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CAEA Conference in San Jose this weekend
The CSLA/CLA conference last weekend in Sacramento was a blast, and now we’re off to San Jose this weekend for the 2010 California Arts Education Association conference. Maya will be presenting an Intro to Claiming Face workshop on Friday, Nov. 19th from 12:30-1:45pm. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose from Nov. 18th-21st. More details about the conference on their website.
Plus earlier in the day on Friday Maya will be working with a group of student teachers at California State University Monterey Bay with her colleague and friend, Dr. Miguel Lopez. One of the goals of the sessions with these students is to present a case study in relation to Claiming Face and what it can accomplish in personal lives as well as in the classroom. Along with creativity and reflection, students will have the rare opportunity of practicing presence with Maya. One of the three main tenets of Claiming Face. We hope to share more about the outcome of this case study as a great way to continue to articulate the powerful work of Claiming Face.
Filed under CLAIMING FACE, Conferences, Maya in the Classroom | Tags: CLAIMING FACE, conference, creativity, educators | Comment (0)Join Maya at the “Navigating the New” CLA/CSLA Conference this weekend!
Join Maya in Sacramento this weekend at the “Navigating the New: Charting the Future Together” Conference, presented by the California Library Association and the California School Library Association. In addition to Maya’s Sunday morning workshop about Claiming Face, she will also be one of the authors hosting a table at the CYRM/Beatty Award and Author Banquet on Saturday evening from 7-9pm. Come have dinner with Maya, get your books signed, and learn more about her Claiming Face curriculum. Look forward to seeing you there!
| Important Details about the Conference: | |
| Conference Location & Dates: | Friday, Nov. 12th-Monday, Nov. 15th Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA |
| CYRM/Beatty Award and Author Banquet: | Saturday, Nov. 13th, 7-9pm at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento |
| Maya’s Workshop: | Sunday, Nov. 14th, 9:30am-10:30am |
More details about the conference on the conference website, plus view the Program Schedule.
Filed under CLAIMING FACE, Conferences, Events | Tags: CLAIMING FACE, conference, educators, library, presentations | Comment (0)Teachers for Social Justice Conference and Maya’s Open Studios
This weekend in San Francisco is one not to be missed! The Teachers for Social Justice: A Labor of Love Conference starts off the weekend on Saturday from 9am-5pm at Mission High School. This conference is FREE and open to the public. With over 50 different workshops to choose from, this conference is sure to have you coming away inspired and empowered. Maya will be presenting one of her Claiming Face workshops during the morning session from 10:45-12:30. Reflection Press will also be tabling at the event alongside Children’s Book Press so be sure to stop by and say hi.
Workshop registration is done on the day of, on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors open at 8:30am and if there is a workshop that you are particularly excited about, it is recommended that you come at that time to sign up. Learn more about the conference on the T4SJ website or download the full program to start planning your day.
And as a special bonus, this weekend also happens to be the first weekend of Open Studios and Maya will be opening her studio doors to show off her latest Continue reading »
Tales of the Gender Spectrum Conference
We began the Fall with the Gender Spectrum Conference that took place throughout Labor Day weekend. We had jumped on presenting at this conference as soon as we heard it was going to be here in Berkeley. Since we had spent the spring and summer deeply focused on creating our Gender Now Coloring Book, when we finished, we were very eager to join in community with others who were supporting our children in multi-gender expression. In just a few years, the conference has grown from 30 attendees to a couple of hundred. There were numerous presentations, some covering the medical, legal and social aspects, others supportive and insightful.
In my presentation I focused on being aware of the multi-gender expression all around us, how to see it and talk about it with all of our children, not just transgender children. Sharing examples from nature, history, cultures different from our own and even our current world, I talked about how Continue reading »
Filed under Conferences, LGBTQI Families | Tags: conference, empowerment, gender, GENDER NOW, lgbt, reflection | Comment (0)Fabulous Femmes love Gender Now!
What a weekend!! Two very full days of connecting and talking with lots of fabulous femmes and allies at the Femme Conference in Oakland.
Not only was it the debut of our Gender Now coloring book but we sold out of every copy! We even met Kate Bornstein, author of My Gender Workbook
which is referenced in the coloring book. Kate bought a copy and graciously signed our copy as well, even posed for a photo.
Maya had some of her new jewelry available which, from what we could tell, was a big hit. Zai helped us vend on Sunday and even set up her own stand. She was a great helper! 
After the awesome response to the coloring book, we’re even more looking forward to Gender Spectrum coming up in Berkeley September 3-6th! We just found out today that Maya will be presenting her workshop on Saturday at 9:40am. We are definitely looking forward to connecting with even more fabulously creative folks!!
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