2013 Printed Program.

A Celebration of Women’s History…
Learning, Living Well, and Loving Today!
Acknowledgements:
Thanks so much to all those who helped, in one way or
another with the planning and carrying out of today’s
symposium- we couldn’t have done it without you!
Below is a list of some of those whose contributions and
efforts were invaluable:
YWCA Hope Center
Key Bank
Seagate Food Bank
1To1 webs.com
Freight Train Public Relations
State Farm Agent, Vince Davis
Friends of WOW
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Toledo Public Library
Firehouse Subs
Dr. Huston Johnson
St. Martin De Porres Rosary Society
Lucas County Prosecutor, Julia Bates
Spectrum
2013
Women of the World Symposium
March 30, 2013
Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation,
The University of Toledo
Welcome
Agenda
9:00-9:30 am
Registration, Refreshments
and Visit Vendor Area
9:30-10:00 am
Welcome*
Annual “Women of the World Symposium”
(W.O.W.)!
10:00-11:00 am
Breakout Session #1
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Breakout Session #2
W.O.W. is a collaborative effort of multiple
organizations that share a common goal and
interest: the wellbeing and empowerment of
women.
12:30-1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30-2:30 pm
Keynote Address*
2:30-3:0o pm
Closing*
The First Annual W.O.W. Symposium
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the First
The Powerful Women of these organizations came together with
the desire to provide our diverse community of women a day in
which to celebrate our past and contemplate our future through
learning, living well and loving today.
*In Auditorium
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
We have planned educational and fun breakout sessions,
opportunity for you to be creative in our crafts area, a market
place for shopping and supporting women artists and
businesses, great entertainment, and a variety of health
screenings. WOW- that’s a lot!
We hope this is a day in which you will feel empowered by your
uniqueness, inspired to reach your goals and filled with a sense
of unity as we celebrate the history we share as women.
Again, welcome to W.O.W. Have a fantastic day.
CeCe Norwood
Chairwoman
Department of
Women’s and
Gender Studies
Break Out Session 1 -10:00 am
Room: A
“Where Are Your Women?” - Barbara Alice Mann
“Where are your women?” is a direct quote from the great Cherokee
chief Atagulkalu at an eighteen-century conference in Charles Town,
South Carolina, asking the British where the rest of their negotiating
delegation was. This presentation will discuss how Native American
women’s leadership has been excised from history, and how modern
Indigenous women are taking back their authority, in a potential
model for all women.
Room: Cavern
From Girl to Woman. From: What I was Told – To What I Became
- Women of the World Panel
If women are women…why are they different? All around the world
and even within United States, girls are raised to become women based
on cultures, religions, families and environment. The unique women in
this panel will give an overview of what it was to grow up in their
“circle”, what was expected from them, and… did they follow what they
were told? Interesting. Fun. Diverse.
Room: C
Real Talk About Sex- Fatima Pervaiz, MLS
A highly-interactive and culturally-relevant comprehensive sexuality
education session that will dispel a variety of myths and
misconceptions about sex, teach available methods of protection &
ways to negotiate safer sex, and also provide information on resources
available for testing, treatment and support in an effort to empower all
people to make healthy choices for their bodies and lives. Highlyinteractive and culturally-relevant comprehensive sexuality education
session. that will dispel a variety of myths and misconceptions about
sex, teach available methods of protection & ways to negotiate safer
sex, and also provide information on resources available for testing,
treatment and support in an effort to empower all people to make
healthy choices for their bodies and lives.
Room: Auditorium
Hands in the Mirror (poetry) - Dr. Imelda Hunt
New Works Writers Series presents Hands in the Mirror by Leona
Welch a dance and dramatic performance, which celebrates the unique
role of African American women and generational bounding. The story
told from the perspective of the granddaughter reveals the sometimes
forgotten traditions and values of African American women and girls.
It can be argued that "the generational gap" has not existed among
African American families because traditional female roles remained
consistent and has been the source of African survival in the new
world. Welch's Hands in the Mirror allows audiences to examine some
of these aspects of black women's lives as the granddaughter reflects on
the contributions that her Grandmother made to her development
throughout various stages in her life. Joining New Works for this
performance will be Tonya Steward veteran choreographer and dancer.
Room: B
“So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur” - Olivia Holden
What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Do you have the fire in the
belly for starting a business? Do you know what is required to start a
business? How do you get from point A to B when starting your
business?
Room: D
Connecting with Services and Living Healthy as an Older Adult,
Caregiver or Relative Rearing a Child - Arcelia D. Armstrong
Parsons, L.S.W.
Attendees will learn how to access programs and services available
through the Area Office on Aging that will promote the health, security
and well-being of older adults and their families.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
Helpful Information
Marketplace:
Don’t forget to visit the vendor area during breaks in
today’s program. Support our craftswomen, women owned
businesses, and the non-profit organizations that provide
such valuable women focused services! We think you’ll be
WOW’ed!
Feeling Creative?
Throughout the day, feel free to stop by the “Creative
Space” where Megan "Meggie" Rahm will facilitate the
opportunity for all who are interested in expressing
themselves through the making of collages. No experience
is necessary and you’ll be amazed at the results! The
Creative Space might appeal to those right-brained women
who crave some hands on activity.
Thanks to Our Sponsor!
Ohio’s Only Feminist Bookstore
6060 Renaissance Place, Suite F
Toledo, OH 43623
419-469-8983
http://www.peoplecalledwomen.com
Breakout Session 2- 11:30 am
Room: A
Secrets of Networking and Branding - Debby Peters
What can you do to harness your networking attempts to align
and support your personal brand? We will look at both direct
and indirect concepts of networking and how they affect your
brand and your success. Have fun while discovering your own
brand that will make people remember you in a good way!
Room: Creative Space
Healing Herbs in Your Back Yard: Using What’s (probably)
Already There – Brenda Wyatt
This presentation/discussion will focus on identifying,
harvesting, and using what grows wild all around us for food
and healing.
Room: C
Sistas Movin’ On - CeCe Norwood
Living a happy life following incest and child sexual abuse is
often elusive to many survivors and a daunting task for those
who seek a happy and productive life. Some survivors seek
counseling but stop because they don’t believe they’re
improving. Counselors become frustrated because clients are not
progressing. Family and partners have no idea how to help. This
workshop will assist survivors, partners, family members and
professionals to understand a new approach to obtaining
happiness following incest and child sexual abuse. By
understanding “The Acceptances”, following “The Promises And
Permissions”, and invoking “Trigger Busters” survivors will
journey to happiness with greater ease and understanding.
Room: Auditorium
Learn to Belly Dance - Talina Tolson
Have a great time learning the techniques of belly dance. All
bellies welcome!
Room: Faculty Annex
Ask the Gynecologist - Dr. Ronica Neuhoff
Do you ever feel shy about talking to your gynecologist about
certain things? Whether it’s an embarrassing concern, question
or confession, it’s important to say what’s on your mind and
what’s been going on with your body. This session is an
opportunity to ask Dr. Ronica Neuhoff from The University of
Toledo Medical Center any question about women’s health that
you might have.
Room D
The Beauty Myth: Really What is Healthy Body Image?
- Sherry Tripepi, MSW, LISW-S
Over the last several years we have seen a tremendous shift in
the celebration of cultural and racial diversity. Awareness and
celebration of the natural diversity of body size and shape is also
important. Unfortunately, body size, shape and appearance is
still frequently scrutinized. It is the area in which the most
bullying happens in our society and the area in which the least
amount of intervention takes place. This presentation will
increase understanding of unrealistic standards of beauty in
American culture, begin to recognize and appreciate our own
beauty and talents, and encourage taking a stand against those
who bully women into looking and being someone we are not.
Room: B
Divorce and Death Changes Everything - Financial Planning
- Betsy Gouvernayre, C.R.P.C
Daily tasks, responsibilities, and, most importantly, cash flow.
This seminar shows how to address the hurdles to overcome
both practical and emotional, and guides women to
knowledgeable, financially stable individuals. It will also cover
some basic guidelines to good financial decision making
throughout one's life.
Thanks to our Sponsor!
More Helpful Information
Health Screenings:
Drop by the Faculty Annex
anytime during the day to receive free health screenings,
services, and information related to many areas of
women’s health. Participating providers include
Neighborhood Health Association, University of Toledo
School of Public Health, The Ryan White Clinic and The
Healing Arts Institute. Included are blood pressure, blood
sugar, and HIV testing, breast cancer information, and
even chair messages.
Feedback:
Please fill out the evaluation forms found in
your registration packets to let us know what you liked and
how your day was. Also, suggest other speakers, topics,
and artists you would like to see for next year’s event and if
you would like to be involved in planning for the second
annual W.O.W. Symposium. We want to know what you
are thinking!
Thanks to our Sponsor!
El Centro de la Mujer
2916 LaGrange St
Toledo, OH
419-377-4973
Keynote Address (Auditorium, 1:30 pm)
In more than 25 years of practice, Margaret
Wong has built Margaret W. Wong & Associates
Co., L.P.A. into a firm nationally and
internationally renowned for its knowledge in
immigration and nationality law. She is the
current co-chair of the Immigration Law
Committee for the National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association, and chair of the
Cleveland Bar Association's Immigration Law
Section.
Because of her personal experience as an
immigrant, Margaret Wong combines qualities Americans admire: an
immigrant's work ethic, an entrepreneur's drive, a keen sense of
resourcefulness, and the utmost compassion for those in need. In 1950,
Margaret Wong was born in the former British Colony of Hong Kong. Months
earlier, her Chinese parents fled the political repression and civil war caused by
the Communist takeover of China.
Based on her own experience of obtaining a green card and U.S. citizenship
under U.S. immigration law, Margaret Wong recognized that companies and
individuals need sound guidance in this highly regulated, seemingly arcane,
and sometimes frustrating regulatory area. She founded Margaret W. Wong &
Associates with one desk and no secretary. Her practice now includes six
attorneys and 35 other staff members.
Margaret Wong is a civic leader who educates and inspires others. While she
was serving as the first Asian-American president of the Cleveland Chapter of
the Federal Bar Association, the Cleveland chapter won the coveted Chapter
Activity Award. The Ohio Supreme Court appointed her a charter member of
the Continuing Legal Education Commission for attorneys, where she is
currently serving as a member of its Racial Task Force.
We are honored to welcome Ms. Wong and hear more of her inspirational
story. Please visit http://www.imwong.com/margaret-wong to read her
complete dossier and for contact information.
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
“History, despite its
wrenching pain, Cannot be
unlived, and if faced with
courage, need not be lived
again.” ~Maya Angelou
Join us at our monthly
meetings held the 3rd
Saturday of the month, at
noon, at People Called
Women Bookstore, 6060
Renaissance Place, off of
Holland Sylvania Rd.
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Thanks to our Sponsor!
Presenters
Debby Peters - Secrets of Networking and Branding
The Toledo Branch of the AAU Branch of AAUW is the largest and oldest
branch in Ohio. Our members are active in advancing equality for women and
girls in the Toledo area, but promoting education in the STEM fields through
grants & scholarships for girls to attend science camps and UT Women
students.
AAUW’s IMPACT:
$4.3 MILLION Awarded in fellowships and grants to support 278 women in
their professional and academic careers in 2012 alone.
1,200 Congressional office visits to protect college access and affordability,
reauthorize VAWA (violence against women act), prevent bullying and
harassment, pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, and eliminate workplace
discrimination.
140 College campuses reached with $tart $mart salary negotiation workshop.
Save the Dates:
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April 9 -Equal Pay Day, 6am-8: 30pm, Nedley’s Ice Cream and Coffee Café, a
portion of sales to AAUW. Take a flyer with you!
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April 18 -Author Sue Wright (a.k.a. Mary Helen Wright) will talk about her
children’s books set in historic Toledo, Sanger Branch Library.
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April 30 - “6:30 pm WGTE Studio, 1270 S. Detroit. “Makers, the Women Who
made America”. This powerful documentary will be followed by a panel
discussion with some local “Makers”.
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Stop by our booth in the Market Place
Info. On our programs and future events
Special Membership Discounts
Book our Women in History Troupe for your next event
Become a Member
Concerned about women’s issues? AAUW Membership means advancing
equality for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and
research. Membership is open to anyone with an associate or equivalent,
bachelors or higher degree.
Visit our website: AAUWToledo.com
Over the last 25 years, Debby Peters has provided sales training to her clients.
For the last decade she has narrowed her niche to Word-of-Mouth marketing
education. In November of 2010 she presented Connext Nation® to the world!
This training helps people network less, but gain more! She has helped over
600 people learn these strategies to help with the networking and the
relationship building process. Debby can be reached at 419-304-1171. Her
website is www.connextnation.com and she posts about networking to the blog
www.cnpofohio.blogspot.com.
Barbara Alice Mann - “Where Are Your Women?” an Ohio Bear Clan
Seneca, is a Ph.D. scholar and Assistant Professor in the Honors College at the
University of Toledo, in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She is currently working on an
international project examining historical massacres, around the world. In
press is her Cooper Connection: The Influence of Jane Austen on James Fenimore
Cooper (AMS, 2013), while she is currently researching her next book to be
published by Oxford University Press (2014), working title, Spirits of Place:
Native North American Spirituality. Among her other books are The Tainted
Gift (2009), on the deliberate spread of disease to Natives by settlers as a landclearing tactic, and George Washington’s War on Native America (2005, 2008),
on the ordered genocide of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio Indians. Her
internationally known Iroquoian Women: The Gantowisas (2001, 2004, 2006) is
in its third printing.
Arcelia D. Armstrong Parsons, L.S.W. - Connecting with Services
and Living Healthy as an Older Adult, Caregiver or Relative
Rearing a Child
Arcelia has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Tuskegee
University. Arcelia has been employed as a licensed social worker with the Area
Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc. since 1996. Currently she oversees
the Kinship Navigator Program, which provides support for grandparents and
other relatives who are rearing a relative's child. Arcelia's eldest daughter,
Victoria is a junior at OSU majoring in Public Policy. Her daughter, Nuurah is
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an 8 grader at Notre Dame Junior Academy, avid reader, and lacrosse player.
Presenters
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
CeCe Norwood - Sistas Movin’ On
CeCe is a sexual abuse survivor with over 20 year’s of experience as an
advocate and community activist around sexual abuse issues, recognized
workshop trainer, Life Coach, featured national speaker and author of There IS
Happiness After Incest And Child Sexual Abuse. She is also a certified trainer
for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program, Help Me Grow, and Guardian ad
Litem. She is the founder of Nirvana Now!, past interim Executive Director for
the Ohio Alliance To End Sexual Violence and co-founder of the Sexual Abuse
Prevention Awareness Treatment Healing (SA PATH) Coalition of NWO.
Ms. Norwood is dedicated to assisting survivors of incest; child sexual abuse
and rape receive the assistance they need to claim the happiness they deserve
in their lives. She is equally dedicated to working with professionals to assist
them develop the understanding and skill sets necessary to work with
individuals who have multiple needs and who may be of a different racial,
cultural group or socioeconomic status.
1119 W. Bancroft Street
Toledo, Ohio, 43606
419-241-4544
www.saintmartindeporres.com
Congratulations to
Women of the World
Symposium
2013
From your friends at
St. Marin de Porres,
Social Concerns
Dr. Imelda Hunt - Hands in the Mirror
Dr. Imelda Hunt, artistic director and founder of New Works Writers Series
(New Works), has an academic background in African American theatre,
history, and culture. New Works is a non-profit 501(c) 3 community theatre
organization, specializing in stage performances, poetry readings, and
collaborations by artists who work in various mediums. For more than twenty
years, New Works has provided a creative outlet and opportunity for the
exchanging of ideas among students, professionals and community residents
and hosted such artists as Sonia Sanchez, and Jessica Care Moore. New Works
have staged performances or held workshops at Bowling Green State
University, the University of Toledo, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Charles
H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and numerous
other community institutions. Hunt is a playwright, director, and poet and has
been a member of Black Theatre Network and the National Conference on
African American Theatre. New Works Writers Series received in 2012 the
Award for Best Theatrical Productions.
Spiritual Growth
Liturgy: Saturday,
4:00
Sunday, 10:30
Social Concerns
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Food Pantry and General Assistance
Call for details– 419-241-4581
Dr. Ronica Neuhoff- Ask the Gynecologist
Dr. Neuhoff is an assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and
gynecology at The University of Toledo. She earned her degree from Michigan
State University College of Human Medicine and did her residency in UT's
College of Medicine. Dr. Neuhoff specializes in menopause and focuses her
interest in bio-identical hormones.
Free Breakfast –Five mornings a week!
Educational Empowerment
1416 Nebraska Ave.
Presenters
Talina Tolson - Belly Dancing
Sherry Tripepi, - The Beauty Myth
Talina holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies of Dance from the
University of Toledo, and anticipates an MA in Career and Technical
Education spring 2013. She is the founder, director and choreographer
of Hajera Dance Nation, founded in 1996. Currently teaching Modern,
Yoga and Ethnic dance classes, Tolson began during TSA’s inception in
1999. Ms. Tolson was the dance director for the University of Toledo
Afro-Caribbean Ensemble from 1998-2001 and taught Modern Dance at
Dance Fx Academy 2002-2008.
Sherry, MSW, LISW-S, is a Lecturer in the Social Work Program at The
University of Toledo as well as Executive Director for Equality
Toledo. She received her Masters of Social Work from Wayne State
University and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker Supervisor in
the State of Ohio. Her experience working in the area of mental health
in the Toledo area spans over 29 years. As Executive Director for
Equality Toledo, Sherry works at a grassroots level for equality for
northwest Ohioans regardless of their sexual orientation, gender
identity or gender expression, through education and activism.
Fatima Roohi Pervaiz, MLS - Real Talk About Sex
Fatima Roohi Pervaiz is an experienced public speaker and educator
who has lovingly provided social justice and comprehensive sexuality
education to thousands of area youth at Planned Parenthood of
Northwest Ohio, AIDS Resource Center Ohio and currently in UT’s
Office of Multicultural Student Success.
Ms. Pervaiz is a graduate of The University of Toledo with her
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and her Master’s Degree in Liberal
Studies and is also a certified HIV Tester/Counselor who has served on
Second Chance Toledo’s Prostitution and Human Trafficking Advisory
Board.
Betsy Gouvernayre, C.R.P.C - Divorce and Death Changes
Everything - Financial Planning
Betsy Governayre has been a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise
Financial for the last 13 years. She specializes in addressing the
challenges that women in the workplace face. Ms. Gouvernayre is very
active in the community and has facilitated many financial planning
discussions throughout the Toledo area.
Olivia Holden- So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur
Olivia Holden is the Executive Director of ASSETS Toledo, a non-profit
corporation that serves persons who are interested in starting a
business or need the skills to continue in business, a position she has
held since 2002.
ASSETS Toledo teaches the basics of setting up and running through a
13-week training course. To date over 1000 persons have attended the
classes of which 842 have started their business and remain in business
today.
Brenda Wyatt - Healing Herbs in Your Back Yard
Wyatt lives in rural Michigan, where she grows and wildcrafts
numerous herbs and foods. She has been engaged in growing and using
herbs for fun and wellness since the late nineties.
WOW Panel Discussion Participants
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
We wish to thank the members of the panel discussion for sharing the
story of their lives and what it is to be a woman from their cultural
perspective!
Asma M. Abdel Halim is Associate Professor at The University of Toledo,
Department of Women's and Gender Studies. She graduated from the faculty of
Law, University of Khartoum with an LL.B. Honors in Common Law and Shari’a Islamic Law; where she also earned a Masters in commercial law. She earned a Masters
in International Affairs, African Studies and a PhD in Education from Ohio University. She
has been a human rights activist for over 25 years. Her research covered domestic and
international human rights. Her publications addressed immigration, globalization and
Human rights, specifically African and Muslim women’s rights.
K. LaVerne Redden is a Director of Social Concerns for the Diocese Toledo.
She was born and raised in Toledo and is the mother of six children. (all
college graduates) K. LaVerne is a Past President of The National Council of
Catholic Women, and a community & Neighborhood activist. She is also a 15year veteran of the Toledo Repertoire Theater. K.Laverne was active in the
Civil Rights and urban renewal movements. She has served on many projects
that speak to the concerns of Women. (Silent Victims, pornography, "One
Church one Child", Close Line Project, Rape Crisis, Trafficking of Women and
Children, Grand parenting to name a few).
Dolores Rodriguez, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She is a
strong bicultural, bilingual woman, leader within the Latino Community of
Toledo. She complements and balances her life between personal and
professional without neglecting neither one, but nurturing both.
Victoria Lee was born in Fairfield, California. Her mother and father moved
her and her three siblings to Lakewood, Ohio where she was surrounded by
her father’s working class Irish family. She did not grow up with much
guidance because of her parents’ alcohol addiction. During most of her
adolescence she ran amuck throughout the streets of Lakewood. Victoria
found salvation at many of her friends’ homes. When she was fifteen she
moved out of her parent’s house to move in with her best friend’s family.
These four families have greatly influenced her in becoming the women she is
today.
Claudia Annoni, Executive Director of El Centro de Mujer, will be the
moderator of the panel discussion.
Life Coaching and “Speak OUT” Facilitation for Incest, Child
Sexual Abuse, and Rape Survivors, Child Welfare
Professional Development Trainings, and so much more.
CeCe Norwood, Founder
More Helpful Information
Lunch- Will be provided in “The Cavern” for pre-registered
attendees. Your lunch ticket can be found in your registration
packet that you received when you arrived. The food and the
entertainment will surely WOW you!
Spectrum- Lunch time entertainment in “The Cavern”
will include a concert by Spectrum. Performing at womencentered events like this in the Toledo area for the last 30 years,
the women of Spectrum have held true to their mission of
singing about environmental and women’s issues through their
striking harmonies and eclectic mix of musical styles. Though
the group is always evolving as it shares messages of peace and
justice, current members include Roberta Bacon, Lynn Braun,
Joyce Lammers, and Dawn Pirolli.
Booking and contact information can found on the Facebook
Page “Spectrum”, jpaltelammers@hotmail.com. or phone
# (517)- 442-6810.
Women in History
Wandering halls areas throughout the day you may notice some
special women. “Women in History” is a project of Toledo
Branch, of the AAUW. Since 1994, the Women in History
Project has offered an opportunity for school children.to “see
history a new way”. In 15-30 minute programs, students, and
now adults as well, meet remarkable women who overcame
obstacles in order to meet their goals. Today they are more than
15 presenters ranging from Harriet Tubman to Annie Oakley to
Margaret Sanger.
Thanks to our Sponsors!