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Women and Power: White Knights and Reluctant Heroes
Women and Power White Knights and Reluctant Heroes Author:Louise LeBrun Women and Power, a series of presentations delivered live on a variety of topics of interest to women, and the people in their lives. Women and Power is based on the belief that women are strong, competent and courageous; that we, as women, are not in training but are full practitioners at life; and that leadership into the 21st Century mus... more »t come from women. Each of the topics in the series is designed to bring women closer to an awareness of who we are and - more importantly - who we might become! Each topic explores some of the challenges that women face in their own growth and expansion, and in the growth and expansion in their relationships with people around them. The "Women and Power" series covers six prominent topics: speaking up (saying what we really think); money; women and men; women and their mothers; expressing emotions; and finally, in the sixth program, bringing all of these together and exploring how women frequently use the first five to (unwittingly) keep ourselves and each other powerless. The format is the same for all six programs. Each event is held in a public forum, for a duration of two hours, and professionally recorded live with additional microphones positioned in the audience. The program opens with a presentation that runs from 30 to 40 minutes. The floor mics are then opened up for input from the audience, to the degree to which its members wish to participate. People have a lot to say! During this live, open forum, people ask questions, make comments and tell their stories. Each program is then reviewed, with the best 90 minutes made available on audio cassette tape. See Feedback' for comments on the audio tapes. This program, White Knights and Reluctant Heroes, explores...Men! We can't live with them and we can't live without them! This program explores our relationships with men: fathers, brothers, lovers, sons and friends. How much of the men in our lives is who they really are, and how much is what we make them up to be? For a generation now, we have sought after the 'sensitive man', only to discover that they scare us to death when we find them! How did that happen? How is it that men have become the enemy? Where did we learn that we are the victims and they are the perpetrators? And where does it all stop? What are the implications of our relationships with men on parenting? On our careers? And on our ability to live our lives with grace, dignity, compassion and humor? Join us as we explore these and other questions in this live, open forum!« less