Women Community Events in Berkeley, CA

Yelda Bartlett is the founder and principal of our firm. Yelda completed her undergraduate and graduate education in California public schools, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of California Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate degree at University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Yelda’s legal education and experience spans criminal, civil, legislative, as well as appellate work. During law school, she participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic hosted by the Northern California Innocence Project, where she investigated the innocence claims of inmates serving life in prison. Her interest in constitutional law led to a fellowship award by the National Lawyer’s Guild to work on Federal and State appeals of death row inmates. Later, she served as a Legislative Intern to the Public Safety Committee of the California State Assembly, where she researched and analyzed national criminal law policy. In addition to traditional litigation, Yelda is well-versed in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, having completed courses in Negotiation and Mediation, Advanced Multi-Party Negotiation, and International Negotiation & Dispute Settlement. In her practice, Yelda serves as a mediator for family as well as business disputes. Yelda is active in the local community. She served as a Commissioner for the Community Environmental Advisory Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women (COSOW) for the City of Berkeley where she was elected chairwoman of the Commission. Yelda is admitted to practice law in the State of California and is a member of Alameda County Bar Association, National Lawyer’s Guild, and the Iranian American Bar Association.

The Women’s Council of ARPB is the local chapter of the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers and an affiliate of the Associated Real Property Brokers (ARPB). ARPB is the local chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). The genesis of the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc was born over sixty years ago with the inception of the parent organization NAREB. NAREB’s formation in 1947 involved eleven men and one woman. The Women’s Council represents the largest of NAREB’s eight affiliate organizations. The Mission of the Women’s Council is to elevate the standards of women in the real estate industry by encouraging leadership, education and the exchange of information through group learning techniques; and to provide an opportunity for women to increase their knowledge and expertise in all facets of real estate. Membership in the Women’s Council. allows its members to enjoy being on the cutting edge, advocating fair housing, economic equality, educational training, and social dignity. Members are encouraged to become premier leaders in their communities, with the reassurance that collective voices can achieve greater accomplishments, splendor, recognition and unmatched results. The Women’s Council: (1)offers educational programs and seminars that focus on relative issues to help women grow in the field of real estate; (2) involves itself in key legislation that affects the real estate industry through our parent organizations (WCNAREB, ARPB, NAREB); (3) provides key advice on how to enter real estate fields that earn specialized designation.; (4) affiliates with other women organizations that share our philosophy in housing; (5) promotes real estate as a profession through its mentorship and apprenticeship programs to high school seniors and college students; and (6) promotes home-ownership through various home-buyer programs that the membership is abreast of. Members of the Women’s Council of ARPB, are dedicated to the promotion of ethical conduct in the interface of its members with the public. We are further committed to utilizing our collective efforts to secure a higher quality of professional service to the communities we serve.

The YWCA Berkeley/Oakland is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, developing leaders, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA is a global movement working for the empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women and girls in more than 100 countries. The YWCA Berkeley/Oakland is an independent, non-profit organization that provides programs, classes, workshops, and resources for the Berkeley and Oakland community. We also work closely with UCB students since we are located near the University of California, Berkeley campus. Over a 125 year rich tradition of dedication to the empowerment of girls and women, to racial and social justice for ALL people.

Women's Earth Alliance (WEA) is on a mission to protect our environment, end the climate crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world by empowering women’s leadership. Women's Earth Alliance (WEA) invests in grassroots women's leadership to drive solutions to our most pressing ecological concerns – water, food, land, and climate. Our work is not charity. Instead, we link women who are already established as community leaders with the resources, trainings, funding, and partnerships they need to build self-reliant, environmentally sustainable, and healthy communities. WEA believes that when women thrive, communities, the environment, and future generations thrive.