UWomen Listserv

November 1, 2009

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Be a Feminist Leader,
Become a part of UConn Triota! 
Meetings are Thursdays at 7pm in the Women’s Center. 
Iota Iota Iota is the Women’s Studies Honors Society that encourages and supports scholarship and excellence in Women’s Studies.
For more information, email: denise.e.reed@uconn.edu
 
 

Tuesday, November 3 at the UConn Co-op, 6:00 pm 

Sharon Bryan Poem Reading

Sharon Bryan is the author of four collections of poems, including Salt Air, Objects of Affection, and Flying Blind.Her most recent book, Sharp Stars (2009), is the winner of the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award. The publisher, BOA Editions, describes Bryan’s poems as “tightly-knit” and “succulent” and praises her “acrobatic language that probes matters philosophical and psychological.” Bryan’s awards include two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, an Academy of American Poets Prize, and The Discovery Award from The Nation. She is the editor of Where We Stand: Women Poets on Literary Tradition, and the co-editor, with William Olsen, of Planet on the Table: Poets on the Reading Life.

Co sponsored by the UConn Co-Op

 

Student Rally for Health Care Reform Wed. Nov. 4th
from 12:00-2:00pm on Fairfield Way.
Gretchen Raffa of Planned Parenthood will be speaking about why healthcare reform is a
women's issue and how young women can get involved! Free t-shirts, signs,
and stickers. Don't miss it!

 

Thursday, November 12 at the Konover Auditorium, 7:00 pm

Named by the New Yorker one of the twenty best writers under forty, Allegra Goodman is the author of six books, including the highly regarded The Family Markowitz (1996), about an endearing three-generational Jewish family; Kaaterskill Falls (1998), about a mostly Orthodox Jewish summer community in upstate New York; Paradise Park (2001); Intuition (2006); and her latest work, The Other Side of the Island (2008), in which she makes her first foray into the world of young adult literature. The LA Times calls it “a dark vision rendered in wonderful and imaginative detail” and notes that “with global warming, carbon footprints and the corporatization of government dominating headlines, Goodman’s story is timely and disturbing.” Goodman will read from The Other Side of the Island and discuss the unique challenges of writing for young adult audiences.

Co-sponsored with the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation

 

PLEN’s Women & Public Policy Seminar in Washington, DC, January 11-15, 2010

Seminar registration deadline is NOVEMBER 27, 2009

The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is offering a one-of-a-kind opportunity for women students to learn first-hand how many different ways an individual can make and influence public policy during its Women & Public Policy Seminar on JANUARY 11-15. New this year! Students may now choose to focus on policy tracks in Finance, Education or Sustainability! They’re taught by women who influence national policy every day: top legislative staffers, White House officials and federal agency leaders, nonprofit advocates and corporate lobbyists. These women immerse the students in the major issues of the day, guide them through the realities of policy making, and help them discover if they want to become part of the process.

Visit http://www.plen.org/ for more information and on-line registration.

 

Women & Science/Technology Policy Seminar in Washington, DC

Seminar registration DEADLINE is November 20, 2009

 The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) will be holding its Women & Science/Technology Policy Seminar January 4-8, 2010 for women science majors who want to explore what life is like as a science advisor.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for women students to discover a different way to professionally apply their scientific and technological knowledge – in a career developing public policy. The seminar teachers are women scientists in diverse areas of government and the private sector, including: White House science advisors, legislative staff in Congress, Institute directors at NIH, corporate lobbyists and scientists, and nonprofit advocates. These women immerse the students in the major issues of the day, guide them through the realities of policy making, and help them discover if they want to become part of the process.

Visit http://www.plen.org/ for more information and on-line registration.

Women’s Center Upcoming Events

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November

3rd        Tim Wise - Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama

Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S.  He has trained teachers as well as corporate, government, media, entertainment, military and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions, and has served as a consultant for plaintiff’s attorneys in federal discrimination cases in New York and Washington State.  Wise’s most recent book is Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama (City Lights) which explores the issues of race within the context of the Obama presidency.

Co-sponsored by SUBOG, the Women’s Center, Rainbow Center, the African American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center and Community Outreach.

Tuesday, 7pm, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

October 26, 2009

Hey Everyone!

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Welcome to the new UWomen Listserv.Posted below are a collection of events that are not in any particular order. To avoid confusion, ignore below and look to your right instead. Here you will see a tantalizing selection of links under CATEGORIES which will bring you to specific events…

“Women’s Center Events/Programs,” for instance, will tell you what we are sponsoring.

“On Campus Events” will tell you about other events on campus that relate to our mission.

“Off Campus Events” works in a similar fashion… except it’s for off-campus events.

“Announcements” announce student organizations, calls for papers, and other deliciously sweet ways to get involved.

I think you get the picture.

You will also find a selection of links that bring you to pages that describe the listserv, give the Women’s Center’s mission, and allow you to view descriptions of the groups that we have to offer. Take some time to navigate the site.

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