Women's Cancer Resource Center News
September 2006
We hope you enjoy this edition of the WCRC newsletter.
Please forward it freely to friends you think might
benefit from our workshops.
Have a great weekend!
Peggy McGuire, Executive Directo
Peggy McGuire
Executive Director
peggy@wcrc.org
510.601.4040 x101
Art Gallery
¡Salud! Art from Latino Communities
Cristian Guerrero
An art reception, arts & crafts mercado (marketplace)
and health fair will be on Saturday, September 23rd, 10
am-2 pm.
There will be live music and refreshments.
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/health fair.
Regular gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 9AM - 5
PM.
For more information: (510) 601-4040 x 111 or margo@wcrc.org
Co-sponsored by:
Charlotte
Maxwell Complementary Clinic and the Leukemia
Lymphoma Society.
Swim a Mile for Woment With Cancer
Swimming is just one way you can support the Women’s
Cancer Resource Center’s 11th Annual Swim a Mile
for Women with Cancer.
We need volunteers to add to the fun for the estimated
550 men, women and children who will swim at the Swim
A Mile for Women with Cancer on October 7 & 8, 2006.
We need people to help with registration, greeting
the swimmers, food, selling t- shirts, counting laps
and clean-up.
If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering,
please ask them to contact Sarah by emailing me at sarah@wcrc.org
or calling at 510.601.4040 x 105.
View the swim section for more information!
WCRC Events
Dreams as a Healing Resource
Tuesday afternoons beginning in October
Join us as we learn to listen to our dreams and receive
the support they offer. This five week group will offer
a chance to explore ways to understand our dreams -
and ways we can draw on the healing imagery from our
dreams to support our healing.
Led by Zoé Newman, MFT, who has been leading
dream groups for sixteen years.
Please register: margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x 111
Improvisational Fun & Games
Tuesday evenings, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
with coach Ann Feehan of Laughing Stock
October 17, November 14, November 21
Participants experience laughter, inspiration, friendship
and teamwork through affiliative and self-enhancing
humor styles.
Learn the circus bow! Embrace the art of being silly!
Maybe increase your self-confidence or develop new neurons.
We pace the activities to participants' energy levels....
Classes open to women living with cancer, HIV/AIDS,
kidney disease or other life-threatening illnesses AND
their care partners, intimates AND those women working
or volunteering in the field.
Join us for one, two or all three of these FREE workshops.
Please RSVP to Margo: margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x 111
Celebrating Life
An Event for African American Women
Enjoy an evening of support, laughter and uplifting
messages
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 pm
For more information call Dolores @ 510.420.7900 x112
Nutrition Workshop
Hasina Perkins will cover various areas of nutrition
and discuss how to use fresh ingredients to make healthy
and tasty meals
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
6:30 – 8:30 pm
For more information call Dolores @ 510.420.7900 x112
All events are free and take place at WCRC unless
otherwise noted. Please RSVP if requested.
Please see our calendar
for more times, locations, and how to register.
Special Events
. . . For Breast Cancer Awareness Month/ Cancer Industry
Awareness Month
Events from an activist and/or environmental vantage
point
Book Reading
Tania Katan
Photo by Angela Ellsworth Tuesday, October 3rd, 7 pm to 9 pm
Writer, performer and activist Tania Katan will read from
her unforgettable memoir, My One Night Stand with Cancer.
Katan was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 21 and
again at 31. She writes about her cancer experience, neurotic
family, and egomaniacal girlfriends with humor and passion.
Following the reading will be a Q&A session and book
signing.
Co-sponsored by Breast
Cancer Action and the Lesbian
Health and Research Center
Film Screening at La Peña Cultural Center
Toxic Bust by Megan Siler
Wednesday, October 25, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue , Berkeley , CA
This new film explores the relationship between breast
cancer and chemical exposure. The film includes stories
by breast cancer survivors and activists from three cancer
“hot spots” including the SF Bay Area. Q&
A afterward with the filmmaker and local experts and activists.
SAVE THE DATE – NEXT ART SHOW
Beyond the Ribbons: Art by Survivors of Life- threatening
Illness and their Supporters
Reception date: Friday, October 20th, 7-9 pm.
Continuing Events
Writing for Wellness
3rd Saturdays of each month, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Please contact Jeanne to register (510) 632-7548 or jeany98@aol.com
Gentle Yoga for Health & Healing
With Bonnie Maeda & Carol Love
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month
(Beginning in October this class will meet every Wednesday)
Especially for women with cancer—supporters may attend
as space permits.
Please contact Margo to register: margo@wcrc.org or (510) 420-7900 x 111
Yarn Divas
For knitters and other crafters (working with yarn is
not a requirement)
September 26, October 24
7 – 9 pm
Community Events
Cancer in Our Lives:
Raising Awareness in the LGBTQI
Community
October 13 and 14, 2006
In this two-day event we will put a personal face on
cancer in our communities, confront our unique obstacles
to care, look at the promising science emerging to prevent
some cancers, and talk with each other about what strategic
steps are needed to move forward in this fight.
Get event details!
Volunteering at WCRC
Are you interested in volunteering with WCRC? Please
join us for our next Volunteer Orientation on Tuesday,
September 19 from 6 pm – 7:30 pm here at the Center.
Find out about who we are, what volunteers and interns
do, and basic information about cancer. To sign up for
an orientation, e-mail or call Sarah, sarah@wcrc.org,
510.601.4040 x105
WCRC Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with WCRC is a really fun thing to do!
When you volunteer at a community, health or volunteer
fair, you have the opportunity to find out about the
great work being done at other organizations, in addition
to hearing great music, browsing through beautiful art
and tasting delicious food. Please contact me if you
would like to sign up to staff the WCRC table at the
Breast Cancer Fund’s 4th Annual “Bike Against
the Odds” event. The shifts will be for about
2 or 3 hours each and we try to have at least 2 people
per shift. Set up for the event starts at 9:30 and the
event will finish at approximately 5:00. One person
stops by the center to pick up the materials prior to
the event and another person returns the materials sometime
the following week. Call Sarah at 510.601.4040 x 105.
Community Tabling Event: Bike Against the Odds
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Lake Merritt
9:30 am – 5 pm
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
is not listed, please call Dolores at 510.420.7900 x112.
Support Groups List
Fundraising
A Benefit Yoga Workshop for WCRC
With Bonnie Maeda and Gay White
Saturday, September 30, 2006
2:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Suggested donation $20-40
This workshop is in memory of Bonnie and Gay’s
former colleague, Katie Allen. The workshop will include
gentle yoga asanas, breathing awareness, and relaxing
restorative poses. Everyone is welcome – no previous
yoga experience is necessary. All proceeds go directly
to the Women’s Cancer Resource Center .
To register please send your check payable to "WCRC"with
your name, address, telephone/email to The Yoga Room,
2640 College Avenue , Berkeley , CA 94704 . Tel: 510-848-0993
Looking Good Feeling Fab IV
Saturday, Sept 30th, 6 pm – 2 am
Harvey's
18th & Castro
San Francisco, CA 94114
With a bigger venue our goal is to raise $5000 for
five charities fighting cancer and empowering women
fighting cancer.
Breast Cancer Action
Women's Cancer Resource Center
Green Action
Breast Cancer Emergency Fund
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic
Non-Toxic Solutions
Buying organic may not be enough to keep you healthy
and cancer free.
It’s important to take a look around your home
and assess other contributing factors. Life continually
bombards us with toxins no matter where and how we try
to shield ourselves. The development of chemical sensitivities
or something more serious is usually an accumulative
effect of years of exposure to a variety of harmful
factors.
LauraLynn Jansen can be contacted through her website, www.ihcoach.com.
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Our Mission
To empower women with cancer to be active and informed
consumers and survivors; to provide community for women
with cancer and their supporters; to educate the general
community about cancer; and to be actively involved
in the struggle for a life-affirming, cancer-free society.
email: news@wcrc.org
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