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Healing for the Mind, Body
& Soul:
News Notes from CABWHP
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|  CABWHP 10th Anniversary Gala "Women
Who Dared:Our Legacy and our Future"
We marked our 10th year Anniversary
and acknowledged four "Women Who Dared"
during our recent breakfast celebration.
The gala, emceed by actress Lisa Gay
Hamilton, was held at the City Club
on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles on June
10, 2004.
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Advocate
Training Program 2004: Developing Black
Women's Health Activists
CABWHP will soon begin training a new
class for our innovative Advocate Training
Program (ATP). The ATP is a program that
is designed to train women from the grassroots
community to become effective health policy
activists and advocates.
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Update:
Universal Healthcare in California
Senate
Bill 921, authored by State Senator Sheila
Kuehl (D-23) which would provide comprehensive
health benefits to every Californian at
no new cost to California's general fund,
has been passed by the State Assembly
Health Committee by a vote of 12 to 5.
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| Walking
for Wellness Research Study |
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 It's not too late to sign up! To participate
in this research study with CABWHP, you
must live in the greater Los Angeles area
and be available to meet twice per month
in or near Inglewood. If you are interested,
contact project manager Octavia Miles
at 310-475-8675 or via email at olpmiles@earthlink.net.
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| Upcoming events:July 2004 |
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|  •ENJOY
A DAY OF JAZZ! Support Black Women's Health!
Purchase your tickets to the Hollywood
Park Jazz Festival from CABWHP by July
15th! You will help us raise funds for
our critically important work! The Jazz
Festival will take place at Hollywood
Park in Inglewood on July 24th. However,
we can only sell tickets through July
15th. Contact us at (310) 412-1828 for
more information.
ACTION ALERT
AB 2012 - Cosmetics: Cancer
and Reproductive Toxicity
Status: Senate Appropriations Committee
(Passed the Assembly on April 29, 2004)
BY: Zulema Laurent
AB 2012, authored by Assemblymember Judy
Chu (D - Monterey Park), would prohibit
the manufacturing, processing, or distributing
in the state of California of a cosmetic
or personal care product identified as
containing cancer-causing chemicals such
as phthalates.
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JULY 2004
| Thank
You to our Sponsors, Honorees, Donors,
Volunteers and Contributors for making
our 10th Anniversary Gala a success! |
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SPONSORS:
Harriet Tubman "Conductor"
The California Endowment
Drs. James and Karin Elliot Brown
Northrup Grumman
Sojourner "Truth Teller"
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Region IX Office of Women's Health
Fannie Lou Hamer "Freedom Fighter"
AMPdi
AstraZeneca LP
The California Wellness Foundation
Michel Dory and Van T. Moore
Judith Forman, Esq.
Barbara Jordan "Justice Seeker"
California Primary Care Association
Trudi Butts & Simone Erskine
Jemmott/Rollins Group, Inc.
Walter Marks, Jr.
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