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Wellsprings of Wisdom 
Conference Quotations 2004
“The conference gave the opportunity to so many women who could not otherwise receive the information and the fellowship. It was like a learning vacation for me and I had the opportunity to meet and get to interact with women from all walks of life. I had a chance to personally speak to women from the Middle East. This I could not have done any place else.”
"We need the continuity of a theme to make closer connections to other women and to delve deeper into issues and into our lives."
“I overcame my isolation, depression and hopelessness.”
“It is so rare to find a place that supports women for their own sake. To find like-minded special women in South Bend, Indiana, carries me through the rough spots. I have never found such support and open mindedness and inclusiveness at any other venue. Please keep this up – where else could someone on TANF and food stamps participate in something like this!”
"The 2004 Wellsprings Conference was empowering and a treasure for the mind, body, and spirit.”
"The conference was significant for some because it was able “to open the space to increase communication among diverse members of the community” or “to open diverse women to each other’s gifts and talents.” One woman realized that “knowledge is the first step towards understanding different people and cultures.” And another participant was able to recognize that “I can speak for my own people and also connect well with people from different cultures.”
"The conference was important in order to broaden women’s knowledge of each other, our similarities, differences, and to give us confidence, awareness of who we are and what we can do to make a difference.”
“The greatest importance for me has been the opportunity to meet all these fantastic women that otherwise I would not have met, being around supportive and cooperative women. All of the speakers I heard were excellent! And they treated us like we were like-minded women. [Wellsprings] has once again excited and strengthened my resolve to become a better individual and citizen. The challenge now is to find some way to maintain this resolve and these connections.”
"Rarely are women, let alone women of color, asked to be a part of the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages of change in a society where it has become a cultural practice to treat women unequally and to silence a women's voice based on the color of her skin. CWIL provides a space in which every woman's voice is heard and has equal merit whether she speaks Arabic, Ebonics, or Hindi."
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