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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
Open House http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/
Past Events 10-11 Nontraditional Students Appreciation and Awareness Day 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.
2nd Annual Fashioning Resistance to Militarism
Bad Sports: How Sports and Politics Collide
 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.
OUT/LOUD damali ayo: Art for Social Change January 19, 2010 2-5pm in EMU Fir Room, Reception 5-6:30pm  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 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 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  The
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  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  Learn
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  Once 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  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  May 13, 20097pm @ 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 (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  Betsy
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.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Grown Woman Show February 23, 2009 7pm in Gerlinger Lounge  In 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 DayFebruary 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: Women of Color Speaker's SeriesNovember 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." |
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Take Back the Night
Clothing
lines with "military styling:" baby clothes, backpacks, lingerie, and
draperies all come in camo. What does this say about a nation at war? 
International Women's Day 
The
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? 
March 4, 2010
La 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....