[HTML1]Barbara Belknap spent the first half of her life in almost twenty different communities, from her birthplace of Portland, Oregon until her family chose Juneau, Alaska to put down permanent roots. Her community of Juneau and the stunningly beautiful nature that surrounds it are very important parts of Barbara’s life.
In October of 2001, Barbara was diagnosed with Stage 1 ovarian cancer and had two major surgeries. After several months of healing and adjustment, she went about the task of learning how to follow her passion for lifelong learning, community building, women’s issues, politics, and travel. Barbara has been involved with many women’s organizations, and is the current President of Gather the Women.
Another recent commitment is to Vision 2020 as one of two representatives from Alaska. Vision 2020 is a Drexel University project to realize equality for women by the year 2020 in five specific areas: Pay equity, more women in senior leadership positions, promotion of family-friendly workplace policies and practices, educate new generations of girls and boys to respect each other, and to mobilize women voters. Barbara’s project is pay equity.
Barbara shares the value she has found in working with women and the impact it can have on the world.
Contact information:
Barbara Belnap juneaugtw@yahoo.com
Gather the Women Conference August 23–26, 2012Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Estimated price: $ 450.00Annual gathering of GTW Regional Coordinators, Conveners, sister organizations, and all women interested in women’s circles and activating women’s wisdom on a global scale! Diane Jung diane@gatherthewomen.org The Unfinished Business of Women’s Equality
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Hi Sharon,
I have listened to your conversation with Barbara Belknap( GTW Matrix convener) and loved your questions and also Barbara”s answers. I have been reading your website over the pastwo yrs, since I met you at the Mercy Center in San Francisco– I loved your presentatiuon therewhen you talked about the different stages of a woman”s life journey– and I laughed , because I relaized that I totally missed the “queen ” stage– and am very happy now in my next stage– of being a wise old crone– Ha !
After attending the gathering last yr in Wisconsin , I gathered up my courage and invited the group back here to Canada—
So I hope that you might consider coming to this event — and I would welcome the opportunity to share more about our event with you–
You can also take a look at this website to see where our Gathering will be–
http://www.trentu.ca/takeatour
look fwd to your reply, Sharon,
in light & love, Diane.
Dear Diane:
I appreciate your presence in my life. You added such a grace to our meeting in San Francisco. I don’t know that I will be at the GTW in Canada although I will use that higher brain function of curiosity. “I wonder what opens to get me to Canada and Diane.
I will definitely share information about the gathering through my circles and social networks.
Many blessings,
S-