Volunteer Orientation
The next Volunteer Orientation will be February 7 from
6 - 8pm. To sign up for the orientation, e-mail or call
Sarah, sarah@wcrc.org,
510.601.4040 x105. All orientations are conducted at 5741
Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA.
New Year’s Resolution #37: Donate Unwanted Items
to the Community Thrift Store
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to clean
up around your home and to donate those unwanted items,
please note that you can help the WCRC while fulfilling
one of your New Year’s resolutions! We are partnered
with the Community Thrift Store at 623 Valencia St. in San
Francisco. When you donate your unwanted items, WCRC receives
65% of what your goods sell for at the Thrift Store. What
a deal! You get to de-clutter your life and we get a lovely
donation out of your gift. They don't pick up but if you
need help getting your goods into San Francisco, we have
a volunteer who can help. Contact Sarah at 510.601.4040
ext 105 for details.
New Books in the WCRC Library
- Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine
- Major Herbs of Ayurveda, Herbal Medicine, Healing
and Cancer
- Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture
- Here and Now
- Teen Health Book
- Victoria’s Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming
& Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer
- Living with P.C.O.S.
- Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Cancer Lifeline Cookbook
- Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer
Survivors
WCRC presents:
Our 1st. Workshop/1ra. clase: About Breast and
Cervical Cancer/ Sobre Cancer de Seno y de Cervix
on Monday, January 31/ El Lunes 31 de Enero del 2005
at: Even Start Literacy Program - Richmond
For more information please call/ Para más información
por favor llame a: Millie Ruiz, Latina Program Coordinator,
(510) 601-4040 ext 110 (Mo. & Tu. & Fr./Lunes-Martes-Viernes)
Cell: (925) 381-9866
(925) 370-5182 (Wed. & Thu/Miércoles y Jueves)
WCRC Art Gallery
A new art show has been installed: “Uncommon Threads”
features the work of Paula de Joie, Jeanette Madden and
Patricia Rambo. The three women paint together regularly
and are friends. This show is being presented in conjunction
with The Art of Living Black, Bay Area Open Studios for
African American Artists.
The show runs through March 20th. A reception/open studio
with the artists will be Saturday and Sunday, February 26th
& 27th from 11 AM – 5 PM. See a preview
of the show. Get more information about The
Art of Living Black.
WCRC Support Groups
See a list of the support
groups at WCRC. 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 is not listed, please call Dolores at 510.420.7900
x112.
Support Group for Lesbians with Cancer
This is a peer-based support group for lesbians who
have or have had any type of cancer. Meetings will be
held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 6 to
8 pm at WCRC, 5741 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. The next
meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 13, 2005. Please
call the WCRC Helpline at 510.420.7900 between the hours
of 9 am and 5 pm to get the phone numbers for the group
facilitators. We request that you call before attending
and that you confirm your attendance at each meeting no
less than 24 hours prior to the meeting time. If you have
additional questions or need directions, please call the
WCRC Helpline. We look forward to hearing from you.
Support Group for Partners of Lesbians with Cancer
This is a peer-based support group for partners of lesbians
who have or have had any type of cancer. Meetings will
be held on Mondays from 6 to 8 pm at WCRC, 5741 Telegraph
Avenue, Oakland. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday,
February 21, 2005. We are planning for this group to meet
every Monday, but will wait to make a final decision until
we determine the needs of the members. Please call the
WCRC Helpline at 510.420.7900 between the hours of 9 am
and 5 pm to get the phone number for the group facilitator.
We request that you call before attending. If you have
additional questions or need directions, please call the
WCRC Helpline. We look forward to hearing from you.
Each One Reach One: Working Together to Make a Change
Conference about African American Women and Breast Cancer
with information on body, mind and spirit healing. Topics
include risk, detection, treatment, healing and resources.
March 26, 2005
8 AM – 4 PM
Oakland Airport Hilton
1 Hegenberger Rd, Oakland
For more information http://www.nccc.org
or
1-888-315-5988
The Second Annual Lesbian Health Salon Series
Each Salon in the series will include a meet and mingle
hour followed by an informal, interactive discussion on
a selected topic led by LHRC medical and research leaders.
There is no charge to attend.
The Salon Series was initiated last year by LHRC Community
Leadership Circle co-chair, Jan Corlett, PhD. At each event
the question of how lesbian health differs from women's
health in general will be briefly addressed. Timeframe for
each Salon is 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.
* Who Will Participate -
Participating in the Salons will be interested community
members, health care personnel and others who wish to explore
topics related to lesbian health and the services and functions
of LHRC. Medical practitioners, researchers and others in
the field will serve as featured speakers.
* How to Request More Information -
For details on salons and their locations, contact Anna
McGrath at anna@mcgrathcc.com
or by phone at 415 255 9286 or Joanna Sickler at joanna@itsa.ucsf.edu
or by phone 415 502 5209.
Note: Joanna is the back-up contact. Please give Anna time
to respond to your request before contacting her.
* Lesbian Health Salon Series Schedule for October, 2004
thru April, 2005 -
Timeframe for each Salon is 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.
* January - Thursday 1/20 - Hosted by The Jewish Community
Center and co-sponsored by Openhouse - Aging, care and
community - Featured speakers: Suzanne Dibble, Linda Carlson.
* February - Thursday 2/17 - (National Heart Month) Site
to be determined - Creating Heart Felt Connection Through
The Relationship Dance - Featured speaker: Anna McGrath.
* March - Thursday 3/17 - TBD.
* April - Thursday 4/21 - Hosted by Emily Rosenberg PhD
- Alternative Complementary Medicine - Featured speaker:
Darlene DeManicor.
About the Lesbian Health Research Center - The Lesbian
Health Research Center (LHRC) is specifically and uniquely
concerned with the health and well being of lesbians, bisexual
women, transgendered individuals and their families; and
with the health care available to them. We believe that
every lesbian has the right to be fully informed about her
health, health care should be sensitive and relevant to
lesbians and lesbian health research is critical. LHRC has
begun to bring lesbian health information out of the closet
and into the hands of community members and health care
providers through its on-going activities and services.
For information, visit <http://www.lesbianhealthinfo.org>;
or e-mail: info@lesbianhealthinfo.org.
