May 2009
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WCW 35th Anniversary Kickoff!
Friends and colleagues celebrate WCW and honor special guests
The
Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) kicked off its 35th anniversary with an enthusiastic crowd of friends at a special dinner in Boston on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The Honorable Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court Judge, District of Massachusetts, was special guest speaker and Tyne Daly,
activist and acclaimed actress, was mistress of ceremonies. Both shared their enthusiasm for WCW's work and offered humorous and thoughtful personal reflections.
Susan McGee Bailey, WCW executive director, presented Judge Gertner with the first copy of the Nancy Gertner Human Rights Paper Collection--scholarly publications written by WCW researchers that address human rights issues. She honored Tyne Daly with the naming of two upcoming WCW Lunchtime Seminars as the 35th Anniversary Tyne Daly Lectures.
Special thanks to Janet Wu, WCVB-TV Investigative Reporter, former member of the WCW Board of Overseers, and chair of the 35th Anniversary Committee, for facilitating the Q&A session and for offering closing remarks. Special appreciation is also extended to sponsors Goodwin Procter and Nixon Peabody LLP for their generous support of the event.
Pictured below in Photo A (from left to right): Susan Goldberg, Sam Goldberg, and Judge Nancy Gertner.
Pictured below in Photo B (from left to right): Tyne Daly and Susan McGee Bailey.
Pictured below in Photo C (from left to right): Janet Wu and Elizabeth Spain.
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New Report Highlights Needs of African Refugees
Assessment and symposium addressed mental health needs of refugees in NH
 Michelle Porche, Ed.D., senior research scientist at the Wellesley
Centers for Women, and Lisa Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor at UMass Medical
School, recently completed the final report for their project, Community Dialogue and Needs Assessment for Addressing Traumatic Stress among
African Resettled Refugee Youth in New Hampshire. The
comprehensive evaluation relied on the participation of community advocates and African ethnic leaders. This week, Porche and Fortuna, with the support of Corinne McKamey, Ed.D, WCW postdoctoral scholar, brought together leading refugee mental health researchers from across the country, representatives from the N.H. African Coalition, various
community organizations, mental health practitioners, and school and government agencies for a dynamic two-day symposium. This energizing Learning Collaborative focused on transforming
highlighted needs and recommendations from the report into action that would improve the mental health
and well-being of African refugee youth and families in NH.
This important work is
supported by the New Hampshire Endowment for Health, the National Child Traumatic Stress
Network, and Dartmouth School Project for Adolescent Trauma Treatment, Wellesley Centers for Women, and UMass Medical School, in conjunction with African Coalition Leaders. Learn more about this project and download the report from www.wcwonline.org/nhrefugee.
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Education and Economic Inequalities Policy Brief
New fact sheet addresses disparities in MA: Release date: May 26
 Erika Kates, Ph.D., senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, will present a summary of her policy brief, Overcoming Persistent Inequalities: Educational Disparities among Women in Massachusetts, at the Massachusetts State House on May 26. State Senator Pat Jehlen and State Representative Alice Wolf, co-chairs of the Masscahusetts Caucus of Women Legislators, are sponsoring the release. The program will be held 1:00-2:00 p.m. For more information or to reserve a seat, please call 781-283-2478 or email jwelling@wellesley.edu.
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Preview Newest Issue of Afterschool Matters Journal
Articles focus on programs for middle school students
 The newest issue of Afterschool Matters--the first collaboratively produced by the Bowne Foundation and the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women-- is now available in print and PDF formats.
Articles in the current issue include:
Making the Most of the Middle: A Strategic Model for Middle
School Afterschool Programs, by Holly
Morehouse;
Preparing Youth for
the 21st Century Knowledge Economy: Youth Programs and Workforce Preparation, by Graham R. Cochran and Theresa M. Ferrari;
The Girl Game
Company: Engaging Latina Girls in Information Technology, by Jill Denner, Steve Bean, and Jacob Martinez;
It's All Happening at the Zoo: Children's Environmental
Learning after School, by Jason A. Douglas and Cindi Katz; and
Putting Our Questions at the Center: Afterschool Matters
Practitioner Fellowships, by Sara L. Hill, Susan Matloff-Nieves, and Lena O. Townsend.
Learn more about the Afterschool Matters Initiative at www.niost.org or by calling 781-283-2547.
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Susan McGee Bailey, Ph.D.
Executive Director
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