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Guatemala Pilgrimage
Above: An alfombra, a lovingly crafted
carpet of dyed straw and flowers, soon to be trampled to dust by the
processions of Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Antigua,
Guatemala.
This coming April 3 - 12, we invite you to join Rosemary Williams
on a pilgrimage to experience Semana Santa and Easter in Guatemala.
Trip activities include -
- Working at an orphanage
in Antigua
- Meeting with scholarship students in Comalapa
- Visiting a cooperative of women weavers
- Creating an alfombra
with local artists for
the Good Friday processions
- A day of reflection on
Lake Atitian
- Easter Sunday worship services in Santiago
This experience of Christian and Mayan spiritual traditions adds
a new dimension to Easter.
To reserve your place in the pilgrimage, call
now:
203-336-2238.
Email for details
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Tune in Sunday, December 28, 7:35 am, when Women's
Perspective Director Rosemary Williams will appear on New
York's WABC (770 AM), along with Father Paul Keenan and Rabbi
Joseph Potasnik. Connecting your money and spirit in the New
Year is the topic of this radio interview.
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March 20 Workshop:
"Your Money
Journey"
 "Life, Money, Values: Your
Money Journey" is offered through the University College of
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Sat., Mar.
20, 10 am to 4 pm. Tuition is $99.
In this empowering workshop, you'll learn how to break
money's powerful grip on your life and spirit. Dare to let
your values and dreams drive your finances!
In teaching sessions, small group work and interactive
exercises, you will examine your relationship with money and
recognize how your personal "money messages" drive your
decisions. Best of all, you'll develop a personal action plan
to align your financial life with your spiritual values.
"I'm not as afraid to look at my financial 'health' as I
was before." - Comment by a previous workshop participant.
Click
to download registration form »
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Women's Perspective Leads College Students on Haiti
Immersion Trip
 Left: Students met with an advocacy
group serving rape survivors. "Their ability to share their
pain with total strangers was very moving. It felt like sacred
space and time," said one student.
Women's Perspective led students from St. Mary's College of
Notre Dame, Indiana, on a Bi-Cultural Leadership Trip
to Haiti in October. Students earned college credits for this
trip as a component of a social justice course.
They experienced city and country life, worked in an
orphanage, talked with women leaders in health care,
education, and media, as well as archivists, attorneys,
volunteers and activists. Evenings were spent in conversations
about the root causes of poverty and how our lives in the US
affect the lives of Haitian citizens and others in the
developing world.
"Running water is so scarce - it's a basic necessity
that is denied to so many!" -M.B.
Women's Perspective will design a trip for your
organization that offers experiential learning about the
global issues of poverty and development. Participants explore
the concept of global citizenship and the spiritual connection
of the one human family.
Click here to contact
us about experiential travel »
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Jean Shinoda Bolen Visits
Women's Perspective in
Connecticut
 Dr. Bolen (left) with Rosemary
Williams.
The respected author, psychiatrist and
visionary, Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, recently addressed a packed
crowd gathered in Fairfield, Connecticut, to benefit Women's
Perspective.
Dr. Bolen's newest book, Crones Don't Whine:
Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women, examines the last
- and potentially richest - season of women's lives. "Crones"
can devote their time, energy and creativity to what really
matters to them. In a society where being an older woman has
traditionally been dreaded or denied, Dr. Bolen issues a
joyful call to arms.
Women's Perspective was honored by Dr. Bolen's presence
among us, and we thank everyone who came out for an uplifting
evening!
Joint Workshop Planned in 2004:
Dr. Bolen and
Rosemary Wiliams will combine their expertise to offer a new
workshop in the Northeast in the summer or fall of 2004. We
invite you to join our email list to receive details when this
event is scheduled.
Click here to join
workshop email list »
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