| COMING SOON: Support The Women's Mosaic by purchasing a Chicks Rock Button or Tshirt! |
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| THIS MONTH'S EVENT:ANOTHER ROAD HOME: Screening & TalkBack |
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May 19th, 2005 (tentatively scheduled)
6pm-9pm
Watch this fascinating film about the reuniting of a Jewish Israeli woman and the Muslim Palestinian man who took care of her for over 18 years and talk to the filmmaker herself afterwards!
Cost: TBD - Stay tuned for a separate email with all details, including confirmation of date, time & place
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| SPOTLIGHT ON SRI LANKA: Culture, Cuisine & Caring! |
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June 2005
Stay tuned for details about our event that highlights the wonderous treasures of Sri Lanka, as well as help with the recovery and rebuilding for the women affected by the tsunami there.
Cost: TBD
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| ONE HOT HAVANA NIGHT! The Women's Mosaic Summer Fundraiser |
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July 2005
Stay tuned for details about this year's big summer fundraiser blow-out!
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TWM eNewsletter
Enrich Your World & the World Around You!
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May '05
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Greetings!
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Could it actually be MAY
already?! With sunny days and warmer weather
ahead, you can also look forward to some exciting
events TWM has to offer you!
But first, thanks to everyone who came to last
month's Visioning Workshop: Using Your
Creativity and Intuition to Gain Clarity, Find Focus
and Manifest Your Dreams! Once again, we
had a personal and intense afternoon focusing on
our inner selves - where we are, where
we've been and where we need to be going at this
point in time. Half the group had done one or two
before, and
continues to be surprised at what comes out, and
then there were
others that experienced the workshop for the first
time - special kudos
goes to Margaret Behrns who took the train
up from
Washington, D.C. just for the day to finally
participate in this workshop - and was so thrilled that
she did! This is something that we offer twice a
year, so keep an eye out for another one in
the Fall.
Please
see
below
for the article and link to photos. Also, just
this past Saturday, we had a team of 22 participants
walk and run in the rain for the annual Revlon
Run/Walk for Women's Cancers. Led by our
Captain Tina Marie Greene this year's TWM
team raised over $5000! for women's
cancer research and awareness
- thanks so much to
everyone that participated and especially to Tina for
being the super-organized, enthusiastic captain that
she is! TWM also had a booth at the Health Expo in
Central Park where runners ended up after their
walk/run, so thanks goes out to Lynn
D'Lima, Andi Jompole and Adrienne Winton
for being such sports to come out early on a
rainy Saturday morning to staff it! See below for a
full description and photos of these and other past
events.
This month we are hoping to schedule a screening of
the film Another Road Home - a
documentary about
Jewish Israeli filmmaker Danae Elon's search to
reunite with her male Muslim Palestinian caregiver
after almost 15 years. The journey is a fascinating
one that takes us to, among other places, the
Arab-American
community of Paterson, New Jersey where
she finds his sons, and is a very personal, human look
at how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has
affected
this one family, and the bonds that have formed
between them despite it. Danae will be talking to us
afterwards to answer the many questions we are
sure to have for her, so please join us for this very
interesting evening!
Stay tuned for more details and an Evite link in a
separate email to
follow sometime next week.
In June we are working on an event that will highlight
the culture and cuisine of Sri
Lanka, as well as the
affects of the
tsunami particularly on women in that country and
how we can help with
their recovery and rebuilding,
so stay tuned for more details on that as we have
them. In July we'll have our annual summer
fundraiser with a Cuban theme, and will need a
committee to work on it - so be sure to check off
the "Volunteer Opportunities" list if you are
interested
in helping out with this huge event that is crucial for
raising TWM
funds!
And of course, don't forget that one of the best
ways you can support us is by becoming an
official
member of The Women's Mosaic - a basic
membership
costs less than $2.00 a month! See below for more
details and a link to our Membership page.
Please note
that
we
are still currently looking for summer
interns in
various areas, and particularly in Public
Relations.
Just click on the Bulletin Board page of our
website at for more details and to refer anyone you
feel might
be interested.
That's all for the moment. We look forward to seeing
many of you at our upcoming events! And of course,
as always,
please feel free to contact us with any comments,
suggestions or questions you might have.
All the best,
Kristina M. Leonardi, Founder & Executive Director
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LAST MONTH'S EVENT:VISIONING WORKSHOP: Using Your Creativity and Intuition to Gain Clarity, Find Focus and Manifest Your Dreams!
Saturday, April 9th 11am-4pm
As usual, everyone who took some time for
themselves
to come to our popular and powerful semi-annual
workshop had a creative, transformative afternoon
finding out what their spirit and soul's current desires
are and how to make them happen. We've had some
great feedback from
the participants about revelations and results that
they have had so far! Don't miss the next one in
the Fall!
View a description and photos of this and other Past Events
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ALSO LAST MONTH:TWM's Team for the Revlon Run/Walk for Women's Cancers
Over $5000 Raised by our Team!
TWM once again participated in The Revlon
Run/Walk for Women's Cancers this past
Saturday,
April 30th. This year we had a bigger team and far
surpassed our fundraising goal with our 22 team
members, who were led by our amazing captain Tina
Marie
Greene!
Although the weather was not ideal, everyone
(including some men) wore their CHICKS ROCK! T-
shirts with pride and then made it over to TWM's
booth at the Expo in Central Park. We had many
interested folks stop by our booth to sign up to be
on our mailing list and we look forward to seeing
them at future events!
View a description and photos of this and other Past Events
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THIS MONTH'S EVENT: ANOTHER ROAD HOME Screening & TalkBack
Documentary Film About Jewish Israeli Woman Raised by Muslim Palestinian Caregiver
Danae Elon is a Jewish Israeli woman who was raised
in part by a Palestinian Muslim male caregiver.
Another Road Home is her story of trying to
reunite with him after 15 years - and in that search
we get a very subtle and personal look at how the
Israeli/Palestinian conflict has affected this family,
and puts a human face on that struggle in general.
It is a moving film that also brings up questions of
identity and what is considered home - it's a
fascinating journey we hope you take with us and
talk
to Danae herself about her experiences afterwards!
For more information about the film visit
www.anotherroadhomethemovie.com
View All Upcoming Mosaic and Non-Mosaic Events
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Become a Member of The Women's Mosaic today!
TWM Needs Your Support!
One of the best ways to show your appreciation for
what we are doing is to support The Women's
Mosaic
by becoming a member! We want to expand
and
grow our organization to become a powerful voice for
women, but we cannot do so without your help.
Besides providing general financial
support for the organization, your membership allows
us to garner funds from other sources such as
foundation and corporations; and gives you
benefits
and
perks like reduced admission to our events,
discounts
on various products and services, as well as other
opportunities - the more members we have the more
benefits we can offer. The bottom line is that if you
enjoy what we are doing, please show your
support! There are lots of exciting things
we'd
like
to do over the Summer and Fall, but cannot do so
without your help!
The more members we have, the more we can do for
you! Please join at the highest level
possible
today! A basic Mosaic Membership is only
$25 ....
For a full description of Membership Benefits, please click here
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INSPIRER Newsletter Online
Read all about what we've been doing the past four years!
In addition to the eNewsletters and announcements
you have been receiving, we have a printed annual
newsletter called INSPIRER that you can
access here
to read articles and see photos of some of our past
events.
INSPIRER Newsletter - PDF Format Link
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TWM Needs YOU!
Lend your voice, passion, talent, or time to make The Women's Mosaic the best it can be!
* Want to share your culture or other passion?
Plan
a TWM event!
* Volunteer for TWM! We've got many ways
for to you
to help out depending on the skill set you have or
want to develop, and the time you can give.
*Spread the word about TWM! Forward this
email newlsetter on to friends so they can sign up
and become part of our dynamic and diverse
community!
*Become a Member of TWM! Support an
organization that enriches your life and the lives of
others! The more members we have, the more we
can do for you as well as be a force for women both
here and abroad.
*Donate to TWM! Besides actual cash
donations,
we need in-kind donations of supplies, copying,
postage and
other
items to help us cut down on costs. (We are in
current need of a DIGITAL CAMERA - so if
you got a
shiny new one for the holidays and not sure what to
do with your old one - we can most certainly use it!)
We are also in need of donated OFFICE
SPACE.
If interested in any of the above contact us directly,
or if you just wanted to be a general volunteer you
can check off the "Volunteer" category
box through the Update Profile/Email Address
link at
the bottom of this page. For information on
internshops we have available please click below.
Volunteer and Internship Listings
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PRESS
Latest news about TWM in the Media!
If you didn't happen to catch it, TWM got some
press
in the March 11-14 version of NY's Metro
paper,
when an editorial by TWM's founder Kristina Leonardi
was published. View a PDF version of the article by
clicking here.
Link to article - see PAGE 8 of this Metro edition
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TWM Email List Preference Info
We recently sent out an email about this, but just
in case you didn't receive it.... *PLEASE CLICK
ON THE "UPDATE
PROFILE/EMAIL
ADDRESS" LINK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS
EMAIL IN ORDER TO VIEW AND/OR MAKE CHANGES
TO YOUR SUBSCRIBER PREFERENCES*
Please check off ALL lists that you would like to be
included in. To help you know which lists you want to
be on, please note the interest category descriptions
as follows:
NEWSLETTER This is our monthly
TWM eNewsletter
that goes out at the beginning of every month
highlighting the past, present and future events and
any other news or information that we need to bring
to you. This email goes out once a month, and
provides a general overview of what we are doing, so
we recommend that everyone be on this list.
EVENT INVITATIONS & OTHER
ANNOUNCEMENTS This
list is for separate emails and reminders about the
events themselves or other information that we may
need to let you know about from time to time. The
frequency of these emails will vary depending on how
many events are happening, how many reminders or
updates need to be sent, etc. You should be on this
list if you want to be the most informed about and
current with what TWM is doing.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES This is
a separate list
for emails that will go out to all of you who want to
get more involved by lending your time and energy to
The Women's Mosaic. These emails and reminders are
sent out on an as needed basis for events and
programs we need help with. You should check this
off if you want to know when and how we might need
might your help, energy and input.
CO-ED Events (when men are invited!)
If you are a
MAN, you should definitely check this list off. If you
are a woman, please note that everyone on the
Events List will always get these emails, so if you are
on that list, there is no reason to be on this one,
unless you ONLY want to know about events that
men are invited to....
A NOTE ABOUT SPAM BLOCKING: Obviously,
if you
are not interested in being on any of our lists, please
be sure to unsubscribe below. If you have an email
blocking system, please be sure that you allow email
to come through from any of these addresses:
info@thewomensmosaic.org
kleonardi@mindspring.com
kleonardi@thewomensmosaic.org
TWM has the utmost respect for your privacy, and
only wants to have people on our mailing list that
absolutely want to be on it. We do our best to limit
the amount of emails we send, and do not send out
any unnecessary or inappropriate solicitations, nor do
we make our list available for sale.
Please don't forget to take a look at your profile,
make any changes or updates, and feel free to
contact us with any questions! Thanks for your
patience and cooperation as we try to make our
system as efficient as possible.
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to
cover our various operational costs .... every
penny will especially help with the cost of these
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