A
Tribute for Our Gold Star Mothers
Presented
by: Rhonda Galpern, Outreach Program Manager,
New England Quilt Museum and Julie Crossland,
Co-Coordinator of the Massachusetts Chapter of
Home of the Brave Quilts
Thursday,
March 8, 2011
Lunchtime
Lecture, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Location
of Event: New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck
Street, Lowell
For
more information call 978-452-4207, ext 17 or
E-mail: outreach@nequiltmuseum.org
From
12:30 – 1:30 PM , Julie Crossland, Co-Coordinator
of the Massachusetts Chapter of Home of the Brave
Quilts will tell the history of the Project, its
connection to the Civil War and the US Sanitary
Commission. Join museum staff and volunteers for
this lunchtime lecture. Bring your lunch or purchase
one from any of our neighborhood restaurants.
Coffee and tea are served. Reservations
are not required.
For
a photo of the quilts, see www.homeofthebravequilts.com
Girl
Scouts 100th Anniversary Forever Green Project
Presented
by Girl Scouts Eastern Mass Staff
Thursday
March 8, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Location
of Event: Murkland School, 350 Adams Street, Lowell,
MA
For
More Information call Sue Asselin 978-701-6364
or e-mail: sasselin@girlscoutseasternmass.org
Girl
Scouts Forever Green (GSFG), Girl Scouts’ 100th
Anniversary Take Action Project, is a national effort
of girls leading their families, schools, and communities
in improving the environment and protecting natural
resources. Come learn - hands on style - how
your small steps can impact the world and join forces
for Earth Hour!
http://www.girlscouts.org/gsforevergreen/
A
Tribute for Our Gold Star Mothers
Presented
by: Rhonda Galpern, Outreach Program Manager,
New England Quilt Museum and Sheri Denk, Middlesex
Community College
Thursday,
March 8, 2011
4:00
– 7:00 PM
Location
of Event: Middlesex Community College, 33 Kearney
Square, Lowell
For
more information call 978-656-3159 or E-mail:
outreach@nequiltmuseum.org
The
New England Quilt Museum invites you to a “Sit
and Sew” event on Thursday, March 8 from 4:00
PM to 7:00 PM as we assemble
blocks and quilts in collaboration with the Massachusetts
Chapter of Home of the Brave Quilts. Everything
is provided for your use -- kits with pre-cut
fabrics, sewing supplies and sewing machines.
For
a photo of the quilts, see www.homeofthebravequilts.com
Annual
Hispanic Women Moving Forward
 Featuring
Sara Suarez, News Director at Univision 27 New
England News
Sponsoring
Organization: Middlesex Community College
Thursday,
March 8, 2012, 5:30-8:30pm
Location
of Event: Lowell Telecommunications Corporation,
Studio A, 246 Market Street, Lowell, MA 01853
For
More Information call Maria Lopez 978-399-4805
or e-mail lopez-maria@comcast.net
The
4th Annual Hispanic Women Moving Forward program
is pleased to announce that Sara Suarez, News
Director at Univision 27 New England News is our
featured guest speaker. Join us in LTC’s Studio
A for refreshments and networking, a presentation
by Sara Suarez, and the announcement of this year’s
Hispanic Woman Moving Forward award recipient!
COPD
Seminar and Screening
Presented
by: LGH Respiratory Therapist
Sponsoring
Organization: Lowell General Hospital
Thursday,
March 29 th , 6:00-7:30pm
Location
of Event: Lowell General Hospital, 295 Varnum
Ave , Lowell, MA 01854
REGISTRATION
REQUIRED!
For
More Information call: 1-877-LGH-WELL or e-mail:
http://www.lowellgeneral.org/health
COPD
is one of the most common lung diseases that can
make it difficult to breathe. Join us for a FREE
presentation on, and screening for, Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
A
respiratory therapist will provide an overview
of COPD including: Understanding how the lungs
work; Causes, incidence, and risk factors; Two
main forms; Symptoms; Signs and tests; Treatment
options; and How to reduce your risk and improve
your respiratory health.
Following
the presentation, you will have the opportunity
to participate in a COPD screening to measure
your breathing and what you are able to do. The
screening will consist of a simple lung function
test known as spirometry and an oxygen saturation,
which measures the amount of oxygen your blood
is carrying.
Saturday,
March 10, 2012
Financially Hers
Presented
by: Community Teamwork Inc. and NMTW Credit Union
Saturday,
March 10, 2012, 9:00am-2:00pm
Location
of Event: Stoklosa Middle School. 560 Broadway
Street, Lowell. MA
For
More Information call Christina Santos-Gordon
978 654 5675 or e-mail: csantosgordon@comteam.org
FinanciallyHers
will empower women to be strong, independent financial
decision makers in an environment where they can
build their competency relating to their money
decisions in life. Participants will choose 2
workshops. Workshops are designed to help them
begin achieving their financial goals. Participants
will receive a gift bag that includes a gift card
to Market Basket. For more information and to
register please visit: http://www.ctifamilyfinance.org/
WORD!
Women Organizing Real Differences
Presented
by: Lowell Community Health Center/ Creative
Economy Grant: Women's Leadership Exchange Peace
and Conflict Studies Program, UMASS Lowell
Sponsoring
Organization: Lowell Community Health Center/UMass
Lowell
Saturday
March 10 th , 2012, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location
of Event: UMass Lowell Alumni Hall, One University
Ave. Lowell, MA 01854
For
More Information call Jayson-Ann 978-337-4300
or e-mail Jayson-ZnnWr@Lchealth.org
WORD!
Women Organizing Real Differences Conference will
bring women and young women together for a daylong
conference to raise consciousness on Social Justice
and provide opportunities to discuss engage and
inspire. The daylong conference will consists
of the following:
Information
and overview of Social Justice
Lowell’s
History and Women’s Movements
Lunch
Roundtable Discussions
The
day will end with an opportunity for connections
between the women and young women to make.
Love
Letters from the Heart
Presented
by Jack Herlihy, Museum Specialist , Lowell
National Historical Park
Sponsoring
Organization: Lowell National Historical Park
Saturday,
March 10, 2012 , 1:00-2:30
Location
of Event: Lowell National Historical Park Visitor
Center, 246 Market St.
For
More Information call : (978)
275-1779 or e-mail : joann_marcos@nps.gov
Love
Letters from the Heart
This
program will feature the stories from a little
known collection of letters written by George
Fox, a Lowell, Massachusetts Civil War Soldier
and his sister Diana, to Mary Brockway, in Sutton
Vermont. Explore the lives of these mid-nineteenth
century 20 year olds as they struggle through
the early Civil War years including George's decision
to enlist and his time spent in Virginia. Mary
Brockway was a mill girl who lived in a Boott
Boarding House where George's mother Amanda was
the Boarding House Keeper. This is where George
Fox and Mary Brockway met.
Lowell
Remembers (Walking Tour)
Presented
by JoAnn Marcos , Lowell National
Historical Park
Sponsoring
Organization: Lowell National Historical Park
Saturday
March 10, 2012, 2:30-3:30
Location
of Event: Tour leaves from Lowell National Historical
Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St.
For
More Information call (978) 275-1779 or e-mail:
joann_marcos@nps.gov
Take
a stroll with a park ranger and learn about Lowell’s
connection with the Civil War. This tour will
take place rain or shine and will involve 40 minutes
of walking. The tour will end at the Patrick J.
Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street where
we will spend time viewing a special exhibit that
reflects Lowell’s connection.
Sunday,
March 11, 2012
Made
in LA :
Film screening and discussion
Presented
by: Lowell National Historical Park
Sponsoring
Organization: Lowell National Historical Park
Sunday,
March 11, 1-3pm
Location
of Event: Lowell National Historical Park Visitor
Center, 246 Market St.
For
More Information call (978) 275-1780 or email
Emily Levine at emily_levine@nps.gov
Join
us for a screening and discussion of Made
in L.A. , an Emmy award-winning feature documentary
(70 min) that follows the remarkable story of
three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles
garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year
odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy
clothing retailer Forever 21. Compelling, humorous,
deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story
about immigration, the power of unity, and the
courage it takes to find your voice.
As
seen through the eyes of María, Maura, and Lupe,
the workers' struggle for economic justice and
personal dignity yields hope and growth, but it
is also fraught with disappointments and dangers.
As the campaign drags on, meetings at the Garment
Worker Center become more contentious and the
women undergo dramatic moments of conflict and
discouragement. But the long campaign is a turning
point from victimization to empowerment, as the
three women find the strength and resources to
continue their struggle.
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event provides artistic support for local women
playwrights, including Regis College students.
There is an audience/playwright reception prior
to the evening performance, as well as a talk-back
following the plays. The festival, which is free
and open to the public, is produced by Kelly DuMar,
playwright and festival founder, Wendy Lement,
playwright and director of Theatre Program at
Regis College, and Ann Garvin of Image Theatre.
Catherine
Dickens played a crucial role in her famous husband’s
tour of North America in 1842, though by the time
he returned in 1867, he had separated from her
and written her out of his life, referring to
her as a “page” he had managed to erase.
For many years, critics and biographers followed
Dickens’s lead in minimizing the importance of
Catherine to his life and success and also in
disparaging her, despite many happy years of marriage—and
the ten children. This talk describes one biographer's
efforts to recuperate Catherine’s story.