Getting Back to Basics for an Active Summer!

Coach Kyra returns to OWL for a much-needed session to wake up our bodies, increase our endurance, and sharpen our awareness of safe and mindful movement

• • Workout for our entire bodies
  • Gentle exercises done sitting or standing
  • Exercises and stretches for daily and at-home use
  • No special equipment or abilities needed!

Coach Kyra is a well-known exercise trainer and coach who regularly works with the Community Living Campaign and other San Francisco senior facilities, helping older people stay fit and active according to their individual abilities.

Zoom video and call-in Meeting

Saturday, May 28, 2022—11 AM to 12:15

Zoom link to follow

YOUR INTERNET SECURITY:

Avoiding Risks to Your Data and to Your Mind

A presentation by Danielle Deibler

Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Safety on the internet is an issue that affects us all.

It is important to know how to protect:

• Your information
• Yourself, from internet-based predators and
• Yourself, from internet-driven financial scams

All of which can affect your emotional well-being and mental health.

Danielle is the co-founder and CEO of MarvelousAI, a natural language technology startup to expose bias and misinformation in online media; she leads threat intelligence at global nonprofit Quad9; and has decades in internet security, networking, software engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Look for your Zoom link or telephone call-in information via email.

Ensuring that women have opportunities to work as they age has always been part of OWL’s mission!

Learn about the Felton Institute’s SCSEP & Tech Squad

& Community Living Campaign’s SF ReServe program,  

providing services, training and work placement

for older adults and people with disabilities

• Amy Yu, Director of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), run locally by the Felton Institute, will describe this nationwide collaboration between the National Council on Aging and the Department of Labor

• Edith Yamanoha, from Felton Institute’s Senior Division, will teach us about the Institute’s Tech Squad Program

• Susan Pedrick will talk about SF ReServe, a project of San Francisco’s Community Living Campaign, which sponsors her work as OWLSF’s Office Administrator

Saturday, March 26, 2022, 11AM to 12:30 PM

Note:  The first 15 minutes of the meeting will be devoted to nominations for the OWLSF Board.  Also, look for the OWLSF Survey in the mail soon!

Zoom Link and telephone information to be provided

For more information call (415) 712-1695                                       Email: info@owlsf.org

WHAT’S NEW WITH THE CORONA VIRUS:

Now and Looking to the Future 

A Presentation by Dr. Anna Chodos

Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, 11AM to 12:30 PM

• What’s happening now and how can we stay safe at this stage of the pandemic?
• What can we expect in the future?
• What have we learned from the pandemic that will keep us healthy and prepared for the next public health crisis?
• Q & A period to follow

Dr. Chodos is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF and is board certified in Geriatrics.  She has a special interest in community health and how people can stay healthy at homes and in their communities.  Dr. Chodos attended medical and public health schools at Harvard University.

NOTE:  Nominations for the OWL Board will be taken at the beginning of the meeting, starting at 11  AM and ending at 11:15  AM.  Elections will be on March 26 at the start of the regularly scheduled membership meeting.

CALL OR EMAIL TO REQUEST ZOOM INFO

Come learn about the current state of issues, legislation and resources
impacting people from other countries who hope to live in the U.S.

OWLSF again welcomes knowledgeable and dynamic presenter
Rev. Deborah Lee
Executive Director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity,
speaking about:

          ♦    Demographics of immigration: The Immigrants and why they immigrate
          ♦    Legal Issues of Immigration: Asylum, Deportation, and DACA
          ♦    Resources for Immigrants: Federal, State, and Local
          ♦    Actions we can take

Rev. Deborah Lee has worked at the intersection of faith and social justice for over 25 years in community organizing and advocacy connecting issues of race, gender, economic justice and immigrant rights. Her work has been recognized as innovative and impactful, with many awards, including the United Nation’s Association of the East Bay and East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.

To llisten to an audio recording of the meeting, go to:
https://1drv.ms/v/s!BOcjC88eJNeggZMC4ZUNbY4rFemxUQ?e=Me6JcV

The Pandemic and Beyond:

Looking After our Mental Health

A Presentation by Dr. Patrick Arbore, EdD.

Institute on Aging

• Taking stock of the effects of this historic pandemic
• Coping with the resulting changes, losses and emotions
• Opportunities for learning and growth

Dr. Abore is a nationally recognized expert in the field of mental health and aging.  He has devoted his life to increasing awareness of isolation, loneliness, and depression in older adults.

Zoom video and call-in Meeting

Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021—11 AM to 12:15

The meeting was recorded and can be viewed by clicking the link and entering the passcode below

Women’s voices are important in today’s world.  Voices of older women are especially significant for their perspective on decades lived, and lessons learned.  Writing a memoir is one vehicle for telling stories documenting the history and societal change we have been a part of creating!  Join OWL for a presentation on this unique form of getting voices of older women out into the world.

Program includes:

• E. Eastman, writer, teacher, and memoir coach, who will talk about what a memoir is, its many forms, how to get started, and how to keep your project focused and engaging.
• OWL member Melanie Grossman has just published her memoir, Crossing Bayou Teche.  She will share her own process in creating a memoir and new understandings gained, followed by selected readings.
• Q&A period to follow.

Zoom Meeting link with telephone access will be sent prior to the meeting