Events

NOVEMBER

Gender-Based Violence: Uniting Theory, Practice and Action Conference: Monday, November 9, 8 am-4 pm, Xavier University's Women Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Women & Leadership Presentation & Workshop: Thursday, November 12, 8:30-11:30 am, Hands Across the World, Mary Center, 823 1st St. S. St. Cloud, MN.
Recovering Black Women's Voices and Lives Symposium: Thursday, November 12, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
The Marginalization of Nurses and Clients within the Healthcare Service and Nursing Profession: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12-15, Atlanta, GA.
National Women's Studies Association: Difficult Dialogues: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 12-15, Atlanta, GA.
Anna Marie's Alliance, Volunteer Opportunity (Meal Preparation and Clean-up): Sunday, November 15, Anna Marie's Alliance, Contact Carrie Vandelac- IWL.
R.A.D.: Rape. Aggression. Defense. Self Defense Course for Women (Session 2-attend both days) $10/person: Sunday, Nov 15th, Atwood Apocalypse, 5-10 pm SCSU & Monday, Nov 16th, Atwood Voyageurs South, 6-9 pm SCSU.
Networks of Support: Somali Women in St. Cloud: Wednesday, November 18th, Women's Center-SCSU.
SheFest: Thursday, November 19, 8-10 pm, Alumnae Hall, CSB.
Lunch with a Leader: Friday, November 20, 11:30-12:30 pm, IWL.
Honoring Women: Thriving vs. Surviving, Saturday, November 21, 9 am-12 pm, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN.

DECEMBER & BEYOND

Camp Menogyn- Dogsledding with Women's Expeditions: Contact IWL.
Thirty Years of Commitment, Courage and Change: Wednesday, Dec 2nd Women's Center-SCSU.
UCLA's Center for the Study of Women- Rethinking Gender, Friday, February 5, L.A., CA.
Renaissance Speaker: Anounsheh Ansari, first female private space explorer, CEO, Chairperson, and co-founder, Prodea Systems, Inc. “Reaching for the Stars and Getting There”: Monday, February 8, 7pm, Gorecki 204. Contact Ozzie Mayers/Emily Cook.
Mothering and Migration:(Trans)nationalisms, Globalization and Displacement: February 18-20, Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
University of Oklahoma Women's and Gender Studies Conference: Saturday, February 27, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.
Call for Proposals- The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music and More Conference: Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY.
Where Are We Now? The Evolution of Women’s, Gender and Feminist Studies: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, April 7-11, Montreal, Canada.
19th Annual Southern Connecticut State University Women's Studies Conference: Women and Girls of Color: History, Heritage, Heterogeneity: Sunday and Monday, May 16-17, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT.
Representing Motherhood: Mothers in the Arts, Literature, Media and Popular Culture: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 20-22, Nola Studios, New York, NY.
Call for Papers- A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America Conference: Wednesday and Thursday, May 26-28, St. Norbert College, Green Bay, WI.
Mothers and the Economy: The Economics of Mothering: July 1, McLaughlin College, York University, Toronto.

March 2010- Women's Month

Women & History: Moving Toward the Future

Keynote Speaker: Jessica Valenti

Week One: Bodies

Survey how beauty affects leadership
PASSIVE PROGRAMMING: give away t-shirts and encouragement for activities, exercise and sports
Event: host a 5K or snowshoeing excursion (depending on the weather)
Event: discussion on how body image affects leadership (incorporate diversity), looking at history and in today's world

Week Two: Education

PASSIVE PROGRAMMING: give out blue stockings (intelligent women in the 1920s)
Event: film on women's global education
Event: lecture with Mary Ann Baenninger on women and higher education

Week Three: Workforce

Event: Speaker for women in male-dominated fields

Week Four: Activism

PASSIVE PROGRAMMING: buttons
Event: Volunteer opportunity
Film: Iron-Jawed Angels or another historical film
Event: Dance or concert

The Aftermath

Assessment survey with $25 gift card