| March 11, 2004
WCRC NEWS
Congratulations!
More than 10 couples who are staff, board, volunteers, consultants,
donors and friends of the Women's Cancer Resource Center
have been joined in marriage at San Francisco City Hall
since mid-February. We join in celebrating your marriages
and your love. WCRC was founded by two lesbian women nearly
20 years ago; surely today they are looking down and smiling
broadly on these declarations of love and commitment. From
all of us at WCRC, to all of you who are saying "I
do," please know you have our warmest congratulations
and best wishes.
Calling 2003 Swimmers!
We’re looking for swimmers willing to participate in
marketing and publicity efforts for this year’s swim,
including sharing your story in the brochure and other publicity.
Please contact ali@wcrc.org
if you’re interested.
Art and Cancer at WCRC
Creativity, Healing and Wholeness: Written and Visual
Journaling as a Path Through Cancer
Creativity, our innate birthright, can facilitate healing
and wholeness at many levels. Written and visual art practices
have been a mainstay through challenges as "opportunities"
in my life, including cancer. Participate in simple creative
processes that can become both a release and guide through
your healing journey. No art-making experience necessary.
Tuesday, March 30, 7 - 8:30 PM at WCRC
Space is limited to 12 people. Please call Elizabeth Forrest
to register 510-526-0148
The Art of Living Black with Hilda Robinson
Hilda works in vibrant colors in oil pastels. Her work jumps
with movement and her themes include children at play, dancing
couples, resting women, and church scenes. There are twenty-five
of Hilda's work on display and she will be bringing in a
few additional items just for this weekend. See images of
Hilda's
work.
The WCRC Gallery is located at 5741 Telegraph Avenue in
Oakland. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. There is
no charge for the show or the reception. For more information
510-420-7900 x 111 or margo@wcrc.org
Images of Peru: An Exhibition of Photographs by Chaya
Spector, WCRC Board Member.
The exhibition runs from March 1 - 31 st at Cafe Galleria,
Lincoln Square Shopping Center (off Hwy 13 at Redwood Road)
in Oakland. Reception with the artist: Sunday, March 14,
12-2 PM -- www.redeyephotos.com
Garage Sale at WCRC to benefit the Sister to Sister
Program (African American women with cancer)
Saturday, April 3
10 am – 3 pm
The sale will include clothing, household items, electronics,
videos, crafts, a bake sale and much more.
5741 Telegraph Ave
WCRC working collaboratively for Spanish-Speaking Women
with Cancer
WCRC is working in Contra Costa County to provide more coordinated
access to cancer diagnosis, treatment and support services
through the Women's Cancer Initiative. We are pleased to
report we have just been awarded our fourth annual grant
from the John Muir/Mt Diablo Community Health Fund to continue
this work.
The goal of the WCI is to expand outreach, treatment and
support to those Spanish speaking women who, because of
language, income, education and cultural challenges, often
receive much more limited healthcare than their English-speaking
sisters. WCRC works collaboratively with the Wellness Community,
La Clinica, the American Cancer Society, Contra Costa Health
Services as well as Anna's Program and Hospice and Palliative
Care of Contra Costa. Our goal is create awareness, help
women through their diagnosis and treatment, and provide
a coordinated continuum of services in Contra Costa County.
If you have questions about the program, please contact
Millie Ruiz, the WCRC's Latina Services Coordinator at 510-601-4040
x 110.
WCRC Support Groups
If you or a loved one is struggling with cancer, we encourage
you to participate in a support group here at WCRC. If you
are interested in a support group that isn’t listed,
please call Dolores @ 510.420.7900 x112. WCRC
Support Groups
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RESEARCH
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
POLITICS AND LAW
- Anti-smoking
researcher calls on R-rating for movie smoking
The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
This bill will require insurance companies to cover a minimum
48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy.
It will eliminate the “drive-through mastectomy”
where women are forced to go home hours after surgery against
the wishes of their doctor; still groggy from anesthesia
and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Information
and petition.
EVENTS
www.breastcancer.org will have an online conference
tonight, Thursday, March 11th, between 9:30 p.m. and
11 p.m. EST about the latest advances in radiation therapy,
how to cope with daily treatments, how long side effects
might last and how to manage them, and more. If you'd like
to ask a question about radiation therapy but will not be
able to join the conference tomorrow, you can submit
your question now. A conference transcript will be posted
at breastcancer.org on Tuesday, March 16th.
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in California: Coping
with Rising Costs and Implications for SB2
This roundtable, sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation,
will be held on March 17, 2004, 9-11 am, at the Hyatt Regency
Sacramento at Capitol Park, 1209 L Street, Capitol View
Room, 15th Floor. Please RSVP by Monday, March 15, to Kristina
Staros at the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies
at chpps@uclink.berkeley.edu or (510) 643-1675.
Working to End the Cancers of Tomorrow
Please join us for the 22nd National Pesticide Forum in
Berkeley, April 2-4, 2004. The forum will be filled with
workshops, national and international speakers, and plenty
of time for networking with other pesticide and environmental
health activists from North America. There will be a lunch
or dinner devoted to California issues and campaigns.
Location: University of California, Berkeley
Date: Friday, April 2nd through Sunday April 4th, 2004
Sponsored by Pesticide Action Network North America, Beyond
Pesticides, and Californians for Pesticide Reform. More
information or contact John Kepner at 202-543-5450,
jkepner@beyondpesticides.org.
Get What You Need: Communicating With Your Doctor
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is hosting a breakfast
and an interactive, educational morning with William Buchholz,
MD.
Saturday, March 20, 2004
9-11 am
Hilton Newark/Fremont Grand Ballroom IV
39900 Ballentine Dr, Newark
For more information and to register, please contact Shirley
McGrath at (415) 625-1105.
Embodying Healing: "Being" the Healing You
Want to See in the World
To bring about true healing and transformation in the world,
we need to balance the art of "being" with the
act of "doing." By being present to our experiences
as bodies, minds, and spirits, we begin to cultivate greater
harmony in our lives, awakening our inner creativity and
power.
March 21, 2004, 10 am – 5 pm
FREE
JFK University, Berkeley Campus
2956 San Pablo Avenue at Ashby, 2nd Floor
To register and for information about other class dates
please contact Bonita Ford at (510)548-4618 or tobonitaf@yahoo.com
Save the Date!
Each One, Reach One: Working Together to Make a Change
Empowering African American Women to Make Informed Decisions
A Community Conference for and About African American Women
Saturday, July 31, 2004
9 AM - 4 PM
For more information, check out the calendar
of events.
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