This is one of the main questions we get. Let’s look at it this way, for the price of one-month cell phone bill, one-month cable bill or two-weeks of eating out; you can have a one-of-a-kind experience that will benefit you and your family for the rest of your life. Rather than thinking of this as an expense, think about it as an investment; the best investment you can make. Many of the individual presenters, were you to see them on an individual basis, charge anywhere from $75 to $150 for an hour session. You will have access to 23 presenters, 40 workshops, music, film, dance and art FOR THE SAME RATE! Now that’s a blessing!
Organizing conferences is a very expensive endeavor, even with foundation support, the cost to run this dynamic, life changing event costs lots of money. Your participation ensures that we can continue to bring events of this nature to our community.
However, for those who are really unable to afford this type of event, we have structured multiple plans so that everyone can enjoy. We have payment plans, where you can spread the costs over a two-month period; we have volunteer options, student and senior rates, group and family discounts and we offer scholarships.
Please do not let the cost of this event hinder your journey to maximum health and healing. We even offer a money back guarantee! If your life is not changed after this event, if you do not receive NEW information that transforms your thinking, if you do not have the time of your life, then we will refund your registration! But I’ll bet this won’t be the case, so please after this event, send us your feedback attesting to the power of the Black Women’s Health and Healing Conference and Festival 2006!
Yes, Bridges, Branches and Braids are offering CEU credits for qualifying women. http://www.healingrage.com/
No. There are multiple hotels available in the area. We have secured a block of rooms at the Washington Inn at a discounted rate of $ 99 per night. Please see their website for more info and when you book your space, please let them know you are registering via the Black Women’s Health and Healing Conference & Festival 2006 (BWHHCF).
Washington Inn
495 10th st.
Oakland, Ca 94612
510-452-1776
http://www.thewashingtoninn.com/
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Please use the Oakland International Airport. The Oakland YWCA is only 15 minutes away.
Yes! We will have lots of vendors selling all kinds of goods. There is also the Wellness Village where you can pay for a variety of health services such as massage, nutrition, etc. Local artists will have goods for sell and there will be healthy lunch available as well. We will also have conference t-shirts available as keepsakes.
We will be audio-taping and videotaping certain presentations and will make these available to conference participants. In these workshops, you will not be allowed to video or audio tape. All others will be at the discretion of the presenter.
One reason for organizing this event is to highlight all of the knowledgeable people, (who are “walking the walk”) in our community. While there are numerous workshops scheduled at the same time, we have tried to offer the most popular ones twice. Here’s a suggestion, bring a friend and both of you split up the workshops and then share information later. Also, most of the presenters will be available throughout the day at there vending tables, at lunch, etc. Use this as an opportunity to talk to them in person.
This event is organized to educate Black women on the health issues that are most prevalent in our community. We focus on women because we believe that women are the first teachers and can share relevant information with their families. However, we believe that this information is useful and necessary for everyone. If you are a man, this event may be useful to you AND to the women you know. Please come! Women of different ethnicities, too. We just ask that you be mindful and respectful of the aims of this event.
Bring them! This is a family affair. We will have childcare available for a small fee ($10/day) and if you have young girls between the ages of 11 and 18, we have a special 2-day Youth Forum scheduled just for them. Please see the registration page for more info.
Oakland YWCA
1515 Webster st. in
Downtown Oakland, Ca 94612
Tel. 510.451.7900
http://www.ywcaoakland.org/
The YWCA is on the corner of 15th and Webster st., within walking distance from the 12th st. BART station and a couple of blocks from many AC Transit stops.
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Click here for public transportation directions.
There is minimal street (metered) parking. But there is a paid parking lot across the street from the YWCA and there is another paid parking lot on 14th and Webster, just blocks from the facility.
Yes, there is a wheelchair entrance and there is an elevator leading to all 3 levels.
Right now, the organizers are a small group of women who volunteer their time to make this happen. We need the 2 years to organize. God willing, in the future, as we grow and become more financed, we will be able to organize this event annually. We are always looking for committee members. If you would like to work on the next event and can commit to meeting once a month, please contact us! We welcome you. We are looking for ways to stay connected throughout the year, if you have an idea, a workshop, a presenter, let us know. Our email list is fantastic at informing the community of similar events happening all over.
Spread the word! Donate your time, your money, your skills! Implement what you have learned! Support the presenters, practitioners, artists and musicians that contributed to this event! Share what you've learned with others! Commit to organizing a health related support group with your neighbors, in your church or mosque, etc. Support the farmers market! Drink your water and increase your exercise! Pray and meditate!
Visit the organizations that have advertised in our conference program and tell them you heard about them at the Black Women's Health and Healing Conference 2006! Invite your children's school principal or teachers to come to this event! Invite your co-workers and supervisors to come to this event! Invite and pay for a woman to come to this event if you know she can't pay herself! Volunteer!
Write an article and submit to a local newspaper! Write a letter to your mayor or councilperson on our behalf! When a sista' needs a comforting ear, listen! When she needs to cry, offer your shoulder! Dispel the “superwoman” myth! Bring your husband! If your sister or auntie or mama is addicted, bring her! If your grandma is raising her grandchildren, bring her and pay for her a massage or foot rub! Or maybe you can rub her feet! Get off the cell phone when you drive! Treat yourself to a massage! Look in the mirror and notice how beautiful you are! Tell you you love you, everyday! Hug your children every morning and every night! Write a grant proposal on our behalf! Pray for us!
Massage your husband's hands and fix him a smoothie! Ask your husband to massage your feet and take you to the beach! Cry! Cry! Cry! Rent and watch “Beloved”! Read “Healing Rage”! Take a self defense, martial arts or boxing class! It's liberating! Drink a huge glass of water first thing in the morning! Buy a piece of Black art! Get a raw food recipe or take a raw food cooking class! Visit the grave of a loved one! Sit at a bus stop and notice how many people in love you see! If you work at customer service, end each call with a nice word! Invite your children's school principal or teachers to come to this event! Organize a health fair at your job, your church, your mosque, your neighborhood, your children's school! Call us, we've got lots of resources to help you out!
Do a 7-day cleanse! Get rid of all your salt and replace it with dead sea, celtic, Himalayan salt or Redmond real salt and get rid of all your sugar and replace it with honey, Grade B maple syrup, Agave nectar or sucanat! Replace Coke or Pepsi with real fruit juice! Buy more plants for your house! Don't use anti-perspirant deodorant! Take a workshop on non-toxic households! Take your shoes off when you enter the house! Pray! Cry! Pray! If you have a teenage son or daughter, take their hand, look them in the eye and tell them how much you love them! Please! Learn to do something well and then teach it!
Take a yoga class! Buy a whole bunch of watermelons and cherries and then invite the kids in the neighborhood to eat them with you! If a sista' looks like she's having a rough day, ask her if she needs someone to talk to! Visit your people down south! Commit to doing one of these things on a regular basis! Email us and let us know what you've done! mailto:conference@muhsana.org
We need people to know that this type of work - this subject matter – is important! Beginning with you, implement what you've learned and then “each one teach one!”
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