Women's Connection

CMwD UU Women's Connection

We have to have faith in ourselves. I have never met a woman who, deep down in her core, really believes she has great legs. And if she suspects that she might have great legs, then she's convinced that she has a shrill voice and no neck.

Cynthia Heimel

Women's Connection Grant

2008 Grantee, Spirals in Motion
Presents
Amazon’s Awakening Womyn’s Retreat
Special Guest: Jennifer Berezan
October 17-19, 2008

Aurora University/George Williams College Campus
Lake Geneva at Williams Bay, Wisconsin.

RETREAT FOCUS is to provide a safe space for connecting with other lesbians and supportive friends, who are seeking an opportunity for personal growth, fun and relaxation.

Special Guest, Jennifer Berezan, is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and recording artist whose recent healing recordings include: She Carries Me, Refuge, Returning, Praises for the World, and End of Desire Not only performer, Jennifer teaches music and healing, internationally and leads pilgrimages throughout Europe. For more information about Jennifer visit her website

UU Women’s Connection grantee: Spirals in Motion.

...was founded by Deb Gaines, who has been planning women's retreats for the UU Church of Rockford, Illinois for six years. Deb, also a Reiki practitioner and a Certified Nia White Belt teacher, founded Spirals to provide opportunities for women to experience body-mind-spirit celebration in today's world of stress, deadlines, technology and distractions.

For more information about the retreat Contact Deb

Click here to download and print the brochure and registration form

Women's rights? What does the UUA say?

The Unitarian Universalist Association has a history of supporting women's rights. The Clara Barton Washington Internship for Women's Issues was endowed by generous contributions from the UU Women's Federation and other supporters.

To learn more Click Here

Wisconsin RCRC News

Pro-Choice from an African American Perspective

Faith & Justice Awards Dinner

Rev. Carlton Veazey, founder of the Black Church Initiative and currently the President and CEO of the Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice will be keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual Dinner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Save the Date - - - Nov. 6, 2008

"Each woman is created in the image of God and therefore has the power, the intelligence and the faith to make good choices about her own body and her own life." --Reverend Bernice Powell Jackson, United Church of Christ

For details of the Awards Dinner contact:
Wisconsin RCRC (608) 756-0156

For more information about the newly reorganized Wisconsisn RCRC check the fall Voices of Women Newsletter due in September.

Lake Geneva Promises Food for Women's Souls

2008 Lake Geneva Fall Retreat
PEACE OF CAKE: FOOD FOR WOMEN'S SOULS
November 7-9, 2008
George Williams College/Aurora University Retreat Center
Williams Bay Wisconsin.

This popular fall weekend features Keynote Speaker, Nancy Vedder-Shults,Madison, Wisconsin, who using songs, stories and scholarship will explore the goddess as an image of peace. Nancy's forthcoming book is entitled The World as Your Oracle will be featured in her keynote address.

ALSO FEATURED on Saturday is a videotaped panel discussion "What Women Want." Moderator Delinda Chapman, Springfield, Illinois, will lead a panel of outstanding women who will discuss questions of women as peacemakers, feminists, movers and shakers. Retreat particpants may submit questions for the panel discussion taping when they check into the retreat on Friday evening.

The weekend will include "Cup cake," Vibrations and writing workshop selections on Saturday morning, Nia exercise class, movie preview, craft and gathering room, gourmet food, comfortable rooms and vendors with woman-oriented art, books, jewelry and supplies.

October 4th registration deadline will be extended with a small late fee. Needs-based Scholarships and first-time attendance grants awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.

Crisp air, girl friends galore and inspiration to take you through the winter. Fall just doesn't show up the same way without your fall trip to Lake Geneva. Click Here To Read More....

2009 Spring Conference

SAVE THE DATE: June 5-7, 2009

UU Women's Connection Spring Conference
at
Pilgrim Park, Princeton, Illinois

Plan to make your spring pilgrimage to the UU Women's Connection fourth annual Spring Conference at Pilgrim Park.

The natural setting of Pilgrim Park and stress free schedule lends time for communing with nature and your sisters.
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Saying "Yes" To Leadership

Welcome to new Councilors, Tori Kilhoffer of the Bloomington-Normal Illinois congregation and Nicole Lisk of the St Louis Missouri, Eliot Chapel congregation who have both agreed to joined the governing council beginning in January 2009. Annual Meeting and Connection Council Retreat will be held at Seven Circles Retreat Center, Edwards, Illinois, October 25th and 26th.

This Council retreat and official annual meeting provides Councilors relaxed time to brainstorm and set goals, budget and agenda for 2009, as well as elect new councilors and officers. Thank you to those who will be newly elected and others who will return to complete their terms or begin new ones.

Members as usual are invited to attend the Annual Meeting or to give input to the work of the UU Women's Connection. For more information about the location and time of the Annual Meeting or give imput please contact any council member or e-mail us.

If you think you would enjoy UU Women's Connection work in the Central Midwest District and fulfilling our mission for UU women here and the broader world, Council could be the place for you.

Councilwomen serve three years and commit to attendance at quarterly governing council meetings in various parts of the district, where planning is carried out to support and foster retreats, educational programming, grant making, communication, public relations and more through consensus and shared leadership. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Contact us if you or someone you know would consider joining the UU Women’s Connection governing council.

No Capes, No Masks, No Boundries

National Organization for Women

2008 NOW Conference in Washinton, D.C.

Borrowing inspiration from the rise of powerful women in politics, this year the National Organization for Women's national conference honors the super woman in all of us. The theme - "No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Feminist Super-Women Unite!" - celebrates the breakthroughs that women are making: our power, our progress, and the strength that women exhibit every day in the face of adversity. We need not be superhuman heroes who fly or dodge bullets -- our pride, passion and resilience make us extraordinary. Click on the picture above for more information about this year's conference.

LATEST LINKS TO BE ADDED:

National Organization of Women

Women's Media Center

Cakes for the Queen of Heaven

Rise Up and Call Her Name

To see all the links and a description of the link, go to the Resources Page.