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Beyond the Kitchen Table Event
( Educating and Empowering Through Leadership)

Latina’s get ready to become empowered this spring!! The Latina Leadership Council of The Chicago Foundation for Women in partnership with Mujeres Latinas en Acción will host the Annual Beyond the Kitchen Table Workshop at DePaul University’s Egan Center on Saturday, April 16, 2005, bringing the Latina community together to educate and empower.

This unique event invites Latinas from all walks of life to share their experiences with one another. The main goal is to cultivate Latina Leadership skills through informative, yet entertaining workshops. The sessions will present ways for the women to take action-by improving their personal health and becoming more financially saavy and by affecting change in their community by becoming involved in organizations or politics. All of these aspects play a role in creating a positive balance in the lives of Latinas. Ana Maria Soto, coordinator of the event, says “ This event will give Latinas a chance to learn leaderships skills they can apply to their daily lives and share with others.”

The Latina Leadership Council is one of four councils of The Chicago Foundation for Women. Each Leadership Council informs its respective communities about the power of women’s strategic giving by hosting workshops, fundraising trainings and events to increase awareness and support within their communities This Foundation is dedicated to providing support to programs and organizations serving diverse groups of women and girls through its general grant making. Each Leadership Council is in the process of establishing a fund to provide even more support to the communities they serve. Proceeds generated though fundraising efforts by the Councils will be dedicated to these special funds.

Mujeres Latinas en Acción is a bilingual/bicultural agency that seeks to empower women, youth and their families and to become self-reliant and create new opportunities to improve the quality of their lives. Mujeres offers services in areas of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault crises management and counseling, Latina leadership, youth after-school and tutoring programs, parent support, respite care for youth, non-custodial parent visitation and homelessness prevention.

The event will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2004 at DePaul’s Egan Center located at 243 S. Wabash, 9th Floor. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.The registration fee is $10.00 and includes lunch. Workshops will be held in English and Spanish. Space is limited we encourage you to RSVP with Claudia Perez at 312-738-5359 ext. 21.