FALL 2007 events

 

Genocide in Darfur

Tuesday, September 18th

5:00 - 6:00 PM

 

Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College, has written and published extensively on Sudan for the past eight years. He is  the author of a new book entitled A Long Day's Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide. He has served as a researcher and consultant to numerous human rights and humanitarian organizations working in Sudan, and has testified formally on Sudan in a variety of governmental fora, including several Congressional hearings. His publications have appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The International Herald Tribune, and major American metropolitan newspapers, as well as international newspapers and journals.  Longer essays on Sudan have appeared in Dissent, The Nation, Human Rights Review and African Studies Review. He serves on the Advisory Board of the US Committee for Refugees (Washington, DC); the Board of Advisors for Genocide Watch and The International Campaign to End Genocide; the Board of Advisors to the Darfur Peace and Development Association; and is a director of the "Schools for Sudan" initiative. He is regularly asked to provide expert commentary on Sudan to the BBC, Radio France International, PBS, NPR, as well as to the major international news services and the foreign correspondents for a wide range of newspaper publications. He is also presently at work on a book-length study of American and international policy responses to Sudan over the last decade. He maintains the groundbreaking website: http://www.sudanreeves.org/
A limited number of Dr. Reeves' book, A Long Day's Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide, will be available for purchase and signing.

Sponsored by the Southern Connecticut State University Office of Academic Affairs, The Women's Center and the Anthropology Department in collaboration with the School of Arts and Sciences,  the School of Health and Human Services, the Departments of English,  Foreign Languages, History, Philosophy and Public Health, as well as The Honors College, Women's Studies,  SCSU Amnesty International the SCSU First -Year Experience Program, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and supported by the Office of Faculty Development.

For further information contact Katie Cushman, Graduate Intern, Women's Center
Southern Connecticut State University (203) 392-5786 cushmank2@southernct.edu.

 

Click here to Download Darfur flyer

 

 

Pinwheels for Peace

Thursday, September 20th

11:00 - 2:00

Campus Mall

In observance of International Peace Day, students will create pinwheels of all shapes and sizes. As part of the creation process, the students will write their thoughts about "war and peace/tolerance/ living in harmony with others" on one side. On the other side, the students will draw, paint, or collage to visually express their feelings. Everyone will "plant" their pinwheels outside at the campus mall as a public statement and art exhibit/installation. The spinning of the pinwheels in the wind will spread thoughts and feelings about peace throughout the country and the world! Co-sponsored by the Women's Center, Amnesty International, and H.O.P.E. For more information, please contact the Women's Center graduate intern at (203) 392-5786 or by e-mail at cushmank2@southernct.edu.

 

**Click here to download this flyer**

 

Women & Work/Life Balance Conference

 

friday, September 21

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; registration 8:15 a.m.

Carol Evans--founder, chief executive officer, and president of Working Mother Media--will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Women and Work-Life Balance Conference.

Evans, author of the award-winning book This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto, has also been the publisher of Working Mother magazine, where she launched the Working Mother 100 Best Companies, arguably the most important benchmark for women in corporate America. Since founding Working Mother Media, Evans has announced several new initiatives including Best Companies for Women of Color, NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women, Best Small Companies for Women, Best Law Firms for Women and Balance Seekers.  Working Mother Media is the largest multimedia company in the country focused on diversity and the advancement of women.

In addition to Evans' address, the conference will also include a discussion, opportunities for networking, and lunch.

Registration & Fees:

CSU faculty and staff  $25
Students (with copy of valid student ID)  $15
General $30

For more information, contact the Wellness Center:

SCSU Wellness Center
Michael J. Adanti Student Center
Room 227
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515

Lisa Seely, (203) 392-6526 , pentinol1@southernct.edu

 

 

 

Campus Safety Day

Thursday, September 27th

11:00 - 2:00

Adanti Student Center

Visit our table in the Adanti Student Center to enter to win a gift certificate to an area restaurant, and to learn what you can do to keep yourself safe on campus.

Co-sponsored by the Women's Center, the Drug and Alcohol Resource Center, University Police, Men About Business, Beta Mu Sigma, and H.O.P.E.

 

 

Breast Cancer Awareness Tables               

Thursday, October 4

11:00 - 2:00, Engelman Rotunda

 

Thursday, October 11

11:00 - 2:00, Wintergreen

 

Thursday, October 18

11:00 - 2:00, Student Center

 

Thursday, October 25

11:00 - 2:00, Morrill Hall

Visit information tables to learn more about breast cancer, play women's health Jeopardy, or purchase breast cancer awareness gifts to benefit the Connecticut Chapter of the Susan Komen Foundation. Fifty to 80 percent of the purchase price of merchandise items sold will support the Komen Foundation's promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Co-sponsored by the Women's Center and Human Resources. For more information, please contact Women's Center Graduate Intern at (203) 392-5786 or by e-mail at cushmank2@southernct.edu.

 

 

Sexual Assault Prevention

Tuesday, October 10  

8:00 PM, Farnham Hall

An informative discussion on sexual assault prevention and awareness. Co-sponsored by the Women's Center, Residence Life, and Women and Families Center. For more information, call the Women's Center at (203) 392-6946.

 

 

Love Your Body Day

Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising's Image of Women

Wednesday, October 17

7:30 p.m. Chase Hall

Are the twin themes of liberation and weight control still linked? Are images of male violence against women used to sell products? Are young girls sexualized and are grown women infantilized? Does the beauty ideal tyrannize women? Presented by the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, please contact Women's Center Graduate Intern at (203) 392-5786 or by e-mail at cushmank2@southernct.edu.

 

 

 

 

 

Women's Studies Conference

Friday and Saturday, October 19 and 20 

Engleman Hall

The annual Women's Studies Conference will look at the topic "Global and Local Women's Studies: Going on Forty." Sponsored by the Women's Studies Office. For more information, contact the Women's Studies Office at (203) 392-6133, Womenstudies@southernct.edu

 

 

Domestic Violence Awareness Table

Tuesday, October 23

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Engleman Rotunda

In observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit the information table to learn more about domestic violence, and play Healthy Relationships Jeopardy for a chance to win a gift certificate to a local restaurant. There will also be a collection for items that will be donated to Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven. Items that are needed include: unexpired, unopened, non-perishable food items, full-size unopened toiletries, health and beauty aids, and household cleaning products. There will also be a donation box for used cell phones that will be donated to domestic violence survivors. For more information, contact the Women's Center at 203-392-6946 or womenscenter@southernct.edu.

 

 

 

Angela Shelton

Monday, October 29 

7:30 PM

Adanti Student Center

In this award-winning documentary, filmmaker Angela Shelton drives around the United States, meeting other Angela Sheltons. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she spoke to had been survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. This multi-award winning documentary has started a grassroots movement of healing for survivors of abuse of all genders. Today, Angela travels the world, bringing her message of healing to audiences worldwide. Sponsored by Programs Council.

 

For more information, please contact Programs Council at (203) 392-5501, or by e-mail at Programscouncil@southernct.edu.

 

 

 

Clothesline Project

and Silent Witness Display

Monday, October 29

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Campus Mall (In front of Buley Library)

The Clothesline Project displays shirts from the Connecticut Coalition against Domestic Violence that were  designed by survivors of violence, and their families and friends. The shirts hang side-by-side to "Break the Silence" and to bear witness to violence against women.

The Silent Witness Project is a traveling memorial honoring women who were murdered in acts of domestic violence. Please feel free to visit!

For more information, contact the SCSU Women's Center at (203) 392-6946 or e-mail womenscenter@southernct.edu. Sponsored under the auspices of the SCSU Office of Student Affairs.

 

 

Women's Health Luncheon

Tuesday October 30, 2007

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Adanti Student Center (Room TBA)

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please join us at our Luncheon cosponsored by the Women's Center, Human Resources and the Wellness Center. LuAnn Leclerc, Outreach Educator, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Connecticut, will share her story as a breast cancer survivor as well as provide healthy breast care tips. Lunch will be provided. Reservations are required. Please call the SCSU Women's Center at (203) 392-6946 to reserve your space by Friday, October 19th. Space is limited. Hope to see you there!

 

 

Clothesline Project Table

Wednesday, October 31

11:000 am - 2:00 pm

Adanti Student Center, Food Court Area

Write your message on a mock t-shirt to be displayed in the Adanti Student Center in support of ending sexual violence.

 

 

March to End the Violence

led by the SCSU Step Team

 

 

Thursday, November 1

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

March will begin in the Adanti Student Center, Food Court Area

Get your t-shirt and join the march! Help stop the silence.

 

 

CANCELLED ---- End the Violence Banner Signing & Italian Ice Social

Friday, November 2

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Adanti Student Center, Food Court Area

 

 

Secrets of Clubing Safely

Wednesday, November 7

 

7:00 p.m. Chase Hall

H.O.P.E. will address the different risks of clubbing, including drug use, sexual activity  (consensual and non-consensual), and drunk driving. For more information, call the Women's Center at (203) 392-6946.

 

 

Sexual Assault Prevention

Monday, November 5

 
7:30 p.m. Chase Hall

An informative discussion on sexual assault prevention and awareness. Co-sponsored by the Women's Center, Residence Life, and Women and Families Center. For more information, call the Women's Center at (203) 392-6946.

 

 

Healthy Relationships

Monday, November 19

8:00 p.m. Wilkinson Hall

An informative discussion on healthy relationships. Co-sponsored by the Women's Center, Residence Life, and H.O.P.E.

 

 

POSTPONED:

More than 400 Women Murdered:

The Women of Juarez

 

Monday, November 19th

5:00 pm in Engleman C-112

RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING TO FOLLOW

Over the past decade, more than 350 women around the city of Juarez, Mexico
have been raped and murdered.The remains of these brutalized young women continue to be found scattered in the parched desert, vacant city lots, and roadside ditches. Others are never found.

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Marjorie Agosin. Dr. Marjorie Agosin, professor of Spanish at Wellesley College and internationally recognized poet will present a lecture on her most recent book, Secrets in the Sand. A native of Chile, Dr. Agosin received the United Nations Human Rights Award in 1998. In her latest work, she examines the serial murders of over 400 women in the bordertown of Juarez where young women come to work in the maquiladoras (off-shore industrial plants). Her other books include Toward the Splendid City, Scraps of Life: Chilean Arpilleras and A Cross and A Star.

Sponsored by the Caribbean Speaker's Series, the Department of Anthropology, SCSU Amnesty International, Triota and the Women's Center.

For more information contact Dr. Skoczen at (203) 392-5679 or
Katie Cushman at 392-5786 or email womenscenter@southernct.edu.

 

 

FORUM ON WOMEN AND LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE

 

Thursday, November 29, 2007

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Michael J. Adanti Student Center
Grand Ballroom, Room 313

Join speakers Dr. Donna Wagner from Towson University and Julia Evans-Starr, the executive director of the Commission on Aging for a frank discussion on long-term health care. Share your thoughts and experiences with an open forum and learn what is being done on long-term.

Dr. Donna Wagner is the founding director of the Center for Productive Aging and the academic gerontology program at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Wagner's research includes an examination of the effectiveness of workplace eldercare programs.

 

Co-Sponsors:
Connecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
Connecticut Commission on Aging
Southern Connecticut State University's Women's Center
Connecticut Women's Consortium, Inc.

For more information, please contact the Women's Center at (203) 392-5786 or womenscenter@southernct.edu.

 

 

              Village of POWER Bake sale

 

Friday, November 30

Wintergreen

Monday, December 3

Morrill Hall Rotunda

Wednesday, December 5

Morrill Hall Rotunda

Friday, December 7

Wintergreen

 

All tables are from

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

** All proceeds to benefit Village of Power**

 

The Village of POWER, a local organization, provides African American women who are homeless, unemployed and in recovery with comprehensive services that are designed to heal their life issues. They offer a Replenishment Center with case managers, spiritual groups, relapse prevention, wellness education, medical, psychiatric and recovery services, emergency food and clothes, socialization, fellowship, and vocational training and housing.

In the Growing through Sewing program, classes in jewelry, clothing, handbags, shawls, scarves, blankets and curtains, quilting, t-shirts, leather working are held daily.

Co-Sponsored By: SCSU Women's Center & Residence Life Hall Council
For more information contact womenscenter@southernct.edu or (203) 392-5786

 

 

            Village of Power Make-It/Take It

 

Tuesday, December 4

7:30, Brownell Hall

Join the women of Village of Power, a local organization that provides African American women who are homeless, unemployed and in recovery with comprehensive services that are designed to heal their life issues. Women will assist students in crafting items such as scarves, bracelets, and beadwork. All crefts are free of charge. For more information, call the Women's Center at 203-392-5786.