Past Events 12-13

Red Zone Campaign

http://www.kval.com/news/137308273.html?tab=gallery&c=y&img=0
The Red Zone is a time period starting at the beinning of fall term and continuing through the first six weeks for the term where first year students are more likely to be targeted for sexual assault. Prepetrations use that fact that new students have to trust people they don't know, are in a new environment, experiencing living away from home and new levels of freedom, and are learning the norms of campus life to prepetrate assaults. The Women's Center is posting over 2,500 red flags in the Memorial Quad to represent the number of women at UO that will experience an sexual assault or attempted sexual assault this year. Coasters with perpetration prevention tips are being distributed at campus bars with confidential, free resources for survivors printed on the back.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive to Benefit Womenspace

Full sized shampoo, deodorant, razors, toothbrushes, lotion, pads, tampons and other unopened toiletries needed for survivors of domestic violence. Look for bins around campus. For more information or to host a bin contact the Women's Center at womenctr@uoregon.edu or 346-4095.

Jaclyn Friedman :Yes Means Yes: How healing the sexual culture can help stop rape

To mark the end of the Red Zone campaign, sex-positive feminist Jaclyn Friendman will give a talk based on her book Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, this talk connects the dots between how the culture shames women for expressing their sexuality, how the media uses empty images of female sexuality to fuel sales, and how rape is allowed to function in society. Plus: practical action steps that everyone can take to start making change now.

http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/

Past Events 11-12

Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Summit

ASUO WOmen's Center 

Acknowledging the past, being present, and creating change

This years Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Summit aims to honor the work that people have done before us in the fight for social justice by continuing to build bridges that lead to positive change. This year we are “United: acknowledging the past, being present, and creating change.” The summit will provide the opportunity for us to move through the day with one another, acknowledging our histories and the work that we are all doing to create a more equitable campus and community.

We will accomplish this through:

  • Speakers
  • Lyllye B. Parker
  • Nanci Luna Jimenez
  • “The power of an apology”
    • Bio: http://lunajimenezseminars.com/about-us/team-bios/nanci-luna-jimenez/
  • Workshops
  • Performances
  • Partnering with Allys



Featuring:
The Power of Apology by Nanci Luna Jiménez
Have you ever given or received a sincere, unqualified apology? Over the course of our lives
we will hear and say the words "I'm sorry" thousands of times. These two small words can be
extremely difficult to say and sometimes even harder to receive. Yet when sincerely meant
and genuinely received these words have the capacity to reconnect, repair and strengthen any
bond—between individuals, communities or nations. The most powerful apologies are “clean
apologies:” given without conditions or expectation of forgiveness. Unfortunately “patterned
apologies” diminish an apologies true effect and can reinforce stereotypes of submissiveness,
accommodation or subservience. Join us for this highly experiential and insightful session to
learn more about patterned apologies, a tool to break the habit and a new awareness for how to
genuinely initiate and support repair starting with “I apologize!”

 


Participants will leave this workshop with:

● Practice how to identify, give and receive a “clean apology”;
● Learn the 3 patterned apology traps and understand the root causes of these
patterns;
● Apply a tool to find forgiveness—of self and others;
● Discover how to initiate and support the repair process.
Nanci Luna Jiménez, founder and president of Luna Jiménez Seminars & Associates, is
internationally-recognized for her highly effective and insightful training, inclusive facilitation,
and dynamic speaking with groups of diverse ages, industries, and cultural backgrounds.
Following her passion, she designs and delivers transformational programs that encourage
individuals in their process of personal healing to release individual initiative to create a more
just and equitable workplace and world. From members of Congress and chiefs of Amazonian
indigenous tribes to Executive Directors and students of all levels, from intimate groups to over
1000 participants, Nanci has touched the lives of tens of thousands by offering them tools and
frameworks that transform their lives. Based in Portland, Oregon, she enjoys running, practicing
yoga, and playing Bomba, an Afro-Puerto Rican dancing and drumming cultural tradition.
***Workshops, Performances, Food, Solidarity walk, and a chance to connect***
For registration: http://tiny.cc/lbpwocsNew Ally Track in the afternoon

 

 

Open House
October 13, 2011
4-5:30pm
ASUO Women’s Center, Suite 3 (in the EMU on campus, across from the Craft Center)
Learn about ways to get involved with the Women's Center, Students for Choice, Assault Prevention Shuttle and the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team. Potluck dinner provided.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Toiletry Drive to Benefit Womenspace
Support our local domestic violence shelter by contributing unopened, full sized shampoo, deodorant, razors, toothbrushes, lotion, pads, tampons and other unopened toiletries needed for survivors of domestic violence. Look for bins around campus. For more information or to host a bin contact the Women's Center at womenctr@uoregon.edu or 346-4095.

Jaclyn Friedman
November 2, 2011
Fenton 110
7:00pm
Yes Means Yes: How healing the sexual culture can help stop rape
Based on Friedman's hit book Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, this talk connects the dots between how the culture shames women for expressing their sexuality, how the media uses empty images of female sexuality to fuel sales, and how rape is allowed to function in society. Plus: practical action steps that everyone can take to start making change now.

http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/

 

Past Events 10-11

Nontraditional Students Appreciation and Awareness Day
May 20, 2011
11am-3pm
FREE food, activities, resources, and fun!

Nontraditional students can be any age, and have a variety of backgrounds, careers, and responsibilities.   It is estimated that over 50% of the student body at the University of Oregon are considered nontraditional students.   Celebrating and supporting nontraditional students since 1972 when the Women’s Center was first established, we’re excited to support these students and recognize their valuable contributions to our school and community on May 20 th this year.   Please join us in the EMU amphitheatre to celebrate and help spread awareness about nontraditional students.   Enjoy free activities, resources, food, and a family-friendly environment.  


OUT/LOUD Queer Women's Music Festival
May 13-14, 20011
Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm at WOW Hall (291 West 8th Avenue)

Free
OUT/LOUD strives to be a safe, fun, all-ages concert where LGBTQQI people and our allies can shake our booties and celebrate queer women artists/activist--from the raw to the sweet, honoring the herstory that brought us where we are today. Celebrating 10 rad years!

Line up to follow. Please email artists that you would like to see at this year's show to lgbtqwc@gmail.com.


Take Back the Night
April 28, 2011
Rally at 6:00 (EMU Amphitheater, UO Campus) Free

Take Back the Night is an international event during which survivors of sexual violence and their allies have an opportunity to rally together to protest continued sexual violence in their communities and around the world. Take Back the Night is a survivor-centered event that begins with a rally and march and ends with a speak-out, during which survivors of sexual assault and their allies can share personal stories of how sexual violence has impacted their lives.Come and support your friends, neighbors, community-members, and loved ones as we work to end sexual violence and celebrate the individual and collective strength of survivors.

To get involved in planning, please contact Lilliana at svpewc@gmail.com

 

 

 


2nd Annual Fashioning Resistance to Militarism
February 25, 2011
Agate Hall, Doors at 6:30pm

Clothing lines with "military styling:" baby clothes, backpacks, lingerie, and draperies all come in camo. What does this say about a nation at war?

This second annual fashion show by UO students, staff, and faculty in collaboration withEugene community members, will feature orginal designs that challenge some pervasive assumptions about militarism. The show will uncover the high costs of militarism in terms of people's lives, emtional wellbeing, environmental contamination, carbon footprint, war profiteering, and all the ways war is made to see normal also "protest wear" and joyous "peace wear." Each design will be paired with an informative script. Together the outfits will tell a wider story about militarism and peace.

Free to all. Donations gladly accepted to benefit Oregon WAND.

Sponsored by the ASUO Women's Center and Oregon WAND

 

 

 

 


International Women's Day 
March 3, 2011
Doors at 6:30, event at 7pm in Agate Hall (1787 Agate St )

IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future. A night of celebration with talks by Dr. Vandana Shiva, Mobility International and the Latin American Solidarity Committee and performances by UO international students. Tickets available at the UO Ticket Office, 541.346.4363. The event is $5 for students $8 for general.

 


evaWomen of Color Speaker Series Presents: Traditional Mexican Flower Making with Eva Castellanoz
Join award winning folk artist Eva Castellanoz as she practices the tradition of coronas, making flowers from wax and paper. Her work has been featured on Oregon Art Beat. She lives, teaches and heals in Nyssa, Oregon.
November 19, 2010 @ 4:00-6:00pm
MCC


Women of Color Speaker Series Presents: A Conversation with Eva Castellanoz
Eva Castellanoz is a nationally recognized folk artist, community activist, teacher, and curandera (traditional healer). She received the National Heritage Foundation Award for work in traditional Mexican arts; has been recognized by the Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs; and was recently recognized by Professor Joanne B. Mulcahy in her book, “Remedios: The Healing Life of Eva Castellanoz.” Light refreshments will be provided.
November 18, 2010 @ 6:00pm
Knight Library Browsing Room

 

 


October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Toiletry Drive to Benefit Womenspace
Full sized shampoo, deodorant, razors, toothbrushes, lotion, pads, tampons and other unopened toiletries needed for survivors of domestic violence. Look for bins around campus. For more information or to host a bin contact the Women's Center at womenctr@uoregon.edu or 346-4095.


Bad Sports: How Sports and Politics Collidedave zirin

Dave Zirin is the sports editor for The Nation magazine and a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN, and Democracy Now. He hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports RadioLearn that critiques gender, sexuality, race and class in sports. In his new book Bad Sports Dave writes a provocative expose of the worst team owners, shows how they use their position as a platform for right wing politics, and how they run the teams purely for profit alienating fans and making it too expensive for the average fan to even attend the games they love.  He speaks to the political economy of sports both locally and nationally.
October 16, 6:30pm
Lillis 182



Red Zone Campaign

The first six weeks for fall quarter are known as the "Red Zone" due to the increased risk of sexual assault. When students are new to campus, we spend most of our  time with strangers (new people), let our guard down to meet new people and take more risks, and explore the party scene.  During this time, many students are pressured into sexual experiences that they do not want or are taken advantage of when they are intoxicated.  Many don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or worry that their new friends will blame their drinking or flirting for the unwanted sex. Get involved. Contact


ASUO Women's Center Open House

Learn about ways to get involved with the Women's Center, Students for Choice, Assault Prevention Shuttle and the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team. Potluck dinner provided.
October 7, 4:30-6:30pm
Suite 3 EMU

Past Events 09-10

 

OUT/LOUD
b*tch in armorMay 21, 2010
Doors and bar at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
WOW Hall
By donations, no one will be turned away


Out/Loud is a student-driven festival for queer women's music, artists, and performers who self-identify as women and/or who self-identity as allies to queer women's music. This is the premier queer women's music festival in the Pacific Northwest. The student committee takes purposeful measures in fund raising and recruitment of artists and performers who reflect the intersecting spectrum of identities, talents and genres with queer women's music. 


Little Secrets?
dollWe all have our little secrets that we hold deep inside, for many reasons. As a child I had one of these overwhelming secrets that could be told to no one. I kept it a secret because I thought what I was feeling was wrong. Already at a young age we censor our feelings and experiences. My secret starts off with a long old car my family and I would call La Lancha, The Boat, and ends with a surprising climax. I used a doll to form the innocence of the narrative. Dolls and toys from our childhood tend to carry stories and memories. This one happens to tell you one of mine. Want to tell your story? Contact Priscilla Vasquez at pvasquez@uoregon.edu.



Fashioning Resistance to Militarism

May 13, 2010
Agate Hall, Doors at 6:30pm

fashion posterThe Gap has a new clothing line with "military styling." Baby clothes, backpacks, lingerie, and draperies all come in camo. What does this say about a nation at war?

This unique fashion show by UO students, staff, and faculty in collaboration with Eugene community members, will feature orginal designs that challenge some pervasive assumptions about militarism. The show will uncover the high costs of militarism in terms of people's lives, emtional wellbeing, environmental contamination, carbon footprint, war profiteering, and all the ways war is made to see normal also "protest wear" and joyous "peace wear." Each design will be paired with an informative script. Together the outfits will tell a wider story about militarism and peace.  Click here to submit a piece.


Take Back the Night
April 29, 2010
EMU Amphitheater, Rally at 6:30pm

Marching photo
Take Back the Night is an international event during which survivors of sexual violence and their allies have an opportunity to rally together to protest continued sexual violence in their communities and around the world. Take Back the Night is a survivor-centered event that begins with a rally and march and ends with a speak-out, during which survivors of sexual assault and their allies can share personal stories of how sexual violence has impacted their lives.Come and support your friends, neighbors, community-members, and loved ones as we work to end sexual violence and celebrate the individual and collective strength of survivors.





Console-ing Passions

April 22-24, 2010
University of Oregon
evolution of technology
Console-ing Passions was founded in 1989 by a group of feminist media scholars and artists looking to create a space to present work and foster scholarship on issues of television, culture, and identity, with an emphasis on gender and sexuality. The conferences have retained a focus on feminism, encouraging research on race and ethnicity, post-colonialism, queer studies, globalization, national identity, new media, and related topics. Television and digital media form the conference's organizing core, since film and print media are served by a variety of other organizations. Console-ing Passions' focus on the relationships between media and gender/sexuality in particular has reflected both the historical development of media in separate spheres (public vs. domestic) and the concern among feminists to study the gender dynamics involved in the production and consumption of media. Click here to register.Cosponsored by Univeristy of Oregon, DeMontfort University, Tulane University, University of Arizona School of Media Arts, University of California-Santa Barbara, and Unversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Northwest Women’s Studies Association Conference
Intersections of Academics and Activism

April 16-17, 2010
Oregon State University
The theme of this conference addresses how academics and activism intersect, especially focusing on the praxis of academic feminism. We are pleased to feature KATHY SPILLAR, editor of Ms magazine and executive vice president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. Conference themes include "Intersections of women's and gender studies and women's centers," Practicing feminist activism," "Institutionalizing intersectionality,"Healing through activism," In the name of praxis." Click here to register.

Cohosted by the ASUO Women's Center, Eastern Oregon University's Gender Studies Department and Oregon State University


Rroma Against Racism: A converstation with Morgan Ahern
April 14, 2010
Knight Library Browsing Room, 7:30pm
Roma protesting in MoldovaThe Roma/Sinti people, “Gypsies” as they are commonly called, left their native India circa 1000. Since their arrival in Europe in the 1300s, they have faced discrimination and prejudice. In Romanes (the language spoken by Roma) the Holocaust is called Porrajmos, which means “The Great Devouring.” Approximately 60% of Europe’s Roma/Sinti were murdered under the Third Reich. Ms. Ahern will speak about her family’s experience as Roma/Sinti during the Holocaust and the continued persecution of the Roma/Sinti people both in the United States and in Europe today.  She is the founder of Lolo Diklo: Rroma Against Racism, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the history, culture and true lives of Roma worldwide.  Cosponsored by ASUO Women’s Center, UO Multicultural Center, Breaking Bigotry, Romance Languages, Anthropology, Women's and Gender Studies, Mills International Center and Wesley Center. InterSEXtions: Stop the Sex Scare in Sports: From the Closet to Gender Testing
April 9, 2010
175 Knight Law School, Doors at 6:30pm, talk at 7:00pm

Sherry Wolf is the author of Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics and Theory of LGBT Liberation (Haymarket Books). Wolf is an associate editor of the International Socialist Review and has written for the Nation, Alternet, Znet, Counterpunch, DissidentVoice, MRZine, New Politics, Socialist Worker, and many other progressive publications and Web sites. She is a popular public speaker on campuses and at community centers nationwide and has appeared on radio shows from Pacifica’s Democracy Now! to NPR-affiliate KALW’s Your Call. Wolf is a long-time social justice activist since her student days in the anti-apartheid campus divestment movement through to today’s struggle for LGBT equality. She graduated from Northwestern University with honors in Philosophy, yet adamantly agrees with Karl Marx: “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.”

International Women's Day 
March 5, 2010
Doors at 6:30, event at 7pm in Agate Hall (1787 Agate St )


International Women's Day
International Women's Day (IWD) was first celebrated as a worker's holiday in 1908 when women marched through New York City to demand voting rights, better pay and shorter hours.  This celebration of women's contributions spread to across the world and is a national holiday in Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Italy, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. Many other countries celebrate this global day connecting all women around the world and inspiriting them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrated the collective power of women past, present and future. Come enjoy performances, dancing, poetry, drumming and food in the celebration of women globally. The event is free and family friendly.


International Women's Day: Film “Finding Face” with filmmaker

finding faceMarch 4, 2010
3:00pm, EMU BallroomFrom the Finding Face website: “‘Finding Face’ details the controversial case of Tat Marina, who was attacked with acid in Cambodia in 1999. At 16, Marina was a rising star in Phnom Penh’s karaoke music scene. She was coerced into an abusive relationship with Cambodia’s Undersecretary of State, Svay Sitha, and subsequently doused with a liter of nitric acid—allegedly by his wife—that disfigured her face. A decade later, despite the fact that there were multiple witnesses to the crime, no charges have ever been filed in the case.” An associate professor of Women’s Studies at Oregon State University, Patti Duncan specializes in transnational feminist theories and movements, women of color in the United States, and Asian and Asian Pacific American women’s writings and experiences. She is the author of Tell This Silence: Asian American Women Writers and the Politics of Speech (University of Iowa Press, 2004). The event will include a discussion session with Lamia Karim, a UO professor of Anthropology, who researches acid burn survivors in Bangladesh. This film event is sponsored by CSWS and the Women of Color Project.

International PotluckInternational potluck buffet
February 19, 2010
6-8pm at the Wesley Center (between Bookstore and Renie's)

Bring a dish to share with other international and domestic students and their families.  Craft and entertainment for children. Drinks and cake provided.  For more information contact Tiff at 346-4095 or nontradwc@gmail.com.
Cosponsored by International Affairs and Non-Traditional Student Programs


More Than A Few Good Men: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
An evening with Dr. Jackson Katz

February 3, 2010
7:30pm, doors at 7pm
EMU Ballroom


jackson katz cameoDr. Katz is best known on college campuses for his DVD "Tough Guise." This multi-media presentation explores the way that male culture contributes to sexual and domestic violence and suggests strategies to enlist men in the fight against all forms of men’s violence toward women. Using media clips, stories of working with the Marine Corps, professional athletes and fraternities, Katz helps his audience move beyond defensiveness about rape and inspires change.  His new book "Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help" will be available for purchase. Book signing to follow keynote.

Adelina Anthony: La Chismosa

February 11, 2010
EMU Fir Room
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pmla chrisomosa pictureLa Chismosa!!! is the final stand-up comedy meets performance art show that completes Adelina Anthony's comedic triptych which includes La Angry Xicana?! and La Sad Girl....  La Chismosa!!! brings the cycle full circle as Adelina takes up even more hilarious stereotypes and creates new ones! Among its many themes, La Chismosa!!! interweaves migratory border issues, Xicana-Indigeneity with pop culture, education issues, mental health, Facebook chisme, motherhood, intra-cultural dialogues around in-fighting and tokenism, and as always, a provocative look at sexuality through her character's zany perspective.
Cohosted by MCC, LGBTQA and MEChA


damali ayo: Art for Social Change

January 19, 2010
2-5pm in EMU Fir Room, Reception 5-6:30pm

damali
Art for Social Change Workshop
What are you passionate about? How do you get people to pay attention, think, and ultimately become active agents of change around the issues that you value? This workshop helps you to create art that generates dialogue and social change. Utilizing the principle of nonviolent social change "dramatize the issue" artist damali ayo explores how art can be used to catalyze change. Each participant designs their own art piece based on their issue of passion, to be performed or staged in their community."She's trying to cajole white liberals out of their self-congratulatory attitudes toward racism, which has many...boasting about their relationships with black people." - Village Voice.com"Witty, empathetic, unsettling, hilarious." - Patricia Williams, The Nation

Major Feminist Sociologist to Speak
Institutional Ethnogrpahy- A Talk by Dorothy Smith
Friday, November 13 from 12-1pm
Lillis Business Complex, Room 285

dorothy SmithDorothy Smith is a major feminist sociologist, theorist, and methodologist. Among her many books are: The Everyday World as Problematic; Conceptual Practices of Power; and Institutional Ethnography: A sociology for people.Dorothy Smith received the American Sociological Association’s Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award (1999) and its Jessie Bernard Award for contributions to feminist sociology (1993). She earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, taught at the University of British Columbia and was a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) for 25 years. At present she teaches at the University of Victoria.Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Social Sciences Feminist Network Research Interest Group at CSWS. Cosponsored by the UO Department of Sociology and the UO Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.
Judith Arcana Feminist Activist and Writer

November 11, 12-1pm
EMU Maple Room, Across from the Ballroom
Judith Arcana Her poetry collection What If Your Mother offers poems and monologues examining a constellation of motherhood themes: abortion, adoption, miscarriage and the biotechnology of childbirth, and the daily expereince of mothering. Her latest publication is 4th Period English, a chapbook of poems in the voices of high school students talking about immigration in the USA.

Judith Arcana was a Jane for 2 years, working with the feminist underground service that helped more than 11,00 women and girls get safe illegal abortions in Chicago before the US Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in January 1973. She continues as a reproductive justice activist, working with campus and community groups.



October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Toiletry Drive to Benefit Womenspace
Full sized shampoo, deodorant, razors, toothbrushes, lotion, pads, tampons and other unopened toiletries needed for survivors of domestic violence. Look for bins around campus. For more information or to host a bin contact the Women's Center at womenctr@uoregon.edu or 346-4095.


Mixed: One Woman Show

mixed posterThe play MIXED has been described as the first truly multi-cultural portrayal of Americans ever.  Finally, here we have the narratives of those ignored by the U.S. Census for years; those who have fallen through the cracks of the political system; those who were once told by doctors that they might be born “degenerate” or “deformed”.  After centuries of misunderstanding, these stories make the audience understand what it is to belong to many cultures and, simultaneously, to none. But what if racial collision occurred within one person?  What if the struggle to understand the roots of racism took place within one single inter-racial household?  MIXED is a new story entirely. 
October 29,  7pm, doors at 6:30pm
Gerlinger Gym

I’d Kiss You Now, but I Have to Save the World!: Gender and Superheroes

wonder woman comic
Superhero roundtable with Rebecca Wanzo.
October 22,  3-5pm
Knight Library Browsing Room










Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood Reading
October 15, 5pm
UO Bookstore

Set in 1970's Southern California, Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood (Seal Press / October 2009 / $16.95), is the true story of a young girl conflicted by two extremes. Forced to live with her father by a judge who deemed her mother's lifestyle, "unnatural", Hart was only allowed to visit her mother and her partner two weekends a month. During these short stays, she embraced the culture of her mother's neighborhood, seeking solace in quesadillas, musicals, and her mother's ramshackle VW bus. At her father's house, she struggled with his hot temper, her inability to fit in, and the deep yearning for her mother. Hart weaves a powerful narrative of fleeting moments with her mother, her unfolding adoration of Oxnard's Latino culture, and the ways in which she's molded by the polarity of her parents' worldviews. Gringa offers a touching and reflective look at one girl's struggle with the dichotomies of class, culture, and sexuality.

Women's Center Open House
bootsLearn about ways to get involved with the Women's Center, Students for Choice, Assault Prevention Shuttle and the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team. Snacks provided.
October 9, 4-6pm
Suite 3 EMU


Past Events 08-09

The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality & Relationships
Film by Chyng Sun
Haunani-Kay Trask black and white profileOnce relegated to the margins of society, pornography has become one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries in the United States. It is estimated that the pornography industry's annual revenue has reached $13 billion. At the same time, the content of pornography has become more aggressive, more overtly sexist and racist. The film features the voices of consumers, critics, and pornography producers and performers. The film paints both a nuanced and complex portrait of how pleasure and pain, commerce and power, and liberty and responsibility are intertwined in the most intimate aspects of human relations.

Women's and Gender Studies Graduation
June 13, 2009
5pm @ Hendricks West Lawn
Celebrate the achievements of WGS graduates. Dr. Carol Stabile will be the keynote.

Arlene Stein: The Incredibly Shrinking Lesbian World and other Queer Conundra
May 27, 2009
11:20-2pm @ Gerlinger Lounge
Recently, a number of observers have warned of the "emptying out" of the lesbian category, and the decline of lesbian communities. Some blame this presumed decline on the rise of transgender and queer activism and the emergence of a "post-feminist" generation. Stein's talk will evaluate these claims and discuss the legacy of identity politics today.
Sponsored by Women's and Gender Studies

Track Town Pizza Fundraiser
May 18, 2009
Support the Women's Center by eating at Track Town Pizza. We will receive 50% of all sales. Make sure to bring your flier.  Fliers available at the Women's Center or call to have them delivered.

OUT/LOUD Presents Melissa Ferrick

May 15, 2009
Doors at 7:30pm @ WOW Hall
By donations, no one will be turned away

Melissa Ferrick Album
Out/Loud is a student-driven festival for queer women's music, artists, and performers who self-identify as women and/or who self-identity as allies to queer women's music. This is the premier queer women's music festival in the Pacific Northwest. The student committee takes purposeful measures in fund raising and recruitment of artists and performers who reflect the intersecting spectrum of identities, talents and genres with queer women's music. 

Women of Color Speaker Series Presents: Haunani-Kay Trask
Haunani-Kay Trask black and white profileMay 13, 2009
7pm @ Gerlinger Lounge

Haunani-Kay Trask is one of Hawai‘i’s best known Native leaders and scholars. Her four books include the critically acclaimed, From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai‘i, as well as two books of poetry, Light in the Crevice Never Seen, and Night is a Sharkskin Drum. She was co-producer and scriptwriter of the award-wining film, Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993).
Cosponsored by MCC and UO Women's Center


Acclaimed Feminist Filmmaker to Screen "Finding Dawn"
May 13, 2009
3:30pm @ Knight Library Browsing Room
Metis writer and filmmaker Christine Welsh screens her feature-length film "Finding Dawn," about the disappearance and murder of aboriginal women in British Columbia.
Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society

Mother's Day Craft Day
May 2, 2009
1-3pm Spencer View Community Room

Mark your calendars for another fun event coming up for you and your children. Make a gift, have a snack and enjoy the company of other nontraditional student families. This event if free. For more information contact Kasey @ nontradwc@gmail.com.

Lisa Duggan, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and Gender and Sexuality Studies at NYU
April 27, 2009
4pm @ Knight Library Browsing Room

The coincidence of economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama have transformed the terrain for sexual politics in the United States. But how? Where are the challenges and opportunities for feminist and LGBT/queer politics in a post neoliberal world, on the brink of, what?
Cosponsored by Center for the Study of the Women in Society, Political Science Department, Humanities Center, Ethnic Studies, and UO Women's Center

Take Back the Night- 29th Anniversary
April 16, 2009

Every year, Take Back the Night is a chance for survivors of sexual violence and their allies to come together to share our individual and collective strength and to continue to fight the systematic oppression that leads to sexual violence.   We will begin with a rally at the EMU Amphitheater at 6:30, including performances and speeches by the Radical Cheerleaders, the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team, Margo Shaeffer, and Warren Light of the Wesley Center.  Come to the rally to check out tables from campus and community organizations that are dedicated to ending sexual violence, supporting survivors, and working for civil rights. The march begins at 8:00 and ends at the plaza at 8th and Oak for the speak out, during which survivors of sexual violence and their allies have an opportunity to tell their stories.  Transportation back to campus provided. If you are interested in tabling at the event or being involved in the planning process, please contact Rebecca Sprinson at rsprinso@uoregon.edu.  To buy a t-shirt for $15, please stop by the Women's Center or SASS.  This event is accessible and has Spanish and ASL translation. 
Cosponsored by Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) and the UO Women's Center


International Women's Day 
March 7, 2009
Doors at 6:30, event at 7pm in EMU Ballroom

International Women's Day RussiaInternational Women's Day (IWD) was first celebrated as a worker's holiday in 1908 when women marched through New York City to demand voting rights, better pay and shorter hours. The Socialist Party of America declared an official holiday the following year. This celebration of women's contributions spread to across the world and is a national holiday in Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Italy, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. Many other countries celebrate this global day connecting all women around the world and inspiriting them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrated the collective power of women past, present and future. Come enjoy performances, dancing, poetry, drumming and food in the celebration of women globally. The event is free.

In Conversation with Betsy Meyers
February 26, 2009
12-1:30pm in  Deady 306

President Obama and Betsy MeyerBetsy Myers was a senior official in the Clinton Administration, as the President's senior adviser on women's issues and the first Director of the White House Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach (1995-1997). In this capacity she helped ensure that such issues as domestic violence, reproductive choice, breast cancer, and women in business figured prominently on the Administration's legislative agenda. More recently, Ms. Myers served as a senior adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, serving as Chief Operating Officer and Chair of the Women for Obama.   Cosponsored by Women's and Gender Studies, Center for the Student of Women in Society, Students for Choice, Students for Reproductive Justice, ASUO QAC, OSPIRG and College Democrats.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Grown Woman Show
February 23, 2009
7pm in Gerlinger Lounge

Leah ReadingIn the tradition of Dorothy Allison's Two or Three Things I Know For Sure, Grown Woman Show asks: What do we do with the violence we've survived once we're grown?   Grown Woman Show is a fearless, sexy and powerful one-woman show about being a long-term  survivor  of violence and a queer woman of color negotiating love, family and heartbreak. Tracing one year in Piepzna-Samarasinha's life as she leaves her long-term white partner and returns to finding love and trouble in a series of new lovers of color,  while simultaneously reconnecting with the family she hasn't talked to in a decade, Grown Woman Show is a meditation on the families we come from and create as queer people of color, and the complex ways we walk towards justice and healing in our communities.Valentine's Craft Day
February 7, 2009
1-3pm Spencer View Community Room

Mark your calendars for another fun event coming up for you and your children. Make a gift, have a snack and enjoy the company of other nontraditional student families. This event if free. For more information contact Kasey @ nontradwc@gmail.com.

World AIDS Day
December 5, 2008
8:00pm, EMU Ballroom
World AIDS Day, traditionally celebrated on December 1 was grounded in 1988 and has become a transnational, worldwide phenomenon. This year's theme focuses on Leadership. This day is a blend of reflecting on the global epidemic, promoting awareness about transmission and prevention, and celebrating the lives of those taken by AIDS. Planning committee members still needed. Call 346-4095 for more information.


Cherrie Moraga photoCherrie Moraga: Women of Color Speaker's Series
No
vember 5, 2008
7:30pm, EMU Ballroom
Cherrie Moraga is a poet, playwright and essayist, and the co-editor of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. She is the author of numerous plays and works of nonfiction. Ms. Moraga is the author of numerous plays including "Show of a Man" and "Watsonville: some Place Not Here," (both won the Fund for New American Plays Award in 1991 and 1995, respectively) and "Heroes and Saints," which earned the Pen West Award for Drama in 1992. 


October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Toiletry Drive to Benefit Womenspace
Full sized shampoo, deodorant, razors, toothbrushes, lotion, pads, tampons and other unopened toiletries needed for survivors of domestic violence. Look for bins around campus. For more information or to host a bin contact Rebecca at svpewc@gmail.com or 346-4095.


Lipstick and Pigs: A Feminist Presidential Roundtable
October 21, 2008 
4-6:00PM, Browsing Room Knight Library, UO
For the first time in US history, a white women and an Africa American man have emerged as viable contenders for both president and vice-president. In many ways, this election is a crucible for understanding the intersecting nature of gender, race, and class in contemporary society, both in terms of what is being debated, as well as issues that have remained on the margins of public discourse. This round table brings together feminists from a variety of scholarly fields and professions to consider the complexities for the campaign and feminist responses to it.  
Cosponsored by Women's and Gender Studies and Center for the Study of Women in SocietyOpen House
October 7, 2008
3:30-6:00PM, Suite 3 EMU
Learn about the ASUO Women's Center, opportunities to get involved, and resources we offer. Come for snacks and socializing.

Past Events 07-08


Women's Bicycle Maintenance Workshop - May 20 @ 6PM
Free workshop to learn the basics of bicycle repair and maintenance. Pre-registration required. Bring your bike to Outdoor Program Barn at 18th and University.

OUT/LOUD- May 16-17, 2008
Out/Loud is a student-driven festival for queer women's music, artists, and performers who self-identify as women and/or who self-identity as allies to queer women's music. The student committee takes purposeful measures in fund raising and recruitment of artists and performers who reflect the intersecting spectrum of identities, talents and genres with queer women's music.
Doors open at 7:30pm, show starts at 8pm
WOW Hall

The Business of Being Born- May 7, 2008
Director Abby Epstein's controversial documentary takes a hard look at America's maternity care system, juxtaposing hospital deliveries against the growing popularity of at-home, natural childbirths that many expectant parents are now opting for. Former talk show host Ricki Lake was inspired to produce this compelling exposé after a dissatisfying birthing experience with her first child left her with many unanswered questions. Film to be followed by refreshments and discussion with mothers, midwives, doulas, and obstetricians/gynecologists.
Cohosted by ASUO Women's Center and Residence Life
Earl International Classroom 2, 7:00pm

La Angry Xicana?!- April 30, 2008
Adelina Anthony, a Xicana-Indígena lesbian multi-disciplinary artist, hails originally from San Antonio, Tejas. She currently resides in Los Angeles. Her work addresses issues such as colonization, feminism, trauma, memory, gender, race/ ethnicity, sexuality, in/migration, health, land/environment, and issues generally affecting the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited communities.
Cohosted by ASUO Women's Center, MCC and MeCHA
EMU Ballroom, 5:30pm


Take Back the Night- April 17, 2008
Rally, march to downtown, and speak out against sexual violence and support prevention of sexual violence and survivors. The focus this year is "Voices of the Unheard" by building awareness about the intersections between power, oppression, and sexual assault. Sexual assault is a way that power is used as a means to oppress others. By fighting sexual assault and recognizing voices of previously unheard communities, we are taking serious steps to end the entire system of oppression. We recognize that when a group is a target of oppression; whether it be defined by gender, language, race, sexual orientation, or other categorizations; everyone is affected. Centralizing voices that are previously marginalized is an important first step to end oppression that affect us all.
EMU Amphitheater, 6:30pm
You Tube Video 2008

Intersecting Oppressions & Transformational Art- April 4, 2008
As part of the Women of Color Speaker Series, keynote Risha Hall will give a presentation and facilitate a discussion on race and gender issues, along with healing the soul through the arts (abstract paintings).  The artist and author will discuss her transformation art, book on race relations, and her participation in a recent human rights conference on nonviolence (at Columbia University, in New York City). 
EMU, Multicultural Center (MCC), 6:00pm

Women's Bike Maintanance
March 11, 2008
Become comfortable with grease, wrenches and tiers. We will teach basic bike maintenance as well as addressing common problems and solutions. Pre-registration required. Call the Women's Center at 346-4095 to reserve a space. The 10th Anniversary of Eve Ensler's famous play exploring women's relationship with their bodies.
7-9pm

International Women's Day 
March 7, 2008
International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiriting them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrated the collective power of women past, present and future. Come enjoy performances, dancing, poetry, drumming and food in the celebration of women globally. The event is free.
6pm in Mills International Center (formerly IRC)

Luna Fest 
March 4, 2008  
Filled with stories of reflection and whimsy, hope and humor, grace and perseverance, LUNAFEST films are renowned for celebrating the talents and stories of women. Collectively, LUNAFEST films captivate audiences, compel dialogue and arm those who participate with both the knowledge and the motivation to make a difference in their communities.
http://www.lunafest.org
$5 for Students $10 for Community Members
7pm at Bijou Cinemas

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
March 3, 2008
Petr Lom documents the ancient but practice of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan (former Soviet Republic in Central Asia). Through the soviets outlawed the practice nearly 15 years ago, one in three rural ethnic Kyrgy women  are forced into marriages. The film includes interviews with brides who have escaped and those who remain in the marriages. Refreshments provided.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/kyrgyzstan/
6 pm in Mills International Center (formerly IRC)

Vagina Monologues
February 14-15, 2008
The 10th Anniversary of Eve Ensler's famous play exploring women's relationship with their bodies. This is the final year this will be performed at UO.
Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm in Agate Hall.

Non Traditional Student Week
November 12-18

Stop by the EMU Suite 2 each day for free pasties and coffee between 9-11AM.  Events all week ranging from reading nights to parent groups. Sponsored by ASUO Women's Center, Veterans and Families, Non Traditional Student Union, LGBT Education and Support Services, Child Care Subsidy, Men's Center, Moss Street Children's Center, UO Family Housing, and Bias Response Team.  For more information, contact Tanja at (541) 346-4095 or nontradwc@gmail.com.  

Women's Bicycle Maintenance Workshop
November 12 @ 6PM

Free workshop to learn the basics of bicycle repair and maintenance. Pre-registration required. Bring your bike to Outdoor Program Barn at 18th and University. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Jasmine at the Women's Center at (541) 346-4095 or edoutreach@gmail.com.

Women of Color Retreat
November 10 @ 3-6PM

A change to appreciate yourself as Women of Color on this campus, relax and meet other women of many backgrounds. Dinner and dessert provided. Speakers, discussion, spa, facials, and special gifts. The retreat will be at Ducks Village main office.

International Women's Day
March 8th, 5-9 pm @ IRC: Food 5-6, Film 6-730, Activity/speaker 730-9
International Women's day (3/8) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. When women n all continents, often divided by naional boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development (more). More information will be provided soon.

Take Back the Night
541-346-4099
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 / 7:30 pm
Rally, March, and Speak out against Sexal Violence and support prevention of sexual violence and survivors.

International Coffee Hour
March 3rd, 4-6 pm @ IRC Sponsored by us!
Come join the International Coffee hour and drink coffee, have snacks, and meet people from various regions of the world! This week, the Women's Center is sponsoring the weekly coffee hour, and we will provide a variety of tasty coffee flavors from all over the world! We will also be telling you about our upcoming events. Come by!

Women of Color Conference
womenctr@uoregon.edu
541-346-4099
Workshop Description:
On February 3-4, 2006, the ASUO Women's Center will host the 11th Annual Women of Color Conference on the University of Oregon Campus. The theme of the conference is "Mind, Body and Soul" and is designed to promote and encourage the importance of social and political support for women of color. The conference will offer an array of empowering and educational workshops geared around the conference theme, including (and not limited to) self-defense and yoga, HIV and STI prevention in minority women, immigration issues, and resources for allies to women of color. Former ASUO Women's Center Director and nationally recognized activist, actor, and budding filmmaker Erin O'Brien will host an interactive workshop titled "Re:Membering Oppression". The forum will provide participants the opportunity to process experiences of oppression and identify alternative solutions.

Along with the workshops, the Women's Center is honored to host a dynamic conference opening by bell hooks, world renowned activist, academic, and social critic. hooks' work primarily examines the interconnectedness of oppression (namely race, gender and class) and argues that positive social change requires confronting these issues as a whole. The opening address will begin Friday evening at 6 pm in Columbia 150. The format of the address will be primarily question/answer; the Women's Centers asks and invites all participants to come to the lecture with a prepared question for bell hooks.

Saturday's activities begin with intial registration at 9:30 am, and workshops starting at 10:30 am in various River Rooms throughout the EMU. The conference is designed for but not limited to women of color. All workshops are free to UO students, staff, and faculty and are open to the public. bell hooks is $5 for students, $7 for faculty, staff, and community members. For more information, please contact the ASUO Women's Center at womenctr@uoregon.edu or 346-4099.

Saving Face
Feb 1st, 2006/ Food @ 6:15pm, Film @ 7pm
The International Resource Center (above the post office)
Come hang out and let us know how we can serve you better at a casual evening social and movie. We will be screening SAVING FACE, an award winning independent movie by first time director Alice Wu. Free drinks, hot dogs and pizza provided.

SAVING FACE by Alice Wu, starring Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen and Lynn Chen.
Saving Face is a romantic comedy set in modern New York city about Wil, a gay Chinese-American woman trying to come to terms with her sexuality and her heritage. Along the way, Wil has to juggle her career as a doctor, her own blossoming love life, and her relationship with her traditional, conservative Chinese mother who has secrets of her own to hide.

Mojo Master Protest
Update and Pictures
1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15th, EMU
Apparently an off-campus marketing agency, GMR Marketing LLC will be coming to campus November 15th from 10-4pm. They will be promoting their new on line video game entitled "Mojo Master", a sexual simulation/dating game where the player picks up on different female characters with the goal of adding their names to the player's "little black book". The game is extremely misogynistic, portraying women as objects that can be lured in if know the "right moves" (i.e. "pick up" cards) .

The Women Center and many other organizations on campus do not agree with the ethics ofthis game. By promoting this game, it is actually promoting the portrayal of women as 'two dimensional' sexual objects. Please come and help support this protest at 1:30 pm on November 15th. Come by the Women's Center for additional information

Womenspace Emergency Needs Drive
Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator
Event ends: Nov 11th
Currently, we are hosting a Womenspace Emergency Needs Drive for fleeing survivors of domestic violence in which we are collecting hygeine products such as shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, tampons, pads, etc. and deactivated but still working cell phones in boxes that are located around the campus community, including the Knight law school, the UO bookstore, the Moss street Child Development Center, the family Co-Op, the Offic of Student Life, the Counseling Center and the ASUO Women's Center.

International Education Week
Global Feminist Issues Intern
Nov 14th - 18th at the International Resource Center
The International Resource Center (IRC) at the University of Oregon is proud to present its annual *International Education Week* (IEW). This year, our week-long series of events and exhibitions will focus on the Middle East - that large and diverse region rich with five millennia of major civilizations and cultures.

In addition to addressing hot topics involving conflict and paths toward peace, we invite you to sample the riches of Middle Eastern art, music, food, and hospitality. The IRC (assisted by community members, UO students from the Middle East, and other interested students and professors) will offer a great week of discussions, presentations, art, movies, music, and food. In keeping with the IRC mission to be a Òmeeting place for the world,Ó our theme is "Celebrating the Faces of Peace."