Proposals to promote OWA Mission by Leslie Golden Proposals to promote OWA Mission, to be discussed at the next business meeting, October 19. The Steering Committee would like a good discussion on these items to receive direction from the membership. 1) School Scholarships - Scholarships at local design schools such as UC Berkeley, UC Extension, and other local institutions to promote the future visibility, viability of OWA and help future young women professionals. 2) Annual Field Trips to Completed Projects Start an annual field trip to visit buildings/homes designed by members. Annual field trip would rent at least one bus and request at least 2 high school potential candidates from approx. 50 Bay Area schools. Host a lunch at one of the sites. 3) Financial or volunteer Contributions to Building Bridges Child Development Center . Building Bridges is a non profit organization serving low income families in the City of Oakland. Financial Contributions or volunteer labor is needed in October to help build an Outdoor Discovery Area by the start of the program on January 1, 20011. The space was designed on a pro bono basis by Golden Associates, Landscape Architects through “the one percent” program. All contributions and volunteer efforts are promoted on “the one percent” web site and provide a needed service to single mothers and low income families in Oakland. Any level of financial contributions is welcome. 4) WOMEN + Architecture BOOK CIRCLES Facilitator: Wendy Bertrand in San Francisco 2011 OWA budget request: $1500 maximum. INTENT: OWA members read and discuss three books linking women & architecture and share the books with local libraries. CONCEPT: Small groups (minimum 5, maximum 7 OWA members and 1 potential member) to meet three times a year: January, March, and November to read and discuss books about both women and architecture (the profession, the built world, the history, the education, the theory, and the cultural impact). OWA’s Book Circles will donate all books to local libraries at the end of the year and publish the book titles and names of libraries receiving them in the San Francisco Chronicle with a short narrative about OWA’s objectives and website. 5) Workshops to meet Continuing Educational Requirement such as ADA courses. 6) Another Exhibition of Member's work? 7) Others ideas??? |
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Newsletter | Sep/Oct 2010
