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3 Part Series: Woodworking Toward Self Reliance

3 Part Series: Woodworking Toward Self Reliance Donate Now Give back and Sponsor this Series! This organization is amazing! A powerful, exciting, enlightening, fun, knowledgeable day! Proud to have been in their intro to tools class. Give them all your support. Tina Marie Woodworking and Power tools Participant APPLY HERE The Run Down: DATES, TIMES, & LOCATION Woodworking Toward Self Reliance: Women, Trans, and Gender Non Conforming Folks Only Hosted at… Read More »3 Part Series: Woodworking Toward Self Reliance

Power Tools and Woodworking NYC: April 22nd ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Gender NonBinary Only ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NYC Workshop – APPLY NOW * applications close April 12th and confirmations will be sent April 13th   Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Gender NonBinary Only Sunday – April 22nd 2018 1:00pm-5:00pm Brooklyn, NYC *This workshop is specifically for any one who identifies as a woman, trans, gender non conforming, or has the lived… Read More »Power Tools and Woodworking NYC: April 22nd ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Working On the Railway as a Transgender Woman by Mackenzie Boyer

Working On the Railway as a Transgender Woman: Experiences and Insights By Mackenzie Boyer I have worked in my fair share of male dominated industries. Before my current employment, I worked as a motorcycle salesperson, a used car salesperson, and a copywriter for a start-up that employed no more than two women at once. I am no stranger to the underestimation and undervaluing women face in the workforce in any… Read More »Working On the Railway as a Transgender Woman by Mackenzie Boyer

Frailty Myths’ Philosophy

FRAILTY MYTHS’ PHILOSOPHY © 2017 Frailty Myths  Contents: Who is Frailty Myths and What we do? Frailty Myths Pedagody Self Reliance Feminism and FM Intersectionality Queer Theory and Transfeminism Liberation Pedagogy Frailty Myths Workshops     Note to reader: Frailty Myths is committed to growth, a culture of feedback, honest dialogue, and learning together. This is a living document that was born from many conversations. Those conversations are continuous and… Read More »Frailty Myths’ Philosophy

Oakland CA: Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: No Boys – Aug 19th 2:00pm-6:30pm

OFFICIAL REGISTRATION IS OPEN! GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN NOW – WORKSHOPS FILL UP FAST! Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: No Boys August 19th 2017 2:00pm-6:30pm Oakland, California *This workshop is specifically for any one who identifies as a woman, trans, or gender non conforming. Apply for the workshop HERE This workshop will cover how to operate a number of basic power tools and apply those skills to a small carpentry… Read More »Oakland CA: Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: No Boys – Aug 19th 2:00pm-6:30pm

Oakland CA: Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: Women* Only: June 17th 11am-3:30pm

OFFICIAL REGISTRATION OPEN MONDAY JUNE 12TH at NOON.  WORKSHOPS FILL UP FAST! Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: Women* Only June 17th 2017 11am-3:30pm Oakland, California *This workshop is specifically for any one who identifies as a woman, trans, or gender non conforming. Apply for the workshop HERE This workshop will cover how to operate a number of basic power tools and apply those skills to a small carpentry project that… Read More »Oakland CA: Basic Power Tools and Woodworking: Women* Only: June 17th 11am-3:30pm

Join the Family Now! and become a monthly member of Frailty Myths

Help carry the next generation of leaders! Becoming a monthly member of Frailty Myths is the best way to support our work and join the family! Join at the giving level that is comfortable for you.  Join us as a Myth Smasher or a Fire Starter or a Mountain Climber or Impact Driver! It takes us all!  With each level you’ll get you’re Frailty Myths ‘membership card’ in the form… Read More »Join the Family Now! and become a monthly member of Frailty Myths

Happy Hour at SOMAR May 24th

Hey Fam! Join us for our first fundraiser in May 24th at SOMAR! It’s gonna be a great party and we’ll be raisin money so we can host more workshops and smash myths of frailty in the Bay Area and around the country!   We’ll be auctioning off great prices and holding a raffle for all sorts of goodies like Tshirts, books, tote bags, and more.   All proceeds from… Read More »Happy Hour at SOMAR May 24th

Intro to Strength Training – Feb 11th 11:30am *female identified only

Registration is officially open for the Intro to Strength Training Workshop: female identified only* Always wanted to learn how to lift weight but never have?  Whether because the weight room at the gym is unwelcoming and often unsafe for female identified people or because you’ve never had the training or tools, this workshop is for you! In this workshop, Frailty Myths teams up with The Queer Gym to work through… Read More »Intro to Strength Training – Feb 11th 11:30am *female identified only

Registration now open! for the Intro to Strength Training Workshop: Women* only – Jan. 28th 11am

Registration is officially open for the Intro to Strength Training Workshop: Women* Always wanted to learn how to lift weight but never have?  Whether because the weight room at the gym is unwelcoming and often unsafe for female identified people or because you’ve never had the training or tools, this workshop is for you! In this workshop, Frailty Myths teams up with The Queer Gym to work through tips on… Read More »Registration now open! for the Intro to Strength Training Workshop: Women* only – Jan. 28th 11am

Women, People of Color, and Getting Outside

Written by Erinn Carter When I got to college, one of the things that always perplexed my white friends was the fact that I had never been camping. Coupled by my lack of desire to do anything outside and many of them just could not understand why I didn’t want to go hike/camp/climb with them. Just the idea of other people going camping was perplexing to my black father. His… Read More »Women, People of Color, and Getting Outside