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The Silenced Voice
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 Wednesday, May 5 7:00-9:30 PM
Hear the story of Sr. Louise Akers, a local sister of Charity who has
been silenced by the Catholic Church and how she is speaking louder than
ever before.
We'll talk about healthy responses to counter being silenced in all
types of settings-in our homes, workplaces, and the larger world.
We'll also do some writing together around the areas that we are being
called to speak up about.
Come to be inspired and uplifted by Sr. Louise's story and to be
energized for the challenging work of speaking up when silence is no
longer an option!
All are welcome!
$10 Donation encouraged
Call 272-1171 to RSVP. |
| PODCAST |
| Women Writing Across Wires and Borders with Deborah Rose-MilavecListen in as host Phebe
Beiser interviews Deborah Rose-Milavec, VP of Catherine of Siena College,
former director of a domestic violence agency, writer and mother.
Deborah enlightens listeners about her journey from a town with no
stoplight to the creation of an online college for women across
international boundaries. |
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Summer Classes - Sneak Preview
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SNEAK PREVIEW... of NEW FALL COURSES & PRICING
 The New Fall Courses will be announced in late July... but we
want to share the excitement early!
Take advantage THIS SUMMER of a one-time OPPORTUNITY!
REGISTER BY MAY 24th for the ADULT SUMMER
SEMESTER'S Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning 8-week Core Course and pay
ONLY $249. Regular tuition: $329 - a SAVINGS of $80.
After May 24, tuition goes to $299 - still a savings of $50.
Tuesday evenings, 7-9:30 pm: June 8 - July 27
Wednesday mornings, 10am - 12:30 pm, June 9 - July 28
THERE'S MORE... Bring a
NEW friend to Summer Semester and receive an ADDITIONAL $10 off for you AND
your friend. This "NEW FRIEND" offer is
good from NOW until the DAY of CLASS, regardless of the special tuition offer.
Full or partial SCHOLARSHIPS are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. A scholarship
application can be found HERE.
To Register, click here.
For more information, contact Bron via email or 513-272-1171.
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Workshops
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All workshops are held from 1-3:30 at our fully accessible writing center. 6906 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati OH 45236
Click here for directions
May 1 - Flying Pen Marathon
Time to write, write, write! Sharing is optional; prompts are
provided. No experience necessary. Let writer Dawn Diebold help
you get your words on the page without interruption. ($30)
May
8 - Mothers & Daughters Writing Together
Led by experienced teachers/writers. Join mothers, daughters,
grandmothers, aunts of all ages to explore common experiences through
the written word. Click here for more and a special pricing offer.
June 12 - Taming the Hurried Life: Yoga and Writing
A perfect blend of body, mind and spirit, stress-free movement and the
companionship of writing. Let by Yoga teacher and writer Suellen
Hugan. No experience necessary in either art. ($30)
Click here to register |
Summer Camps - Girls, Teens and Young Women
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Women Writing for (a) Change is a
supportive and encouraging community for girls and teens to write and be
heard.  Programs are designed to help strengthen girls' authentic voices,
develop their ability to "speak out" through writing and in direct
interaction, and deepen their faith in their own creative intelligence.
>>REGISTER HERE>>
Half Day Programs ($225 tuition)
July 5 - 9, 9am - 12:30 pm -- Girls (entering grades 4 - 7)
July 19 - 23, 1:30 - 5 pm -- Teens
Full Day Programs (9 am - 4 pm; $315 tuition)
June 14 - 18 -- Teens
July 12 - 16 -- Girls (entering grades 4 - 7)
JUST ANNOUNCED! Young Women's Retreat
July 24 & 25 (9am-8pm and 9am-5pm, $189
tuition)
The
Young Women's Summer Writing Retreat is for young women entering grades
10 through college freshmen. It's the perfect chance for former members
of the YW Leadership Academy to gather as well as to welcome future
leaders. CLICK HERE FOR MORE>> |
Writing Prompt
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A Thousand Years of Healing
From whence my hope, I cannot say,
except
it grows in the cells of my skin,
in my envelope of mysteries it
hums.
In this sheath so akin to the surface of the earth
it
whispers. Beneath
the wail and dissonance in the world,
hope's
song grows. Until I know
that with this turning
we put a broken
age to rest.
We who are alive at such a cusp
now usher in
one thousand years of healing!
Winged ones and four-leggeds,
grasses and mountains and each tree,
all the swimming creatures,
even we, wary two-leggeds
hum, and call, and create
the
Changing Song. We remake
all our relations. We convert
our minds
to the earth. In this turning time
we finally learn to chime and
blend,
attune our voices; sing the vision
of the Great Magic we
move within.
We begin
the new habit, getting up glad
for a
thousand years of healing.
~ Susa Silvermarie
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1. Recently we celebrated Earth Day. How has your relationship with the Earth changed over the years? What is it like now?
2. Make a list of what gives you hope, or what you can remember giving you hope over the years. Can you fashion that into a poem?
3. Do you believe that we are putting a broken age to rest? Write an obituary to the broken age or a birth announcement for the next one.
4. Mother's Day is coming up. What are your feelings, memories and stories as we approach the day? Remember our Mother Daughter workshop coming on on May 8.
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