Going to COABE?
Interested in know more about WE LEARN? our work? Women's Literacy 
issues?

Join us at COABE.
Women & Literacy: Moving to Power & Participation
Thursday, April 27. 2:15 - 5:00 (double session)
Presenters: Mev Miller,  Director & Founder of WE LEARN along with 
members of WE LEARN -- Daphne Greenberg, Silja Kallenbach and Andy Nash.

Presentation Content and Main Points:
This workshop will demonstrate a variety of projects and resources 
developed by WE LEARN (Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action 
Resource Network). WE LEARN promotes women's literacy as a tool for 
personal growth and social change through networking, education, 
action, and resource development. This membership organization 
addresses the barriers, consequences, and impact of gender-based 
differences on women's learning and how those differences affect 
women's success and their ability to progress socially, economically, 
and politically. WE LEARN is the only national U.S. organization 
directly addressing the issues of adult women's literacy and the needs 
of women in adult basic education. The workshop activities will 
encourage participants to consider the ways to address women's issues 
in literacy/basic education settings in order to empower women's full 
participation in all aspects of society.

The workshop will include a presentation of the resources and 
networking available through the WE LEARN website (), and discuss 
electronic forums such as . We will also display some of the books and 
materials from the WE LEARN library and participants will use them 
during the hands-on activities. We will discuss our writing projects; 
including he collaborative work we've done with NELRC to co-publish 
Issue #19 of The Change Agent on Women & Literacy, and Women's 
Perspectives Student Writing Initiative with samples from the first 
issue to be released in March 2006 on women's health & well-being. 
Activities will demonstrate ways to use several WE LEARN resources 
(lesson planes, etc.) and projects to develop the leadership and 
participation of women in ABE.

Participants will have time to share their experiences and discuss the 
innovative practices they have created. We will discuss our current and 
forthcoming research projects and ways in which participants can 
connect to WE LEARN, especially through regional groups.

Handouts will include The Change Agent #19, lesson plans, bibliography, 
and several other resources.

Mev Miller


WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director
182 Riverside Ave.
Cranston, RI 02910
401-383-4374
welearn at litwomen.org