypical Women | Lin Machalski
11a: WORKSHOPS:
Gardening for Your Soul & for Your Family | Estella Bustamante
Stuff They Didn't Tell You About Motherhood | Maureen Klusza
Critical Pedagogy: Deaf Women & Deaf Sports | Stacy Nowak
Scenarios & Stories: Supporting DV/SV Survivors| Melinda Harrison Jones & Marilyn J. Smith
Collection of Travel Stories | Aracelia Aguilar & Lucinda Baugh
How to Analyze Stocks | Stephanie Summers
12:30p: LUNCH & COLLECTIVE VISION: Janis Cole, facilitator with Collective Vision team
3p: WORKSHOPS:
Deaf Women In Prison | Alina Engelman & Kayleigh Marshall
Orientation to Mindfulness | Judith Fruge
Inspired By Design: How to Make Your Home the Home of Your Dreams | Stefanie Ellis Gonzales & Kate Kovacs
Deaf Women as Education Administrators: Tribulations & Accomplishments | Nancy H. Amann & Tawny Holmes
Sex | Sheila Korolev
Handling Gossip & Rumors | Kelea Junc
4:30p SPECIAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS
DWU-Affiliates Roundtable | Caroline Koo
iPad Art: How to Use Your iPad to Draw | Stevie Naeyaert
Young Women & Education| Karin Allard/Katherine Reyes
Adoption: Follow up SIG if needed | Maureen Behrens
4-6p: Marketplace open
6:30p Closing Ceremonies Banquet: Celebrating 30 years of DWU!
Join us in celebrating by wearing white!
Includes dinner, social, awards, DWU's dessert & silent auctions.
SUNDAY, JULY 19
Departures: DWU National Conference Closes
2010 - present
2010 - present