Ma'yan: The Jewish Women's Project

A Program of The JCC in Manhattan

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Introducing the Ma'yan Networking Workshop Series for Young Jewish Professionals

Meet colleagues from agencies all over the metropolitan area, at Ma'yan's fresh and innovative networking workshops. With an emphasis on the unique and often challenging nature of gender issues in working with adolescents, these workshops give you a chance to think critically and reflectively about your work, while meeting other professionals. Build your capacity with new strategies, best practices, and connect with others who share your passion!

Join us for any one workshop, or all three! All programs will be held at The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. Check back here at mayan.org for up-to-date information on dates.

For more information, contact Jodie Gordon at 646.505.4424 or jodie@mayan.org.

  • Facebook, and Blackberries, and YouTube, Oh My!
    November 19, 2008
    Reception 6:30pm; Program 7-9pm
    Facilitated by Jodie Gordon, Senior Associate at Ma’yan, this workshop will focus on teen media consumption and some of the particular issue and possibilities this raises for young women. We’ll examine social-networking and popular media with a specific look at how gender identity plays out, and how communication is used.

  • Women Rock! An Evening with Rocking Jewesses
    December 3, 2008
    Reception 6:30pm; Program 7-9pm
    This workshop, featuring Chana Rothman and Naomi Less will look at music and arts education as an effective means for building resiliency and empowering young women. Chana and Naomi, both singers and songwriters, will perform, and teach easy-to-use ways of using music for working with girls.

  • Flipping the Mirror: Helping Privileged Teens Think About Social Justice
    December 17, 2008
    Reception 6:30pm; Program 7-9pm
    Facilitated by Beth Benjamin Ed.D., Senior Associate at Ma’yan, this workshop will look at best practices for teaching critical thinking around issues of social class privilege. For professionals working with privileged adolescents, navigating the wide terrain of social justice work from service and philanthropy to activism and long-term social change can be fraught. We will explore different ways of supporting adolescents as they wrestle with these issues.

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