Training for Women w/Disabilities Working w/Girls w/Disabilities

[Guest guest]

Between Me You and Liberation:

Starting a Group for Girls with Disabilities

The creators of a groundbreaking program for girls with disabilities

are hosting a 3-day intensive national workshop for women interested

in learning more about how to build a gender-concious, disability

proud, safe space for girls.

This very interactive workshop will take you through everything you

need to think about to start your own group for girls with

disabilities including:

-recruitment

-curriculum development

-group dynamics

-capacity building

-and more!

When: May 2007 (exact days to be announced)

Where: Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

(one of the country's best known Centers for Independent Living)

Cost: FREE ($500 stipend available to help you cover costs of

attending)

Only 12 participants accepted.

It will be designed and facilitated by the co-coordinators of the

Empowered Fe Fes (Fe Fes is slang for female), an ongoing group for

girls with disabilities since 1999. The Fe Fes are best known for

their award-winning movies about disability identity, bullying, and

sexuality.

Are you interested?

call Nussbaum or Ana Mercado

Voice: 1-800-613-8549

TTY: 1-888-253-7003

or email:

snussbaum@...

amercado@...