The Fireside Chats series is hosted by the Women's Center. While not Women's Commission events, we do support and celebrate these opportunities to learn and engage in our community:

2015-16 Fireside Chats

Your Authentic Self with Suzy Herman & Michael Seydlowski

Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1201 Kirkhof Center

Your Authentic Self: Exploring the Risks and Rewards of Living Genuinely

Living authentically is worth it, even when it's not always easy. This talk will explore some themes around how vulnerability can create an opportunity to live more authentically. The presenters will share how vulnerability is an avenue to be more fulfilled and feel more cohesion between our personal and professional lives.

 

Why work-with those work-on? with Danielle Lake

Date: February 17, 2016
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1201 Kirkhof Center

"Why work-with those working-on? Collaborating with the enemy."

When should advocates for social change work within unjust institutional structures in order to effect change? What are the dangers and challenges inherent to working-with across seemingly intractable differences? And what is the value of such an approach?

 

Please contact the Women's Center for more information about these events.