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27 of 31: Sofia Seitchik

March 27, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Sofia Seitchik is a business woman, entrepreneur, founder of Global Deaf Women, certified life coach and public speaker. Sofia has a passion to share valuable business coaching to women. She strives to help women discover their newfound passion and walk with confidence. As a result, they are now more confident, living with greater purpose and understand themselves better. Those rich gifts that she shares comes from her childhood in Uzbekistan and St. Petersburg, Russia. During her teenage
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28 of 31: Jules Dameron

March 28, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Jules Dameron is a well known for her films, the founder of Deaf Women In Film, producer of many ASL songs, great advocate for ASL equality, and most recently, #deaftalent advocate. She earned her Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Film Production from the University  of Southern California. She also received her BA degree in Television/Cinema at Gallaudet University.    Jules directed the Norwegian Television series, "Møkkakaffe" (Bad Coffee), with numerous music videos and short films
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29 of 31: Kenya Lowe

March 29, 2015, 5:47 am
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  Kenya Lowe was crowned Miss Deaf Michigan, in 1999. She was the first Black-American to hold this title in the state of Michigan. She traveled extensively, giving presentations and workshops focused on youth leadership development and community building. She competed in the National Association of the Deaf, Miss Deaf America Pageant in 2000. She received an award for best platform presentation on leadership, best talent award, and placed 6th amongst 30 states. Kenya was also the co-founder of
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Regional DWU NW Conference: SUCCESS!

March 29, 2015, 2:40 pm
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The Northwest DWU Regional Conference took place on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Seattle.  A total of 96 women registered for the one-day event. We were excited to have Alana Beal, DWU President and DWU board member Melissa Huber with us!  We had seven volunteer Deaf interpreters/SSPs on site for four DeafBlind guests.    After a continental breakfast, each table did a group activity and then LaRonda Rupp presented the first workshop "Awakening Deaf Women to Self-Love."  Another lively group
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30 of 31: Ann Silver

March 30, 2015, 6:00 am
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Ann Silver, born Deaf, is a founding member of the historic Deaf Art Movement (DAM) of the 1960s and 1970s that preceded the De'VIA movement. Her groundbreaking art depicts the Deaf perspective on the oppression of Deaf children and adults in a variety of areas. Included among her many exhibitions are the Central Intelligence Agency/CIA Gallery (Va.), the Dishman Art Museum (Texas), the Deaf Way International Arts Festival (D.C.) and the First National Deaf Art Touring Exhibit (U.S.A.).   
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31 of 31: The Catalysts

March 31, 2015, 6:00 am
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  Deaf Women United became an official organization after a successful national Deaf Women's conference in 1985 in Santa Monica, CA! It was at this very conference that Marcella M. Meyer and her committee pushed for a business meeting in which led to the formation of DWU. The DWU founders then became the first board members.  DWU would not be where it is today if not for these Deaf women on the 1985 conference planning committee, honoring as The Catalysts!     ​*There were some male allies who
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DWU Featured in The Huffington Post!

April 7, 2015, 7:45 am
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  You may remember Lydia Callis as the sign language interpreter who became an internet phenomenon by interpreting for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as he addressed the public on Hurricane Sandy in 2012.    Lydia is a sign language interpter, community educator and advocate. And she also writes for The Huffington Post!  Lydia recently wrote about Deaf Women History Month and mentioned our organization, DWU, in her article!     You can see the article here or download the PDF version of the
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Announcing 2015 DWU Business Meeting

May 15, 2015, 1:12 pm
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DWU Mental Health Panel Vlog

May 27, 2015, 7:17 am
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TRANSCRIPT:   Hello, my name is Amanda.   Hello, my name is Megan.   (Amanda) We will be hosting a Mental Health Panel Discussion at DWU Conference in Berkeley California.    (Amanda) The date of the event will be from July 13-19, 2015.     (Megan) During the panel, we want to discuss in-depth about Mental Health Stigma and Community Accountability with a goal to implement an action plan.    (Amanda) First, what is stigma?   (Megan) Stigma is how people perceive you and your struggles and
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KickIt Event in Houston, TX!

May 31, 2015, 5:57 am
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To purchase your ticket, go to the KickIt Event page!  
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Deadline for Youth Interchange Program

June 17, 2015, 4:02 am
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  As you may already know, DWU will be having their first ever two-day Youth Interchange Program this summer! It will take place two days prior to the DWU conference, July 13-15th. The theme is “Girl Talk: Girls Rewriting Herstory!” The program will aspire to be a place where Deaf girls can come together to implement a social change within their community and create visionary change for the next generation. The girls will also have the opportunity to develop confidence, personal growth, exchange
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2015 DWU Conference Kicks-off!

July 15, 2015, 9:35 am
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The 2015 DWU Conference has begun! We have almost 300 Deaf Women in attendance and everyone's energy is positive!     The entire conference information is available on Guidebook app. It's free to download on iPad, iPhone, and Androids. More information on how to download: HERE      The conference program book is available online as well! bit.ly/dwu2015   Not at the conference? Stay updated by visiting our Facebook page or following us on Instagram and/or Twitter!   The hashtag to follow is
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Welcome 2015-2019 Board Members!

July 21, 2015, 2:09 pm
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We're excited to welcome Jazzy Jones, Socorro Moore, Lisa Hermatz, and Lissette Molina-Wood to DWU! They will serve four years, starting 2015.  Jazzy Jones, D.C.       Socorro Moore, Washington        Lisa Hermatz        Lissette Molina-Wood, Florida     
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DWU BOARD UPDATE

September 3, 2015, 12:46 pm
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BOARD RETREAT | Phoenix, Arizona | August 27-30, 2015   Our new Chair, Melissa Yingst Huber, shares what we have done during our retreat in this video!  Image description: Melissa is standing in a corner where a wooden door and a wall of tan/gray bricks meet. She is wearing a bright red cardigan with a dark gray t-shirt dress underneath, and is smiling at the camera.    Transcript: Hi. The new DWU board recently had our first retreat here in Phoenix, Arizona! Everyone flew in Thursday night, and
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MEET THE DWU BOARD, 2015-2017!

September 3, 2015, 5:00 pm
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Announcing the DWU Board, 2015-2017:  TRANSCRIPT: DWU logo appears on white background with a message: "Announcing the 2015-2017 DWU Board", slideshow of photographs of 8 Board members appear with video messages: "Hi I'm Melissa, Chair. Hi I'm Karina, Vice Chair. Hi, I'm Caroline, Finance Chair. Hi I'm Lisa, Communications Chair. Hi I'm Jazzy, Events Chair. Hi I'm Amanda, Program Development Chair. Hi I'm Socorro, Outreach Chair. Hi I'm Lisette,  National 2017 Conference Chair." DWU logo appears
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DWU & DeafNation

September 18, 2015, 4:03 pm
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  Deaf Women United is delighted to be in a partnership with DeafNation during their World Expo!  Don't miss the opportunity to visit our booth from July 5-8, 2016 in the city that never sleeps: Viva Las Vegas!  We thank DeafNation and its founders for their support of DWU! We cannot wait to be there and meet you all! For more information, visit us at www.dwu.org and www.deafnation.com.
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Regional Conference- Now accepting bids for 2016-2017!

October 1, 2015, 11:59 am
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We'r thrilled to announce that we are accepting bids for 2016-2107 Regional Conferences! Jazzy Jones shares the news in her vlog, view it here:   Transcript: Hello! My name is Jazzy Jones, events chair for Deaf Women United. Great NEWS! Bidding is now open for the 2016-2017 Regional Conferences.    Our theme, what? Ignite : Celebrating Deaf WomanHood. Is your city interested in hosting the next regional conference? Great!   What to do? Send a letter of intent by November 30th to
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DWU observes #NDEAM

October 16, 2015, 11:09 am
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Here is our story in observing National Disability Employment Awareness Month!  See our DWU Board of Chairs at work and how we observe NDEAM within our workplaces. #NDEAM #deafwomenunited   AMANDA |  Explaining the self advocacy process to high school students in ASL provides no communication barriers.                 Image description: A caucasian woman with brown hair, wearing red blouse. She is explaining the self advocacy process to high school students. In the background behind the group of
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DWU NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017

October 19, 2015, 8:00 am
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  VIVA MIAMI! Please do save the date for our 31st National Conference. Registration will open sometime in November. Stay tuned for more details forthcoming.   IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Sunset with pink skies and silhouette of palm trees on a beach. DWU logo on center top with "Deaf Women United National Conference" typed underneath. White lettering "Viva Miami" in center with "June 29-July 2, 2017, Intercontinental Miami, Proudly hosted by Deaf Women of Florida" on the bottom.​  
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#UNITYDAY2015

October 21, 2015, 12:02 pm
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 Together Against Bullying, United for Kindness, Acceptance and Inclusion. ​   #DeafWomenUnited #DeafWomen ‪#‎UnityDay2015‬ ‪#‎UnityDay‬ ‪#‎AntiBullying‬   Image description clockwise from left top:  CAROLINE | Asian woman with black hair smiling warmly with orange top. LISA | Caucasian woman with dark brown hair sweeping over her face facing the camera among orange-reddish leaves and orange frame besides her. JAZZY | Partial view of dark skinned woman's face wearing a bold lipstick and orange
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