<div dir="ltr"><div>A cool opportunity this weekend for any young girls you might know. Makerspace will be doing a workshop on Sunday but there are a bunch of other things happening both Saturday and Sunday.<br><br></div>~Gergana<br><br><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><br><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:32px">
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</div><div style="text-align:center" align="center"><font color="#cd232c"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Times">GirlZone
Reunion Weekend Events</span></b></font><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Times">August
1 & 2, 2015</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><font size="3">After
more than 10 years years away, GirlZone has returned for ONE WEEKEND ONLY this
summer to offer fun, challenging, and affirming hands-on workshops for local
girls and young women! Join us at GirlZone Reunion Weekend workshops as
we have a great time exploring and celebrating our many abilities and
interests!<span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></div><font size="3">
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</font><div><font size="3">All
GirlZone Reunion Weekend workshops are open to local girls and young women, and
are led by highly talented local female facilitators trained to create
positive, exciting, welcoming learning environments. Many Reunion Weekend
facilitators attended GirlZone workshops when they were young. Now, they are
leading the workshops, and sharing their skills and enthusiasm with a new
generation of GirlZone girls!<span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></div><font size="3">
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</font><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">Workshops
are each offered to the public for a $5-15 sliding scale fee (past volunteers and participants come for free!), with very limited enrollment
through July 29 to ensure high teacher:student ratios key to meaningful,
positive experiences for all learners. All reunion events are held at the
Urbana-Champaign IMC, a co-sponsor of this event. Visit the Workshop <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Registration page</span></a> to sign up, and share our
exciting <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">schedule</span></a> with others, please. We are here for one
final week, and available spaces will fill up fast! </font></div><font size="3">
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</font><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><font size="3">Also, please come to </font></font><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">our all-ages show featuring fabulous female musicians, and to</font></font> the wonderful GirlZone Reunion Weekend free panels for teens & adults on Sunday, August 2. Both are open to the public. More information on these events in the message below, and on the Reunion Weekend <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events" target="_blank">schedule</a>. </font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><font size="3"><br></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">Challenge
girls to challenge themselves, and actively support supportive communities for females! </font></font>For more information, email <a href="mailto:girlzonereunion@gmail.com" target="_blank">girlzonereunion@gmail.com</a> See you in August!</font><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><font color="#cd232c"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Times">SATURDAY,
AUGUST 1</span></b></font><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> Zine Making Workshop: <br>
My Letter to the World! </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">10:30am - 12pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages: females 7-16 (<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pre-registration</span></a> required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">What do you have to say? Make your
own magazine about things that matter to you! Zines are hand-made magazines
made by one person or by a group of friends. Come learn how to make one in this
workshop so you can make them later on your own!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> Construction Workshop: Build a
Frame for Anything! </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">1 - 2:30pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages: females 7-16 (<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pre-registration</span></a> required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">In
this workshop and you will learn how to make a custom picture frame with tools
you probably already have at home! Bring a photo, drawing, picture or poster
you want to hang on the wall (maximum size 8 ½ x 11 inches, please!) and take
it home in a beautiful frame you made yourself</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times">! </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> Free Dancing 101 Workshop and
Dance Party! </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">7:30 - 8:10pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages: females 11+ (<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pre-registration</span></a> required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ever
wonder how to let loose and just dance in public, at a party, or at the club?
Learn techniques for overcoming those blocks that keep you from dancing
wherever you please, and join in with the dance party when you're ready!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">** </span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Times">All-Ages Show</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"> **</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"><a href="https://will.illinois.edu/artbts/story/truth" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue"> TRUTH</span></a>,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/wickedwalls" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Wicked
Walls</span></a>, + elizaBeth Simpson</span></b></div><div style="text-align:center" align="center"><b>7:30 - 11pm</b><br><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div><font size="5"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></font><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Open to the public, and to all ages.
($5 for non-registered adults; $2 for non-registered folk under 18)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><font color="#cd232c"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Times">SUNDAY, AUGUST 2</span></b></font><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> LED Robot Light Badge <br>
Circuit Engineering Soldering Workshop! </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">9:15 - 10:45am</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages: females 10-17 (<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pre-registration</span></a> required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">If you have heard of soldering
before but think it's too hard or don't even know how to pronounce the word
(pst: it's “sah-der-ing”), this workshop is for you! It's for you even if you
haven't heard of soldering. Soldering is easy! Seriously. And in this introductory
class, you will learn the principles of soldering by creating a circuit on a
light up LED robot badge!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> Movement Workshop and <br>
Champ-A-Go-Go Dance Party! </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">11 - 12:30pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages: females 3-12<b>. Toddlers</b>
3-6, bring along mom or other adult female friend to dance with you! (<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/advice-column" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pre-registration</span></a> required)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Dance to your own beat, girl!
Movement workshop and dance party focusing on free expression and personal
enjoyment when the music comes on from the speakers, or just in your head.
Costumes provided or come in your own! Young women should attend this workshop
while adults attend the "Girl's Got Issues" panel.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b>
"<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events/-girl-s-got-issues-panel" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Girl's Got Issues" Panel</span></a>: Calling out Beliefs and Practices that Keep us from <br></b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times"><b>Supporting </b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">the Females in our Lives </span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span>
</div><div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">11 - 12:30pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">@ the
IMC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Ages:
teens and adults</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Free
and open to the public</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">What?
Females have “issues”? Well, sure we do! And many of them stem from real
stereotypes, ideologies, norms, and inequities that those who care about us can
(and should!) address to make our lives less difficult.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Focusing upon race, technology, age,
sexuality, culture, and other critical areas, this panel will draw upon current
research and engaged community work to identify and challenge common beliefs
that stand in the way of females in our lives, and in our communities. being
known and really supported. Topics and panelists:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>Being an Ally</b>
(Margareth Etienne, Professor of Law)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>Black Gurls
Matter</b> (Imani Bazzell, Director of SisterNet)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>Sex Education in
Champaign-Urbana: Past, Present and Future</b> (Jamie L. Hines, Educator and
Performer)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>Aging: A Lifetime
of Experiences and Societal Expectations </b>(Victoria [Vic] Christensen, MSW,
LCSW) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>The Plight of a
Black Superwoman: The Church & Microagressions at Predominantly White
Institutions (PWIs) </b>(Tanisha King-Taylor, MSW, Doctoral Student, Education
Policy Organization & Leadership)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;color:#9c005c">- <b>“Girls Gone Wild
Addicted to Interaction”?: Myths that Harm Social Media-Using Girls</b> (Aimee
Rickman, PhD, Assistant Professor, GirlZone Co-Founder/Director) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">More information on this panel: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events/-girl-s-got-issues-panel" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events/-girl-s-got-issues-panel</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Times">**<b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/important-events/wisdom-panelists" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Wisdom Panel</span></a>: <br>
Reflecting back and thinking forward </b>**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">1:30 -
3:30pm</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">@ the
IMC</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Free and open to the public</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Past
GirlZone participants and organizers share their thoughts on how GirlZone
mattered to them, and facilitate a discussion on whether programs like GirlZone
might still matter to girls and communities now. <br>
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Moderated by NPR reporter Sehvilla Mann. <br>
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<div><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times">Panel featuring GirlZone
participants/assistants Sehvilla Mann (moderator and panelist), Adrienne Bauer,
Maya Bauer, Ileana Costescu, Indigo Crespighi, Jane McClintock & Bronwyn
Schell and GirlZone organizers Michelle Alvarado Novak, Danielle Chenowyth,
Rebecca Crist, Anni Poppen & Aimee Rickman. Open to the public.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"> </span></div><div></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"></font><br></div><div><font face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif" size="3"><span>Challenge girls to challenge themselves, and actively support
supportive communities for females! </span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></div><font face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif" size="3">
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</font><div dir="ltr"><font face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif" size="3"><span>For more information, email <a href="mailto:girlzonereunion@gmail.com" target="_blank">girlzonereunion@gmail.com</a> or visit our Reunion Weekend website: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/girlzonereunion/</a> <br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif" size="3"><span>We are so excited to see you again one last time in August!<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr">
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