Arizona Community of Thinking Women

NEWS RELEASE

Media Contact:
Kim Eagles – Founder
kim_eagles@msn.com

Wanted! Summer of 2008
Arizona Community of Thinking Women is looking for volunteers for board member over the following categories:

Social Action
Events
Research
Community Leadership
Writers
Educators
Research
Student’s Life
Community Outreach
Professional Life
Politics
Finance
Spiritually
Diversity
Film and Media
Book Club

Your task will include forming a staff of associates (your peers) to produce a social network virtual article column to express the views of generation to work in conjunction with a global project:
The “Global Social-Research Labs without Walls” project will use the social representation discourse approach to study network to network social on-line research effectiveness. As young women of Arizona let your voice be heard!
According to Luc K. Audebrand he describes how the social representation of a social object of 'fair trade' has particular meaning in the specific community of 'students'.
http://atlas-conferences.com/c/a/m/k/93.htm

What is social representation?
“In order for people in groups to talk with one another, they need a system of common understanding, in particular of concepts and ideas that are outside of 'common' understanding or which have particular meaning for that group. Words thus become imbued with special meaning within particular social groups.
Moscovici described social representation as:
“systems of values, ideas and practices with a two-fold function; first, to establish an order which will enable individuals to orientate themselves in their material and social world and to master it; secondly, to enable communication to take place amongst members of a community by providing them with a code for social exchange and a code for naming and classifying unambiguously the various aspects of their world and their individual and group history” (Moscovici, 1973)

The virtual community is a tool of empowerment, speed and convenience. By using social participatory ‘network to network’ research this project monitors the relationship of mutual exchange and sharing in the ‘knowledge of mobilization’ and promoting social values:

Building Leaders
Building Community and Resources
Collaborative Opportunities
Universal Vision-mindful of Global Community Issues
Develop the Spirit of Volunteerism

The goal will be to establish quarterly events, conference and seminars for future female professionals, academic undergrads and graduate student with like minded vision and goals to build support and advancement in their field on expertise and knowledge.