An Evening Discussion for Girls, Parents, and the Community

Please join Girls Inc. of the Island City for a panel discussion about girls and bullying. Participants will learn about the elements of bullying – particularly for middle school-aged girls - and ways girls and parents can address this behavior.

Date: Monday, April 16, 2007

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: Alameda Hospital, Del Cielo Conference Room, 2nd Floor
2070 Clinton Ave., Alameda, CA 94501

Cost: $10.00 for Adults –Youth 18 and Under Free
Pre-Registration Not Required
Refreshments Provided

Hosted by: Girls Inc.’s Women of the 21st Century Club to raise money for and awareness about Girls Inc. programs that inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold(SM).

Topics Covered

• Relational Bullying: Gossip and Rumor, Body Language, and Cliques
• Relationship Roles: Bully, Victim, and Bystander
• New Trend – “Cyber Bullying”

Panelists

• Tristen Fredrickson, Program Director, Girls Inc. of the Island City
• Natalie Duarte, Facilitator, Girls Inc. “Girl Zone” Program
• * Michael Courville, National Program Director, “Respect for All Project,” a program of Women’s Educational Media
• Angela Erlich, Principal, Wood Middle School
• Judith Goodwin, Principal, Lincoln Middle School
• Laurie McLachlan-Fry, Principal, Chipman Middle School
• Diana Kenney, AUSD Technology Coach, Cyber Bullying Expert, and a Girls Inc. Parent

* Michael Courville is the national program director for the “Respect for All Project.” He holds a Masters degree in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley, and brings to the program over ten years of experience in education, advocacy, mental health, community development and policy research. He has been instrumental in building the program's capacity to impact communities and families more directly, reaching over two thousand youth service providers and educators in this past year alone. He is currently working with a number of safe schools movements across the country to ensure the full implementation of safe schools legislation.

The “Respect for All Project” Is an educational program that seeks to create safe, hate-free schools and communities by giving youth and the adults who guide their development the tools they need to talk openly about diversity in all of its forms. The Project offers a comprehensive set of resources for educators and youth-service providers, including award-winning documentary films, high-quality curriculum guides and comprehensive professional development workshops. The Respect for All Project is a program of Women’s Educational Media, a nonprofit media organization that creates public education campaigns that center around documentary films on issues of social and economic justice. 1-800-405-3322

Download the informational flyer [pdf 29kb] or for more information, contact Development & Communications Director Kristin Butler, (510) 521-1743 or kbutler@girlsincislandcity.org