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"What Will It Take?" Our yearlong anti-violence initiative View the "What Will It Take?" calendar

FEATURE: Men's Initiative Tony Porter, from A Call To Men, addresses the root causes of men's violence against women and how men can end it at the Foundation's Men's Initiative Kickoff on Jan. 17. MORE INFO...

• JAN. 25: Women in Global Business and Leadership - Real Stories, Real Challenges, Real Opportunities
  The Executives' Club of Chicago's Women's Leadership Breakfast Series
        7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan Ave.
        Foundation supporters get discounted tickets.
        RSVP required. MORE INFO...

• FEB. 14: Give yourself a Valentine: learn about your heart.
        11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
        Chicago Foundation for Women, 1 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1620
        Brown bag lunch about women’s heart health.
        Featured speaker Lois J. Lipton, Foundation board chair and heart disease survivor, who trained at the Mayo Clinic to get right to the heart of the issues.
        RSVP required. MORE INFO…
  
  
• FEB. 14: 5th Annual Valentine's Day Distinguished Family Violence Lecture: Can a piece of paper keep a battered person safe? Lessons from recent research on orders of protection
        2:15 - 4:30 p.m.
        DePaul Center, Room 8005, 1 E. Jackson Blvd.
        RSVP by Feb. 9 to (312) 362-5292 or lawevents@depaul.edu. Click here for the event flyer (PDF).
  
  
• FEB. 15: Lunar New Year celebration: two events
  Breaking Barriers: Celebrating the Asian American Women in Illinois. Cosponsored by the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and Madron LLC.
  Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
        Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Martin L. King Dr.
  Art gallery reception: 6 - 9 p.m.
        Madron LLC, 1000 W. North Ave., 3rd floor
        Luncheon tickets on sale.
        Reception benefits the Foundation's Asian American Leadership Council.
        RSVPs required. MORE INFO…
  
  
• FEB. 22: Women and Children Last: The Impact of Food Deserts
  Cosponsored and hosted by Chicago Urban League
        8:30 - 10 a.m., 4510 S. Michigan Ave.
        A panel and discussion on food deserts – urban areas without full-service grocery stores.
        RSVP required. MORE INFO…
  
  
• For more events see our calendar page.

• JAN. 19: Breaking news: Illinois parental notification law. Minors seeking abortion services will have to tell their parents, though a new bill may expand their options. MORE INFO…
  
  
• JAN. 18: For women’s sake, Keroack must go. Foundation’s board chair calls for President to withdraw controversial appointment to Office of Population Affairs. MORE INFO…
  
  
• JAN. 17: WCIA Channel 3 television from Champaign-Urbana featured the Champaign site of the Men's Initiative. Windy City Times publicized the Foundation's Roe v. Wade 34th anniversary screening of "Speak Out: I Had an Abortion."
  
  
• Read more in our Press Room or on our Past Events page.
  

What you should do

• FEB. 16: deadline for 2007 GoGirlGo! grant proposals. Download the application (PDF). Also, current GoGirlGo! grantees must submit mid-year reports before applying.
  
  
• FEB. 28: deadline to send us your stories, poems or essays for "Portraits: Stories of Hope and Survival," a theatrical project of "What Will It Take?" 
  
  
• JUNE 30: If you're planning an anti-violence event before the end of June, apply for a "What Will It Take?" Mini Grant of $500-$5,000. Apply at least eight weeks before your event.
  
  
• JULY 12 tickets to "The Color Purple" in Chicago on sale now, to benefit the Sojourner Fund of the African American Leadership Council.
  

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