[Peace] March is Women's History Month / events on campus
Karen Medina
kmedina67 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 6 17:58:24 UTC 2012
[Forwarding this from the Women's Resource Center / Events during March
2012: Women's History Month. -karen medina]
*March 1 - March 31 @ Monday - Thursday 9 AM-10 PM; Friday 9 AM to 5 PM;
closed Saturday and Sunday @ Women’s Resources Center—Art Exhibition:
National Women's History Month**. *This exhibit celebrating the
accomplishments of women is a collection of posters, documentary
photography, and new media highlighting women's history in sports and
athletics. Contributions from Gender and Women's Studies, the Women's
Resources Center, and community organizations. Join us in celebrating
women’s history and women as athletes! ****
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*This week @ Women’s Resources Center and Out & About on Campus…*****
*Tuesday March 6—Caryn Riswold Events*
Caryn D. Riswold, Ph.D., is a feminist theologian in the Lutheran tradition
and currently Associate Professor of Religion and Chair of Gender and
Women's Studies at Illinois College in Jacksonville. Her latest book,
*Feminism
and Christianity: Questions and Answers in the Third Wave*, is now
available for Kindle as well as in print. In addition to blogging at *The
Religious Left*, Caryn regularly tweets about things at the intersections
of feminism, faith, politics, and pop culture @feminismxianity. Caryn
Riswold’s visit is sponsored by Diversity Ed, Interfaith in Action, Unit
One/Allen Hall, and the Women’s Resources Center. Her visit is part of the
Illinois Interfaith and Service Challenge. DiversityEd, a unit of the
Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations, works to create
opportunities and spaces for transformative educational experiences and
builds capacity for critical thinking to promote compassion, fairness, and
community-building. More writings by Caryn Riswold are available at the
blog http://www.thereligiousleft.org. Join us for these events, all free
and open to everyone! ****
*~Tuesday March 6 @ 12Noon @ Women’s Resources Center, 703 S. Wright St., 2
nd fl, Champaign—Faith & Feminism presented by Caryn Riswold. **
~Tuesday March 6 @ 8 pm @ Murphy Lounge, University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright
St., CH—Women and Interfaith Work with Caryn Riswold.
~Tuesday March 6 @ 9:30pm @ Unit One/Allen Hall Guest Apartment; 1005 W.
Gregory Dr., U—Informal Conversation with Caryn Riswold.*****
*Tuesday March 6—NOON—Food for Thought Lunch Series @ Asian American
Cultural Center—Celebrating Asian American: Women Leaders in
Urbana-Champaign a panel discussion facilitated by May Xiong, Asian
American Cultural Center.*Please join us for lunch. Free, all welcome!****
*Tuesday March 6—7:30 PM—NOW Meeting @ Women’s Resources Center; 706 S.
Wright St., CH. NOW: National Organization for Women/UIUC Chapter.*NOW's
purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in the
mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and
responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men. This purpose
includes, but is not limited to, equal rights and responsibilities in all
aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, and family
life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, ethnic
origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, or parenthood.
This meeting is open to all interested individuals. ****
* **Tuesday March 6 @ 7pm @ Main Lounge at Allen Hall—No Body is Perfect:
Battling Fat Talk and the Thin Ideal presented by Eating Disorders and
Disturbances Treatment Team/Counseling Center.* Are you interested in
learning more about the many factors that influence our body image? Are you
aware of the negative ways we talk about our bodies and the fact that it is
shaped by media’s obsession with thinness? In this workshop, we will
explore the factors that perpetuate negative body images and focus on ways
that we can battle them. This interactive workshop will encourage you to
question the ideals that society holds and be critical of information that
the media provides. Are you ready to start battling the status quo? Free &
open to the public. Information
https://www.facebook.com/events/360300690669595/ ****
*Wednesday March 7—NOON—Food for the Soul Lunch Series @ Bruce Nesbitt
African American Cultural Center; 708 S. Mathews, U Microaggressions with
Jioni Lewis & Research Team*. Please join us for lunch. Free, all welcome!**
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*Wednesday March 7 @ 5:30 PM @ Lounge, Asian American Cultural Center—Yoga
Class by the Yoga and Meditation Club* This free yoga session is offered
to students and faculty of the University. Bring your own mat. Sponsored by
the Yoga and Meditation Club.****
*March 8 International Women’s Day 2012: CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING
FUTURES!!*****
*Thursday March 8—NOON—Lunch @ LaCasa Lunch Series @ LaCasa Cultural
Latina; 1203 W. Nevada, U. MEChA and La Casa Cultural Latina present
Semana de la Mujer.* Please join us for lunch. Free, all welcome!****
* **Thursday March 8 @ 12noon @ Asian American Cultural Center Lounge; 1210
W. Nevada, U—What Falls Outside: Narratives of Resettlement with Laura
Fugikawa, Postdoctoral Fellow, Asian American Studies.* Free & open to the
public.****
*Thursday March 8 @ 6PM @ 301Mumford Hall—Finding Dawn Film Screening &
Discussion. *Commemorating "United Nations Day for Women's Rights and
International Peace",* *this film and discussion is sponsored by the Native
American House and co-sponsored by: Women's Resource Center, Amnesty
International, National Organization for Women, Channing Murray Foundation,
American Indian Studies, Department of Sociology, and Gender & Women's
Studies. Free & open to the public. ****
* **Thursday March 8 @ 7pm @ Women’s Resources Center—Women on the
Move/Women-Only Fitness Series. *Women’s Resources Center is pleased to
announce the beginning of a new wellness series called *Women on the Move,
a *weekly women’s –only fitness class and safe space for women who for
personal or religious reasons may be unable or uncomfortable with working
out in co-ed facilities. First come, first served—please arrive early, wear
comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring a water bottle and towel. Each
class features an introductory talk, warm-up, fitness class, and wellness
talk-back where students can ask questions about their health! A diversity
of fitness classes means students will be introduced to different fitness
styles, cultures, and traditions. ****
* **Friday—March 9 @ 12 NOON @ Women’s Resources Center—WTF: Dispelling the
myths about Tourette Syndrome – An experiential discussion on concealable
stigmas and the ‘coming out’ process with Mark Patishnock, Counseling
Center. *Diversity and Social Justice Education presents its lunch
discussion series. Free and open to the public.****
*Friday March 9 @ 6pm (Doors open at 5:30pm) @ Tryon Theatre, Krannert
Center for the Performing Arts—Celebrating a Legacy: A Night with Nikki
Giovanni.* Presented by the YWCA of the University of Illinois in
partnership with Women of Color and Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural
Center. We invite you to spend an evening with Nikki Giovanni! This event
is free and open to the public. We hope you will join us for this exciting
evening! ****
* **Sunday March 11 @ 2pm @ Orchard Downs Community Center; 510 W. George
Huff Dr., U—Eco-Family Fest. *An afternoon of family-activities to
encourage an appreciation for the environment! Activities include: nature
walk, craft time with natural materials, Mother Earth story-time, caring
for the environment discussion, and a group sing-a-long with Odd Music, a
local band whose instruments are made from reclaimed/repurposed materials!
Food will be provided (and partially prepared—*ants on a log, ladybug
cupcakes!)* for and by families in attendance. Free and open to the
public—this is an all ages event and part of the 2nd Annual Campus
Ecofeminism Summit, organized through the Women’s Resources Center on
campus. The Women’s Resources Center and Orchard Downs Family and Graduate
Housing are partnering together to host Eco-Family Fest.****
*Sunday March 11, 6pm—29th Annual University of Illinois International
Dinner & Performance Night @ YMCA. *Join us for a night of cultural cuisine
and performances featuring food from over 30 countries and entertaining
performances from local students and community members. Sponsored by the
University YMCA and the International Student and Scholar Services Office.
Tickets: $8 each, available at the front desk of the Y. * * ****
*Coming SOON @ Women’s Resources Center…*****
*3rd Annual Feminist Film Festival*is hosted by the Women’s Resources
Center/Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations. This Annual
Feminist Film Festival welcomes films from students, faculty, and staff at
the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. People underrepresented in the
media field are especially encouraged to submit a film to the festival. The
Annual Feminist Film Festival is a grassroots event that utilizes art and
alternative media to bring social issues into the fore. The goal of the
festival is to showcase independent film spanning documentary, narrative,
and experimental genres in order to explore perspectives often missing from
mainstream media and culture. Now in its 2nd year, the festival strives to
serve as a space for underrepresented artists and filmmakers—particularly
women and people of color—to raise consciousness concerning issues related
to gender, race, class, sexuality, and other dimensions of social
inequality, as well as, the deconstruction of normalized categories of
being. The University of Illinois Annual Feminist Film Festival is
organized and hosted by the campus Women’s Resources Center, in
collaboration with a variety of campus units and departments. Students,
faculty, and staff at the University of Illinois are encouraged to get
involved. For more information, contact the WRC Program Coordinator at
217.333.3137 or rstorm2 at illinois.edu. ****
*Submission Requirements:*Submissions must come from undergraduate and
graduate/professional students at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Short film submissions should be between 5 minutes and 15
minutes in length. No films over 15 minutes will be accepted into the
festival. Films submitted to the festival must meet two of the following
criteria: Films created with a focus on gender and/or social justice
issues; Films that bring focus to local and/or global issues; Films created
by people underrepresented in the media field (women, people of color,
queer/transgender, persons with disabilities, etc.). ****
*Important Dates/Deadlines:* Submission Deadline: Friday, April 13th, 2011
by 5pm at the Women’s Resources Center ****
*All submissions must be burned to a DVD and labeled with: *Name of
Director(s); Name of Film; Length of Film (ex. 5:15 reads “five minutes and
fifteen seconds”); Address of Director; No submissions will be returned
after the film festival.****
*Festival Screening:* Monday, April 23rd, 2011 at 7pm at the Art Theater in
Downtown Champaign****
*Other Opportunities… *****
Take a moment and tell the *League of Women Voters* what issues matter to
you! What would you like local politicians to address? David Gill and Matt
Goetten are seeking the Democratic nomination for the US House of
Representatives from Illinois's 13th district. On March 14th they will
face off in a televised debate. You have the chance to influence the
questions the candidates are asked. The League of Women Voters is
conducting a shirt survey to use in forming the questions to ask the
candidates. Please take a few minutes to respond and have your voice
heard!By taking the survey, you are eligible to receive one $25 Amazon gift
card! Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9HXJRBJ****
Two students have started *OneBigCollege @ University of Illinois*. The
reasoning behind this idea lies in the fact that experiences at a school of
over 40,000 students: At such a big school, it’s easy to miss what’s going
on across campus. For each one of our fellow classmates going to college is
a unique experience. Up until now there has not been a place for all of our
individual stories to meet. Our mission is to bring everyone together into
OneBigCollege: http://onebigcollege.com/uiuc/. Our goal is for students to
tell their stories to create a campus-wide dialogue to bridge the gap
between students at the University of Illinois. We hope to be able to work
with you to help spread this message and raise awareness of causes that are
important to your organization and its members. On a section of our
website, we have a Causes link. Let us know what cause your organization
stands for and we’ll post it for the campus to see. This can help your
organization gain exposure to a larger audience to help raise support for
your cause. All we ask is that you tell your members about this website and
encourage them to send us submissions. Submissions can be sent to
onebigcollege at gmail.com or through an anonymous survey: ****
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFN3Q3FOTk52N0x3UFNnT0VWSmxEeHc6MQ#gid=0
*. *****
Request for identification of non-accessible campus areas! The Chancellor’s
Committee on Access and Accommodations seeks your assistance in identifying
areas on campus that are not accessible to all members of the university
community. Complete a brief questionnaire for this purpose @
https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/6643470 <http://../../../../../fb/sec/6643470>.
Reginald Alston, Office of the Chancellor alston at illinois.edu****
*Women’s Support Group*—Spring 2012—WEDNESDAYS—5:30 pm@ 2nd Floor Resource
Room, Asian American Cultural Center; 1210 W. Nevada Street, U. The Women’s
Support Group is specifically for women students who have been sexually
assaulted or abused within a relationship. It offers a mix of education and
support allowing members of the group to work on trauma issues which have
impacted their lives and gain support from their peers. The group will be a
reflective process where members can share their feelings and experiences
with other survivors. The group is facilitated by a trained staff person
each week. For more information: womenscenter at illinois.edu or call Pat @
217.333.3137****
*In Focus* is a six-week group that offers education and peer support for
students who experience difficulties commonly associated with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Group meetings will be
interactive and help students develop valuable skills for succeeding in
school, career, and daily life. Group sessions for the Spring 2012 semester
will be held on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:30pm from March 28 to May 2 at the
UIUC Counseling Center. Weekly Topics include March 28: Goal Setting; April
4: Procrastination and Time Management; April 11: Managing Moods; April 18:
Self-Care; April 25: Identity; May 2: Relationships. For more information
and to register for In Focus, please contact Jodi Thomas at 217-333-3704 or
jmthomas at illinois.edu. ****
*Teaching Assistants For 2012-2013 @ Department of Gender and Women’s
Studies: *The Gender and Women’s Studies Program is seeking applications
for teaching assistants to staff discussion sections of GWS 100
(Introduction to Gender Studies) for fall, 2012 and spring, 2013.
Appointments will be one-half (50%) for three sections and will include a
tuition and fee waiver and a salary that meets or exceeds the university
guidelines. Teaching assistants hired for these positions will attend the
weekly lectures conducted by the professor and be available to meet with
her/him as needed, prepare for and teach three weekly discussion sections,
and grade all papers and assignments in her/his assigned discussion
sections. Applicants must be UIUC graduate students in good standing who
will be registered during the semester(s) they will be teaching; they
should also have previous teaching experience and a strong academic
background in gender studies and feminist theory. Applicants should send
following material, electronic submission only, gws-email at illinois.edu:
Cover letter stating your interest in and qualifications for teaching
Gender & Women’s Studies; Current CV; Two letters of reference. DEADLINE:
March 5, 2012****
*University of IL Black and Latino Male Summit 2012: Call for
Proposals: *Sponsored
by: University of Illinois: Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural
Center (BNAACC) and La Casa Cultural Latina (La Casa). Summit Date:
Saturday, March 31, 2012/10:00 AM – 4:00 PM @ Activities and Recreation
Center (ARC); 201 East Peabody Drive, CH. The 2012 Black and Latino Male
Summit (BLMS) provides a forum for Black and Latino men to discuss issues
on manhood and to develop strategies to achieve academic success,
professional development, and wellness. Furthermore, the organizers and
sponsors of this summit seek to promote camaraderie, coalition building,
and community between Black and Latino men at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. The theme for this year’s summit is: Black and Latino
Male Summit 2012: A Sideline Story. We ask that potential presenters
incorporate this theme into their workshop. Inspired by rapper J. Cole’s
song “Sideline Story”, the goal is to highlight and empower Black and
Latino Males by putting them in the forefront rather than leaving them on
the sideline. The summit encourages submission of innovative proposals that
address the conference’s focus on Black and Latino Males in Higher
Education and consider the following issues: Manhood, Identity &
Intersections; Coalition Building; Leadership; Academic Success Health &
Wellness Professional Development. Proposal submission deadline is Friday,
March 2, 2012, 5PM CST. For more information or to submit a proposal
contact: ****
Rory G. James, Director****
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC)****
rjames4 at illinois.edu ****
OR****
Lizette V. Rivera, Director****
La Casa Cultural Latina (La Casa) ****
lriver4 at illinois.edu ****
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*Meet the Staff @ the Women’s Center!!*****
Pat Morey, Director****
Joan Wingo, Office Support Specialist****
Jenn Scott, Coordinator of Sexual Assault Education****
Rachel Storm, Program Coordinator****
Shantel Martinez, Graduate Assistant****
Maggie Thomas, Graduate Assistant****
Elena Solomon, Evening Receptionist****
Tarita Preston, Evening Receptionist****
Jessica Pulliam, Office Assistant****
Akshita Siddula, Office Assistant****
*Women’s Resources Center Spring 2012 HOURS:*****
Monday through Thursday—9 AM to 10 PM;****
Friday—9 AM to 5 PM;****
Saturday & Sunday—closed unless there is a program****
Like the WRC on FB!! Follow the WRC online: click
here!<http://www.go.illinois.edu/wrc>
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March is National Women’s History Month—get in touch with your women’s
history!****
*March 5 @ 5 PM *@ Council Chambers; Champaign City Building; 102 N. Neil
Street, CH.* Women’s History Month Presentation to Champaign City Council. *In
conjunction with a month-long display of Women’s History Month in Atrium,
Champaign City Building****
*March 5—March 9 *@ Various locales on UIUC Campus. *5th Annual Semana de
la Mujer presented by **Movimiento Estudiantil Chican @ de Aztlán **(M.E.Ch.A.)
*Please see the website for details: http://www.sdlmillinois.org/****
*March 6 @ 12pm *@ Asian American Cultural Center; 1210 W. Nevada Street, U.
* Celebrating Asian American Women Leaders in Urbana-Champaign with May
Xiong *****
*March 7 @ 4 PM *@ 112 Chemistry Annex. *Bridging the Gap, Transforming the
Future: Education, Collaboration, Innovation! *Dr. Catherine "Katie" Hunt,
Dow Chemical****
*March 7 @ 4:30 PM *@ Spurlock Auditorium. *Talking Back to Beauty: How Can
A Feminist Have A Conversation with the Cosmetics Industry? *With Prof.
Alma Gottlieb, Dept. of Anthropology, Center for African Studies, Dept. of
Gender & Women’s Studies****
*March 7 @ 8 PM *@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union. *Women’s Resources
Center’s Writ ‘N Rhymed Poetic Arts: Feminist Poetry Night in Honor of
Women’s History Month*****
*March 8 International Women’s Day 2012: CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES
*****
*March 8 @ 6 PM *@ Mumford Hall; 1301 W. Gregory Dr. *Finding Dawn** with
Speaker John Bird, M.Ed. (Blackfoot) *****
*March 11 @ 2 PM *@ Lewis Auditorium, Film @ Urbana Free Library. *Taking
Root: **The Vision of Wangari Maathai *****
*March 14 @ 6 PM *@ 180 Bevier Hall; 905 S. Goodwin, U. *Tar Creek** with
Matt Myers, Director*****
*OIIR DEPARTMENTS*****
Asian American Cultural
Center<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/aacc/index.html>
1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
217/333-9300
aacc at illinois.edu <%20aacc at illinois.edu>****
Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center<http://bnaacc.illinois.edu/>
708 S Matthews St., Urbana
217/333-2092
rjames at illinois.edu****
La Casa Cultural
Latina<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/lacasa/index.html>
1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana
217/333-4950
lacasa at illinois.edu <%20lacasa at illinois.edu>****
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource
Center<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/lgbt/index.html>
Rm 323, Illini Union
1401 W Green St., Urbana
217/244-8863
lkmorrow at illinois.edu <%20lkmorrow at illinois.edu>****
Native American
House<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/nah/index.html>
1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana
217/265-0632
nah at illinois.edu <%20nah at illinois.edu>****
Diversity and Social Justice Education
Programs<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/pir/index.html>
703 S. Wright St., Champaign, 2nd floor
217/244-1179
diversityed at illinois.edu****
Women's Resources
Center<http://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/diversity/women/index.html>
703 S. Wright St., Champaign, 2nd floor
217/333-3137
pmorey at illinois.edu <%20pmorey at illinois.edu>****
[image: OIIR]****
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The Womens Resource Center e-newsletter will be sent every week on Friday.
*Campus departments and student organizations that would like to submit any
events or announcements to the e-newsletter must submit detailed
information including contact information to womenscenter at illinois.edu. The
deadline for submission is Thursday before 5:00 p.m.* We reserve the right
to edit messages. ****
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-- karen medina
"The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark
Twain
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