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PAUL, MN 55114 GOSEEDO/CALENDAR ...... 22 CLASSIFIEDADS.. 36 WWW.WOMENSPRESS.COM Race, motherhood, tapestries ... & more 4 Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 THISISSUE NORMASMITHOLSON Listening to and hearing stories KATHYMAGNUSON Philandro Castile was shot about a mile from the Minnesota Women’s Press office and near where we each live. Like many of our readers of all races, As a culture we hold an assumption we two white women have been feeling that we should be suspicious of all black at a loss for words — and unable to know men. Our law enforcement is predomi- what might be the next steps forward as nantly about militarization and getting our society grapples with issues of race the “bad guys,” rather than peace-build- and equity. After the most recent deaths on ing and community building. both sides of law enforcement, how do we At the same time, women make up get our arms around multiple issues that only 13 percent of the police force nation- are so big, institutionalized and nuanced? ally, with women of color even more There is a lot we don’t know about underrepresented. Women are shoot- Coming up: how we collectively move forward to ing victims, too, which is often ignored. become a more just society, but what They are also emotional victims — the September’s theme is “Why we do we do know is that stories matter — mothers, wives, girlfriends, children, the work we do” and we’re asking: listening to and hearing each other’s sto- as was the case in the Castile shooting Why do you do the work you do? ries. When we know each other’s stories, with Diamond Reynolds, his girlfriend, Send up to 150 words to when we see the world from each other’s and her four-year-old daughter. Where [email protected] experiences, when we was the outrage that an unarmed, calm Deadline: August 10 “What is going on understand that “others” mother was so matter-of-factly seen as September advertising sections: and where are have mothers and sisters a threat by police officers that she was • Elder Guide my people — and brothers, friends and handcuffed rather than being able to • Grrrls Go Green Guide the people who co-workers, homes and comfort her daughter? • Spirituality Guide Valerie Castile, Philandro’s mother, believe in stories, too, we are less • GoSeeDo/Calendar Guide likely to see “them” as spoke from her heart after her son was Deadline: August 10 dignity, freedom “others,” but rather as a killed. “I want to make sure this doesn’t and justice for all part of “us.” happen to another mother,” she said at a Watch for the Minnesota Women’s — who stand for a Our mission at the peaceful gathering outside the Governor’s Directory with the September renewed sense Women’s Press is to share residence. As mothers of sons ourselves, issue. of intentional, stories. We care about we feel for her. determined breaking down gender The kind of storytelling we do at October’s theme is “women and and strategic barriers to make change the Women’s Press — and the kind we politics.” collaboration?” for the betterment of all. could use much more of in the world — When has politics been personal To quote the late Paul happens by not just reading the stories to you? When has the personal — Roxanne Givens, Wellstone, “We all do bet- with our eyes, but with our ears and read more on page 33 been political for you? ter when we all do better.” hearts and minds. Tell us your story in 150 words. Gender is one of the We share women’s stories in ways that Send to [email protected] many layers in these recent killings. Men build community and encourage change. Deadline: Sept. 10 are doing most of the shooting, and most We all need to do that deep telling and October advertising sections: of the victims are men. hearing of stories — and • Health and Wellness Guide In our February 2016 magazine, where then translate it into atti- • Home Guide we focused on gun violence prevention, tudes and beliefs and action • Smart Women’s Guide to Voting Ruth DeFoster shared her research on for cultural change. OUT • Women and Pets Guide gun violence and gender. “An uncom- The theme of this August • GoSeeDo/Calendar Guide fortable fact,” she wrote, “is that violence magazine is “out” — stand- Deadline: Sept. 10 is an unambiguously gendered issue ing out, living out, finding out, speaking — according to the U.S. Department of out. At this critical time in our country’s Justice, men comprise nearly 90 percent history, we think it is important to hear of those who commit homicide.” varied perspectives and histories, to lis- Our culture teaches our boys of all ten to many voices and stories, and to colors, from a young age, that they need discern how we can take action to make to be tough and strong, that they should positive, inclusive and peaceful change in not back down, that they should not our culture. have feelings. and Co-Publishers Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 5 YOUSAID YOURTHOUGHTS OUT Letters from MN Women’s Press readers Each month we ask our readers to respond to a question. For August we asked: Have you ever been out? Surviving suicide loss Out of time Out of the dark Thank you for the article on suicide survivors. [ActNow column, MWP, July Though I try to hoard it, I am con- My forebears emigrated from Finland 2016] Janet Benz is a great representative stantly running out of time. Retirement in the late 19th century, and Finnish was for survivors and your magazine did a is incredibly busy, because it freed me to my parents’ first language. Believing we wonderful job of capturing her message get involved with activities I never had kids should grow up fully American, while giving hope and sharing warning time for while working full-time. But they kept their secret language from us, signs and resources — all critical elements for me the solution is at hand, and it’s a much to our mother’s later regret. when talking about suicide in a safe way. remnant from my newspaper days. My interest in the Finnish language Donna Fox, St. Paul I need deadlines. remained at the level of a hobby until Without deadlines, there is no sched- 2015, when I enrolled in Finnish 1001 Editors’ note: Fox is a director at National ule or impetus to get things done. I just at the University of Minnesota. Now Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI-MN. drift along, thinking I can write that every new word in Finnish — my birth- No Black women left behind story, mail that package, clean that mess, right language — is a nugget, an agate call that friend, harvest that rhubarb, I might polish and possess for my own Thank you so much for writing this arti- shorten those pants — tomorrow. personal use. cle! [OnYourMind essay, Kenya McKnight- Without deadlines stories get forgot- My new obsession with Finnish Ahad, MWP, July 2016] I am in the pro- ten, nieces miss their birthday boxes, feels very much like being in love. The cess of doing research on my own because closets overflow, friends drift away, language excites and exhilarates me and there’s no funding I can find to write about rhubarb goes to seed, and I have to roll fills me with longing, a desire to own this injustice! I am one of the unemployed my cuffs or wear the same thing. Again. its vocabulary, its cadence, its music. In black women in Minnesota, which is ridic- The hardest part may be the lack of Minnesota, it’s much more fun to roll out ulous since I’m educated, experienced and lists reminding me of those tasks and “rannalla” than to say “on the shore.” grossly underpaid when employed! I’m lib- when they’re due. But how do you set a Joanne Bergman, St. Paul erating myself out of the box and I’m going deadline on setting deadlines? to write to educate and release the data! Ruth Nerhaugen, Red Wing Tamara Mattison, St. Paul 6 Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 THINKABOUTIT Women’s Equality Day: August 26 When we went to press with this August magazine, the proposed 2016 Democratic Platform included a strengthened language of support for passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). In 1971 the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. “Equal Means Equal,” a film by Kamala Lopez, lays out the argument for why we need an Equal Rights Amendment embedded into the Constitution. A free sneak preview of the film will be hosted by ERA Minnesota on August 26, 6 p.m., at the St. Anthony Theater on Main Street in Minneapolis. After the film a panel of leaders will discuss the film and action steps. FFI: ERAMN.org Who gets to talk? When Hillary Clinton made history by becoming the first female U.S. presidential nominee from a major party, news analysis was led by men. On CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Fox and CNN morning shows, one in three guest voices were women. Only The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC reached 50 percent. On Megyn Kelly’s Fox News show, Clinton’s nomination was not mentioned as historic news — Kelly speculated about the cost of her wardrobe. Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics, and the Women’s Media Center, are part of a Who Talks? project with Gender Avenger looking at presidential campaign commentary by gender. From March through May, Anderson Cooper’s show was the only one to discuss Rachel Maddow the campaign with a roughly 50-50 lineup of male/female analysts. After Donald Trump made remarks in April on “the woman’s card,” the Fox News morning shows featured all men analysts. Source: USA Today Gender X in Ontario Justin Trudeau became the first Canadian Prime Minister to attend a Pride march. A few hours later, he announced that Ontario would offer a third gender option, “X”, instead of “M” or “F,” on driver’s licenses, starting in 2017. Health cards also now offer a gender-neutral option. Next up: discussing policies on how the government collects and uses gender infor- mation on forms. Currently Australia, Nepal, and New Zealand are the only countries to offer an option for people who fall outside the gender binary. Source: The Global Citizen Justin Trudeau Who wins? Pat Summitt, long-time women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, who died in June at age 64 of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, won more games than any other Division I college coach, male or female. With eight national championships, her salary eventually reached $1.25 million a year. She was once approached by Tennessee officials about coaching the men’s team. She dismissed the overture, asking, “Why is that considered a step up?” A 2016 report about inequality in women’s college sports, published by Reveal of the Center for Investigative Reporting, finds a pattern of college athletic departments hiring fewer female coaches, paying them less, giving them less power, and retaliating against those who speak out against discrimination. Pat Summitt Source: The New York Times and Bitchmedia
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Peace talks When the peace talks resume about Syria, a network primarily consisting of 350 women peace activists, called I Am She, hopes to play a role. Headquartered in Turkey, the network’s demands include increased participation by women in talks, new constitutional rights for women in Syria, and ongoing humanitarian aid. “Peace is more likely to last if women are involved,” says Marie O’Reilly, head of research at the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Inclusive Security, focused on women’s role in war and peace. Yet women made up only 10 percent of negotiators at peace tables between 1992 and 2011. Source: Women’s E-News
Monthly cycle of detection The founders of NextGen Jane are developing a “smart” tampon that uses the blood and cells collecting in a tampon to diagnose health problems. The product would test for biomarkers that provide information on fertility, and help diagnose specific medical conditions such as endometriosis and cervical cancer. The goal is to empower women to access timely information about their bodies rather than wait for an annual test with a doctor.
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Living “out” WHITING SARAH as a trans woman The unique perspective of being raised with male privilege, noticing how women tend to perceive themselves, and interacting within the categories of relationship by Kathy Magnuson Miranda Foslien, 57, is a military vet- eran with experience as a helicopter mechanic. She has worked as a para- legal, a real estate agent, a commercial truck driver and was the stay-at-home dad to two kids who are now adults. Currently she works as a charter bus driver. She grew up as a boy and came out to herself as transgender and then to others in 2006. Foslien spoke with the Minnesota Women’s Press about her life, including Miranda Foslien being out as a transgender person.
Minnesota Women’s Press: What was what would happen if both of us were We still love each other, but for her it was your gender identity journey? deployed. So I left the Reserve. not a marriage that would work. We sep- We came back to Minnesota in 1994 and arated in 2006. I had a gender change. In Miranda Foslien: When I was younger I worked as a paralegal, but it was too 2008, we divorced. I felt I should have been born a girl. much. I became a stay-at-home dad with I was always a feminist and someone Many of my friends were girls. But it was my kids. who said it didn’t matter if you were male the 1960s and 70s — and I was attracted My gender identity journey started or female. It doesn’t define who you are. to girls. with the realization that I needed to I have two boys I raised that way. When I got married. We moved from express myself. It was a struggle for me. I I came out they asked why I needed to Minnesota to California, where I went first came out to myself and, soon after, to transition from male to female if it didn’t to Cal State and my wife was a pedia- my spouse. It was really difficult for a few really matter. And I realized that it does trician in her residency program. I was years. It was hard for her, too. She married matter to me. in the Army Reserve and she was in the a guy, a quirky guy, but a guy, and she I was a 50-year-old trans person, in [an Air Force. After our second child was didn’t want to be married to a woman. economic] recession trying to figure out born, we needed to make choices about We are still family and we still co-parent how to survive. together even though our kids are adults. Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 11 MWP: How has being transgender problem with that. They either feel like look at the world as how they are per- affected you professionally? they are being fooled or that it makes ceived by men. I just don’t get that. Foslien: When I first got my commercial them gay. Part of the hardness is that a lot I grew up with a lot of privilege — drivers license there were issues coming of men will have sex with trans women with two parents who stayed together, out as trans. [Being a truck driver] can be but being in a relationship is a whole loved each other and their children. It a very gendered field and there was some different thing. When there are more men was a working-class family and a stable difficulty with that. who say it doesn’t matter, that will be household. I grew up white and went to When they do background checks a marker. a mixed-race church. Life was not perfect, and my past name comes up, I hear MWP: Have you experienced losing but good. That is all part of my privilege. doors close. They don’t even have to say male privilege and if so, how was that? MWP: What do you think it IS to be a anything. Foslien: I’ve been a helicopter mechanic woman? Or, they are excited when I apply and and a truck driver. A lot of times when Foslien: There isn’t one way to be a then they do the background check and I have to get something fixed they just woman. Just as there isn’t one way to be a I never hear back. When I call them they assume I don’t know what I’m talking man. When I first transitioned it was easy say they don’t need any drivers now. about. to say that I thought more like a woman Well, what do you think that means? Part of it is historical. I was raised as a than a man. That’s probably true, but I Sometimes it’s hard to know why boy. I was not raised thinking that people know a lot of women and I wouldn’t say people are being really weird to you. Is it have preconceived notions about being that any of them are the same. because you are a woman? Is it because sexualized and that I have to think about you are trans? Because that’s just the way MWP: You said that sometimes the violence in the same way that girls do. students on your school bus route they are? You don’t really know. Because of that I’m not as fearful as my asked if you are a boy or a girl. How The biggest problem is when people sister, even though we grew up in the do you answer that? hear me on the phone and don’t see me. same era and family but she was raised They think I sound male. If people see as a girl. Foslien: I tell them that, actually, I’m nei- me and hear my low voice they think, People say you are just a “normal ther. I’m a woman but I never was a girl. “oh, whatever, some women have lower woman,” just like any other woman, I say that it’s more complicated than you voices.” I can’t change my voice. Well, right? Yes, that’s true, but I was never a think it is and I’m your bus driver so it I could try, but I don’t care to. girl. I think there is a difference, but then really doesn’t matter if I’m a man or a MWP: What are some of the everyday there’s a difference between lots of [ways woman. I like that question. It shows an issues you experience? that] people grow up. honesty that adults don’t show. Adults might want to ask me that question but Foslien: The hardest part about living As a woman, people tend to think they’re not going to. my life out, which I feel like I do, is that about how you look as opposed to who I have a big past, with kids and an ex-wife. you are. I have [women] friends who are MWP: What would you want our People get confused when they find out younger and prettier than me. They are readers to understand about your I was married. more concerned about how people per- trans experience? ceive them and I understand that. I’m not When I’m in a room with mostly Foslien: The farther away I get from my an ugly person, but beauty is not what I straight people I am just seen as a mid- transition the less likely I am to think really care about. dle-aged, straight, white woman. If I’m in there is a right and wrong way to tran- I probably have not lost all of my [male] a more gay space, I’m read more as a trans sition, to be in the world. I could tell my privilege. A lot of times when women are person. There isn’t a lot of visibility unless story. Somebody else can tell theirs. That making a point it gets stepped on. And people are looking for it. Trans men blend is only their story. It’s just one individual. maybe if you have been stepped on a lot in more easily, especially once they grow Trying to tell my story is difficult. It’s hard [growing up] you tend to change the way facial hair. to get the full story. It’s complicated. One of the biggest problems for trans you look at things. I think I am less likely women is relationships. Men can have a to back down. A lot of my women friends
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SHESAID OUT SONDRA SAMUELS The gift of knowing When I woke the morning after results from my DNA test came back, the world was different. I was different. For the first time in my life I “knew.” As I contemplated this new information down domestic terrorism, widespread lynch- about who I am, I remembered growing up ing, convict leasing or mass incarceration, as one of only a few African Americans in my and wholesale discrimination. “integrated” school in New Jersey. I always I never learned the truth that they were despised history class. Shame cut through true Americans upon whose free labor this me whenever all the white kids would turn country was built and an unimaginable around in their seats to catch my reaction to amount of wealth and power was amassed. the lessons we learned about my heritage as I am the descendant of Africans who a slave in America whose ancestors contrib- have lived, loved and died fighting for free- uted little to the U.S. or global society. dom and to make America a more just and I shrank from the glare of the white kids equitable country. We are still doing that. who knew with certainty that their ancestors Today for the first time I know more details There is nothing were from countries like England, Germany of my story that started long, long ago — of or Sweden. I knew they gained strength from which American slavery was just a small part. shameful about “knowing” because I was weakened by not. Now I know that 80 percent of my ancestors my past. What is And if the knowing wasn’t enough to clothe are from various countries in Africa and 19 shameful is that our them in an armor of confidence, the history percent from Europe. (Given the lawful and books in our hands — replete with stories widespread rape of black women that was a schools still do not of their ancestors, inventions, discoveries, significant part of slavery, almost all of us are teach all students kingdoms and conquests in America and truly biracial — white people, too!) Some of that African beyond — cemented it in their minds. the countries of my ancestors include Benin, The more I learn about my history, the Togo, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Portugal, Americans are the more confidence and pride I garner. There Spain, and others in Western Europe. descendants of is nothing shameful about my past. What is Knowledge is not just power — it’s confi- strong, noble and shameful is that our schools still do not teach dence. A whole new world of discovery has all students that African Americans are the opened up to me. Links to genetic break- resilient Africans descendants of strong, noble and resilient throughs, connections to unknown relatives, who established Africans who established governments, ran and conversations about countries of origin governments, ran vast empires, and created rich cultures of art, at dinner parties with white friends that I can music and dance. now participate in! vast empires, and Unlike the years we spend in class learning My hope is that one day all African created rich the intimate details of the kings and queens Americans will get the gift of “knowing.” cultures of art, of England, Spain and China, little details If I had time, I’d advocate for the American are provided in regard to the significant Government to pay the $100 it costs for each music and dance. contributions and courage of Africans and of us to get our DNA tested. In light of the African Americans. I discovered on my own fact that African Americans never received how their love, strength and faith enabled the 40 acres and a mule promised as repara- them to survive the unspeakable horrors tions for slavery, my proposition is cheap. of slave ships, 250 years of human bond- Sondra Samuels is the President and CEO of age, routine rape, medical testing, torture The Northside Achievement Zone. and family destruction. And then, for over 150 years after slavery ended, they faced
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ONYOURMIND OUT KAY Not out of money STIENESSEN I started learning about money as a child. My dad always paid his bills first. He worked hard, usually had a couple part-time jobs in addition to his regular job. He had a family to support and take care of, and that was important to him. Mom took care of us, too. There were eight children and she managed the house with all that entails. Watching them manage and handle life, following their values gave me a great start in prioritizing my needs. We start establishing our values very Start simple: young. If you weren’t shown any discipline • Save $5 per week. Put your change or $1 around money you have to find ways to teach bills in a jar at the end of each day — you’ll be yourself to be conscious about how much surprised how this adds up. money comes in and what it is spent on. • Don’t charge anything on your credit card An important family value we learned was that you can’t pay off when the bill comes. that it was also important to save some of the • If you have large credit card bills, always money we earned. I was so proud when I had pay more than the required payment so that If you weren’t $300 in my savings and received a “golden” you get it paid off. Make a plan to get rid of shown any passbook from the bank. I earned money by that debt. babysitting until I was old enough to get a job • If you’re partnered or share joint accounts, discipline around after school at the local drug store and later be involved and know where your accounts money you have as a cook at the Big Steer restaurant. It was are located. Review the statements at least important that I save and set goals. It might quarterly to make sure you’re aware of what’s to find ways to have been an outfit, a car, school, but the going in and out. teach yourself to savings had a purpose. People often ask me, how much do I need be conscious This background set me up for times that for retirement? This number varies as much weren’t easy as an adult. I always made sure as people do. It depends on the lifestyle you about how much my bills were covered first. I looked at my want to live or maintain. The biggest gift you money comes spending needs and worked to cover those can give yourself as you head towards retire- while putting together a plan so I wouldn’t ment is to get rid of debt. Debt can be a huge in and what it is always have to live that way. drag on your retirement plans. spent on. Time goes by either way. Not having a plan Working with someone you trust to help is a plan — you are simply choosing to keep you understand how you feel about money life the same. Remember that even costs will and get you started on a plan that fits your increase, so having some type of plan to grow needs will help you stick to your plan. your income and save will help you in the Kay Stienessen lives in Minnetonka and is a long run. financial advisor. Securities offered through Keep your eye on the prize. What are your Harbour Investments Inc. Member FINRA/ goals? Where do you want to be in 5 years? SIPC. Will your income needs change in 5 years, 10 years?
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recovering HOUSE OF WAYSIDE COURTESY PHOTOGRAPHY from addiction Just by being female, you’re at a higher risk for major consequences of substance dependence. St. Louis Park’s Wayside House has been addressing women’s unique recovery needs for more than 50 years.
Jessie C. Everts on the by Julie Kendrick steps of Wayside House.
During the early years of Even with a treatment demographic a young age and have turned to them as that spans women as young as teenagers self-medicating or as a coping strategy.” the women-only treatment cen- and as old as retirees, women with sub- Out in the open stance use disorders usually share some ter Wayside House, addiction Wayside House was founded in 1954 by common threads. Sarah Mary “Sally” DeVay, a Honeywell experts thought women were “Often the women who come to us have employee. She gathered community been led into addiction through their rela- less likely to develop substance stakeholders from around the Twin Cities tionships and have a harder time in recov- use disorders. But as changing metro area to launch an agency that would ery because so many of their most import- address the needs of women in poverty. attitudes brought less social ant relationships are built around their Nine years later, Wayside House began substance of choice,” says Jessie C. Everts, stigma for those openly dis- to focus on women’s chemical depen- vice president of Clinical Programs at dencies, identified as a primary barrier cussing recovery or seeking Wayside House, in St. Louis Park. “Many holding them back from personal, physi- of the women we see here experienced treatment, it became increas- cal and economic success. The center cur- trauma or abuse as children. They have rently treats more than 400 women each ingly clear that women were often been exposed to these substances at year, many of whom bring their young addicted at rates equal to men. children with them for a residential stay. Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 19
Women, biology and addiction to be much harder to stay sober,” Metabolism plays a big role in Everts says. addiction and that creates greater risk The leadership and counsel- for women. Because the female body ing staff at Wayside House has typically contains a higher percent- been all-female since its mid-1950s age of fat than a man’s, its fat cells founding. “We’re a therapeutic store toxic substances like drugs and community in which clients are alcohol for much longer, metaboliz- surrounded by other women all ing them at a slower rate than men the time,” Everts explains. “We do. This biological reality can set want them to see women working women up for serious trouble. together and working with them in “We feel the effects more quickly, a healthy way.” often after just a use or two, and the “I’ve observed that men often pre- effects of use are longer lasting,” fer working one-on-one as they seek Everts says. “Even more critically, recovery, but women are more likely Wayside House women often progress more quickly to be relationship-focused,” she says. into substance abuse. The phenom- “We have family therapy that encour- enon is called telescoping, and it’s a ages family members and children to In her own words major issue for many women.” be part of the solution. We purposely The story of “Laura,” a Wayside House client Everts cites statistics that only build a sense of community as part of “I am an employee, a daughter, a friend, a one in 10 Minnesota women with our treatment model.” sister, a mother, a co-worker, a student, a cousin, these disorders is accessing treat- New threats: opioids and pot a niece and an aunt. I am also an addict. I was ment. Wayside House approaches About 20 percent of Wayside sober for five years and doing well. I forgot substance use disorders as only one House clients are battling an opi- to put my recovery first and things unraveled symptom of larger, systemic mental oid addiction, which has grown quickly. I relapsed and continued to use until health and trauma issues, which over time. “Often a woman will I had alienated everyone. I kept using when I often requires a longer treatment start taking prescription painkill- was fired from my job and my husband divorced period than most programs. ers, and when those drugs are no me. I kept using despite getting arrested and “People go to rehab to get the longer available she will turn to being charged with a felony. I kept using when chemicals out of their system, but we heroin, which is relatively cheap my son was taken away. I kept using until I hit start with an examination of what’s and readily available in the Twin rock bottom. going on in the rest of their lives,” Cities,” Everts says. She also notes “This is how I arrived at Wayside House. I was she says. “We believe that the oppo- an uptick in the number of women spiritually, emotionally, morally, and physically site of addiction isn’t sobriety, it’s who are seeking treatment because being connected in healthy relation- bankrupt. I no longer had a will to live. I was of an addiction to marijuana. “Just homeless, jobless, friendless and scared. I had no ships, so that’s a big focus for us.” because 24 states have made it idea how to help myself and nowhere to turn.” Wayside House residents often legal in some form or another spend 60, 80, or 120 days in resi- doesn’t mean it’s not a potentially Wayside House dential care, and then continue with dangerous drug.” The mission of Wayside House is to empower outpatient treatment several times a “We see the needs, which are women to recover sobriety, identity, family, week. “We can keep someone sober growing,” Everts says. “We are home and community by providing treatment, for 30 days, but if they are experi- making plans to increase in size and housing and supportive services. encing the same memories, trauma scope so we can help even more FFI: 952-926-5626 or www.waysidehouse.org and out-of-control emotions as they women to reach recovery.” did when they came in, it’s going
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“Insides on the Outside” A microscopic look at being an artist and being human by Norma Smith Olson On one level it’s a visual joke. Eva Rose Cohen was thinking about the familiar expression — “she wore her heart on her sleeve” — when she created the mixed media piece, “Insides on the Outside,” on the cover of this month’s magazine. But, she wondered, what if it wasn’t just her heart that was visible, but also her lungs, stomach, intestines and other body parts? The artwork that started as a colored pencil drawing of a woman wearing a T-shirt with her internal organs on display has both figurative and literal meanings for Cohen. “You kind of put your feelings out there if you’re someone who is wearing your insides on the outside,” she says. “It’s about being emotional, expressive and transparent.” From a literal viewpoint, with today’s advances in bio- medical sciences and increasingly sophisticated visualization technologies, we can better see what’s going on inside our bodies. “That’s kind of a wonderful thing,” Cohen says. “But in this time of increased surveillance, there are fears about data security, privacy, breaches — and who has access to that information. “Knowledge can promote peace of mind. On the other hand, it can increase fear. What’s lurking inside me?” Cohen says. Filtered or boxed? Knowledge can promote peace Fanciful and imaginative, comical and humorous, sharp and raw, realistic and political, progressive and feminist, his- of mind. On the other hand, it can torically Jewish and musically themed — Cohen’s artwork “ goes in a lot of directions. And she likes it that way. increase fear. What’s lurking Her drawings or paintings are grounded in the real world of people, things, and places. She likes to push the bound- inside me? — Eva Rose Cohen aries of what’s real. She plays with patterns, line and color, often layering her artwork with different mediums. ” Cohen is currently creating a series of black-and-white comic strips about the lived experience of being an artist — the challenges and creative processes. The first three in her series have been published on the mnartists.org website, with Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 21 three more in the works yet this year. In one comic, she explores the concept of being a box or a filter artist. “Basically, artists could be broadly grouped into one of two categories,” Cohen explains. “If you’re a box artist, you have a plan and are intentional about the work you make.” Before start- ing, the artist has thought about how she wants to create and why, what materials will be used, what the end product will look like. “Making the work is about exe- cuting the plan,” she says. If you’re a filter artist, your Eva Rose Cohen work happens more sponta- neously. It’s more automatic. “Your hand or arm is a conduit COHEN ROSE OF EVA COURTESY IMAGES for inspiration from a subconscious level,” Cohen says. “Often, the artwork is more abstract, but not necessarily.” Cohen says she tends more to the boxed style. “I have ideas about what I want to make. I think about what I want to say, how I want things to look. I’m a little more [planned about] what I do.” Yet like many artists, Cohen uses both strategies. “Being totally locked into one mode can be limiting,” she says. The filter approach also works into her artwork. “Especially in my work with patterns and backgrounds. I’ll start playing with lines — it may be a squiggle, and I didn’t plan out that squiggle, but I like how it looks and I respond to it.” Working it out Cohen has five or six jobs outside of her artwork. “Which is true of a lot of artists,” she says. She teaches Judaics at an afternoon Hebrew school, located at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul. At her congregation, Or Emet: Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, she’s the director and a teacher at the monthly Jewish cultural school, where she also plans holiday events for families and prepares students for their bat/bar mitzvah. Cohen has several jobs in medical training as well, including as a medical actor and standardized patient trainer. She helps coach medical students and other professionals — represent- ing a patient’s perspective, offering suggestions surrounding language usage, behavior and ways to make a patient feel more comfortable and respected. In her artistic process, Cohen often recycles or repurposes supplies and even her own artwork. She drew “Insides on the Outside” with colored pencils on black construction paper years ago and set it aside. Later, when she had leftover acrylic paints from an art project with her students at Or Emet, she connected her earlier drawing with a newly painted-from- leftovers canvas to create a finished collage composition. “Sometimes my creative ideas will come to me from really concrete, expressive things,” Cohen says. “And, sometimes it’s colors and patterns. Often it’s connected to not wasting materi- als and to have something beautiful come out of those urges.” FFI: www.evarosecohen.com 22 Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016
ONGOING THROUGH 8/27 Mayan Tapestry Contemporary artists of the Maya Women’s Rug Hooking Cooperative of GoSeeDo Guatemala will exhibit textiles that combine the art of rug hooking with the design and vibrancy of traditional Mayan clothing. Joan Mondale Gallery of Guide the Textile Center, 3000 University S.E., Mpls. Mon.- Thurs., 10 a.m.- 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. FFI: textilecentermn.org
8/3 AND 8/10 WEDNESDAYS Rethinking Race This two-part series examines common beliefs and misconceptions about race and racism, with the goal of increasing awareness to pursue racial justice from an informed perspective. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s UCC, 900 Summit Ave., St. Paul. FFI: 651-224-5809 or spucconsummit.org/cms2
Jennifer Davis, left, and Amy Rice ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST Compiled by Mikki Morrissette Abundance on Earth For the fourth time, Jennifer Davis and Amy Amy Rice also has an exhibit, “Grow Rice share a two-person show after a decade of Where You Are Planted,” through Sept. 4 mutual appreciation of their art. Davis creates at Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Main images from an imagined universe. Rice testifies St., Hopkins. Free. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; to the abundance of real life on earth. Their Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 12-5 p.m. feminine ethos: care for what’s in your midst. FFI: www.hopkinsartscenter.com The exhibit is at Track 29 City Apartments Gallery, 2841 Bryant Ave. S., Mpls. Noon-6 p.m. daily. Free. FFI: track29gallery.com Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 23 www.womenspress.com GoSeeDo Guide 8/12 FRIDAY Reading about family Freya Manfred (“Raising Twins”) and Kao Kalia Yang (“The Song Poet,” a memoir of her Hmong father) are featured in an evening of poetry and short stories. Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, 6666 East River Rd., Fridley. Free. 7:30-9 p.m. FFI: 763-574-1850 or banfill-locke.org
8/17-31 Freya Manfred Kao Kalia Yang Enough Israeli-American perfor- 8/14 SUNDAY mance artist Iris Bahr has Poems of motherhood written a jarring and complex More than 100 poets from award-winning play, DAI around the world are featured (“enough”), which glimpses in “All We Can Hold: Poems of the lives and thoughts of eleven Motherhood,” which explores the characters in a Tel Aviv café language of motherhood from before a bombing. It features a many voices and experiences. solo performance by University This reading includes local of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater writers Kristin Laurel, Freya B.F.A. graduate Miriam Manfred, Eva Olsgard, Molly Schwartz. Highland Park Sutton Kiefer and others. Community Center, Magers and Quinn, 3038 1978 Ford Parkway, St. Paul. Miriam Schwartz Hennepin Ave. So., Mpls. 7 p.m. FFI: 651-647-4315 or Free. FFI: magersandquinn.com mnjewishtheatre.org 24 Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 GoSeeDo Guide 8/26-28 FRIDAY-SUNDAY Love of the dance The local Dans Askina (“love of the dance”) Turkish Dance Ensemble specializes in traditional and contemporary Turkish-style dances. Its Rakkas Minneapolis dance weekend will include 11 multi- skill Turkish and Egyptian dance workshops, “Ask the Artist” conver- sation on Fri. (free, 6-8:30 p.m.), and a gala show Sat. ($7-17, 7 p.m.). International performers will teach workshops, including Turkey’s Reyhan Tuzsuz and Artemis Mourat, who is of Turkish and Greek origins. Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Main St., Hopkins. FFI: For workshop package and ala carte Artemis Mourat pricing, www.bellydanceamina.com/RakkasMinneapolis
8/26 FRIDAY “It’s My Way” Buffy Sainte-Marie’s career began more than 50 years ago with “It’s My Way,” the title track of her 1964 debut, now re-imagined on a bold new album. Its message about the road to self-identity and the conviction to be oneself still resonates with the Cree singer-songwriter, artist and activist. 7:30 p.m. Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. $36-50. FFI: 612-332-5299 or www.dakotacooks.com
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ONGOING THROUGH 8/31 Whimsical marriage contracts Anna Abramzon’s whimsical ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts) will be featured in the St. Paul Jewish Community Center’s Gallery Walk, capturing the spirit of traditional Jewish art with a contemporary perspective. Her ketubah (singular form) refl ect couples of all genders. Free. Gallery open daily until 10 p.m. 1375 St. Paul Ave., St. Paul. FFI: 651-255-4757 or www.stpauljcc.org Anna Abramzon
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Opus & Olives: Fine Print & Fine Food | Sunday, October 16 Opus & Olives The five authors in this year’s lineup have attained national and international recognition and, for supports the mission the first time in Opus & Olives’ history, all five are women. Emcee: Faith Salie and Approval Junkie: of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Adventures in Caring Too Much; Nadia Hashimi and A House Without Windows; Terry McMillan and Library and local FMI / tickets, call 651-222-3242 or I Almost Forgot About You; Candice Millard and Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape literacy projects of visit us online: thefriends.org/opus and the Making of Winston Churchill; Mary Roach and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. the Pioneer Press. Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 25 www.womenspress.com GoSeeDo Guide See more calendar listings online at www.womenspress.com Look for the MWP at these events in August • FEW: CSB President, Mary Hinton: Authentic Leadership for Women, Aug. 10 • J Alan Financial: “Retirement Income with Guaranteed Principle,” Aug. 10 • MN Women’s Consortium annual meeting, Aug. 10 • 9th Annual Breast Cancer Ride, Aug. 13 • Women Rock: Tune it Up, Tear it Down drum workshop, Aug. 20 • MN Women’s Consortium’s Trivia event, Aug. 25 Ruth Donhowe, • Association of Black Women in Higher left; Bettye Olson, Education—MN (ABWHE-MN) events upper right; • League of Women Voters—South Tonka events Carolyn Brunelle, • MN Peacebuilding Leadership Institute lower right film series • NAWBO-MN events ONGOING THROUGH 9/11 • PACER Center workshops and events Long artistic lives in nature • Second Saturday Divorce Workshop for Women Three long-time local artists are featured together in the exhibit “Nature • Women Entrepreneurs of MN events as Muse,” at Norway House, 319 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls. Bettye Olson, • Women Leading in Technology events in her mid-90s, will be joined by Ruth Donhowe, in her mid-80s, and • Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) events Carolyn Brunelle, in her 70s. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Women’s Environmental Institute (WEI) events $5 seniors, $6 general, free to members. FFI: Norwayhouse.org
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On the http://tinyurl.com/TU-FringePicks Sat., 8/13, 10 p.m. verge of divorce, a couple juggles flight and at www.fringefestival.org. Shaken — and Stirred delays, air sickness, vocabulary words from Cost: Wristbands for a full day’s Utilizing inspiring musical sources from Lord of the Flies, and an appearance by the admission can be purchased at around the globe, master Near Eastern great god Dionysus. Performed by wife and “Afterlife” Fringe venues. $16 on weekdays; dancer Cassandra Shore and 20 dancers from husband Stacey Poirier and Edward Linder, All Night Check: Beautiful Young Ladies Bird of Seven Colors $22 on weekends; kids 12 and Jawaahir Dance Company delight the senses the play is a humorously disquieting pair of to Perform for You This Erin Sheppard Presents Horror Festival under are $5. with folkloric heritage of the Middle East, as monologues about marriage, morality and remount is based on a Puerto Rican folktale. A Chicago’s The Wandering Uterus Project cre- well as some surprises. the stuff we can’t keep down. The Minnesota Fringe girl is cast off from her home and sent in search ated their show around an historic brothel coin. Where: Intermedia Arts Where: Mixed Blood Theatre, of the treacherous Bird of Seven Colors. The Festival has become Skewing both sex culture tropes (think porn When: Fri., 8/5, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 10 p.m.; 1501 S. 4th St., Mpls. all-female ensemble of dancers and choreog- storylines and Halloween clothing) and polit- Wed., 8/10, 7 p.m.; Sat., 8/13, 1 p.m.; Sun., When: Thurs., 8/4, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 7 p.m.; a hotbed for raphers work in tandem with a storyteller in a ical tropes (elections and debates), these three 8/14, 7 p.m. Tues., 8/9, 7 p.m.; Thurs., 8/11, 10 p.m.; Sat., women artists ladies invite audience members up on stage fun, accessible and spooky performance. 8/13, 5:30 p.m. The Abortion Chronicles to tell their stories to participate in their satirical romp through a Where: Univ. of Minn. Barbara Barker Center for “Brothel of the Future.” Dance, 580 Rarig Center, 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. The Red Letter Society presents bold story- Compiled by Stacey Poirier, artistic director and showcase their Where: Univ. of Minn. Rarig Center Xperimental, When: Fri., 8/5, 5:30 p.m.; Sun., 8/7, 1 p.m.; telling about abortion — which is more terri- of Theatre Unbound, Minnesota’s current, talents. In today’s 330 21st Ave. S., Mpls. Tues., 8/9, 7 p.m.; Fri., 8/12, 8:30 p.m.; fying, funny, sad, complicated and necessary longest-running women’s theater company. American theatre When: Fri., 8/5, 7 p.m.; Tues., 8/9, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., 8/13, 4 p.m. Wed., 8/10, 5:30 p.m.; Fri., 8/12, 10 p.m.; Rune scene, where less than Sat., 8/13, 8:30 p.m. Vox Medusa tells their stories through a The Salvation Army Strength givesgives youyou thethe 18 percent of plays Afterlife stimulating combination of contemporary powerpower to to produced are written SunsetGun Productions offers a popular dance, live vocals, electronic music, and video Booth Manor change For seniors 62+ change remount from the 2009 Fringe. 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Sometimes There’s Wine than you might expect. Based on true stories. Funny ladies Shanan Custer and Carolyn All proceeds to benefit Planned Parenthood Pool team up again after their long-running and Whole Woman’s Health. vignette comedy, 2 Sugars, Room for Cream Where: Theatre in the Round — a show inspired by coffee. Guess what When: Fri., 8/5, 7 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 10 p.m.; IFYOUGO: inspired this one? Tues., 8/9, 10 p.m.; Fri., 8/12, 8:30 p.m.; A full list of women-focused Where: Theater in the Round, Sun., 8/14, 1 p.m. Fringe shows, happening 245 Cedar Ave., Mpls. For Worse Aug. 4-14, can be found on When: Thurs., 8/4, 10 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 7 p.m.; Theatre Unbound brings a new play from Theatre Unbound’s website, Sun., 8/7, 8:30 p.m.; Thurs., 8/11, 8:30 p.m.; company founder Anne Bertram. On the http://tinyurl.com/TU-FringePicks Sat., 8/13, 10 p.m. verge of divorce, a couple juggles flight and at www.fringefestival.org. Shaken — and Stirred delays, air sickness, vocabulary words from Cost: Wristbands for a full day’s Utilizing inspiring musical sources from Lord of the Flies, and an appearance by the admission can be purchased at around the globe, master Near Eastern great god Dionysus. Performed by wife and Fringe venues. $16 on weekdays; dancer Cassandra Shore and 20 dancers from husband Stacey Poirier and Edward Linder, $22 on weekends; kids 12 and Jawaahir Dance Company delight the senses the play is a humorously disquieting pair of under are $5. with folkloric heritage of the Middle East, as monologues about marriage, morality and well as some surprises. the stuff we can’t keep down. Where: Intermedia Arts Where: Mixed Blood Theatre, When: Fri., 8/5, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 10 p.m.; 1501 S. 4th St., Mpls. Wed., 8/10, 7 p.m.; Sat., 8/13, 1 p.m.; Sun., When: Thurs., 8/4, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., 8/6, 7 p.m.; 8/14, 7 p.m. Tues., 8/9, 7 p.m.; Thurs., 8/11, 10 p.m.; Sat., 8/13, 5:30 p.m. The Abortion Chronicles The Red Letter Society presents bold story- Compiled by Stacey Poirier, artistic director telling about abortion — which is more terri- of Theatre Unbound, Minnesota’s current, fying, funny, sad, complicated and necessary longest-running women’s theater company.
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Where are my people? ROXANNE GIVENS “Mother, mother there are too many of us crying— brother, brother there are too many of us dying …” These prophetic words are excerpts from the lyrics of Marvin Gaye’s song, “What’s Going On?” The song was released in 1971 and could heritage, culture, contributions and history just as easily have been 2016. During the of African-Americans. By doing so we can ensuing 45 years, little substantive or eliminate some of the barriers of race that intentional transformation has occurred divide us as a nation. in Minnesota or our nation to address the Where are my people who support the cyclical nature of racial fissures. This leaves urgent need for social change models that us historically traumatized. Are we doomed are inclusive, safe environments — where to relentlessly and repeatedly re-live the authentic American history can come alive? ugliest aspects of our history? Where are my people who support the The root problem of today’s deadly police notion of merging political leadership with America is a force goes far beyond the unconscionable civic leadership to responsibly design and country with a trigger-happy actions of any one police offi- implement transformative and impactful limited historical cer or any single police precinct. The problem policies? We can start by supporting a com- is hundreds of years old and long overdue to mon sense approach to gun control laws. perspective and a be addressed. Minnesota has a long-stand- Where are my people who recognize that short-term memory. ing systemic and cyclical history of unhealed the new brand of racism is about liberals People in our racial traumas that reach back to the birth of publicly supporting but failing to recognize this nation. that some of the decision-making is actually society are America is a country with a limited hamstringing progressive policies? suffering from historical perspective and a short-term I am mourning in the only way I know the affliction memory. People in our society are suffering the recent murders of Philando Castile, from the affliction of “historic amnesia.” Alton Sterling, the police officers and of “historic Thus, Americans are robbed of any meaning- others who were injured — by actively amnesia.” ful social or historical context for the interra- participating for social justice and demand- cial police abuse and violence routinely vis- ing action. The horrific murders of law ited upon black, brown, poor and mentally enforcement officers are tragic, deplorable ill Americans with seeming impunity. and morally and ethically WRONG and Until Black life is valued to the same counterproductive to progress! extent white life is by members of law What is going on and where are my enforcement, the criminal justice community people — the people who believe in dignity, and Minnesota elected officials, the question freedom and justice for all — who stand for of legitimacy of the police and their actions a renewed sense of intentional, determined will remain. Regularly scheduled race and and strategic collaboration? equality training should be mandatory for Roxanne Givens is a sixth-generation Afri- all law enforcement officers, all governing can-American Minnesotan, philanthropist, bodies, local, state and federal employ- founder of the Archie Givens Collection of ees and every individual elected to hold African American Literature at the Universi- public office. ty of Minnesota, and principal founder of the An impoverished understanding of Minnesota African American Museum. history can and has led to Minnesota’s unyielding cultural marginalization. History WHAT’SONYOURMIND? is about connecting the dots between the We’d like to hear it. For writer’s guidelines, past and present, exposing true American go to www.womenspress.com and click on history and making it accessible and “AboutUs.” Email your 450-word personal relevant to a much broader audience. essay to [email protected] The goal of Black history, descriptively synonymous with American history, is to expose the larger community to the rich 34 Minnesota Women’s Press, August 2016 YOURSTORY OUT LAURA WILKENS In prison – my time seeking out I was being transported to the intake garage at Shakopee Women’s Prison on a gray, lifeless December morning in 2014. All I could think of were the lost years ahead of me and how I could get out. The previous day I had been sentenced to women who have become lifelines for me in 42 months (3-1/2 years) behind bars for a this spiritual desert. probation violation stemming from an almost I was accepted into CIP and left the general fi ve-year-old DWI. I was entering a maxi- population of the prison in early May 2015. mum-security prison and I was terrifi ed. I excelled in the program and was ecstatic I began a letter writing campaign to plead about shaving 11 months off my sentence. my case to anyone who might be able to help Six weeks before my graduation and return me. My only results were a graveyard of home, a clerical error was discovered and empty ballpoint pens. I quickly realized that I was immediately sent back to serve the I was powerless and voiceless in a system remainder of my sentence. Welcome to life I’ve continued to that simply didn’t care. They have heard it in prison. work hard to be all before. My battle through the remainder of my I learned of the Challenge Incarceration sentence has been soul crushing at times. my best self. Program (CIP), a six-month, highly disci- I am fed a daily diet of frustration and dis- I met some strong, plined boot-camp-style program. I eagerly appointment on top of the ugliness and vice courageous women applied. Hope bloomed anew. I began train- that runs rampant here. I’ve continued to ing for the physical qualifi cation test, which work hard to be my best self, be of service to who have touched prison legend warned was tougher to pass others, and to search for the positive. my life deeply than Army boot camp. I hit the gym and was I continue to work out daily and recently vigilant about following all of the seemingly ran my second 5K. I met some strong, and for them endless rules in order to avoid any discipline. courageous women who have touched my I amA grateful. MindfulBesides Approach an early torelease, Legal what Problem interested Solvinglife deeply and for them I am grateful. me most about CIP was the reentry services I don’t know what to expect when I’m • Familyoffered. Law I would • Divorce need them, since I lost my fi nally out. Time does not move in prison, but business when I gained a prison term. life keeps on moving outside. I am one of the • Child Custody DisputesI wanted prison to work for me; I did not lucky ones; I still have a home to go back to, • Domesticwant toViolence work for the Issues prison. I lived spar- an amazing family and friends who love and ingly. On a not-so-merry Christmas morn- support me. I am stronger and better than Allisoning, I began Maxim my fi rst job in the kitchen baking I was when I came in. I have hope. I am going Rated as a Risingfor Starall 650 Attorney women. by Super In my Lawyers free time I took a home. I’m getting out. sociology class. I frequented the library and Laura Wilkens wrote this essay when she was www.maxim-law.comread voraciously. I enrolled in a technical an inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility 651-294-2407college offi ce-support program, one of the few in Shakopee. 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It takes extra Where do you see and Mentoring Program. gumption to mentor a teen Great parents are women connecting Teen pregnancy rates have gone down, parent — and has extra and making change not born, they are but there are still vulnerable, isolated rewards.” It is a “circle of in your world? “ teens who are parenting, according to Ann support,” she says. “We taught. We see young Send me your story: Gaasch, Executive Director of Family Wise. can’t always look to pro- magnuson@ Their clients (“mentees”) are often living fessionals for that.” mothers who want to womenspress.com in poverty and tend to be 14-21 years old. Sabrina’s mentor, Toni be good mothers but Many are new immigrants. Forsland, had grown up “Great parents are not born, they are in an adoptive family. She have not had role taught — everything from how to sing and her husband have had modeling. They are nursery rhymes or how to read a story to a many foster children and child,” Gaasch says. “We see young moth- have adopted four. Now looking for someone ers who want to be good mothers but have she mentors. not had role modeling. They are looking for “Awesome,” is how to support them in someone to support them in that role. These Forsland describes the that role. These moms moms love their babies.” program. “At the end of Mentors in the program are often moms our first meeting Sabrina love their babies. with younger children who want to give asked me, ‘Can I hug you?’ back. Some mentors are older women who I did and I told her ‘I will — Ann Gaasch, Executive Director of Family Wise” may not have had children. The program be your mentor as long as asks for a year’s commitment, but often you want me to.’” the relationship continues much longer by Her advice to other mentors is simple: choice. They expect mentors and mentees “Be yourself and be kind. If they need you, to connect at least four times a month, twice be there.” in person. She thinks Sabrina will be a good mother. “Every relationship is different,” says “She looks at that baby adoringly. She has Gaasch. “It’s mostly about communication. her eyes on that baby all the time.” Sometimes it’s about problem solving.” Activities might include getting a library FFI: Family Wise card, going to a park or taking the mentee to http://tinyurl.com/MWP-FamilyWise a professional work setting to see what that To learn about becoming a mentor: is like. It might be going on college visits or [email protected] helping get a prom dress. 612-877-7826 Family Wise hopes for young moms to stay in school and continue their education To learn about becoming a mentee: after high school. They want to help build [email protected] a strong, healthy relationship between 612-877-7835 the young mom and child. They strive for babies to be on track developmentally. 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