W E E K L Y u p d at e W E E K M o n d a y , B E G I N N I N G O c t o b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 4 WOMEN’S CENTER EVENTS all Women’s Center events are held in 107 Hanna Hall unless otherwise indicated Brown Bag Series Redefining “Coming Out” by Loving More Than One: Ethical Non-Monogamy/Polyamory In recognition of National Coming Out Day Wednesday, October 15, 12-1 P.M. Presenter: Liane Ortis, Higher Education and Student Affairs We “Come Out” to be authentic, to challenge expectations about who we are told to be. Polyamorous people believe we aren’t all monogamous! That love and sex don’t HAVE TO be limited to just one person: love is infinite. The foundations of polyamory – boundless love, communication, trust, reduction of jealous behavior, and sex positivity – include heavily gendered expectations that polyamorous individuals challenge in the pursuit of equitable relationships. Each intentionally practiced aspect of polyamory creates safer and healthier environments, relationships, and individuals. Come learn what it’s like to “come out” as polyamorous and challenge expectations regarding love and sex. Women’s Research Network Taking Up Space: Indigenous Feminist Storying Practices as Historiography In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day Friday, October 17, 1-2:30 P.M. Presenter: Dr. Andrea Riley Mukavetz, English Indigenous feminists such as Paula Gunn Allen and Andrea Smith have critiqued a linear, singular history of feminism that is commonly told as the “three waves of feminist” history. Both scholars demonstrate a reorientation to American feminist history, one beginning with understanding the interplay between euro immigrants and indigenous peoples. Indigenous feminists use storying practices to intervene on a linear, colonial imagining of feminism. Dr. Riley Mukavetz will explore how these storying practices can be used to make relational, feminist historiographies. Staff Kristen Bunner, Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Pysarenko, Graduate Assistant Denise Robb, Graduate Practicum Student Jean Marie Greene, Office Manager Dr. Mary Krueger, Director Mailing Address 108A Hanna Hall Bowling Green, OH 43403 419.372.7227 (Phone), 419.372.6020 (Fax) [email protected] http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/women/ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE “Yoga As You Are” Sessions Mondays thru Dec. 8, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Ethnic Student Center Discussion Series: Name Discrimination in the U.S. The Women's Center, 107 Hanna Hall Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m. Take a short stress relieving break and participate in this free gentle yoga class. This low-impact class includes gentle stretches, balance and breathing as well as movements designed to increase range of motion in joints and relieve tension. Lastly, enjoy 5 minutes of mindful meditation at the end of each class. Come as you are - all that's needed is a yoga mat or towel. Registration is not required. Ethnic Student Center, 318-B Mathematical Sciences Building Come discuss name discrimination as it pertains to race, ethnicity, nationality, jobs, and housing in the United States. This discussion is part of the Ethnic Student Center Discussion Series and will be facilitated by Derron Borders, Graduate Coordinator of Diversity Education Programs in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Sessions are facilitated by Caroline Dawson, certified mindfulness and yoga instructor with over 18 years of yoga and meditation experience. This program is sponsored through a grant from Medical Mutual of Ohio and is supported by BGSU WellAware, the Department of Human Resources, the Women's Center and the Department of Recreation and Wellness. Coming Out in the Oval Monday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Candlelight Walk Wednesday, Oct. 15, 9:15 p.m. Bowen-Thompson Student Union Oval This event, hosted by Women Who Love Women, is held in recognition of Coming Out Week at BGSU. Bowen-Thompson Student Union Oval Queering Comedy Fundraising Dinner Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. This event, hosted by Vision, is held in recognition of Coming Out Week at BGSU. 228 Multipurpose Room, Bowen-Thompson Student Union Jewelry Sale to support Holocaust survivor Aliza Greenburg Monday, Oct. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Vision and FORCE will be hosting their first annual benefit dinner entitled “Queering Comedy,” which will include a full meal as well as stand-up comic, Brooke Cartus. This event is held in recognition of Coming Out Week at BGSU. Tickets are $10 at the door. Plain Congregational Church, 16011 W. Poe Road, Bowling Green Aliza Greenburg, a 78 year old Jewish woman born in Romania, is one of the few remaining orphans of the Holocaust. When Aliza was four years old, there was a massacre in her town and her whole family was displaced. Aliza was one of the lucky children to be placed in a foster home in another country to escape the Germans, and she traveled back and forth to Israel. She then spent her entire life trying to find her family. Come meet Aliza, look at her beautiful designer jewelry, and hear her stories. Not-So-Straight Skate Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 p.m. BGSU Ice Arena This event , hosted by the LGBT Resource Center, is held in recognition of Coming Out Week at BGSU. The first 30 people get in free. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Sistas’ of Nia Support Group Sundays, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 9, 2-3 p.m. The Women’s Center, 107 Hanna Hall Northwest Ohio Silent Witness Project 2014 Unveiling Ceremony Sistas’ of Nia is a FREE and confidential support group for African American adult women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Nia means purpose. To restore African American people to their traditional greatness and to be responsible to those who came before (our ancestors) and to those who will follow (our descendants). Lenhart Grand Ballroom, BowenThompson Student Union This group meets once a week for four weeks, and is a closed group, meaning that people can only join the first week. It is open to community members and students. African American women are less likely than any race of women to report rape or sexual abuse and being a survivor of sexual abuse, living in silence, is a huge burden to carry. Our hope is to bring awareness in the African American community of women to let them know that there is healing and they are not alone. This group is peer facilitated but counseling resources are available at the meeting. Free parking and snacks. For more information, call The Link at 419-352-1545 and ask for Taneisha from the SAAFE Center’s Sistas’ of Nia group. “Keep it Flowing” Program Drop-Off Location: The Women’s Center, 107 Hanna Hall Monday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. The Silent Witness Project of Northwest Ohio is a memorial to girls and women whose lives were ended abruptly and violently at the hands of a husband, ex-husband, partner or stalker. The Silent Witness exhibit has over 65 life-size silhouettes of girls and women. This collection of mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, nieces, and friends is a powerful testament of commitment to break the silence about domestic violence. In order to keep the display current, figures are "retired" after 10 years. However, their chest plates are kept and displayed at the annual ceremony. This year’s featured keynote speaker is Ulester Douglas, Interim Executive Director of Men Stopping Violence, an Atlanta-based national training institute that mobilizes men to prevent violence against women and girls. Sponsored by the Women’s Center at BGSU. Endorsed by dozens of private, public and non-profit organizations in northwest Ohio. For more information, contact 419-3727227 or [email protected]. The event is free and open to the public. Last year, the Women's Center at BGSU implemented the “Keep it Flowing” program. Through this project, we have distributed hundreds of donated menstrual products to local food pantries and shelters that serve homeless women. Students are invited to help us "keep things flowing" by dropping off tampons, pads or panty liners at the Women's Center. For more information, call 419-372-7227. To submit an event that you would like to have included in our weekly update, please send the information to Kristen at [email protected]. GROUP meetings a t t h e W o m e n ’ s C e n t e r 1 0 7 H a n n a H a l l BGSU Employee Mother’s Circle Every 4th Monday of each month, 12 – 1 p.m. Share concerns and receive helpful guidance from other BGSU employee moms who are in your situation by joining the on-campus mom’s support group. The group meets the fourth Monday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy time discussing your little ones. For more information, contact Amanda Vrooman at [email protected]. Trans Awareness Group (TAG) Tuesdays, 8 – 9 p.m. TAG is the Trans Awareness Group for BGSU students who identify as Trans, Genderqueer, Gender non-conforming, or Allies. TAG meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in room 107 in Hanna Hall. So if you want to come for support, fellowship, or just to find out more about the group, feel free to stop on by! Contact: [email protected] for further details. Vision Tuesdays, 9 – 11 p.m. Vision is the undergraduate Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Questioning, and Straight Supportive (GLBTQIQSS) student organization. One of Vision's goals is to provide a supportive and friendly environment for the GLBTQIQSS community here at Bowling Green. To get more information, please email Luke at [email protected]. Feminist Organization for Raising Consciousness and Empowerment (FORCE) Wednesdays, 9 – 10 p.m. FORCE is an activist student group comprised of both men and women. Our goal is to educate the community on issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, environment, reproductive rights and GLBT issues. To get more information, please email Paige Reinhart-Anez at [email protected]. Graduate Women’s Caucus (GWC) Every first Monday of each month, 1:15 p.m. The Graduate Women’s Caucus is committed to providing opportunities for graduate students to channel their energy and resources into promoting the awareness of women’s issues on campus and in the community. For further information or if you have questions, contact Liz Adamo at [email protected]. Warm Up BG Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month, 7:30 – 9 p.m. A group for expert, beginner, or wishful knitters and crocheters… Warm Up BG creates items such as blankets that are donated back to the BG community. We help families in need, keep people warm, and make a difference! Want to help but don’t know how to knit or crochet? No problem -- we’ll gladly teach you! Anyone and everyone is welcome at our meetings no matter your skill level. Contact: [email protected] for further details. African Peoples’ Association Fridays, 5 – 8 p.m. The African Peoples’ Association of Bowling Green State University is a multicultural organization dedicated to providing awareness of Africa and its culture, focusing on the diversity of the African continent. Members and students learn facts about Africa and obtain cultural awareness, while exchanging ideas and values. Visit http://bgsu.orgsync.com/org/apa/About for more information. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Mondays, 7 – 9 p.m. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) chapter at BGSU is part of a council of national African American women's organizations and community-based sections. The NCNW mission is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communities, and they fulfill this purpose through research, advocacy, and national and communitybased services and programs on issues of health, education, and economic empowerment. For more information about NCNW, contact Leslie Potts, [email protected].
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