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Building bridges to create new opportunities -- the power of women working together opens doors for positive change.
#GivingTuesday for our Leadership and Mentorship Programs
Together we can introduce exciting career opportunities and mentor tomorrow's leaders in mental health and wellness, finance and education. From our Women’s Power Tool Kit Talks with thought-leaders to our Women Work Well Leadership and Mentorship programs, we build bridges to harness the power of women working together for positive change.
Your donations this year will allow us to build on the success of our Leadership and Mentorship Programs.
Upcoming Events
Cultivating Resilience in your Life and Career
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
Join us to discuss Cultivating Resilience in your Life and Career on Thursday, December 3rd at 4:00 pm.
How can we develop resilience and stay motivated in the face of chronic negative stress and constantly increasing demands, complexity, and change? Financial advisors Chunyee Miot and Susan Ng will share their personal stories and describe how resilience can be nurtured through attitudes, behaviors, and social supports.
Women’s Power Tool Kit Talks
Building Resilience
Thursday, December 3 at 4:00 PM ET
Guest Speakers:
Chunyee Wong Miot received her B.S. in Accounting from Baruch College in 1996 and became a licensed CPA in New York in 1999. Chunyee started her own CPA firm in 2005. She is also a licensed financial adviser with Transamerica Financial Advisor.
Chunyee Miot is passionate about educating individuals and entrepreneurs. She actively participates in corporate and community events to provide financial wellness information. Chunyee Wong Miot is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and New York Society of CPA’s.
Susan Ng has spent her career in investment banking, corporate finance and business management. She has held several different positions at Goldman Sachs, CitiGroup and Morgan Stanley. She worked at the NY State Executive Department, Division of Budget. She is passionate about helping women to be resilient through financial literacy. She has an MBA from Hofstra University.
Attendees will receive a free ebook, Future Proof:
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
Join us for a conversation with women leaders in real estate about the new realities in 2020, December 10 at 4:00 pm ET.
What does Smart Living look like these days? Three executives from DMG Investments, a leading global real estate investment management and development firm in NYC, Taryn Byron, Ariel Hai and Indira Basu will share personal experiences and offer unique insights into real estate and the concept of smart living.
This discussion will focus on work-life balance, diversity, entrepreneurship, and survival tactics.
Women’s Power Tool Kit Talks
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Tell Real Life Stories
Thursday, December 10th at 4:00 PM ET
Guest Speakers:
Taryn Byron
Ms. Byron is the president and broker of CJ Dalton, a leading real estate firm that focuses on new developments and multi-family residential leasing. Ms. Byron is the lead real estate consultant for DMG Investments and with over seventeen years of hands-on experience
in real estate sales and mentorship, she plays an integral part in the ongoing development of the firm. Taryn Byron previously served as a top broker at Nest Seekers New Jersey, where she led the NJ New Development Division and served as the sales director
of One Park Condominiums in Cliffside Park.
Ariel Hai
Ms.Hai is Senior VP of Finance and Acquisitions in DMG Investments. Ms. Hai is responsible for sourcing and executing the financing solutions for existing and new assets, including construction loans, mezzanine loans, equity financing, EB5 financing, etc. with
local and overseas financial institutions. She is also actively involved in sourcing and executing new deals for DMG. Ms. Hai holds a master of Real Estate Finance from New York University. Prior to joining DMG, she was an Investment Associate where she helped
launch over $150MM structured equity investments in U.S. real estate assets. She also worked as an Associate in Savills Studley, delivered more than 12 advisory projects for urban shopping centers and mixed-use complexes.
Indira Basu
Ms. Basu is a Human Resources professional with expertise in managing core HR functions across diverse industries. Prior to DMG, Ms. Basu served as the HR manager at one of the largest global telecom companies where she oversaw operations of over 130 employees in the United States. As the Head of Human Resources at DMG, Ms. Basu manages all HR functions and provides guidance to employees relative to their rights and responsibilities in the areas of Equal Employment Opportunity, Family Medical Leave Act, Employment Agreements and related human resources policies. In addition, she collaborates with company leadership to drive strategy on talent management, talent acquisition, employee placement and onboarding and is responsible for staying up to date on all general labor compliance laws.
We hope you will join us! This event is free.
CUSWF Celebrates the Holidays 2020
Smart Living: Women in Real Estate Discuss Living with Change
CUSWF Celebrates the Holidays 2020
Join us for a special virtual holiday party to raise a glass and be thankful for making it through this extraordinary year.
We'll enjoy an evening of toasts, merriment and appreciation of Chinese-American friendships.
Together we can change the world! Let's celebrate the power of women opening doors for positive change.
Women’s Power Tool Kit
Celebrates the Holidays
Thursday, December 17th at 6:00 PM ET
Celebrate friendship and gratitude at our holiday party. We are stronger together!
You May 难忘 Unforgettable 2020 Photo Competition
Here are the rules
Join us for this fun photo competition and share your photos of this extraordinary year 2020!
Time flies…there are only 2 months left in 2020!
2020 has been an extraordinary year. Let’s all celebrate that we are alive and healthy. We encourage everyone to make the best the rest of this year and use your camera lens to record the unforgettable moments in 2020.
难忘Unforgettable2020"
摄影大赛开始全网征集啦!
Online Photography Contest
联合主办：育美杂志，三城华人协会
Support: China-US Women Foundation
比赛类别 Contest Categories:
1）手机摄影 Phone Photography
2）相机摄影 Camera Photography
3）口罩的故事 Story of Masks
4）创意头像 Creative Headshot
Each contestant can submit two photos in total.
Submission time：11/10-11/20
Voting time：11/20 - 11/27
Winner Announcement: December 2020
Special thanks to: Tri-City Chinese Association, www.tricitychinese.org You May https://en.youmayus.org/China-US. Women Foundation, www.cuswf.org MAAB, www.maabprobi.com Nuskin
How to Submit and Prizes
Send your photo to joecy@youmayus.org, or scan WeChat QR code at link below to join "Photo contest group" and submit your photo.
Each contestant can submit two photos in total.
Recent Events 即将举行的活动
Singer Mariah Bonner on her Musical Journey in the Pandemic
From New Guinea to MIT, Coralie Cooper Forges a Green Career to Help our Planet
Singer Mariah Bonner on her Musical Journey in the Pandemic
We had a special event on November 19th with singer Mariah Bonner about her inspiring musical journey through the pandemic.
When the world of live concerts shut down, she went online and developed a series of online shows, bringing her friends and fans together every Friday, sharing her love of song and lifting spirits in the troubling time of pandemic. The result? A beautiful album of songs At Last.
Women's Power Tool Kit Special Event
Mariah Bonner's Musical Journey
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
Guest speaker: Singer and actress Mariah Bonner was born in Baltimore and grew up in Paris, where she studied classical dance and acting, and played her first commercial role in a French television film. Mariah graduated from The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. She has worked as an actress in film and television and sings in clubs in New York, L.A. and Baltimore.
Find out more at TheMariahBonner.com .
The Healing Power of Poetry with Chinese Poet Ming Di
From New Guinea to MIT, Coralie Cooper Forges a Green Career to Help our Planet
Singer Mariah Bonner on her Musical Journey in the Pandemic
Join us to explore the healing power of poetry with Chinese poet and translator Ming Di on Thursday, November 12th. The author of seven books of poetry in Chinese, Ming has received two literary awards as a Chinese diaspora writer and the Luce Fellowship.
She will talk about the inspiration of her ancestral home, now underwater due to the building of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, China, and then read some of her new poems, written in English, inspired by this moving subject.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
The Healing Power of Poetry with Ming Di
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Guest speaker: Ming Di is a Chinese poet, born in Wuhan, currently living in California. She studied English literature in China and linguistics in the US and taught Chinese at Boston University before moving to the west coast. She has translated Marianne Moore, e e cummings, Terrance Hayes and many other American poets into Chinese and co-translated many contemporary Chinese poets into English.
She has edited several anthologies including New Cathay: Contemporary Chinese Poetry (Tupelo Press, 2013) and New Poetry from China 1917-2017 (Black Square Editions, 2019).
From New Guinea to MIT, Coralie Cooper Forges a Green Career to Help our Planet
From New Guinea to MIT, Coralie Cooper Forges a Green Career to Help our Planet
From New Guinea to MIT, Coralie Cooper Forges a Green Career to Help our Planet
We were encouraged by our conversation with environmentalist Coralie Cooper of the positive steps being made reduce greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, November 5th, 2020.
We are all worried about the devastating effect of air pollution and global warming. Learn about the breakthrough work in policy and implementation that is being done to help to save our planet.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
How to Build a Green Career to Help our World
Thursday, November 5th, 2020
Guest speaker: Coralie Cooper has worked on environmental issues for over 20 years with states and the federal government. She is currently Deputy Director of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), a non-profit association of the air pollution control programs in eight Northeast states. NESCAUM provides technical advice and policy guidance to states on their air pollution control and climate programs. Coralie also worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation, contributing to regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption from cars and trucks. Coralie has served as an expert on working groups of the National Academy of Sciences, the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Get Ready for the Second Annual Gen-Z Global Forum!
Thank you for making our first Annual Gen-Z Global Forum a success!
CUSWF is proud to announce that we will host the second annual Gen-Z Global Forum, developed by our Gen-Z team, to bring attention and understanding about the concerns and tastes of a young and powerful segment of the population that is rising rapidly in importance as a force changing the world and moving it into the future.
Gen Z'ers were born between 1996 and 2015. Globally there are almost 2 billion people in this demographic. They comprise the largest generation ever, comprising nearly 30% of the world's population. (including nearly 68 million in U.S. and 170 million in China.)
Being a member of this group means having a particular set of challenges that are impacting lives and shared experiences. The online event will be held on Thursday, April 8th at 4:00 pm and will highlightissues relevant to Generation Z, including mental health, the Hapa (half Asian) experience, the intersectionality of race across fields of study, and education. The first hour will be a combination of pre-filmed and live discussion, followed by a cocktail party reception.
At our first annual Gen Z Global Forum, the Cocktail Party Reception featured Quinn Slobodian, Associate Professor of History, Wellesley College, and Mingwei Song, Associate Professor of Chinese, Wellesley College. Guests speakers at the second annual Gen Z Global Forum will be announced.
For more information or to be a sponsor, please contact Leslie Wolf-Creutzfeldt at leslie@cuswf. org.
Find out more details about the first Gen Z Global Forum!
Join Our Community Mask and Food Drive
Help us provide face masks and support food banks, senior living homes, homeless shelters, and churches - in our local communities. We are working with groups around the country and can provide masks to your neighborhood centers on your behalf. This is a matter of life and death--let's meet the challenge together!
Recent Events
Presidential Elections and Polling
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
How To Be a Successful Entrepreneur
You won’t want to miss this overview of past presidential elections and what polling for 2020 forecasts with noted expert Professor Charles Tien.
What should we be looking at in the final week before the election? What do the polls says and should we have confidence in them? Hear from one of the experts on polling and judging what the current data says about who will win on Election night.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Presidential Elections Overview
Thursday, October 29th, 2020
Charles Tien is Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. He has served as department chair, was selected to be a Fulbright Scholar in American Politics at Renmin University in Beijing, China, and worked as a congressional staffer on Capitol Hill. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on American politics, women and minorities in politics, voting and elections, American foreign policy, research methods, and polling.
How To Be a Successful Entrepreneur
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
How To Be a Successful Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Jack Killion discussed his inspiring career and how the pandemic has created a new entrepreneurism on October 22nd, 2020.
In the midst of the pandemic, entrepreneurs see opportunity to provide solutions to problems and envision ways to do things differently. Hear from a seasoned professional who won’t stop looking towards the future.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
The New Entrepreneurism
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
Guest speaker: Jack Killion has successfully launched and built nine different business in publishing, manufacturing, investment services, real estate development and others. Street-Smart Entrepreneurs is his 10thstartup. He has taught entrepreneurial studies in three business schools, evaluated 1000s of new ventures and advised 100s of other entrepreneurs. A consultant to “C” level leaders while with McKinsey & Company, he has served on multiple corporate and charity boards. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering Degree from Yale and an MBA from MIT Sloan School.
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
Writer and publisher Karen Christensen discussed what she has learned collaborating on Encyclopedia of Chinese Cuisines, how Chinese cuisine is a window into Chinese history, culture and diplomacy.
Currently compiling the Encyclopedia of Chinese Cuisines, Karen shared how this varied and rich cuisine is essential for the culture, community and diplomacy.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Chinese Cuisines: History, Culture and Diplomacy
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
Karen is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Berkshire Publishing Group, and also a writer specializing in sustainability and community with a focus on China. Starting with the award-winning Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, published by Scribners, her own company then produced the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China and the Dictionary of Chinese Biography. Now she is working on the Encyclopedia of Chinese Cuisines.
Karen is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania Press, and an associate in research at the Fairbank Center at Harvard University.
The Life of Maud Gonne with Author Kim Bendheim
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
Writer Karen Christensen on Chinese Cuisine and Culture
The author Kim Bendheim joined us for a special talk on the fascinating life of Maud Gonne.
Maud Gonne, an actress and journalist, left her mark on everyone she met and famously won the devotion of poet, William Butler Yeats. Born into tremendous privilege, she openly defied what was at the time the world’s most powerful empire as an activist for the cause of Irish independence.
Kim Bendheim has gives us an intensely personal assessment of Maud's thrilling life in her new book, The Fascination of What's Difficult, A Life of Maud Gonne.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Conversation with Author Kim Bendheim
Thursday, October 1st, 2020
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Kim Bendheim is a poet, actor, and writer. Her byline has appeared in The Forward, The Nation, The Chicago Tribune, Ladies Home Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Bomb magazine, which published her poetry. A cum laude graduate of Harvard University, she received two Masters degrees. She lives in New York City.
Pre-order Kim Bendheim's book The Fascination of What's Difficult, A Life of Maud Gonne here.
Living in Uncertain Times with Mary T. White
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
We discussed our concerns Living in Uncertain Times with Mary T. White, former Professor of Medical Humanities in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.
Mary is learning from her own reactions to this transition, occurring as it is in a time of exceptional uncertainty over our national and global future. I hope those who attend will want to share their thoughts and strategies – we’re all in this together!
Women's Power Tool Kit
Living in Uncertain Times
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
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Mary T. White, former Professor, Medical Humanities, Dept. of Population and Public Health Sciences, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University Mary retired this summer from 25 years teaching medical ethics and humanities in an Ohio medical school; she relocated to Vermont in August and is in the process of creating a new home and a new life closer to old friends and familiar landscapes.
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
Freedom of Expression on Campus with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy
A powerful conversation with
Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor of Law, Harvard University, on freedom of expression on campus today.
Given academic challenges due to the pandemic, what is the state of free speech on campus? In a political and cultural climate of deep divisions and heightened polarization, must free speech be at odds with anti-racism and inclusion? During a campaign season, can we maintain civility when so much is at stake?
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Free Speech on Campus
Thursday, September 17th, 2020
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Randall Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University, an author of six books and an expert on freedom of expression, race relations law, civil rights legislation, and the Supreme Court.
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
On Thursday, July 30th at 2:00 EDT Marla Aaron, jewelry designer, CEO and creative visionary, shared the innovative ways she built her high-end jewelry business.
You'll love her inspiring story of how her passion and creativity took her from corporate life to building a successful jewelry business using inventive ideas from inviting visuals with humor and flair on Instagram (often serving as her own model) to a jewelry vending machine.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Marla Aaron: Building a Business with Passion, Creativity and Instagram
Thursday, July 30th, 2020
Marla Aaron launched her eponymous collection in 2013 when her combined obsessions with bridges, hardware and jewelry could no longer be ignored. The collection is proudly made and finished by hand in New York City and sold all over the world. What began with one lock is now an entire collection designed to be worn in infinite ways and used as “jewel tools” with individuals’ own collections—to redefine the “precious” in jewelry with individuality.
Marla and her team release new designs regularly on Instagram first with no apparent rhyme or reason. The #lockyourmom Project, created by Marla, gives single moms sterling silver Baby Heartlocks just for them. To date Marla and her team have given out hundreds of Heartlocks to deserving single moms all over the country. Find out more at Marla Aaron's website .
Singer-songwriter Natalie Smith Shares her Artistic Journey
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
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On Friday, July 24th, 2020, the marvelous singer-songwriter Natalie Smith shared her musical journey and her beautiful and inspiring songs.
Special Friday Happy Hour
Friday, July 24th, 2020
Natalie Smith is a singer, songwriter, actress, and playwright. A lifelong New Yorker, she draws on the energy of the city to inform her work and performs regularly in clubs and on television.
Natalie's original music blends pop, rock and American folk influences and is rooted in her classical and jazz piano training. She released her terrific first studio album, “Take My Piano,” in 2015, which you can find on iTunes.
Natalie made her Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed, Tony award-winning production, One Man Two Guvnors starring James Corden. She is currently developing a one-woman show with a series of deeply imagined characters who tell a contemporary musical fairy tale for all ages.
Natalie earned her BFA in acting from the Guildhall school of Music and Drama in London, and has studied voice, classical piano, and songwriting since she was a child.
Find out more and listen to her wonderful music at NatalieSmithSings.com
Kelley L. Allen on Charity Hybrid-Business Model Humble Bundle
Innovative Ways to Turn a Passion into a Successful Jewelry Business
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
On Thursday, July 23rd Kelley Allen, Director of Humble Books, discussed Humble Bundle, an exciting hybrid business model success that has raised over $180M for charity.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Hybrid Business Model Success
When: Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
Revolutionary new business models are being developed by innovative entrepreneurs who want to help make the world a better place by allocating part of their profit margins to charity. Humble Bundle is a great example of one of these business models in which customers pay what they want for digital content with a portion of their payments earmarked for charity. To date, Humble has raised over $180M for charity since their launch in 2010.
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Kelley L. Allen is the Director of Books at the gaming site, HumbleBundle.com and is in charge of their division, Humble Books, based out of San Francisco. There she has launched promotions with book and comics publishers, raising over $10 million for charity.
Before Humble Books, Kelley worked extensively in the field of eBooks and Book Publishing, including the Director of New Media at Random House and Director of Acquisition for the Sony eBookstore. She also holds her M.S. in Publishing from Pace University.
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
On Thursday, July 16, Angela Bahns, Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College, discussed her research on diverse friendship formation.
Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Topic: Diverse Friendship Formation
When: Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Research has shown that diverse friendships can reduce prejudice. But similarity is a powerful predictor of friendship choices. Individual preferences and goals, such as similarity- or difference-seeking, often limits our opportunities to meet people who are similar or different to ourselves regarding cultural beliefs.
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Angela Bahns, a professor of psychology at Wellesley College, researches the dynamics of prejudice and friendship formation. Her work shows that people with positive diversity beliefs are more likely to have diverse friends, at least when “diverse” is defined in terms of race/ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Please join us Thursday, July 16th at 2:00pm EDT for a conversation about diverse friendship formation and how it impacts diversity and prejudice.
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We come together for conversation, ideas and friendship.
We are stronger when we connect and share.
Happy Hour to Discuss the Chinese Adoptee Experience
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
A Conversation with Professor Dána-Ain Davis on Reproductive Justice
On Friday, July 17th , a conversation with China’s Children International Co-Founders Laney Allison (left) and Charlotte Cotter (right) on their experience as co-Presidents of CCI and the Chinese adoptee experience.
Founded in 2011, China's Children International (CCI for short) is one of the first international support, networking, and community organizations created by and for Chinese adoptees. CCI’s mission is to empower Chinese adoptees from all over the world by providing an inclusive and supportive community for all of us who share this common beginning.
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Laney Allison was adopted as an infant from Ma’Anshan in the Anhui Province. She received a BA in Asian studies with a minor in Mandarin Chinese and an MA in International Affairs with a focus on Global Gender Policy from The George Washington University. Allison currently resides and works in Washington, D. C.
Charlotte Cotter was adopted at 5 months from Zhenjiang city in Jiangsu Province, and grew up in Newton, MA. A recent graduate of Yale University with a BA in East Asian studies, Cotter currently works as a library assistant at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Collection at Harvard University.
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Friday Happy Hour
Friday, July 17th
A Conversation with Professor Dána-Ain Davis on Reproductive Justice
Wellesley Professor Angela Bahns on Why Diversity in Friendships Matter
A Conversation with Professor Dána-Ain Davis on Reproductive Justice
On Thursday, July 9th, Professor Dána-Ain Davis joined us to discuss reproductive justice and how today's social movements can intersect for positive change.
The fight for women's reproductive justice is one issue in which race has had a strong influence for centuries. Black women often face medical maltreatment and discrimination in the U.S. healthcare system.
Racism is present in every part of American society, and in order to work towards effective change, people need to be aware of how racism manifests in different circumstances.
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Dána-Ain Davis, a professor at Queens College, specializes in women’s studies, reproductive justice, Black studies, and more. She has written four books concerning Black welfare, reproductive injustice and Black gender and sexuality. She serves as the editor and is on the boards of multiple anthropology publications and organizations, and has been a member of New York State’s Maternal Mortality Task Force since June of 2018.
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Women's Power Tool Kit Talks
Reproductive Justice
When: Thursday, July 9th
Listen to our Women's Power Tool Kit Podcasts
We share conversations with experts to help you manage in today's world. Below our some of our recent podcasts.
A Musical Journey with Songwriter Natalie Smith
The marvelous singer-songwriter Natalie Smith shared her musical journey and her beautiful and inspiring songs. Recorded on July 24th, 2020.
The Importance of Diversity in Friendship
Angela Bahns, Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College, discusses her innovative research of the dynamics of prejudice and friendship formation. Recorded on July 16, 2020
A Conversation with Professor Dána-Ain Davis on Reproductive Justice
Professor Dána-Ain Davis joined us to discuss reproductive justice and how today's social movements can intersect for positive change. Recorded on July 9, 2020.
Photographer Marianne Bernstein on Photography
A fascinating discussion with noted artist and curator Marianne Bernstein on her her creative journey and how her photography continues to be a social catalyst and a source of comfort, connection and change.
A Conversation with Laurie Buckle, Founder and CEO of CookIt Media
We talked with Laurie Buckle, founder and CEO of CookIt Media, about food and its transformative powers in uncertain times. With a stellar career in food publishing from Bon Appetit to Editor-in-Chief of Fine Cooking, Laurie has a passion for all things food.
Storytelling with Writer and Producer Robin Hirsch
A conversation with Robin Hirsch, founder and Minister of Culture of Cornelia Street Cafe, which was hailed as a culinary and cultural landmark, bringing people together for creativity, community and sustenance for forty-one years. We recapture a little of that magic of being together at the cafe.
The Art of Cartooning with Liza Donnelly
Renowned New Yorker cartoonist and writer Liza Donnelly shared highlights of her fascinating career and insights into the art of cartooning on May 28th, 2020.
The Trans-formative Power of Memoir with Ann Hedreen
Writer, filmmaker and teacher, Ann Hedreen, discussed the power of writing memoir to heal, how it helps to reflect on the world around you, and better cope in these difficult times, on May 21, 2020.
Keep Informed and Stay Healthy
What you can do to stay safe - get the latest on COVID-19
We are working to share information and understanding on how to keep you and your family safe and healthy.
Find helpful information on what you should know about COVID-19 and how to prepare at the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Below are helpful resources from our partner UNICEF to learn more about how to keep you and your loved ones healthy:
- The Social Press Kit: Social media shareables for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
- UNICEF Live Q&A: UNICEF interview with Carlos Navarro, UNICEF’s Principal Advisor for Public Health Emergencies
- Easy,affordable and healthy eating tips during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
- Gender equality during COVID-19: 5 ideas for action
- A coloring book about child rights for young children
- An activity book for older kids
- Know Your Rights, a workbook for kids aged 10-12 about human rights
- This 1-pager of tips for parents and 1-pager for children on how to fight the virus
In this uncertain time, try to remain calm and take time to appreciate family and friends.
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