The YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts was founded in 1911. The Mission of the YWCA speaks to the elimination of racism and the empowerment of women. The YWCA has undergone major changes nationally, regionally and locally, but it has continued “to create opportunities for women’s growth leadership and power” since its inception.
The organization adopted its One Imperative in 1970, “to thrust our collective power toward the elimination of racism wherever it exists and by any means necessary” and continues to work to that goal internally and throughout its service area. The Board of Directors and staff reflect the diversity of the area with a concentrated effort to have many locales served.
The YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts serves the region surrounding Greater New Bedford including communities south of Brockton, east to Provincetown and west to Attleboro. The YWCA is one of 300 local associations of the YWCA USA, incorporated individually and operated autonomously by a Board of Directors elected by the general membership.
The programs and services of the YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts are identified in five areas. They are Advocacy, Adult Services, Wellness for Women and Girls, the Women’s Collaborative Project and Youth Services.
Mission:
The YWCA is a women’s membership movement nourished by its roots in the Christian faith and sustained by the richness of many beliefs and values.
Strengthened by diversity, the Association draws together members who strive to create opportunities for women’s growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision: Peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people.
The Association will thrust its collective power toward the elimination of racism wherever it exists and by any means necessary.
Please visit us online at: http://www.ywca.org
Their new CD, Turn Up the Quiet, will be released in early May, and follows the unprecedented success in early 2010 of Mr. Stein’s previous Whaling City Sound release, Raising the Roof, which spent 6 weeks in the Top Ten on JazzWeek’s national radio chart, peaking at #2, with an additional 2 weeks at #3.
Mr. Gill’s thoughtful and nuanced delivery is put to good use in an eclectic selection of material, some well known, with some obscure gems thrown into the mix - all written by top composers of the American song book. John Stein and Ron Gill have performed together in various groups for many years, and they deliver the music with a sensitivity and sympathy that is rare, even among the best jazz artists.
The rich interior of the 1866 Wamsutta Club provides the ideal setting for this quiet and moving music, and enhances the ambience of the evening and performance. The club is located at 427 County Street, at the corner of Union Street, in downtown New Bedford. Ample convenient parking is available right at the Club. The Wamsutta Club is handicap-accessible.
Tickets are $25 each, and are available at the YWCA, 20 South Sixth Street, New Bedford, (508) 999-3255; online www.ywcasema.org; at Baker Books, 69 State Road, Dartmouth, (508) 997-6700; and by calling Whaling City Sound at (508) 992-6613. Tickets will be available at the door, but seating is limited and the event may sell out in advance.