As we move our clocks forward one hour, we also take time... to honor women. We focus on progress. And, at the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic, we also focus on self care. 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY- Women Hold Up Half the Sky

HOLLYWOOD SUNSET FREE CLINIC

3324 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Celebrating Our Health March 8, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

All are invited, no charge. Donations will go towardsTB tests. Our goal is enjoy one another and to make enough to purchase 30 tests.

History:

1908-Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909-In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

1910- a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result

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PROGRAM

Margaret Flynn
Medical Qigong Practitioner
Qigong, along with acupuncture and herbal medicine, is one of the three branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  It is the practice of meditative exercise, both static and dynamic.  The purpose of practicing is to regulate, guide and cultivate the energy of the body for a "flow state" of balanced health and well-being.  To practice, one engages one's own breath, posture and intention to sense and attend to one’s own energetic status.  Certain exercises care for particular emotions, organs of the physical system, boundaries and points which support transformation.  The result is overall relaxation and health improvement.  Margaret Flynn is now in her 9th year of Qigong practice.  She holds a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Kansas City Art Institute and a Medical Qigong Practitioner certificate from The Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College, Berkely."

Andrea Forcina
Mental Health Clinician/Psychotherapist
Ms. Forcina is a psychotherapist at Hathaway Sycamore Child & Family Services. She volunteered in the HSFC Counseling
Center for many years as well as assisted in several clinic fundraisers and the Valentine Peace Project. Ms. Forcina is also a writer and spoken word performer.
The poetry she presents today was written specifically for International Women’s Day- Women Hold Up Half the Sky!
 

Lydia Kim
SCUSOMA  Acupuncture Intern
Acupuncture treats health conditions by stimulating “acu-points” found at specific location on the surface of the body.  The theory & practice of acupuncture is based on Asian medicine (known as traditional Oriental medicine), a comprehensive natural health care system that has been used in Asian countries for thousands of years to preserve health and diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. Lydia Kim is an Acupuncture Intern with Southern California University School of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.  Ms. Kim provides acupuncture services weekly for HSFC patients.

Betsy McClellan Hall, Representative
NutraMETRIX (custom health solutions)
Products include vitamins, anti-aging supplements, antioxidants, blood sugar maintenance, bone & joint supplements, cognitive health & stress management, orthopedic care,  skin health supplements, weight management, women’s supplements & more! Ms. Hall has volunteered with HSFC for several years working on the  silent auction annual fundraiser and marketing of clinic activities. She sits on the Marketing & Development committee of HSFC and holds the position of Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce Marketing & Development manager.

Teresa Padua
Executive Director HSFC
Aromatherapy is the term used to describe a therapeutic treatment using natural oils, which enhances well-being, relieves stress and helps in rejuvenation and regulation of the human body. Essential oils are the volatile (meaning they evaporate) liquids that are distilled from many parts of plants. Teresa Padua has practiced aromatherapy for over 16 years and has created several essential oil blends under her label; Ancient Wolf Woman Oils.   She has worked with healthcare practitioners in formulating specific oils as requested.  She will share a few sample oils at this event.

 "I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side." - Maya Angelou