See Jane Do presents 2nd Annual Passion Into Action Women's Conference, April 29 & 30, 2011

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Contact:  Jesse Locks at [email protected]
or (916) 548-7716
March 9, 2011

NEVADA CITY, CA - Popular KVMR radio show and multi-media program See Jane Do presents the 2nd Annual Passion Into Action: A Women’s Conference with guest speakers Nina Simons, Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D., Tiffany Dufu, and Kathy LeMay plus workshops, musical performances, a Haute Trash fashion show and more, Friday & Saturday, April 29 & 30, 2011.

Join today’s leading women’s speakers and activists at the 2nd Annual Passion Into Action: A Women’s Conference held at the Holiday Inn Express in Grass Valley, CA.  This inspired gathering of hearts and minds, creates a space for women to tap into their passions, and through action, make them a reality. Passion Into Action: A Women’s Conference is a convergence of everyday women - small business owners, college students, teachers, grassroots organizers, community leaders, mothers and grandmothers - who (may or may not know it yet) are the pioneers and innovators of social change in the 21st Century. 

Passion Into Action: A Women’s Conference specifically serves women in rural communities and small towns, where little steps can lead to bigger changes at a rapid pace and community members are vested on a personal level in building a sustainable community in which they live.  Passion Into Action: A Women’s Conference is a space where friendships are made, businesses are created, ideas are explored, and movements are ignited. 

This year’s featured speakers include NINA SIMONS, the Co-Founder & President of Bioneers.  Bioneers is a national nonprofit that helps highlight, gather and disseminate breakthrough solutions to our most pressing environmental and social challenges.  This October was the 21st Anniversary of the annual Bioneers Conference held in San Rafael, CA which attracted over 3500 people from around the world. 

JEAN SHINODA BOLEN M.D., is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is a major advocate for a United Nations 5th World Conference on Women and past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing’s “Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award was in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women—For America, For the World, and the Canadian Film Board’s Goddess Remembered.  

TIFFANY DUFU, president of The White House Project.  In 2011, Tiffany became president of The White House Project, a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, 501(c)(3), aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency.  Tiffany has forged new partnerships, strengthened the Corporate Council, and refined the organization's strategy. Having now raised nearly $20 million toward the cause of women and girls, she has been featured in The Seattle Times, The New York Times and NPR, and is a frequent speaker on nonprofit fundraising and women's leadership. 

KATHY LEMAY is the founder, president and CEO of Raising Change, which helps organizations raise capital to advance social change agendas and philanthropic individuals with social action planning worldwide. Kathy, who began her global activism in war-torn Yugoslavia where she worked with women survivors of the siege and rape-genocide camps, has been a social change fundraiser for fifteen years, raising millions of dollars in the fields of women’s human rights, hunger and poverty relief, HIV/AIDS, and movement-building. Kathy has provided social-change fundraising and generosity trainings to hundreds of organizations throughout the world—including top-level executives at, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and CitiFinancial—as well as being a prolific public speaker on strategies that advance the movement for justice and empower women to come into their own voices. She has appeared on numerous tv and radio shows including Oxygen TV and the Oprah Winfrey Show.

In addition to these world renowned speakers, Passion into Action: A Women’s Conference features 15 workshops lead by leaders in their respective fields on self development, green living, health & wellness, leadership and the value of you.  From training women to take the lead and learning how to bring communities together around green issues to writing your story and upcycling your clothes, there is something for every person looking to connect with like-minded people to have a positive impact on themselves, their community and world.   

Workshop Leaders Include:
ALEXIS SCHROEDER, CAROLE CARSON, ELIZABETH JOHNSON, JEANNE DASARO, JENNIFER COHEN, KIM STRAVERS, KATHLEEN McINTIRE, PATT LIND-KYLE, CHAMELI ARDAGH, SHAWN TUTTLE, SONIKA TINKER, JESSICA READER, LINDA JOY MYERS, NEVADA LITTLEWOLF, STACY MALKAN.

Directions: Grass Valley is located one hour northeast of Sacramento, via Interstate 80 and Highway 49 North.  From Marysville and the north valley, take eastbound Highway 20.  From Reno and Lake Tahoe, take westbound Interstate 80 and westbound scenic Highway 20.

Accommodations:  Overnight visitors are encouraged to book local accommodations early.  Book rooms at the Holiday Inn Express by calling (530) 477-1700 or a dozen historic and charming bed & breakfast inns and several comfortable hotels and motels are located within walking distance of downtown Grass Valley or a short drive from nearby Nevada City. 

Holiday Inn Express, 121 Bank Street, Grass Valley, CA
FRIDAY 630pm DOORS, 7PM "OPENING NIGHT WITH NINA SIMONS plus Nevada Littlewolf and performances by The Feather River Singers"
SATURDAY 8:30am REGISTRATION, 9am- 5:30pm CONFERENCE, go to www.seejanedo.com for a complete agenda of workshops and times.

Limited number of tickets available for purchase - only 250 tickets available!
Ticket Price: Friday “Opening Night With Nina Simons” & Saturday Conference (includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch) $95adv/$105 door,  Friday “Opening Night With Nina Simons” Only $35adv/$45door, Saturday Conference Only (includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch) $70adv/$80door.  Tickets can be purchased online at: www.seejanedo.com

A portion of the proceeds go to The Friendship Club and the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition.

Passion Into Action: A Women's Conference is made possible by the generous support of KVMR 89.5FM Community Radio and Gather the Women.