DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN 2011

The Women’s Community Center and the Commission on the Status of Women
Present
Day with CreativeWomen
Saturday August 13, 2011 10:00am-5:00pm
Mission Plaza San Luis Obispo

This festival features women’s creative visual and musical arts, each year on the second Saturday in August for the past 36 years.
This event is free to the public, showcases women’s creative arts and crafts by featuring vendors who offer their work for sale.
Musical entertainment from all genres, including belly dancing, acoustic guitar, flute chorales, singing choirs, drumming groups and everything in between provide music all day in the amphitheater at the San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza.

We invite you to help Sponsor this year’s festival
Major Donor $1500
Hang your business Banner in Mission Plaza the day of the event.-Logo on banner on day of event-Logo on all posters and print ads-Booth on day of the event
Major sponsor $1000-Logo on banner day of event-Logo on posters and print ads-Booth day of event
Sponsor $900 - $500 Logo on banner on day of event-Logo on posters and printed ads
Donor $400 Logo on posters and printed ads-Booths

$120 (late registration $130
Non-profits $60
Your donation is tax deductible! Tax ID #77-0516248

For more information, please visit our website www.wccslo.org
email at wccslo@gmail.com
or call us at 544-9313. Ask forRobin

Women’s community Center 1124 Nipomo Street, Suite D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
W.C.C. - 805.544.9313
San Luis Obispo County Commission on the Status of Women www.slowomen.org

To maintain an accessible center to collect and exchange information of interest and concern to women.
To organize and facilitate workshops, clinics, seminars, classes and support groups on subjects of interest and need.
To engage in and facilitate interaction among local, state, and national agencies and organizations working to benefit women.
www.wccslo.org

The San Luis Obispo Commission on the Status of Women

is a official advisory agent of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors.
Our charge is to be the voice that advocates equal commendations to enhance women’s lives by conducting surveys and outreach programs.
http://www.slowomen.org/

cosowo@gmail.com

Business Name:
_________________________________
Business Address:
___________________________________
Business city and zip code
___________________________________
Business email address
___________________________________
Contact person:
___________________________________
Donor Level
___________________________________

DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN BOOTH REGISTRATION

The first 10 to register and pay by June 1, 2011 to receive your business name on our
beautiful huge poster circulated throughout the county.
Final registration deadline is August 12, 2011.

Questions?

Email: wccslo@gmail.com or call the Women’s Community Center at (805) 544-9313
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN BOOTH REGISTRATION
Please complete this form and mail with your check payable to:
Women’s Community Center of San Luis Obispo
1124 Nipomo Street, Suite D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Business Name: ________________________________

Email:_______________________________________
Contact Person: ________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Description of Product or Services:___________________________________________

Electricity Required? Yes _____ No _____

Do you want an open booth (that is, patrons may walk into it) Yes __ No __

Pay with PayPal for your booth or send a check
$120.00 single booth/ $150.00 after July 13, 2011
$200.00 shared booth / $230.00 after July 13, 2011
$60.00 non-profit/ $80 after July 13, 2011

If you provided an email address, we will use it to communicate with you.

I understand that the Women’s Community Center will not be responsible for damage
or loss to any property during the course of this event. I have been given a copy of the Application Requirements, have read and understand them, and by signing below confirm
I agree to abide by them.

Signature: ___________________________________ Date: __________________

"RANDOM THOUGHTS" BY ANGIE KING

Random Thoughts by Angie King

This is a long ramble about men and women and politics and peoples’ private sins. We have had a long list recently of men in politics who have done despicable things in their private lives (leaving wives’ on death beds to marry eye candy; lying about one’s whereabouts to meet an Argentine mistress; being found a wife batterer by the courts; "sexting" to random women, etc, etc).
Note they are all men behaving badly. Two issues (well, at least two) arise here: which, if any, of these private acts impacted their ability to act publicly in the political arena, and, are women any different?
And, then, if the acts complained of do not impact the person’s ability to hold the public office in question, does it matter how they act in their private lives?
Yes, and no.
Yes, because in many if not all of the cases, the men involved have been hypocritical, in the extreme. The whole "C Street Gang and their mentors come to mind. They want to make your life miserable but exempt themselves.
Publicly embracing a Puritanistic code of ethical behavior for everyone with dire consequences for transgression, they blatantly violate that code and expect no consequences.
Do as I say, not as I do. I am above your laws, those laws you elected me to enact and enforce. Is that the kind of person we want in office?
Some outright lie about their behavior, which calls into question their veracity in other matters and their ability to fulfill their oaths of office, as in So. Carolina Governor Sanford. Others appear to have been just plain stupid, following that "second brain" that only males are endowed with – and you know what I mean.
Clinton, Spitzer, Wiener. In Wiener’s case, the accusation that forced his resignation was that his behavior had become a distraction that made his representation of his constituents ineffective.

In any case, whatever the reasons, women have fewer sex scandals, and even those who do, have demonstrated an ability to remain focused on their responsibilities in office, not succumbing to distractions.
They are perceived by the voters as better able than men to be problem solvers with the right priorities, according to Celinda Lake, a nationally known Democratic pollster.
So, shouldn’t more women be running for office given the current climate?
The Center for the American Woman and Politics at Rutgers University is promoting women to run for office in 2012. It will be the first election under newly redrawn congressional districts; many veteran legislators have already announced their retirement and others are expected not to run in 2012, thus creating an opportunity for new faces to emerge.
It is a Presidential election year, which always brings a larger turnout.
But they are not. Women were increasingly running for office, and winning, surging in 1992 (not coincidentally the first election following the prior census redistricting).
By 2007, women reached the densest levels in the Congress in 40 years: 17 senators (of 100) and 72 representatives (of 435), still not very good numbers. Since then, there has been a steady decline. Only 6 states now have a female governor; the number of women in state legislatures is down this year by a thousand over last year; only 21.9% of statewide offices (AG, treasurer, governor and lt governor, secretary state, comptroller, etc) are held by women, which is one quarter as many as 10 years ago.
As Geraldine Ferraro, a true political pioneer for women, once said, "Every time a woman runs, women win."
We can’t afford to miss the unique opportunity for that victory in 2012.
Once that door closes, it won’t be as wide open again until after the next census — and we can’t wait until 2022.

WOMEN'S PRESS JUNE-JULY 2011

www.womenspress-slo.org

WCC 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Amber Baron, Rebecca Said, Sonia Paz Baronvine, Janet Potter,
Vickie Steffensen, Robin Rinzler



President
Robin Rinzler,
Vice president
Rebecca Said
Treasurer
Janet Potter
Editor Women's Press
Sonia Baronvine
Board Members
Amber Baron
Shannon Scaife
Vickie Steffensen
Dianne Tuttle

We also welcome our new volunteers

Amanda Atkinson
Sharon Dobson
Debbie Hall
Mabel Jaramillo
Karen Wilkins

SIX YEARS OF WOMEN'S PRESS

A look at six years of hard work and dedication.

Thank you Kathleen!!

WCC SLO

KATHLEEN'S FUTURE PLANS

!

And to end a magical evening of sisterhood, Kathleen told us about her future plans, we all listened with a smile, because we feel she is going to have such a wonderful journey!!

KATHLEEN REMEMBERS BACK TO SIX YEARS AGO

After the presents, cheers and hugs, Kathleen told us the story of how she becamed involved with the Women's Community Center of San Luis Obispo, how she was offered the post of editor of Women's Press and how she and other women started the task of making it the wonderful newspaper it is today.

WCC PRESENTED KATHLEEN WITH A CRYSTAL PLAQUE

After our delicious chocolate dessert, WCC Board Members, Angie King and Sonia Paz Baron-Vine presented Kathleen with a crystal plaque to thank her for the six years as editor of Women's Press.

The poem was written by Sonia Paz

To Kathleen,

For the many dreams you made possible
to the many women you guided it
with your words and your deeds
and to the many dreams to come...

In sisterhood,

Board of Directors

WCC SLO
2008

CHEERS FOR KATHLEEN!!

We all got together, women of all ages and professional backgrounds and one by one, read outloud a phrase that described Kathleen's talents, kidness, efforts, guidance, patience and above all, her superb editorial skills.

Cheers Kathleen!!

( again my apologies for the weak audio, the staff serving our delicious dinner kept on opening the dinning room doors, and the noise was at times too much for our little video camera)

Welcome to our blog!!

"Women's Community Center of San Luis Obispo" (WCC)
is an all volunteer organization originally founded in 1973 under the name of
"Women's Resource Center"

TO EDUCATE...

ENLIGHTEN...

EMPOWER...


OUR MISSION

TO enhance women's opportunities in the private and public sectors by facilitating access to services...

TO educate women to the possibilities in our society...

TO enlighten by facilitating communication between local, state and national organizations that serve women's interests...

RESOURCES

WCC offers assistance in areas such as;

Family Matters, Counseling, Employment, Legal Issues, Education, Healthcare, Childcare and Housing.
Referral to Community Agencies and Organizations.
Workshops and Seminars.
Many workshops require pre-registration.

For more information call (805) 544-9313
or visit www.wccslo.org


FAMILY LAW ACTIVITIES

WCC offers a monthly legal clinic for self-represented litigants.
Volunteer attorneys provide a one-on-one legal advice to participants.
WCC also offers a monthly non legal divorce advice class.
WCC mantains a court watch program, monitoring the family law courts to ensure women's voices are heard.

WOMEN'S PRESS

Our unique newspaper includes WCC news, calendar of events, workshop and program information and issues of special concern to women.
It is also a forum for creative writing, letters and poetry.
We encourage you to submit articles for publication.

"WOMEN AND THE ARTS"

"DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN" is our annual fundraising event that celebrates art, music, poetry and other forms of creative expression.

We hope you will explore your creativity while assisting WCC at this event.

August 9 at the Mission Plaza Downtown San Luis Obispo, California.
For more information, please call (805) 544-9313 or visit www.wccslo.org

WCC STAFF

Trained volunteers donate time to answer the phone, greet visitors and provide information and support in a safe and confortable enviroment.
While effectively helping other women, we increase our own understanding.
We welcome new volunteers!!!