2008 Woodie Awards
Teaching from tragedyAndrea Cooper uses her daughter's tragic death to educate
In the wake of losing an only child to suicide, many mothers would sob with grief, become outraged or start a long search for answers. Andrea Cooper did all of that, and then she turned her tragedy into a tool.
Since 1998 Cooper has traveled to more than 300 colleges and reached more than 80,000 students with her presentation, Kristin's story, about her daughter's battle with depression, rape and eventually suicide.…
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Spiritual complexityWomen and spirituality conference aims to challenge narrow thinking
Once a year, Minnesota State's Women and Spirituality Conference sheds light on varied spiritual and religious traditions and practices. The two-day conference challenges the idea that spirituality is synonymous with Christianity in the U.S.
The conference started in 1981 with a single lecture and 75 people in attendance and has grown to approximately 800 participants with nearly 120 workshops this year.…
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