Personal Safety for BZ Women

As businesswomen and professionals, we attend networking and other public events during the day and at night. Interacting with strangers has always been a part of conducting business; however, this activity brings challenges in today’s world. Personal Safety is about being aware of surroundings and knowing what to do to protect yourself (especially when traveling alone). Our guest speaker for November is Marten Wind of Durham Community Services Crime Prevention. Join us for an eye-opening overview of safety issues facing women today. Do not be a victim of situations at gas stations, bank machines, parking lots, etc. Empower the women you know as well by inviting them to come with you to learn.
This month we are donating to: YWCA of Durham. For more info about this organization go to: http://www.ywcadurham.org/
Date: November 19 2008
Time: 6:00 - 9PM
Costs: Members: $30.00/person Guests: $40.00/person
Costs include dinner, tea/coffee/soft drink, dessert. Please pay server for any alcoholic beverages
before leaving.
Location: The New Globe Restaurant
60 Athol Street East, Oshawa
Phone: 905-723-3132
Directions: One block south of King Street, East of Simcoe Street and West of Mary Street. Free Parking
For Reservations, please contact Kim Beatty by November 17th, 2008:
Phone: 905-579-8184
Email: 2resrv@bpwdurham.com
Reservations only. All reservations will be invoiced.

BPW-Durham Dinner Meeting - April 23, 2008

Book Early! This is a Reservation Only Event!

A Woman's Affair - The Vagina Monologues

It started in the basement of the  Cornelia Street Cafe in New York. It has featured celebrities such as: Calista Flockhart, Jane Fonda, Melissa Ethbridge and Oprah Winfrey. What started as a play has become an iconic phenomenon, part of a campaign to stop violence against women and the bible for the new generation of women.

Based on interviews with over 200 women, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. Witty and irreverent, compassionate and wise, Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning masterpiece gives voice to women's deepest fantasies and fears, guaranteeing that no one who watches a performance or reads the book will ever look at a woman's body, or think of sex in quite the same way again. "At first women were reluctant to talk, "Ensler writes. "They were shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them."

Recently performed at the Oshawa Little Theatre in March 2008, Director Emily Kools joins us to talk about The Vagina Monologues and how these performances not only entertains the audiences, it also assists local women's organizations fundraise to support women victims of violence.

Please note: We welcome members and prospective members.

Location and Directions: to follow

Date: April 23, 2008

Time: 6PM to 9PM

Costs: includes dinner

Members - $30

Prospective Members - $35

Please remember to bring your brochures and business cards to pass along

For Reservations, please contact Kim Beatty at:

Phone: 905-579-8184

Email: 2resrv@bpwdurham.com

NO SHOWS WILL BE INVOICED UNLESS 48 HOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE IS GIVEN.

Our next meeting will be held on May 28, 2008. This is our Annual General Meeting. Learn about BPW and how it can work for you. Make your reservation early!