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- Reproductive Justice – Health, Rights, & Social JusticeReproductive justice is a feminist framework, developed by women of color, that center’s the needs of the most marginalized and affirms our human right to bodily autonomy and to live healthy lives with access to the necessary physical, mental, political, economic, social, and sexual resources for the well-being of all people. The three core values […]Posted on March 4, 2024
- Revolutionary Love: The Call of Our Times with Valarie KaurJoin us for an evening with Valarie Kaur, civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, and author of the #1 LA Times Bestseller SEE NO STRANGER. Valarie has led visionary campaigns, including the Revolutionary Love Project, to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Book sale and […]Posted on February 26, 2024
- Call for Proposals – Women’s Advance ConferenceThe UConn Women’s Advance Conference is a professional development opportunity for women staff, graduate students and faculty at all levels of the University that is designed to expand skills, increase knowledge, and enhance networks to promote a more inclusive and supportive working and learning environment. The UConn Women’s Advance Conference Planning Committee is […]Posted on February 21, 2024
- 100 Years Of Women Scholarship – Applications OpenThe 100 Years of Women Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 to honor a current matriculated UConn student and/or a high school senior planning to enroll in the University of Connecticut who, as a role model or advocate, has advanced the role and contributions of women in society. Applicants must be enrolled at least half-time […]Posted on February 15, 2024
- One LoveThe Women’s Center’s Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) is excited to offer the One Love program about intimate partner violence prevention. Two peer facilitators will present the workshop using the film MVP from the One Love foundation. MVP is a film focusing on how healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors can influence our romantic relationships, […]Posted on March 15, 2023
- Melissa Harris-Perry – Women’s Center’s 50th!Women’s Center 50th Anniversary Celebration with Melissa Harris Perry Professor Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University where she teaches courses on American politics and elections at the intersections of race, place, and gender. She is the founder and President of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, an independent organization with […]Posted on October 21, 2022
Upcoming Events
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Mar
20
Reproductive Justice: The Intersection of Health, Rights, and Social Justice 6:30pm
Reproductive Justice: The Intersection of Health, Rights, and Social Justice
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
06:30 PM
Student Union
Reproductive justice is a feminist framework, developed by women of color, that center’s the needs of the most marginalized and affirms our human right to bodily autonomy and to live healthy lives with access to the necessary physical, mental, political, economic, social, and sexual resources for the well-being of all people. The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments.
This discussion will examine and highlight the disparities in care, access, and how it affects Black maternal health and mortality rates. Attendees will also understand the reproductive justice framework, learn about access and advocacy in Connecticut, and the barriers students have in accessing care.
Please register using the button to the left.
Join us at the Women’s Center for a Watch Party!
This panel is sponsored by the Women’s Center and the UConn Foundation as part of the #ThisIsAmerica series.
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Mar
21
WGSS @ 50 10:00am
WGSS @ 50
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Graduate Storrs Hotel
UCONN Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies (WGSS) Program Presents
The Uses of Anger: WGSS@50
The Graduate Hotel, Storrs, CT
March 21-22, 2024The third annual NWSA conference was held at UCONN in
1981, themed “Women Respond to Racism”. This event and
the keynote “Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde marked a
significant moment in feminist education, highlighting what
Lorde argued was the power to envision and reconstruct.
Exploring these past and future liberation efforts, the WGSS
program will celebrate their 50 year anniversary with
presentations by: M. Jacqui Alexander, Beverly Guy-Sheftall,
Alexis De Veaux, and many more.Thursday, March 21st
10:00 am - 6:30 pm - Panels and Keynote (Graduate Hotel)
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 22nd
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
WGSS Alum Panel - Room TBA
Creative Writing Workshop with Cecilia Caballero - Room TBA
WGSS at 50 - Art Exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art
Bobby Sanchez Concert at the Benton
Lunch in the ODI Commons
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Mar
22
WGSS @ 50 12:00am
WGSS @ 50
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
12:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Graduate Storrs Hotel
UCONN Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies (WGSS) Program Presents
The Uses of Anger: WGSS@50
The Graduate Hotel, Storrs, CT
March 21-22, 2024The third annual NWSA conference was held at UCONN in
1981, themed “Women Respond to Racism”. This event and
the keynote “Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde marked a
significant moment in feminist education, highlighting what
Lorde argued was the power to envision and reconstruct.
Exploring these past and future liberation efforts, the WGSS
program will celebrate their 50 year anniversary with
presentations by: M. Jacqui Alexander, Beverly Guy-Sheftall,
Alexis De Veaux, and many more.Thursday, March 21st
10:00 am - 6:30 pm - Panels and Keynote (Graduate Hotel)
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Friday, March 22nd
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
WGSS Alum Panel - Room TBA
Creative Writing Workshop with Cecilia Caballero - Room TBA
WGSS at 50 - Art Exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art
Bobby Sanchez Concert at the Benton
Lunch in the ODI Commons
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Mar
27
Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed - Film Screening and discussion 6:00pm
Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed - Film Screening and discussion
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
06:00 PM
Women’s Center
Shunned by the political establishment and the media, this longtime champion of marginalized Americans asked for support from people of color, women, gays, and young people newly empowered to vote at the age of 18. Chisholm’s bid for an equal place on the presidential dais generated strong, even racist opposition. Yet her challenge to the status quo and her message about exercising the right to vote struck many as progressive and positive.
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Mar
28
UConn Sexpert Drop-In Hours at the Women’s Center 6:30pm
UConn Sexpert Drop-In Hours at the Women’s Center
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Student Union
UConn Sexpert Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a new, free service offered by peer health educators, the UConn Sexperts, on the UConn Storrs campus!
Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a great option for students who have questions about sex and sexual health, are looking for a non-judgmental, laid-back environment to discuss a sex related concern or issue, or are interested in improving their sexual health and personal well-being. Our UConn Sexperts are trained to provide education, support, and connection to resources on and off-campus on a wide variety of topics pertaining to sex, sexual health, and relationships.
UConn Sexperts (and supervising staff) are exempt employees under UConn’s Title IX Reporting Obligations. Peer support sessions are for educational and support purposes only. Peer support visits are not on-call or emergency services, and are not for individualized medical advice, nor are they counseling or therapy.
For more information, visit www.studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts
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Apr
25
UConn Sexpert Drop-In Hours at the Women’s Center 6:30pm
UConn Sexpert Drop-In Hours at the Women’s Center
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Student Union
UConn Sexpert Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a new, free service offered by peer health educators, the UConn Sexperts, on the UConn Storrs campus!
Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a great option for students who have questions about sex and sexual health, are looking for a non-judgmental, laid-back environment to discuss a sex related concern or issue, or are interested in improving their sexual health and personal well-being. Our UConn Sexperts are trained to provide education, support, and connection to resources on and off-campus on a wide variety of topics pertaining to sex, sexual health, and relationships.
UConn Sexperts (and supervising staff) are exempt employees under UConn’s Title IX Reporting Obligations. Peer support sessions are for educational and support purposes only. Peer support visits are not on-call or emergency services, and are not for individualized medical advice, nor are they counseling or therapy.
For more information, visit www.studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday - Thursday
9am - 8pm
Friday
9am - 5pm
Saturday-Sunday
Closed