ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FOR A JUST WORLD Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium • Fall 2014 Calendar of Events THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 16 Days of Activism Against GenderBased Violence Information Session Come learn about how you can get involved in a global campaign to end gender-based violence on campus! Dinner provided. 4:30-6:00 p.m. Douglass Campus Center, Meeting Room E Sponsored by: Center for Women’s Global Leadership and Douglass Residential College TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Douglass Film Series and Global Village Plenary Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream This inspiring documentary follows three brave human rights defenders in Liberia, Abkhazia, Georgia, and Iraq giving insight into everyday struggles to improve the status of women worldwide. 7:15 p.m. Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and Douglass Campus Dean WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership Plenary Speaker: Amani Al-Khatahbeh Founder of muslimgirl.net Director, Media Department, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Washington, D.C. 10:55 – 12:15 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Douglass Campus Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 A workshop on responding to gender-based violence in the local community and preparing for the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition March and Rally on Saturday, October 18; facilitated by Elaine Hewins, CSW, DVS, Domestic Violence Education & Awareness Program Coordinator, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Health Promotion. 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be served. Douglass Lounge, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and the Institute for Women’s Leadership FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership Douglass Society Induction Ceremony 10:55 – 12:15 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Douglass Campus Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and Associate Alumnae of Douglass College THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Douglass Film Series: Transforming Cultures Initiative: Douglass Residential College Students Respond to Gender-Based Violence Coming Out Muslim: Radical Acts of Love Terna Tilley-Gyado and Wazina Zondon use traditional storytelling and conversation as the medium for exploring the broad range of their experiences as queer Muslims. 8:30 p.m. Trayes Hall A, Douglass Campus Center, 8pm Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and the Campus Deans of Douglass, College Ave, Cook, Livingston, and Busch WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 I Am a Girl In I AM A GIRL, we meet six young women from around the world who face extraordinary challenges. As they come of age in the way their culture dictates, we see remarkable heartwarming stories of resilience, bravery and humor. 7:15 p.m. NJC Lounge, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: the Douglass Campus Dean and Douglass Residential College Douglass Campus Fall Picnic and Involvement Fair SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Enjoy food and music from a DJ while learning about campus organizations. Community March and Rally to Raise Awareness about Domestic Violence 12:00-2:00 p.m. College Hall Grounds Sponsored by the Douglass Campus Dean and Douglass Residential College “Everyone deserves a safe home, free of domestic violence” OCTOBER 8-10 “Marking Time: Prison Arts & Activism Conference” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Douglass Residential College Presents: A Conversation with Carla A. Harris Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Author of Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet 4:00 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Douglass Campus Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 IWL Consortium Welcome Reception Greet new colleagues, learn about plans, and join colleagues to kick-off a new academic year. 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 RUPA Presents Jessica Valenti: Yes Means Yes: Battling Rape Culture and Moving Towards a Positive Sexuality Come spend a captivating evening with Rutgers Alumna and founder of Feministing.com. Explore Rape Culture and what moving towards a positive sexuality means. Resource Fair: 7:00 p.m. Lecture Begins: 8:00 p.m. Douglass Campus, DCC in Trayes Hall. Sponsors: Rutgers University Programming Association and Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance; Center for Women’s Global Leadership; Douglass Residential College; and Douglass Campus Dean An international conference and multi-site art exhibition, featuring: • Presentations by artists, activists, scholars, and community groups • Lectures, workshops, poetry readings, and performances • Art by current and formerly incarcerated individuals, collaborative groups, and artists/activists responding to mass incarceration. Keynote speaker: Reginald Dwayne Betts, Poet and Author of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison and Shahid Reads His Own Palm. For more information please see: irw.rutgers.edu Organized and hosted by the Institute for Research on Women. Co-Sponsors: Alfa Art Gallery; American Friends Service Committee’s Prison Watch Program; Art Library, Rutgers— New Brunswick; Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities; Department of American Studies, Rutgers— New Brunswick; Heldrich Hotel; Institute for Women and Art; Mountainview Program; New Brunswick Public Library; Office of the Chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick; Office of the Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers— New Brunswick; PUEG Center at UNAM (National University of Mexico); Rutgers—Camden Center for the Arts; School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers—Newark; University of Michigan’s Prison Creative Arts Project; William James Association; Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers-New Brunswick. This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. This program has also been made possible by generous funding from the Puffin Foundation Ltd. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Join DRC in a community march and rally to raise awareness of gender and domestic violence. First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St, New Brunswick 11:00 a.m. Sponsored by: New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 The Artist as Philanthropist: Artist-Endowed Foundations as a New Force in Cultural Philanthropy and the Emergence of Women Artists as Donors in this New Field. Alejandro Anreus, President of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Kathleen Mangan, Executive Director of the Lenore Tawney Foundation Elizabeth Smith, Executive Director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Christine J. Vincent, Study Director The Aspen Institute’s National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations. Panel Moderator: Alison R. Bernstein, Director, Institute for Women’s Leadership. Panel Respondent: Alberta Arthurs, Former Director of Arts and Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation 4:00 p.m. Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Women and Art; Institute for Women’s Leadership; The Aspen Institute’s National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 2014 Latina Summit: The Power of You! Conference designed to showcase and empower Latina women Featuring 5 tracks: Young Latina Leadership; Civic Engagement/Leadership Development; Health and Wellness; Education; and Tapping Your Creativity. Free to Rutgers students with ID. For information and to register, visit: www.latinasummit.org. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: LUPE Fund, Inc.; Douglass Residential College; and Douglass Campus Dean IWL Director’s Dialogue “Women and Leadership in South Africa” A Conversation with Jane Bennett, Director, African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Alison R. Bernstein, Director, Institute for Women’s Leadership. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership Plenary Speaker: Diana Reyna Negotiating Basics Workshop A workshop to demystify the negotiation process for those on the academic job market. 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women and the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics Brooklyn Deputy Borough President 10:55 – 12:15 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Douglass Campus Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 Douglass Film Series: IRW Distinguished Lecture Series The Mosuo Sisters C. Riley Snorton A tale of two sisters living in the shadow of two Chinas, this documentary by award-winning filmmaker Marlo Poras follows Juma and Latso, young women from one of the world’s last remaining matriarchal societies. Black Sexuality Studies, Cornell University “From the Down Low to the First Gay Rapper, Or Tracing a Trajectory from Glass to Plastic” 4:00 p.m. Reception 4:30 p.m. Lecture Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women 7:15 p.m. Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: the Douglass Campus Dean and Douglass Residential College MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 An Evening with Debra Zimmerman Executive Director of Women Make Movies and 2014 Laurie Chair in Women's Studies at Douglass Residential College 7:15 p.m. Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College; Institute for Women’s Leadership; Women’s and Gender Studies Department; and Douglass Campus Dean 5:30 p.m. Public Lecture Mary H. Dana Women Artist Series Douglass Library 8 Chapel Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 RSVP encouraged / [email protected] http://iwa.rutgers.edu/programs/momentum/events/ Sponsored by: Institute for Women and Art, Estelle Lebowitz Memorial Fund, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 4:00 p.m. Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Women’s Leadership SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 MOMENTUM: WOMEN/ART/TECHNOLOGY An exploration into the intersection of technology, art practice, and feminism. Join distinguished guest Nafis Sadik, former director of the UNFPA, and other global experts to discuss solutions to global problems affecting women, in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Refreshments provided for pre-registered attendees. Drop in to learn how to edit Wikipedia articles—and why you should. Fordham Classroom, Douglass Library All day Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and the Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs (GAIA); and the Douglass Campus Dean 11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Douglass Residential College and the Margery Somers Foster Center TUESDAY, NOV. 25 – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership Plenary Speaker: Debra Zimmerman Executive Director of Women Make Moview 2014 Laurie Chair is Women’s Studies at Douglass College 10:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Douglass Campus Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College, Institute for Women’s Leadership and Department of Women’s and Gender Studies Momentum: Women/Art/Technology presents innovative uses of technology by women and transgender artists through exhibitions, symposia, film screenings, and public discussions. Since 2011, Momentum artists have challenged gender-biased notions of who employs technology and showcased women artists’ sustained ability to break new ground in uncharted artistic realms Momentum concludes with a two-part exhibition series and catalog with an essay by art historian Anne Swartz; an online festival of video works entitled MTV: Momentum Technology Videos; and the launch of the Momentum Directory, a networking gateway linking the public to women and transgender artists who embrace varied technologies in their artistic production, and other arts professionals who engage in critical explorations in the field of gender, feminism, art, and technology. JULY 28 – NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Douglass Global Summit Dialogues on Improving the Health and Dignity of Women and Girls Worldwide Wikipedia Editing Marathon Public lecture by Grimanesa Amorós Themes and Exhibitions Institute for Women and Art 2014 – 2015 Academic Focus: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 5:00 p.m. Reception TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 2014 Theme -From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Gender-Based Violence! Beginning on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women), and concluding on December 10, Human Rights Day, this global campaign focuses on genderbased violence as an international human rights violation. Sponsored by: Center for Women’s Global Leadership MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 Java and Justice and Douglass Film Series: Delicious Peace Join us for a screening of the film Delicious Peace and an openmic coffeehouse on the theme of gender-based violence as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. GRIMANESA AMORÓS Momentum: Women/Art/Technology 2014-15 Estelle Lebowitz Visiting Artist in Residence Mary H. Dana Women Artist Series Galleries, Douglass Library 8 Chapel Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Gallery Hours: M-F 9am-4:30pm http://iwa.rutgers.edu/programs/momentum/exhibits/ or [email protected] Free and open to the public WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 MTV: Momentum Technology Videos Online video festival launch The Institute for Women and Art presents MTV: Momentum Technology, an online festival of video works. The juried works appear in a video playlist that runs continuously, giving access to viewers 24/7. http://iwa.rutgers.edu/programs/momentum/mtv Momentum: Women/Art/Technology is sponsored by the Institute for Women and Art, a center of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Rutgers University, and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series is a program of the Institute for Women and Art in partnership with Rutgers University Libraries. Rutgers co-sponsors include: Art Library, Rutgers University Libraries; Center for Cultural Analysis; Department of Art History; Department of Women’s and Gender Studies; Douglass Residential College; Fine Arts Department-Camden; Institute for Research on Women; Institute for Women’s Leadership; Margery Foster Somers Center, Rutgers University Libraries; Mason Gross School of the Arts, Visual Arts Department; Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion; Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; Paul Robeson Galleries-Newark; Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking; School of Communication and Information; Zimmerli Art Museum. Other co-sponsors are: Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission; Ford Family Foundation; New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Amorós’ exhibition is sponsored in part by the Estelle Lebowitz Memorial Fund, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Rutgers. 7:15 – 10:00 p.m. Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College and the Douglass Campus Dean WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Understanding Forced Marriage – A Community Forum THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Learn about forced marriage and how survivors have healed from the violence that has occurred in these relationships. IRW Distinguished Lecture Series Juana María Rodríguez 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building For more information contact [email protected] or visit vawc.rutgers.edu Sponsored by: Center on Violence Against Women Gender and Women’s Studies, University of California-Berkeley “The Edge of Encounter: Sexual Narratives and the Limits of Representation” 4:00 p.m. Reception 4:30 p.m. Lecture Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 IRW Distinguished Lecture Series Saya Woolfalk The Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium conducts the IWL Consortium Initiative on Women & Health. This initiative recognizes that women’s health around the world is shaped as much by social, economic, political and environmental forces as by biology. The IWL Initiative on Women & Health features a two-year series of courses, activities, and programs designed to stimulate university-wide engagement around this topic. New York-based Artist WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 “Saya Woolfalk: World Builder” 4:00 p.m. Reception 4:30 p.m. Lecture Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women $tart $mart Salary Negotiation Workshop Learn to negotiate for the pay you deserve! Open to all Rutgers undergraduates. Pre-registration required; see https://douglass.rutgers.edu/skills-development-andprofessionalization-workshops. 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meeting Room E, Douglass Campus Center Sponsored by Douglass Residential College SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 The 97th Annual Yule Log Ceremony Celebrate the season in this cherished Douglass tradition with songs and readings from many cultures. 4:45 p.m. Voorhees Chapel Sponsored by: Douglass Residential College THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Douglass Film Series: Miss Representation Miss Representation explores how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Undergraduate Learning Community Final Project Presentations 7:15 p.m. NJC Lounge, Douglass Campus Center, Sponsored by: the Douglass Campus Dean and Douglass Residential College 3:00 – 5:00 p.m Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women and Division of Student Affairs, Office of Residence Life The Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium and the School of Communication & Information are collaborating on the new Women, Media & Tech Initiative to examine the ways media, including information technology and digital media, are reshaping culture and power relations in the world. The initiative features a series of programs, events and educational opportunities to examine the relationships of media technologies to democracy, social change, gender/racial equality, and public policy. FOR REGISTRATION AND EVENT INFORMATION,CONTACT THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: Institute for Women’s Leadership Institute Contact Information: The Institute for Women’s Leadership is a nine-member consortium within Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, dedicated to the study of women and gender, advocacy on behalf of gender equity and to women’s leadership for a just world. Founded in 1991, the consortium examines leadership issues and advances women’s leadership in education, research, the arts, sciences, politics and government, the workplace and the world. 162 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555 848-932-1463 Fax: 732-932-4739 iwl.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Alison R. Bernstein, Director Douglass Residential College (founded 1918) Department of Women’s Center for American and Gender Studies Women and Politics (founded 1970) (founded 1971) Institute for Research on Women (founded 1976) Center for Women’s Global Leadership (founded 1990) The Center for Women and Work (founded 1993) Institute for Women and Art (founded 2006) 125 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 848-932-2900 Fax: 732-932-8877 douglass.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Jacquelyn Litt, Dean of the College Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building 162 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 848-932-9331 Fax: 732-932-1335 womens-studies.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Abena Busia, Chair 160 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555 848-932-9072 fax: 732-932-0861 irw.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Nicole Fleetwood, Director 160 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 848-932-8782 Fax. 732-932-1180 cwgl.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-4614 Fax: 732-932-1254 cww.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Dana Britton, Director 640 Bartholomew Rd. #125A Piscataway, NJ 08854 848-932-3726 iwa.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Connie Tell, Acting Director Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, Founding Co-directors R U T G E R S , Eagleton Institute of Politics 191 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 cawp.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] 732-932-9384 Fax: 732-932-0014 Debbie Walsh, Director Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (founded 2007) 640 Bartholomew Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-1244 sciwomen.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Natalie Batmanian, Director Center on Violence Against Women and Children, School of Social Work 536 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 848-932-4367 Fax: 732-932-6023 vawc.rutgers.edu Email: [email protected] Judy Postmus, Director Associate Alumnae of Douglass College 181 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 848-932-2880 Fax: 732-932-2883 douglassalumnae.org Email: [email protected] Valerie Anderson ’81, MBA, Executive Director FOR EVENT DIRECTIONS — To the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building: maps.rutgers.edu/building.aspx?id=72 • For other Rutgers locations: maps.rutgers.edu/buildings search.aspx T H E S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W J E R S E Y Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium Fall 2014 Calendar of Events Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Permit No. 157 ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FOR A JUST WORLD Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 162 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8555
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