Past Symposia

JANUARY 31, 1998                  

THE DELICATE BALANCE

Deborah Lee, Shirley Feldman, Barney Olmsted

Moderator: Wendy Tokuda

Panel Discussion


FEBRUARY 20, 1999               

FINDING BALANCE IN A HURRIED WORLD

Sue Bender, Shirley Feldman, Cecile Andrews

Moderator: Rebecca Corral

Nancy Cassidy, Mary Horngren


MARCH 4, 2000                      

ONCE A MOTHER, ALWAYS A MOTHER: Caring Across the Generations

Nel Noddings, Gloria Horsley, Ann Idzik,

Mary Ruth Quinn

Moderator: Jane Tight

Performance by the Shlepperellas


MARCH 3, 2001                        

EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE: Finding Calm amid the Stess

Dee Brummett, Fred Luskin

Moderator: Louise Pencavel

Break-out session with facilitators


FEBRUARY 8, 2003                 

THE UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE OF MOTHERHOOD: Celebrated in Story

Sheila Kitzinger, Kate Williams Browne,

Nancy Sheehan Ng, Yolanda Rhodes

Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

Roundtable discussion/video montage


MARCH 6, 2004                         

MOTHERING BY HEART: Compassion within the Moment

Amy Saltzman, Kris Goodrich, Josetta Walsh

Patricia Ryan Madson

Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

Musical performance by Nancy Cassidy


February 5, 2005                        

MATERNAL DESIRE: On Children, Love and the Inner Life

Daphane De Marneffe, Catherine Thomas

Moderator: Rona Renner

Musical performance by Hey Mom.


MARCH 17, 2007                        

IN THE SHELTER OF EACH OTHER: Mothers and Community

Dr. Mary Pipher

Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

Musical performance by Nancy Cassidy


MARCH 7, 2009                      

Momma Zen:  Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood

Karen Maezen Miller

Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn