women's center calendar of events
Fall 2012
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Cell Phone Donations to help victims
of domestic violence
In the time it will take you to
text this message to everyone you know, a victim of domestic violence
will be assaulted by a partner. If this saddens or angers you, you'll be
glad to know that there is something that you can do - donate your used
cell phone - it will not cost you a thing! Experts estimate that there
are more than 30 million inactive phones in the U.S. Your unused cell
phone could literally save the life of the estimated 5,000 victims who
are beaten and abused every day.
The SCSU Women's Center is participating in the Umbrella Domestic Violence Cell Phone Donation Program by collecting cell phones that are no longer being used. The phones are given to victims of domestic violence who are in need of immediate access to a 911 connection, or the phones are recycled by a company that pays the Umbrella Program up to $20 per phone.
Be sure to deactivate your phone service and erase all personal information prior to to making your donation.
Please bring any used cell phones to the Women's Center in
Schwartz Hall or to the Michael J. Adanti Student Center Information
Lobby collection box.
Please help protect victims of domestic violence and donate your used phone today!
For more information, contact the SCSU Women's Center at (203) 392-6946 or check out www.bghealth.org/index.html.
september
Politics and Sexual Violence
Awareness
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center, Plaza Level
Today, in 2012, we are still living in a culture where
politics has a
major impact on women's rights and women's bodies. Women continue to
fight to end the politicization
of their bodies, and their needs. It is
most crucial that women listen to the political rhetoric, and gather
information on the issues impacting women's rights. Visit the Women's
Center and Men's Initiative information
table to receive more information about these important topics. A forum
will
follow on September 5 to provide the opportunity for a more in
depth discussion.
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Forum on Politics and Sexual Violence
Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Women's Center
This forum will provide the opportunity for a discussion on
the
politicization of women's bodies. Information will be provided, and an
open conversation
encouraged. We hope that you will join
us in this important conversation. Refreshments will be provided.
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Campus Safety Awareness Program
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Farnham Hall
The university campus is its own community and like any
community there
is a need to be safe. This event focuses on campus safety and will
provide
campus and community safety tips for college students. As a
community, we need to watch out for one another and be vigilant about
one
another's well-being. This event is
sponsored by the Women's Center, Men's Initiative and University Police.
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Families Connected
Date: Friday, September 14, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center, Room 326
Students, faculty and staff, please join us at the first
program in the Families Connected series being held this fall
at
Southern. The programs will provide you with the opportunity to share
your
thoughts, gather tools and information to help balance your work/school
work
and family life.
The series will consist of four programs being held this fall. The programs will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Adanti Student Center, Room 326. The following are dates for the programs:
Friday, October 12, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Dessert and beverages will be provided, please feel free to
bring your lunch with you. Please call the Women's Center at (203)
392-6946 or the Wellness Office at (203) 392-6526 to reserve your
space.
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What Would You Do?
Date: Monday, September 17, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: ASC 233
What would you do? This
is the central question of an interactive program intended to raise
awareness
on issues of bystander intervention. Through video clips and open
conversation
we will navigate through the wide range of opportunities to intervene
safely
and effectively as a bystander. Refreshments
and prizes will be provided!
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Equal Rights Amendment Symposium
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Engleman Hall C112
Featuring speakers: Representative from State Representative Chris Murphy's Office, State Representative Gary Holder-Winfield, and Attorney Burt Weinstein
Q&A; Debate; Come and have your voice heard!
Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program with AAUP, Men's Initiative, Office of Diversity & Equity, Women's Center and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
october
Domestic violence Awareness month
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 1.3 MILLION WOMEN IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE NUMBER IS GROWING. IN THE COURSE OF A WOMAN'S LIFETIME, ONE-IN-FOUR WILL FIND THEMSELVES AS VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT BY SOMEONE THEY LOVE. THE THEME FOR THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IS THAT "REAL PEOPLE SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE". IDENTIFYING VIOLENCE, LEARNING ABOUT THE SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS ON THIS ISSUE ARE ALL WAYS IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL CAN BE A PART OF "REAL PEOPLE SPEAK OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE" AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY.
Please click here to view information on Vice President Biden's 1 is 2 Many Campaign.
Also, please click here to view President Obama's memorandum on domestic violence.
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Donations for the Cherish Program
October 2012
The Cherish Program is a part of the Center for Domestic Violence Services for New Haven County. All items donated will help victims and their children living in shelters due to incidents of domestic violence. If you are interested in donating to this cause, please click the image to receive information about what items are needed, or contact Ebony McClease at mccleasee1@owls.southernct.edu or (203) 392-5786.
If you are unable to drop off the items at the Women's Center, please contact us and we will arrange to pick them up. Thank you in advance for your participation.
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RED FLAG CAMPAIGN
Research shows that in 1 in 5 college relationships, a partner is
abused. What are the signs of abuse? What are the signs of an
unhealthy relationship? How do we respond as friends, family and the
campus community when we the see the "red flags" of an unhealthy
relationship? The Red Flag Campaign is designed to educate on ways to
safely intervene as a bystander and identify signs of healthy and
unhealthy relationships.
Campus-Wide
Monday,
October 1, 2012 - Friday, October 5, 2012
Red Flag Campaign Posters (with bystander informational messages) and Red Flags will be placed all around campus. See directions below on how you can win a prize and learn how to safely intervene as a bystander.
Here is what you can do to learn more and win a prize:
(1) Find a RED FLAG CAMPAIGN poster posted on campus.
(2) Location: All over campus!
(3) Take a photograph of a poster.
(4) Submit the photograph to one of the following:
Email: womenscenter@southernct.edu
Facebook: SCSU Women's Center
Make sure you include your full name and Southern email address when you submit the photograph of the poster.
After we receive your photograph, we will send you an email with further information, including how you can COLLECT your PRIZE!
INFORMATIONAL
TABLES
Monday, October 1, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
ASC - PL Info Table 1
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
CONN HALL - TB1
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
ASC - PL Info Table 1
Friday, October 5, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
ASC - PL Info Table 1
Sponsored by the Women's Center and Men's Initiative and co-sponsored
with the Office of Residential Life.
RED FLAG
CAMPAIGN EVENT
Film Screening: Telling Amy's Story
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Time: 1:05 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.
Location: Engleman Hall, Room A115
Telling Amy's Story follows the timeline of domestic violence homicide that occured in central Pennsylvania on November 8, 2001. While we will never be able to change the ending to Amy's story, we hope that it's telling can change outcomes for millions of victims, survivors, and loved ones affected by domestic violence every day. A brief discussion will follow the movie.
Sponsored by the SCSU Men's Initiative and the Women's Center.
For additional information, please contact the Men's Initiative at (203) 392-6902.
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SAVE THE DATE
One Step at a Time... Walking Against Domestic Violence
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m. (Opening ceremony begins)
Location: East Rock Park, New Haven (Pavilion on Cold Spring Street) (Free parking at Wilbur Cross High School/nearby bus service)
Put on your walking shoes and show your support for domestic violence prevention! Families, kids, and people of all ages are invited to this free event. Expect raffle, giveaways, and refreshments!
To make a donation, become a sponsor, or learn of ways to get involved, please contact Kristy Jelenik, development officer, at (203) 624-2600 ext. 118 or kjelenik@ccccnh.org. Donations can also be made through CCCC's secure website, www.ccccnh.org.
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SCSU Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center (outside)
Help the Southern Connecticut State University community
raise awareness on breast cancer by participating in the University's Breast
Cancer Awareness Walk!
Walkers will rally outside the Adanti Student Center
at 12:00 p.m. and the short walk will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Information and Breast Cancer Awareness promotional items will be available to
purchase. All donations will be given to the Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk of New Haven being held on Sunday, October 14.
This annual Southern event is sponsored by the Women's Center, Fitness Center,
Wellness Center and the Psi Omicron Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Thank you for supporting the 2012 Breast Cancer Awareness
Walk at Southern Connecticut State University. With your help, WE CAN DO IT,
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Families Connected
Date: Friday, October 12, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center, Room 326
Students, faculty & staff, please join us at the Families
Connected gathering. Ms. Ashley Lowe, Nurturing Connections
Coordinator & Community Outreach Coordinator, from Nurturing
Families Network will be speaking on behalf of their educational
outreach services that are available to new parents.
Dessert and beverages will be provided, please feel free to
bring your lunch with you. Please call the Women's Center at (203)
392-6946 or the Wellness Office at (203) 392-6526 to reserve your
space.
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The Anatomy of a Hook-Up
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Farnham Hall Program Room
Today, the "hook-up"
culture is identified as individuals that are focused on sex and sexual acts
without the commitment to an interpersonal relationship. This program
will explore the nature of "hooking up", and the personal and social
implications. This interactive presentation provides a general overview
of healthy relationships, communication, sexual assault, consent (including the
role of consent and alcohol) and victim blaming.
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Lethality of Domestic Violence
Save the date!
An educational workshop and interactive panel on domestic violence.
Date: October 19, 2012
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Anthony's Ocean View, New Haven
Cost: $55 standard & $35 student
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Empty Place at the Table
The effects of domestic violence plagues all communities around the
world. When abusers take victims' lives, a void is left in the hearts of
families, loved ones, and friends leaving an empty place at the table
permanently. This year we bring to you an exhibit that depicts this
reality. An "Empty Place at the Table" is a reminder of the devastation,
lethality, and emptiness caused by perpetrators of domestic violence.
Information on how you can help to end the violence and resources will
be available.
Date: Monday, October 22, 2012
Location: Adanti Student Center Plaza Level
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Location: Adanti Student Center Street Level
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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The Clothesline Project
The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears
witness to the violence against women. T-shirts decorated to represent a
woman's experience, by the survivor or someone who cares about her, is
publicly displayed for all to see. This display honors victims' courage,
and allows for the sharing of stories and breaking the silence to promote a
sense of empowerment and healing. This Project also educates others on
the impact of violence on individuals, families, friends and communities while
offering support and encouragement.
See below the listing of dates/times where you can view
t-shirts, create your own t-shirt and receive information and resources on
domestic violence.
Break the Silence!
**postponed until further notice**
For more information, please contact Ebony McClease, Women's
Center, at mccleasee1@southernct.edu or call (203) 392-5786.
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What Crosses the Line?
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Farnham Hall Program Room
Any sexual act
without consent is sexual assault. Sometimes it can be difficult to identify when
the words and action of others have crossed the line falling under the
definitions of sexual harassment and sexual assault. This interactive program allows
participants to identify and name incidents of sexual harassment and the
difference between flirting vs. hurting; and to discuss appropriate
professional, educational and social boundaries by looking at everyday
situations and scenarios. Join the Women's Center as we identify "WHAT CROSSES
THE LINE"?
November
Killing Us
Softly
Join us for a screening of the documentary, "Killing Us Softly
3." The screening will be followed by a discussion on the portrayal of women and men in the media.
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Chase Hall Lobby
Sponsored by
Department of Residence Life, Men's Initiative, and The Women's Center.
For additional information, please contact the Men's Initiative, meninitiative@southernct.edu; (203) 392-6902.
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It's My Voice: I Will Be Heard
Date: Monday, November 5, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Engleman Hall Rotunda, Adanti Student Center Plaza Level
The Presidential, State and Local Elections of 2012 have
a lot at stake. The party lines have been clearly defined, the election debates
have been testy, but nevertheless the need to be active voters on all three
levels is more important than ever. Stop by the tables (two locations) to
gather information about candidates, voting records and some of the facts of
the 2012 elections. Remember let YOUR VOICE BE HEARD because your vote matters.
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Tunnel of Oppression
The Tunnel of Oppression is a campus diversity initiative which began on the campus of Western Illinois University. The Tunnel of Oppression is a program that represents the realities of oppression in a full sensory experiential manner. The Tunnel of Oppression is a tunnel that you walk through that is designed to give participants the opportunity to see, touch, hear, and feel the realities of oppression which acts as a stepping stone towards promoting diversity awareness and change. Come join us for a life changing educational experience!
For more information contact Ebony McClease, mccleasee1@southernct.edu or check out the Tunnel of Oppression webpage.
Day 1 Day 2
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Time: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tours begin every hour on the hour! Tours begin every hour on the hour!
Location: ASC Ballroom Location: ASC Ballroom
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Tools of Empowerment
Date: Monday, November 19, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center Theater
There are so many oppressive situations around us. We find ourselves unable to deal with the sometimes. It is important that we work to make a difference but how do we empower ourselves? What are the tools for empowerment? Join the staff of the Women's Center to learn some of the tools.
For more information, please check out http://www.southernct.edu/submitevents/submit.php or contact Ebony McClease at mccleasee1@southernct.edu or (203) 392-5786.
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Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture.
Director Byron Hurt, former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop
fan, and gender violence prevention educator, conceived the documentary
as a "loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the world of
rap music. He pays tribute to hip-hop while challenging the rap music
industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply
conservative stereotypes of manhood.
The documentary features revealing interviews about masculinity and
sexism with rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and
Busta Rhymes, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators
such as Michael Eric Dyson and Beverly Guy-Sheftall. This film is
critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race,
gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture.
Film Screening
Date: Monday, November 26, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Farnham Hall Programming Space
There's Nothing Like Hip Hop Music
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Adanti Student Center Plaza Level
Byron Hurt
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Englemen Hall C112
Homophobia in Communities of Color Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: ASC 303
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True U: Release Social
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hickerson Hall Lobby
calling all women!
Please join us for the release of an original newsletter made by women for women! Enjoy free snacks while socializing and talking with women around campus about being empowered!
*Copies of the newsletter are now available in the following locations:
School of Health and Human Services (Lang Building, Farnham Ave.) Women's Studies Department (Engelman Hall B229)
Hickerson Hall Lobby
Student Center Info Desk
Women's Center (basement level of Schwartz Hall)
DECEMBER
Day of Relaxation
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Location: Adanti Student Center - Street Level
This is a day for the Southern students to relax and kick back as you prepare for finals. It is important for students to take care of themselves all year, but especially during times of increased stress!
The scheduled events for the day are as follows:
Hair, Nails, & Make-Up 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Creative Stress Relief Activities Table 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
"Smoothies" & Stress-Free Kits 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Guided Meditation (ASC 309) 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Kick Boxing Class (ASC Fitness Center) 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
all events are free for southern students!
This event is sponsored by the Women's Center, Men's Initiative, Wellness Center, and Fitness Center. For more information, contact Ebony McClease at (203) 392-6946 or mccleasee1@owls.southernct.edu.
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Global Write-a-thon
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Join thousands around the world in writing for human rights.
This December, you can shine a light in dark corners and step up the pressure on governments around the world. Join the Women's Center and Men's Initiative as they participate in this Amnesty International program, where together we will write, tweet, blog, stand up, speak out and to make sure that Prisoners of Conscience, human rights defenders, individuals and communities at risk are not forgotten. Your letters and actions will be joined by millions of Amnesty supporters organizing for human rights around the world.
