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  S P R I N G 2009 S C H E D U L E
January
January 13th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Wallace Middle School
January 13th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Chapa Middle School
January 13th Relationships

 
National Charity League Girls
January 15th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Murchison Middle School
January 21st
11:30 PM - 12:30 PM
Expect Respect in Your Relationships

Based on SafePlace's "Expect Respect" school program, this presentation will address the promotion of safe and healthy relationships for all girls. A strong girl speaks her mind in a relationship, refuses to do things that make her uncomfortable, and expects people to treat her with respect - even when others might be angry or disappointed. The program's focus will be on helping girls communicate their feelings, increasing girls' sense of personal safety and building healthy coping skills. The SafePlace School-based education and training team will facilitate this discussion.

Speaker Bio

Randy Randolph is the School-Based Prevention Coordinator at SafePlace. Ms. Randolph has worked with SafePlace for over five years creating and providing educational programs on dating and sexual violence prevention and youth leadership. She has worked with thousands of youth and adults on promoting safe and healthy relationships through workshops and trainings. Two of these initiatives, SafeTeens and Heroes, are youth leadership training and service-learning programs which have been successful in engaging Austin youth as leaders in preventing dating and sexual violence. SafeTeens has received national recognition and funding from the National Center for Victims of Crime for its efforts in developing youth leaders. The SafeTeens Youth Leadership Program is an integral part of SafePlace’s comprehensive approach to preventing dating and sexual violence. Ms. Randolph earned a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.
Paredes
January 21st
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Straight Talk from Teen Parents

Straight Talk from Teen Parents is a peer education program in which teen parents encourage middle and high school students to delay becoming parents until later in life. The No Kidding Peer Educators are a team of young mothers who travel to schools telling their stories and leading their peers in highly interactive activities designed to make visible the legal issues and other realities surrounding young unmarried parenting. This presentation is provided through a unique collaboration between GENaustin and Youth Launch.
Dobie
January 27th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Safety for Wired Girls

In the first part of this personal safety workshop, you will learn how to identify sexual predators, develop safety instincts and plan safety strategies on the streets as well as on the internet. Experts will provide awareness about sexual harassment, cyberbullying and cyberstalking.


Laura Donnelly 
Speakers Bios

Upon graduating college in New Jersey, Laura Donnelly became an account executive for Ruder Finn Public Relations in their book publicity subsidiary. She continued to work in public relations for smaller firms in New York City, focusing mostly on book and non-profit promotion, until moving to Austin in 2000 to enroll in journalism graduate school. There, she co-founded Latinitas Magazine, a bilingual online magazine made for and by Latina youth. To be authentic, Latinitas developed outreach programming to cultivate contributions from Latina girls in and outside Austin. That programming includes after school journalism and technology clubs on six AISD campuses, workshops in the community and college internships.
Lamar
January 29th
2:33 – 3:25 PM
Yoga For Girls

Come get a taste of how yoga can help your mind, body and spirit. Learn basic yoga moves and how to incorporate relaxation techniques into your daily life. Understand your body in a way completely different from what fashion magazines tell you, and find out how to let go of stress at home and at school.
Speaker Bio

Dawn Larned teaches and practices in the style of Anusara Yoga. She is also certified in Kundalini Yoga has experience teaching movement and breathwork from a theatre arts perspective.
Wallace Middle School
January 29th Diversity

School can be a battlefield, widespread with competition and judgment. The goal of this workshop is to break down social barriers, improve self-esteem and create understanding and compassion for our differences. The workshop will bring recognition to girls' varied cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds while emphasizing positive identity and alliance building. We will focus on appreciating the diversity in girls' lives by identifying prejudices, stereotypes, and intolerances, and promoting understanding and respect within and between groups living in a multi-cultural society. The activities and discussions will include positive community building exercises.
Pflugerville Middle School

February
February 3rd Cyber Bullying

Chapa Middle School
February 4th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Protect Yourself

In the first part of this personal safety workshop, you will learn how to identify sexual predators, develop safety instincts and plan safety strategies. In the second part, you will learn simple techniques for physical resistance and other tips for general safety.


Joy Williamson
Speakers Bios

Joy Williamson began her martial arts training in 1995, after taking a self-defense class. She studied with Sensei Suzanne Pinette at Sun Dragon, earning her black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 2000. Joy soon began teaching at Sun Dragon, then was requested to take over leadership of the school when her teacher retired. She has been the Executive Director and Head Instructor of Sun Dragon since 2004.
Covington
February 5th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Pflugerville Middle School
February 5th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Straight Talk from Teen Parents

Straight Talk from Teen Parents is a peer education program in which teen parents encourage middle and high school students to delay becoming parents until later in life. The No Kidding Peer Educators are a team of young mothers who travel to schools telling their stories and leading their peers in highly interactive activities designed to make visible the legal issues and other realities surrounding young unmarried parenting. This presentation is provided through a unique collaboration between GENaustin and Youth Launch.
Kealing
February 10th Cyber Bullying

Wallace Middle School
February 18th
11:18 AM – 12:06 PM
Safety for Wired Girls

In the first part of this personal safety workshop, you will learn how to identify sexual predators, develop safety instincts and plan safety strategies on the streets as well as on the internet. Experts will provide awareness about sexual harassment, cyberbullying and cyberstalking.


Laura Donnelly 
Speakers Bios

Upon graduating college in New Jersey, Laura Donnelly became an account executive for Ruder Finn Public Relations in their book publicity subsidiary. She continued to work in public relations for smaller firms in New York City, focusing mostly on book and non-profit promotion, until moving to Austin in 2000 to enroll in journalism graduate school. There, she co-founded Latinitas Magazine, a bilingual online magazine made for and by Latina youth. To be authentic, Latinitas developed outreach programming to cultivate contributions from Latina girls in and outside Austin. That programming includes after school journalism and technology clubs on six AISD campuses, workshops in the community and college internships.
Fulmore
February 19th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Pflugerville Middle School
February 19th
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Mother/Daughter: Hot Flashes and Personality Clashes

School can be a battlefield, widespread with competition and judgment. The goal of this workshop is to break down social barriers, improve self-esteem and create understanding and compassion for our differences. The workshop will bring recognition to girls' varied cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds while emphasizing positive identity and alliance building. We will focus on appreciating the diversity in girls' lives by identifying prejudices, stereotypes, and intolerances, and promoting understanding and respect within and between groups living in a multi-cultural society. The activities and discussions will include positive community building exercises.

Speakers Bio

Lolis Garcia Baab is a mother of two wonderful children and wife of 12-year NFL veteran Mike Baab, she is a business and community leader and a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Lolis is making her mark through The Ladies Room With Lolis. She began doing voice-over talent work in Austin while attending the University of Texas and continued this work upon her return to Austin in 1997. Among her many clients are Southwestern Bell, Bank One, and Taco Cabana. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism, Magna Cum Laude, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Canyon Ridge Middle School
February 24th Cyber Bullying

Decker Middle School
February 26th Cyber Bullying

Pflugerville Middle School
February 26th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Pflugerville Middle School

March
March 5th
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Mean Girls: Survival Strategies for Bullying, Gossip, and Other Hazards of Being a Middle School Girl.

West Ridge MS (Parents Only)
March 5th Cyber Bullying

Murchison Middle School
March 5th Cyber Bullying

Henry Middle School
March 12th Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Decker Middle School
March 12thDiversity

School can be a battlefield, widespread with competition and judgment. The goal of this workshop is to break down social barriers, improve self-esteem and create understanding and compassion for our differences. The workshop will bring recognition to girls' varied cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds while emphasizing positive identity and alliance building. We will focus on appreciating the diversity in girls' lives by identifying prejudices, stereotypes, and intolerances, and promoting understanding and respect within and between groups living in a multi-cultural society. The activities and discussions will include positive community building exercises.
Chapa Middle School
March 24th Cyber Bullying

Wallace Middle School
March 24th
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mean Girls: Survival Strategies for Bullying, Gossip, and Other Hazards of Being a Middle School Girl.

Leander Middle School
March 26th Bullying

Pflugerville Middle School

April
April 2nd Body Image and Media Literacy

Girls will learn about the effects media can have on their self-image and how to take action and change the way media portrays women. Participants will increase their awareness and ability to critically deconstruct media messages that are sent to young girls. They will learn to look at advertising with a critical eye and separate the realistic from the unrealistic. This workshop will help participants navigate mass media advertising and entertainment and turn girls into critical consumers.
Henry Middle School
April 6th
2:40– 3:30 PM
Yoga For Girls

Come get a taste of how yoga can help your mind, body and spirit. Learn basic yoga moves and how to incorporate relaxation techniques into your daily life. Understand your body in a way completely different from what fashion magazines tell you, and find out how to let go of stress at home and at school.
Speaker Bio

Dawn Larned teaches and practices in the style of Anusara Yoga. She is also certified in Kundalini Yoga has experience teaching movement and breathwork from a theatre arts perspective.
Murchison Middle School
April 11th Diversity

School can be a battlefield, widespread with competition and judgment. The goal of this workshop is to break down social barriers, improve self-esteem and create understanding and compassion for our differences. The workshop will bring recognition to girls' varied cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds while emphasizing positive identity and alliance building. We will focus on appreciating the diversity in girls' lives by identifying prejudices, stereotypes, and intolerances, and promoting understanding and respect within and between groups living in a multi-cultural society. The activities and discussions will include positive community building exercises.
Decker Middle School
April 20th
9:11– 10:12 AM
Yoga For Girls

Come get a taste of how yoga can help your mind, body and spirit. Learn basic yoga moves and how to incorporate relaxation techniques into your daily life. Understand your body in a way completely different from what fashion magazines tell you, and find out how to let go of stress at home and at school.
Speaker Bio

Caroline McCarter has been practicing yoga for 15 years, but it became more of an interest to her after taking a college yoga philosophy course in 1997 during her undergraduate years at University of Michigan.Over the years, as she continued to practice yoga on her own, Caroline became more and more aware of the self-actualizing effects of her yoga practice. In particular, she noticed how it drew her focus to the inner workings of her body, rather than its outside appearance. With that discovery, Caroline became passionate about helping others like her in the world; people with false perceptions about themselves that come with body image obsessions and disordered eating patterns. She views yoga as a vehicle for healing and has made yoga therapy her life's work.
Wallace Middle School
April 21st Bullying

Chapala Middle School

May
May 7th Cyber Bullying

Decker Middle School
May 7th Bullying

Chapala Middle School


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