tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29771929337117097202024-02-02T14:48:08.853-08:00Many Voices. One Force. Official Blog of Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro ChapterYWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-42447040848621931522011-06-23T12:15:00.000-07:002011-06-23T12:17:14.431-07:00YWTF ATL Summer News<a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/YWTF-ATL-Summer-News--Join-us-for-Conversation-and-Coffee-June-25--Social-Calendar-Update.html?soid=1101070226255&aid=LUMKMXroJPY">YWTF-ATL Summer Newsletter--See what's new !</a>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-41452157467733797742011-05-05T20:35:00.001-07:002011-05-05T20:35:09.422-07:00Happy Cinco de Mayo!The Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter would like to wish everyone a happy Cinco de Mayo. Be safe and enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977938@N05/5691815619/'><img src='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5691815619_1190542753_z.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='185' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter<br />YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-25154153808927622162011-05-03T16:02:00.001-07:002011-05-04T11:55:39.371-07:00Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Signs Anti-Human Trafficking Bill TodayThe Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter is pleased to announce that Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal has signed the House Bills HB200 and HB503 into law today at 1:45pm.<br />
Governor Deal signed the two bills advocated by the Women’s Caucus at My Sister’s House, an Atlanta facility that offers overnight shelter and residential discipleship programs for homeless women and women with children. The Governor said that, “Human trafficking is a repugnant crime that is growing like a cancer in our society. Signing this bill into law, I join my fellow Georgians in declaring moral outrage and vowing to fight human trafficking here in our state. These criminals rob their victims of freedom and human dignity, and they destroy lives. With this bill now a law, we will find these criminals and we will punish them harshly.”<br />
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HB 200 addresses human trafficking which:<br />
1. Strengthens the punishment against traffickers by increasing the minimum imprisonment for any person who commits the offense of trafficking a person for labor or sexual servitude and subjects the convicted to a fine.<br />
2. Increases the punishment for any person who commits the offense of trafficking a person for labor or sexual servitude against a person who is under the age of 18 years<br />
3. Protects those that fall victim to predators whom act on their state of desperation by providing that a person shall NOT be guilty of a sexual crime if the conduct upon which the alleged criminal liability is based was committed under coercion or deception while the accused was being trafficked for sexual servitude<br />
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HB 503 provides for:<br />
1. The Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to cover the costs of medical exams of alleged victims of rape<br />
2. Ensures that victims will have these exams paid for and that the responsibility will not fall on local law enforcement that have budget constraints<br />
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Our Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Chapter Director, Terica Scott was on hand to witness this amazing moment and she served as our on-site photographer for the day.<br />
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Terica expressed the following sentiments about this great day on behalf of our chapter, “we are pleased to see this legislation signed by the governor today. It symbolizes a great victory for girls and women in Georgia. The Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Chapter supports and stands 100 percent behind this bill becoming law. HB200 will help protect younger women from pain and suffering due to the cruelty by human traffickers.”<br />
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This vital legislation was a collaborative effort between concerned legislators, the Attorney General’s office, prosecutors, state and local law enforcement agencies, social service organizations, and religious groups from across the state. <br />
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The Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter is honored to have witnessed and taken part in today's signing. We look forward to anti-human trafficking bills being signed into law in every state in the U.S. and becoming federal law.<br />
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Click on the link below to send the Governor your warmest thanks: <a href="http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,165937316_166563415,00.html">http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,165937316_166563415,00.html</a><br />
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Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter.YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-74829632064577353882011-05-03T10:58:00.001-07:002011-05-04T10:55:18.458-07:00YWTF-Atlanta Introduces Board Member Shanna Cox, MSPHBusy people get the most done and the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter Director of Fundraising and Development, Shanna Cox gets the job done!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/34977938@N05/5687316307/'><img src='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5687316307_558bf3e685_b.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Shanna Cox, MSPH, a mother and native of Brooklyn, New York is also a Health Scientist for the Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles about women’s health. Her current research focuses on positive youth development for teen pregnancy prevention and male involvement in family planning and pregnancy, and racial disparities in access to care. <br /><br />Shanna serves as an agency resource on the ethical conduct of research among pregnant women and children. Shanna also serves as a consultant for Tanya Lee’s initiative A Healthy Baby Begins with You. She also participates in various community events designed to improve the health of women, children and families.<br /><br />Question: What is your role within the YWTF-ATL Chapter, what brought you to YWTF-ATL (your interest in the chapter), and what do you hope to see/accomplish/experience as a board member?<br /><br />"I do a lot of data analysis and technical assistance regarding women’s health on a national level, but I believe that real change happens locally. I really wanted to join an organization that was addressing the needs of women in the community where I worked and lived. I first engaged with YWTF at one of their networking socials and really enjoyed the atmosphere and camaraderie," Shanna explained. <br /><br />"In January of this year, I was presented with the opportunity to serve as their Director of Fundraising and Development. This is the first time this position has been filled on the board so I look forward to the challenge! Over the course of the year I look forward to raising funds and continuing the development of programs that address our core value of advancing the quality of life and rights of younger women aged 20-39," Shanna said. <br /><br />Shanna shared a beautiful quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson that in our opinion also speaks volumes about this great woman- “The only gift is a portion of thyself” and Shanna truly is a gift. <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter<br />youngerwomenatlanta.org<br />ywtfatlanta.wordpress.com<br />ywtfatlanta.blogspot.com<br />ywtfatlanta.tumblr.com <br />twitter.com/ywtfatlanta<br />facebook.com/ywtfatlanta <br />YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-87802054903754434282011-05-03T05:57:00.001-07:002011-05-03T05:57:00.824-07:00YWTF-ATL Board Member Highlight: Lateefah MosleyThe Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter proudly introduces board member Ms. Lateefah Mosley. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://natashaforemandotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/21b05719-fb96-4f30-839d-e9e62e62825e3.jpg'><img src='http://natashaforemandotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/21b05719-fb96-4f30-839d-e9e62e62825e3.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='273' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ms. Mosley, a native of South Carolina, moved to Atlanta Georgia in August 2006 to begin working for the Global Immunization Division of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. <br /><br />As a Public Health Analyst, Lateefah implements the Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program were she recruits, train, and supervise consultants during their 3- month field assignment around the world. She also has traveled to Tanzania, Nigeria, and Kenya to provide technical support to the World Health Organization and national ministries of health to supervise and monitor the implementation of vaccination campaigns. Committed to making a difference in communities around the world, Lateefah lives by the quote from Henri-Frederic Amiel, "In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties".<br /><br />How did she first learn about YWTF? <br /><br />"I met Terica Scott, founder of YWTF ATL, at a holiday party hosted by a mutual friend. The following week we had lunch and Terica told me of the organization. This was heaven sent, as I always am looking for ways to be of services to women in my community. I was excited about starting this new venture as a board director for YWTF Atlanta" Lateefah said.<br /><br />Lateefah serves as the Membership and Outreach Director for YWTF Atlanta and is responsible for actively recruiting, developing, and retaining membership for YWTF-ATL through strategic outreach efforts. Since joining YWTF-ATL in January 2010, she has played a major part in executing the First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference and coming up with creative ways to reach out to other women in the Atlanta area. <br /> <br />YWTF-ATL is honored to have Lateefah as a part of our family and a member on our board of directors.<br /><br /><br />Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter<br />YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-32925986219257320512011-05-02T17:42:00.000-07:002011-05-04T12:27:06.153-07:00Women for Women International Celebrating Mother's Day 2011<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KayDa1GTCnw" width="560"><p>< /iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> </body></p></iframe>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-56343075024214940482011-05-02T10:40:00.001-07:002011-05-02T10:40:37.766-07:00YWTF-ATL Board of Directors Highlight: Natasha L. Foreman, MBAThe Board of Directors for the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter (ywtfatlanta) came together and collectively decided to highlight each board member in both the blog and monthly newsletter as a way of sharing with members of the organization and the community the ladies that serve and stand firmly behind this great chapter. Today we will highlight one of our board members. <br /><br />Some of you may already know Natasha L. Foreman. She serves on the Board of Directors as the Director of Communications and Marketing. What you may not know is why and how she began to serve in this capacity and what Natasha does when she is not handling the communications and marketing efforts of the chapter. Today you get the chance to find out. <br /><br />Let us introduce to you Natasha L. Foreman...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://natashaforemandotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/5305ef4b-4755-4f0d-9776-0ae85e38ef333.jpg'><img src='http://natashaforemandotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/5305ef4b-4755-4f0d-9776-0ae85e38ef333.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='266' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, Blogger, Mentor, and self-proclaimed "Change Agent". She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach and her MBA with a specialization in Marketing at Kaplan University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Organization and Management with a specialization in Management Education, and a certificate in College Teaching. <br /><br />Natasha has been involved in various philanthropic and grassroots movements for over 20 years. She is actively involved in her community, visiting and speaking with students at local K-12 schools throughout Orange County, California for over 18 years and independently throughout Metro Atlanta, Georgia for more than three years; and for more than one year now as a HOPE Corp Volunteer through Operation HOPE. Natasha has also been mentoring young people from tweens to adults who are in their twenties for numerous years. These are some of the reasons why Natasha came to ywtfatlanta. <br /><br />"I was on Twitter and I tweeted something about women I believe and it was retweeted by one of my followers, and ywtfatlanta also retweeted it so as I was thanking both for the retweets I noticed ywtfatlanta and began to research the YWTF organization. I was looking for an organization that was multicultural and well-blended with women from all socio-economic, educational, religious, and cultural backgrounds," Natasha explained.<br /><br />"I saw that the demographics were younger women 20-39 and I thought that maybe this was right up my alley. I could be around other positive, making-things-happen women in their 30s that were experiencing similar issues that I am experiencing in both my professional and personal life while also working with and helping to mentor even younger women in their 20s," she continued.<br /><br />"So I reached out to ywtfatlanta to seek membership information and to see in what ways I could help serve the organization and Lauren Zink the Director of Communications and Marketing at that time connected me with Chapter Director, Terica Scott, discussed the opportunities for me to become a blogger and from there things just took off. I became a member and blog contributor in 2010, joined the board in January 2011, and was officially working in my current capacity the following month as we worked to finalize the details for the A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for March. Now I'm on a mission looking for more bloggers and monthly newsletter contributors to join the ywtfatlanta family," Natasha said smiling. <br /><br />In addition to reading Natasha's posts on the ywtfatlanta blogs at ywtfatlanta.blogspot.com, ywtfatlanta.wordpress.com, and ywtfatlanta.tumblr.com you can also follow her through her Natasha Foreman blog at natashaforeman.com, or her Paradigm Life blogs at paradigmlife.blogspot.com, and theparadigmlife.wordpress.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/natashaforeman<br /><br />To contact Natasha about ywtfatlanta-related matters feel free to email her at: natasha.ywtf@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><br />Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter. By Permission of Natasha L. Foreman.<br />ywtfatlanta.wordpress.com<br />ywtfatlanta.blogspot.com<br />ywtfatlanta.tumblr.com<br />youngerwomenatlanta.org<br />YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-55310299300904666402011-04-28T20:12:00.001-07:002011-04-28T20:12:47.669-07:00Women of the 5th Congressional District: Part TwoBy Natasha L. Foreman, MBA<br /><br />Yesterday I shared highlights from Saturday's conversation between Congressman John Lewis, Dr. Beverly Tatum (the President of Spelman College who moderated the conversation), Dr. Cynthia Pierre, Dr. Julie Hotchkiss, State Representative Stacey Abrams, and Portia Wu. So that this blog article was not too lengthy I decided to split it up into a two-part post.<br /><br />In part one of this series you read some mouth-dropping statistics from Dr. Cynthia Pierre and Dr. Julie Hotchkiss, and today I will share information from Representative Stacey Abrams and Portia Wu. Abrams and Wu switched places on the program before speaking as their talking points piggybacked each other on many levels.<br /><br />Portia Wu, VP National Partnership for Women and Families<br />approached the podium after Dr. Tatum introduced her and she discussed facts about workplace disparities and the court system. Ms. Wu said that:<br /><br />-Black women are making 60 cents on dollar compared to working white men<br />-Latina women are making 46 cents on dollar compared to working white men<br />-Nationally 4 out of 10 working women are bringing in more than half of household income; either as a single woman or married and bringing in their fair share of the income<br />-Pregnancy discrimination is higher against women of color<br />-Women get paid less when return from having child<br />-Men get paid more when return after birth of child<br />-Women being laid off from jobs because of their pregnancy but companies are saying that it is not because pregnant or because had to take time off for maternity leave.<br /><br />Stacey Abrams, House Minority Leader for Georgia General Assembly and State Representative for 84th House District was next to speak and she also shared some powerful information including:<br /><br />-We hold up half the sky but get underpaid and overtaxed for it<br />-Women earn less than men and the darker you are the less you make<br />-Women are dependent upon health and human services more than men because women are also responsible for taking care of children and families <br />-Women live longer and have less money to die with<br />-Tax reform means politicians reforming for them and not you<br /><br />Buzz words that should scare you...<br />-Flat tax: means equal tax for all...no matter if poor or rich all get same tax,<br />-Consumption tax: awful for the poor; only good for those who can control and afford what they buy<br />-Revenue neutral: is bad...it means "I'm taking your money and not mine"<br />-"Cutting government": cuts services to things we need like road repairs, lights, women's jobs (public sector jobs are government jobs)<br />-Pension reform: not bad idea unless talking about public sector<br />34 percent of women are public sector pension recipients; if you cut that then that leaves women broke and homeless<br />-Privatization: means giving jobs to private sector workers and taking jobs from public sector employees<br />Private companies goal is to make money not job creation; public companies are about job creation <br /><br />Representative Abrams said that we should <br />DEMAND THE FOLLOWING<br />1) Transparency<br />Models used on middle class and upper class white males, with perfect homes, perfect families, perfect cars with perfect gas mileage, and no health problems. <br /><br />Information should be based on Roseanne Barr not wealthy ideal families <br />Who is the model?<br /><br />2) Literacy<br />Every woman should be able to fluently speak taxes and taxation; become tax literate<br /><br />Tax credits are great; recognize specific social policies like child care credit. <br />Earned income tax credit helps close wage gap...you want this<br />When people call EITC "welfare" then remind them then in that case Farm aid is also "welfare".<br /><br />-Women represent more than 1/2 voting population but we are the lowest in participation when it comes to speaking up and speaking out about our country, taxation, etc <br /><br />Congressman Lewis closed things out just as he opened the conversation- with passion and a clear vision. He said that women need to speak up and stand up and make noise, use the technology you have at your disposal such as Facebook and Twitter, and get the word out that you won't stand for being overlooked and underserved. <br /><br />"We have a major fight on our hands...our seniors, children and our women...<br />without women we wouldn't be here and we have to save this planet for all of us..." Congressman Lewis said. He continued by saying that it doesn't matter our race, color, sex, political party, we're one family, one people, one house.<br /><br />With that we left energized, enlightened, and empowered!<br /><br /><br /><br />Copyright 2011. Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter<br />YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-18274144623542686192011-04-26T21:57:00.000-07:002011-04-26T21:57:20.436-07:00Report from the 5th Congressional District: Part OneBy Natasha L. 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Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of sitting in on an amazing conversation at Georgia State University's Rialto Center that included Congressman John Lewis, Dr. Beverly Tatum, Dr. Cynthia Pierre, Dr. Julie Hotchkiss, State Representative Stacey Abrams, and Portia Wu. <br />
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I took plenty of notes and pictures, so I will try to share highlights of the discussion here but in a two-series post starting with the information shared by Dr. Cynthia Pierre, the Regional Director for Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. Dr. Pierre said that:<br />
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- More women now than in the past have never had child; almost double the rate than before. <br />
- Women are having fewer children now and at an older age. <br />
- Single mom households outnumber single father households<br />
- Women more likely to end up in poverty than men<br />
- Women outpaced men educationally in past 5 decades<br />
- Women ages 25-34 more likely to hold degrees than men<br />
- More HS diplomas held by women than men<br />
- Women earn the majority of degrees including doctoral than men but less in science, tech, math, engineering<br />
- Females ages 12+ report experiencing depression <br />
- Women ages 20+ being labeled as obese<br />
- Women don't receive recommended preventive health screenings<br />
- 2010 reports show that nearly 4,000 females have reported sexual battery and 800 reported rapes in high school alone <br />
- More than 1 in 10 high school girls have been forced to have sex by the time they get to college <br />
-Victims of sexual assault suffer from depression, post traumatic stress disorder, and oftentimes attempt suicide<br />
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After Dr. Pierre spoke the "baton" was passed on to Dr. Julie Hotchkiss; Federal Reserve Bank Economist and Adjunct Professor at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Dr. Hotchkiss discussed the impact of the economy and how it affected and still affects women. She noted that:<br />
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-Women lost more than 500,000 jobs<br />
- Men still down 4 million jobs since before recession; women down only half that amount <br />
-Women underrepresented in unemployment numbers<br />
- Only 60 percent of women in labor forceYWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-26735936664464465992011-04-08T14:31:00.000-07:002011-04-08T14:31:03.280-07:00We're Moving and Getting an Upgrade!We're well into a new year and the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter (YWTF-ATL) wants a new look and feel as we take on new challenges, new initiatives, and new plans to fulfill our chapter's mission. We're excited to announce that we have decided to get a new blog running and ready to expose YWTF-ATL to more people, and allow more people to gain access to us.<br />
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We will still have the same inspiring and informative articles, just a new look and address. We are also excited to announce that we are broadening our horizons in social media and will be launching various channels that will allow you to stay connected with us through photos, video, and so much more. So stay tuned as we make our switch...<br />
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</tbody></table>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-25955987320753057552011-04-02T17:48:00.000-07:002011-04-02T17:49:39.201-07:00Restoring Georgia's Plant Life April 9thJoin the ladies of the <a href="http://youngerwomentatlanta.org/">Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter</a> as we assist <a href="http://www.ecoaddendum.org/">EcoAddendum</a> this Saturday, April 9th from 9:30am to 12:00pm at <a href="http://www.freedompark.org/">Freedom Park</a> for a perennial planting of the eroded slope.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">EcoAddendum's mission is to put Georgia's plants back into Georgia's landscape through native plant sales and environmental education. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Freedom Park is the largest public park in Atlanta, linking the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, the Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Poncey-Highland, Central Atlanta Neighborhoods, the Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Candler Park, Druid Hills, Virginia Highland, and Little Five Points.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> We hope to see you at the planting Saturday morning!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div>For more details about the planting or community garden plant sales visit <a href="http://www.ecoaddendum.org/nursery/nursery_gallery/">EcoAddendum's website</a>.YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-34273585877326868602011-03-24T06:09:00.000-07:002011-03-24T06:09:00.790-07:00The ASCEND Conference is ONLY 2 days away!The <a href="http://www.ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite%2Ccom/">First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference</a> is only <b>TWO</b> days away. Can you feel the excitement? Are you excited to meet and speak with these awesome leaders?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dr. Kendra King</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Melissa Carter</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>John Hope Bryant</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dr. Kelly Hill</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tiffany Branch</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dana Eason</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Naya Powell</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stacey Chavis</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Erica Pines</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Terica Scott</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Carry Smith</b></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have additional questions please email: <a href="mailto:ywtfatlanta@ywtf.org">ywtfatlanta@ywtf.org</a></div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-8844119277193640872011-03-23T11:15:00.000-07:002011-03-23T11:15:01.534-07:00Breakout with These Leaders on SaturdaySaturday at the <a href="http://www.ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference</a> you will have your minds fed with words of wisdom by some phenomenal leaders. Now is your chance to get to know a few of them a little better...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Stacey Chavis</b> is President of The Stacey Chavis Company, a general political consulting, strategy and training firm. Stacey serves as political strategist, speaker and trainer. She assists candidates with campaign strategy and development. Stacey has become a sought after keynote speaker in the area of leadership. Stacey also provides leadership development trainings for leaders and elected officials.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Previously, Stacey served as Southern Regional Director for the White House Project. In two years, Stacey trained over 2,000 women to run for elected office, work on campaigns and lead in their communities. Stacey also served as the Deputy Finance Director for the Democratic Party of Georgia. A native of Mauldin, South Carolina, Stacey received a B.A. in Psychology with a Political Science minor from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta Georgia.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Dana Eason</b> is the owner and lead photographer of Dana Eason Photography based in Atlanta, GA. Dana graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa with a degree in Business. After interning with one of the Top 10 Destination Wedding Photographers in Atlanta, GA in 2009, Dana decided to pursue her dream of serving others through entrepreneurship and living a lifestyle of creative freedom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With only a year under her belt as an entrepreneur, Dana has traveled the world photographing family lifestyles, weddings, and celebrity athletes including 7-time NBA Champion Robert Horry and former NFL Player Dorsey Levens. Dana has mixed her love of creativity with her business background to begin living out the career and lifestyle of her dreams.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Erica Pines</b> was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Administration degrees from Georgia State University. Erica Pines is very involved in the civic engagement and is a local community activist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a member of the City of Atlanta’s Zoning Review Board and is Vice Chair of the Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Georgia and also serves as 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice-Chair of the Fulton County Democratic Party. She is a graduate of Democracy for America Grassroots Campaign Academy and The White House Project Go Run training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-1856751997091277182011-03-23T06:21:00.000-07:002011-03-23T06:21:01.051-07:00Help Stop Human Trafficking in Georgia<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">March 23rd the HB200 human trafficking bill unanimously passed out of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. It is expected to reach the floor of the Senate by next week. Now is the time to contact your Senator by phone or email and ask him or her to vote "<i><b>Yes</b></i>" in support of <b>HB 200 with <u>no</u> amendments</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The Atlanta Metro Chapter of the Younger Women's Task Force supports HB200 and in collaboration with <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=o4cgfwcab&et=1104864975222&s=0&e=001tsFTAxVS0vxwX62mm4mW4vbjPjjt4Yx4HlBcjE13ZacKAaBhbtfNMroqpu83hNEA9XcwqB9_nKf1-QCEzYdXKu_3LWnsTYq5DeeRntjVlpc=">Georgia Women for a Change, Inc</a>. we intend to rally support of the bill and bring awareness to human trafficking throughout Georgia and around the world. Help victims of human trafficking by supporting HB200 and contacting your Senator today!</span><br />
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</span>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-77554576114855309872011-03-23T05:01:00.000-07:002011-03-23T05:01:00.846-07:00John Hope Bryant is Bringing HOPE to the ASCEND Leadership ConferenceOn Saturday, March 26th members, friends, and supporters of the <a href="http://youngerwomenatlanta.org/">Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter</a> will have the honor of meeting, and hearing opening remarks by <a href="http://www.johnhopebryant.com/">John Hope Bryant</a>, the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of <a href="http://www.operationhope.org/">Operation HOPE</a> and <a href="http://bryantgroupcompanies.com/view/COMPANIES/">Bryant Group Companies, Inc.</a><br />
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For those of you attending the conference we wanted to give you a sneak peek into the life and work of John Hope Bryant, while making those of you who are not attending (or have not committed to purchasing a ticket) want to hurry and claim your ticket <a href="http://www.ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">TODAY</a>.<br />
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<div class="MsoBodyText3">From the humble beginnings of Compton, California and South Central Los Angeles, John Hope Bryant is today a philanthropic entrepreneur, businessman and best-selling author, in the business of empowerment. This includes Mr. Bryant’s non-profit work throughout the United States, through Operation HOPE, his global non-profit work led by HOPE Global Initiatives, his vast work in public policy, and his increasing portfolio in “thought leadership.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In August, 2009, Bryant’s new book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World”</i> (Jossey-Bass), debuted on the CEO Reads Top 10 Best Seller List, and was #1 on the Amazon.com “Hottest New Books” List.</div><div class="MsoBodyText3"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Mr. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, America’s first non-profit social investment banking organization, now operating in 69 U.S. communities and South Africa, having served more than one million individuals and raised more than $500 million from the private sector to empower the poor.</div><div class="MsoBodyText3"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On January 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2008, Mr. Bryant was appointed by then President George W. Bush as vice-chairman of the bi-partisan U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vice chairman until January, 2010, Mr. Bryant proudly served under the historic presidency of the Honorable Barack Obama, 44<sup>th</sup> President of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dr. Kendra A. King </span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">is a sought-after political thinker and commentator on political and spiritual leadership, Hip Hop politics and culture, African-American politics, the Black church, and leadership training and development. She is an Associate Professor of Politics at Oglethorpe University and the Director of the Rich Foundation Urban Program. Dr. King is an author or co-author of two books and nearly 10 articles. In 2009, Dr. King published two book chapters: "Let's Get It Started" in <u>Service-Learning With Government Partners </u>(Jossey-Bass Publishing Company, 2009) and <i>For Us, By Us: Marginalized Groups Need To Take Back Hip Hop </i>for the book, <u>Justice in America </u>(Kendall-Hunt Publishing, 2009). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Default"><br />
</div><div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">She is also a very passionate and grounded public speaker. In 2008, she was praised for her ability to, “add insight, vision, and wisdom as well as hold her own,” as the only female voice on the 2008, <i>“Watch This” </i>Election Panel which included the Honorable Andrew Young, Congressman Hank Johnson, and Bishop Eddie L. Long. The event was hosted by CNN. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Default"><br />
</div><div class="Default"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In addition to professional work, Dr. King devotes time to community service. Most notably, she was appointed as the Director of the Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program, an umbrella organization on the Oglethorpe University campus which helps to attract, maintain and develop leaders. She has served as faculty advisor and mentor to several campus-wide organizations and students. She has served as a member of the Faculty Council and the Academic Program Committee in service to her colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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We want to see who supports the mission and vision of the <b>Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter</b> (YWTF-ATL) and our conference this Saturday. So today we're asking that all friends and members of YWTF-ATL switch their profile pictures and icons on their social media sites to our conference logo and cheer us on all the way through Saturday.<br />
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Will you do it? Will you help to support us, our mission, and this very important conference? Show us your love and switch those pics!<br />
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Although we shared information with you about some of the speakers, we want you to see and experience a little of what and whom YWTF-ATL is bringing to motivate you to <strong>A</strong>ct <strong>S</strong>peak <strong>C</strong>reate <strong>E</strong>mpower <strong>N</strong>etwork <strong>D</strong>evelop. Take a peek at three of our speakers...<br />
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The <em><strong>Empowerment</strong></em> Keynote speaker will be Q100's very own, <strong>Melissa Carter</strong>, DJ and Co-Host of <strong>The Bert Show. </strong><br />
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<strong><em>Opening Remarks</em></strong> will be delivered by <strong>John Hope Bryant</strong> the Founder, Chairman and CEO of <strong>Operation HOPE</strong> and <strong>Bryant Group Companies, Inc. </strong><br />
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Trust us when we say, "You don't want to miss the ASCEND Leadership Conference for Younger Women"<br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">YWTF-ATL Hosts its First Leadership Conference for Younger Women in Atlanta on March 26</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Conference features keynote addresses by Author, Professor and Political Thinker Dr. Kendra King</span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> and DJ Melissa Carter of Q100’s The Bert Show</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ATLANTA--</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The first annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Younger Women’s Leadership Conference produced by the Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter (<a href="http://www.youngerwomenatlanta.org/">YWTF-ATL</a>) is set to take place on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the <a href="http://www.buckheadrestaurants.com/103-west/">103 West</a> venue located at 103 West Paces Ferry Rd in Buckhead Atlanta.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.operationhope.org/">Operation HOPE</a> Founder, Chairman and CEO,</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.johnhopebryant.com/">John Hope Bryant</a></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">will commence the conference with opening remarks.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> In the morning,</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.q100atlanta.com/Default.aspx">Q100’s The Bert Show</a></span></i><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">cast member,</span><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></i><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.q100atlanta.com/BertShow/MelissasBlog/tabid/219/Default.aspx">Melissa Carter</a></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">will lead an address on women’s empowerment. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Author, political thinker, and professor,</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.drkendraking.com/index.html">Dr. Kendra King</a></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">will deliver a special keynote address on women’s leadership in the afternoon. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“We are convening this conference , the first of its kind, for younger women and by younger women in Atlanta to unite, empower, and educate younger women about issues that matter most to them,” says Terica Scott, YWTF-ATL Chapter Director. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In addition, the conference six roundtable discussions on the following topics:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Entrepreneurial Endeavors</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> with Entrepreneur Dana Eason of <a href="http://www.danaeason.com/index2.php#/home/">Dana Eason Photography</a> and Independent Consultant, Irina Ratner of <a href="http://www.marykay.com/">Mary Kay Cosmetics</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Work Life Balance</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> by Executive Coach and Holistic Lifestyle Strategist, Naya Powell of <a href="http://www.myspautopia.com/">Spa Utopia</a> and <a href="http://www.myutopialiving.com/">Utopia Living</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b> Political Leadership</b> by Political Strategist, Stacey Chavis of <a href="http://staceychavis.com/">StaceyChavis.com</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Advocacy and Community Organizing</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> with Community Advocacy and Engagement Consultant, Erica Pines of <a href="http://ericapines.com/">EricaPines.com</a> and Carry Smith, Policy and Advocacy Director with <a href="http://www.youngerwomenatlanta.org/">YWTF-ATL</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youngerwomenatlanta.org/"></a></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Organizational Leadership</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> with <a href="http://www.youngerwomenatlanta.org/">YWTF-ATL</a> Chapter Director, Terica Scott</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bryant and King will be on hand to sign copies of recently published books following their presentations.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">YWTF-ATL will recognize three younger women who have made outstanding contributions in community service, policy and advocacy, and business and career with Younger Women Leaders Awards.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">At the end of the conference, YWTF-ATL will host a special launch party of the new Younger Women's Network, the official networking arm of the chapter featuring gourmet dessert, networking, and music.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> “We have assembled a line-up of impressive leaders to deliver a world class inspiring and empowering experience to younger women in Atlanta so that they may translate, transform, and improve systems, policies, and cultural imperatives,” adds Scott.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The conference proceeds will support chapter programs and initiatives.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">To purchase tickets, please visit</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com</a></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">or visit the conference Web site at</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://youngerwomenatlanta.org/">youngerwomenatlanta.org</a></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-32260176502678755572011-03-11T21:08:00.000-08:002011-03-11T21:08:27.866-08:00Find Your Voice Tomorrow at Toco Hills LibraryDon't forget to join the <a href="http://youngerwomenatlanta.org/"><span style="color: #888888;">Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter</span></a> tomorrow, Saturday, March 12th from 10:30am -12:00pm at the Toco Hills Library as we host our March chapter meeting and a special presentation -- <strong><em>Finding Your Voice Workshop;</em></strong> teaching women how to put their best foot forward and present with pizzazz. <br />
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Decatur, GA 30033<br />
404.679.4404</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tickets are still available for the <a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/"><span style="color: #888888;">First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for Younger Women</span></a></div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-14866845279810495772011-03-11T20:49:00.000-08:002011-03-11T20:49:05.374-08:00National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: What Did You Do?Yesterday, March 10th was National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This was a day to bring awareness about the seriousness of HIV/AIDS, and the need for women and girls to get tested and stay protected. According to <a href="http://www.theredpumpproject.org/">The Red Pump Project</a>, "While progress has definitely been made in the areas of AIDS prevention and treatment, women still represent 27% of all new AIDS diagnoses, with African-American women accounting for 66% of that group. This year focuses on this statistic, “<strong>Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States.</strong>”" <br />
<a href="http://www.theredpumpproject.org/">The Red Pump Project</a> found a creative way to get the message out and to bring awareness to the cause. They called for bloggers and women nationwide to wear red pumps and spread the word. Some members of the <a href="http://www.youngwomenatlanta.org/">Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter</a> (YWTF-ATL) spread the news virally through emails and social media; and by following the lead of <a href="http://www.theredpumpproject.org/">The Red Pump Project</a> by wearing their red pumps. Our Communications and Marketing Director, Natasha L. Foreman proudly wore her red pumps and shared their symbolic meaning. After a long 11-hour day of traveling and attending a conference, Natasha didn't mind posing for a picture to show off her red shoes.<br />
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Natasha L. Foreman, MBA and her shiny red pumps</td></tr>
</tbody></table>What did you do to celebrate and bring awareness to this extremely important day? How did you spread the word? Share your stories and pictures. <br />
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Remember that March 10th is not the only time of the year to educate yourself and others, and get tested for HIV/AIDS. Stay educated and informed year round by visiting these sites:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">NPIN prevention resources </span><a href="http://www.cdcnpin.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.cdcnpin.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <br />
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HIV and STD testing search and resources </span><a href="http://www.hivtest.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.hivtest.org</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">mobile: </span><a href="http://m.hivtest.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://m.hivtest.org</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Act Against AIDS </span><a href="http://www.nineandahalfminutes.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.nineandahalfminutes.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-51352623931798644202011-03-02T17:13:00.000-08:002011-03-02T17:13:02.077-08:00A Holistic Style at the A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; font: small "Times New Roman"; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://youngerwomenatlanta.org/">Younger Women’s Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter</a> (YWTF-ATL) is excited that <a href="http://myutopialiving.com/">Naya Powell</a>, Founder of <a href="http://myutopialiving.com/">Utopia Living</a> (A Holistic Lifestyle Company) and <a href="http://www.myspautopia.com/">Spa Utopia</a> (A Luxury Travel Spa) will be one of the speakers at the <a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for Younger Women</a> on <strong>Saturday, March 26, 2011</strong> from <strong>9:30am-4:00pm</strong> at <strong><a href="http://www.buckheadrestaurants.com/103-west/">103 West</a></strong> in Atlanta.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ms. Powell will be presenting on “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em>The Working Woman and Balance- Having it All!</em></b>” After reading her impressive bio, you will be running to hear her speak at the conference. In addition to running two successful businesses, Naya is also an Executive Coach, Holistic Lifestyle Strategist, Writer, Speaker, and Curriculum Developer. Naya’s educational background includes a B.A. Degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Marketing from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Clark Atlanta University</b>, Certification in Massage Therapy from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Rising Spirit Institute of Natural Health,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>along with Post Graduate Studies at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>College of Executive Coaching<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b><i>(An International Coaching Federation (ICF) Accredited-Post Graduate Program).</i></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Her<b> </b>Post Graduate Certification includes:<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Principles of Executive Coaching, Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching, Coaching, How to Use Assessments in Coaching (Myers Briggs Type Indicators - MBTI &<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Interpersonal_Relations_Orientation"><span style="color: windowtext;">Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- FIRO B), Coaching Competency & Feedback. Naya is also a Graduate of Georgia Stand Up Policy Institute for Civic Leadership. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">As you can see, Ms. Powell knows about business, balance, and going for what she wants. To learn more about Naya, her organizations and services, visit her website at: </span><a href="http://www.myutopialiving.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">www.myutopialiving.com</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Toco Hills Library</div><div style="text-align: center;">1282 McConnell Drive<br />
Decatur, GA 30033<br />
404.679.4404</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tickets are still available for the <a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for Younger Women</a></div>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977192933711709720.post-25468489581825124432011-02-28T20:17:00.002-08:002011-02-28T20:35:37.241-08:00A.S.C.E.N.D. Conference Keynote Speaker Q100 DJ Melissa CarterYounger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter is proud to announce that the keynote address at the <a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">A.S.C.E.N.D. First Annual Leadership Conference</a> for Younger Women will be presented by Melissa Carter, DJ and co-host of "<a href="http://www.q100atlanta.com/BertShow/MelissasBlog/tabid/219/Default.aspx">The Bert Show</a>". <br />
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Melissa is not just a DJ or co-host of a popular radio show, she is also an entrepreneur with her own business. During the A.S.C.E.N.D. conference she will be speaking about leadership and empowerment, sharing how she worked her way through the radio industry, the growth and potential in her field, and why she is so passionate about being an entrepreneur.<br />
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If you have not purchased your conference tickets yet, please visit <a href="http://ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com/">ascendyoungerwomen.eventbrite.com</a><br />
Tickets start at $45 for students and YWTF members, and $55 for general admission.<br />
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ITATI is a global organization that is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. ITATI provides coaching services and retreats to women throughout the U.S. and abroad. Retreats are held in Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Tampa (Clearwater), Florida; Houston (The Woodlands), Texas; and San Diego (La Jolla), California, ITATI has plans to expand in 2012 and offer international retreats. For more information about Aneshia Smith and ITATI visit: <a href="http://www.itatistocks.com/">http://www.itatistocks.com/</a>YWTF Atlanta Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509824310618841594noreply@blogger.com0