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Marin Women's Commission presentsMarin Teen Girl Conference
415-686-3516
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2015 Marin Teen Girl Conference
ADVANCE REGISTRATION CLOSES
AT 6:00PM TODAY.
YOU MAY STILL REGISTER AT THE DOOR SATURDAY MORNING FOR $20. PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY AT 9am TO DO SO. Please review the workshop selections below, so you know which three workshops you would like to attend (have a couple of alternates, in case they are full)
You are invited to attend the fifth Marin Teen Girl Conference, sponsored by the Marin Women's Commission, to be held at the Embassy Suites in San Rafael on Saturday, March 7, 2015, from 9:00am to 3:30pm The Marin Teen Girl Conference is for teen girls ONLY. While we appreciate the interest of parents in attending, we want to give the girls a safe place to discuss their feelings.
Be Your Own Superhero!
The conference will include morning entertainment, a motivational keynote speaker, three workshop sessions, lunch and the day will conclude with a closing sesion involving art and self-expression.
Workshops
Please review the descriptions below, and select the three (3) workshops you want to attend at the Conference. You will need to choose your three worshops on the registration page.
Are We Still Friends? Resolving ConflictFacilitated by Sue Lowley, Girl Ventures
Participants will learn how to negotiate differences of opinion and vision, and outright conflict, through engaging activities and discussions. These skills are important for girls to navigate friendships and other important relationships in their lives
Beyond the Birds and the Bees
Facilitated by Jackie Davis, Huckleberry Youth Programs
Okay, so you’ve had sex ed and you know the deal with condoms. But there’s so much more…like how to know when you are ready and what’s the right relationship for you. This session will help you explore decision-making, values, and how to steer your own course when choosing relationships, boundaries, and intimacy. This is a safe place to go beyond the Birds and the Bees and to figure out what’s right for you.
Fight Back! Essential Self-Defense for Girls
Facilitated by Liliana Gonzalez, Community Violence Solutions
This is an interactive workshop to practice assertiveness with self defense training and an open discussion about sexual assault prevention and empowerment for teens as well as sexual exploitation awareness.
#Girlscode Why We Need More Women in Technology
Facilitated by Deepti Srivastava, Google, with Susan Fong, Pixar Animation and Claire Comins, Codemaker Club
Meet smart amazing women who make companies like Google, Facebook and Pixar household names. You’ll learn what coding is, why the tech industry needs you and what you can do to be a part of this exciting industry!
Gender Matters: What does it mean to be a girl?
Facilitated by Anna Benitez and Dani Da Silva, Planned Parenthood Northern California
What does it mean to be a girl? What does it mean to be a boy? What do music, TV, and movies tell us girls and boys should act like? In this interactive workshop we will talk about how being a girl or boy (gender) affects our lives and our sexuality. We will also explore what really makes us a girl, a boy and what happens when people don’t fit into those two boxes. This workshop will be a safe space to ask questions and receive answers about gender, sexuality, and sexual health.
Girls for Sale — The Ugly Truth About Sex Trafficking in Marin
Facilitated by Emily Sims and Catie Hart
Meet someone online? Have an older boyfriend? These are both ways that innocent girls are lured into a life they never imagined. It’s hard to believe that this happens here, but in this workshop you’ll meet young women who are survivors of this crime and learn how to protect yourself. Its important to bring awareness to this misunderstood issue. Being informed, you can be an advocate for prevention and victims’ rights.
Girls in Power
Facilitated by Megan Carlucci, YWCA San Francisco & Marin
What characteristics make you a strong leader? Who do you look to as a role model for leadership? This workshop explores different ways people become leaders, using their own strengths and passions. By the end you will learn to feel more confident and powerful about your leadership abilities.
Prioritizing Your Passions and Values to Build a Balanced Life
Facilitated by Alli Darrow, Jewish Family & Children’s Services
Teens’ lives are filled with conflicting demands, creating stress, pressure and worry. Learning to prioritize based on your passions and values can be your superpower! This session will give you specific strategies that put you in charge of your time and talent. You will learn how to make decisions that lower your stress and offer you values-based time management.
Tweet Me Right! Learning to resist negative media messages
Facilitated by Tanya Beat, About Face
Do you like the way women are portrayed in the media? If those unrealistic bodies and roles don’t feel right, then this workshop is for you! We’ll equip you with the tools to decipher representations of gender in media and resist those negative messages about body image, identity and self-esteem.
Understanding Stress & Depression: Know When to Get Help and How to Cope
Facilitated by Laura Ferber, Melissa Ladrech and Kaitlin Buchanan, Novato Youth Center and Family Services Agency
Whether you want to know more about your own mental health or are worried about a friend, this workshop will help you understand more about about what’s a temporary “down” feeling and when it’s more serious. We’ll explore causes and triggers, learn more about suicide prevention and awareness, learn techniques for coping with stress, and even hear from a teen who has struggled with and overcome thoughts of suicide.
You Can Do It! Create the Life and the Career that is Totally YOU!
Facilitated by Mary Ann Maggiore, Five 4 Five
You want a life that is totally expressive of you. But how? Come learn through dynamic exercises and interactive games how to discover a life that is right for you and how to find the training, mentors and guides to make your heroic dream come true.
You Don’t Say: How Your Words Affect Those Around You
Facilitated by Caroline Cirby, Marin Teen Girl Ambassador
This workshop looks at how words we use impact those around us. An interactive slideshow presentation created by Novato High Senior Caroline Cirby of students’ taking a stand against certain words that negatively impact those around us, followed by a discussion of how we promote those words by permitting others to use them
You’re Being Played By the Alcohol Industry!
Facilitated by Maureen Denieva and Anna Lebedeff
Ke$ha says that to start the day she’ll brush her teeth with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Nicki Minaj likes to “have a drink, have a clink” of Bud Light. For at least some of these artists, promoting alcohol has become part of their business models. In this workshop you’ll learn how alcohol companies are targeting YOUth and why it’s important to dig deeper behind what you see & hear in media. You will also walk away with tools on how you can tackle the issue of underage drinking in your school community!