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SPRING 2012 EVENTS
International Women's Day Speaker- Robina Niaz. "Muslim Women: Education & Empowerment As A Turning Point For Muslim Women And Families". March 7, 2012 EJ Thomas Hall.
2011 CNN Hero, Robina Niaz is Executive Director of Turning Point for Women and Families, a community based, non-profit organization founded in 2005 to address the needs of Muslim women and children through crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, advocacy, outreach, education and training. Robina's efforts to found this important resource have been recognized by several awards, including a current Soros Fellowship and the Union Square Awards in November 2005.
General Public - $8.00
UA Faculty-Staff with Zip Card - $6.00
UA Students - $4.00
Sponsored by: The Office of Inclusion and Equity, Women's Resource Center, Women's Studies Academic Program and Office of International Programs
Contact Information:
Dr. Rosa Githiora rmg25@uakron.edu
Ms. Rebekka Reusser ext. 6194 or rreusse@uakron.edu
The Vagina Monologues- February 9, 2012 6:00p.m. & February 10, 2012 8:00 p.m. EJ Thomas Hall Stage Door.
Sponsored by The Women's Resource Center, The Women's Studies Academic Program, and EJ Thomas Hall
The University of Akron's 2012 V-Day Benefit Performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues is a consciousness-raising event and fundraiser to help end violence against women and to celebrate women, their bodies and their experiences.
The monologues will be performed by UA students, faculty, staff and Akron community members. All proceeds benefit Vday.org and the Rape Crisis Center of Summit and Medina Counties.
- General Admission- $10.00
- UA Students- $5.00
SUMMER AND FALL 2011 EVENTS
First Local Model African Union Symposium, October 27, 2011 9:00a.m.-7:00p.m. Student Union Ballrooms C,D and E and Rooms 335 and 308
The Model African Union Program provides a unique opportunity for university and college students and faculty to study Africa and the African Union. It aims at highlighting economic, social and political-security issues facing the African continent; generate understanding of the multi-various determinants, capabilities and constraints shaping the foreign policies of Member States of the African Union; Demonstrate the need for effective diplomatic and collaborative socio-economic and military strategies in crisis intervention; and The role and performance of the African Union.
Sponsored by African Student Association (ASA), The Office of Inclusion and Equity, Pan African Studies Program and The Women's Resource Center.
Contact Information:
Dr. Enoch Damson damson@uakron.edu or Dr. Rosa Githiora rmg25@uakron.edu
The Migrant Journey: Mexican Migrant Rights Advocate Jaqueline Garcia Salamanca, October 17, 2011 Student Union Room 310 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
A former undocumented immigrant in the United States, Jaqueline García Salamanca is an advocate and organizer working in Veracruz, Mexico with the Jesuit Migrant Service. She has worked tirelessly in migrant sending communities while also providing humanitarian support for migrants who are taking the dangerous journey northward in search of jobs and better lives for their families. See the Flyer Here
Sponsored by: the Women’s Resource Center, Women’s Studies Academic Program, Center for Conflict Management and The Office of Inclusion and Equity.
Contact Information:
(330)972-7008 or Dr. Rosa Githiora rmg25@uakron.edu
LGBT National Coming Out Day Open-Mic. October 11, 2011. Student Union Starbucks Stage 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Support Coming out by speaking out. Share your spoken, written and musical talent. Celebrate, Educate, and Bring Awareness to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community. See event flyer here
For open mic registration and time slot reservation contact Aamina Jenkins ZPN Diversity Chair zpndiversity@uakron.edu or call 330-972-7014. Open-mic participation is open to all faculty, staff and students.This Event is Free.
Sponsored by: Zips Programming Network, The Office of Inclusion & Equity, The Women’s Resource Center, The LGBT Equality Committee and LGBTU.
Contact Information:
Aamina Jenkins (330)972-7014 or zpndiversity@uakron.edu
Summit County Sexual Assault Symposium August 5, 2011 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
The Summit County Sexual Assault Coalition in conjunction with Greenleaf Family Center is pleased to announce their 3rd Annual Sexual Assault Symposium at The Student Union Ballrooom. Jessamyn Tracy from the National Center for Victims of Crime will be the plenary speaker.
The $25 fee includes a boxed lunch, parking, and up to 5.75 CEUs for Counselors (RCX088906) and Social Workers (RSX088731). All registration forms are due by July 29th, 2011. Contact person: Deb Costa, Director of The Rape Crisis Center DebC@scmcbws.org
STEMM SPEAKER SERIES 2011
The University of Akron STEMM Speaker Series which is an opportunity for all students to integrate knowledge across disciplines and enhance their critical thinking. The theme for 2011 is global climate change and we have scheduled five expert speakers to talk on different dimensions of this important issue including defining the issues, plausible solutions, and the impact on health and the environment. Beyond the science, climate change has significant ramifications for political and economic policy, human health, alternative energy and future sustainability.
Contact Information:
Dr. Helen Qammar, Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL), hqammar@uakron.edu
New York Public Library Awards Fellowship To Paula Maggio July 17, 2011.
Paula Maggio, a visiting lecturer with UA's Women's Studies Program, has been awarded a short-term fellowship with the New York Public Library (NYPL). The NYPL announced the recipients in the July 17 issue of the New York Times Review of Books (PDF).
This opportunity supports scholars from outside New York who need to use the Library's unique research and special collections.
Maggio, one of 25 recipients, will use this fellowship to work on her book, "Bloomsbury at War: Pacifism and the Bloomsbury Group 1914-1945."
SPRING 2011 EVENTS
Cornel West - Diversity and Multiculturalism- March 7 2011 7:30 p.m.- EJ Thomas Hall.
One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision."
Currently the Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University, West burst onto the national scene in 1993 with his bestselling book, Race Matters, a searing analysis of racism in American democracy. Race Matters has become a contemporary classic, selling more than a half a million copies to date. In addition, West has published 18 other books and has edited 13 texts and has received more than 20 honorary degrees.
Sponsored by: Office of The President, The Office of Inclusion and Equity, Office of Multicultural Development and Center for Conflict Management.
- General Public - $8.00
- UA Faculty-Staff with Zip Card - $6.00
- Seniors - $6.00
- UA Students - $4.00
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2011
The Vagina Monologues- February 13 & 18, 2011 4:00 p.m.- Stage Door at EJ Thomas Hall.
Sponsored by The Women's Studies Academic Program, The Women's Resource Center and EJ Thomas
The University of Akron's 2011 V-Day Benefit Performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues is a consciousness-raising event and fundraiser to help end violence against women and to celebrate women, their bodies and their experiences.
The monologues will be performed by UA students, faculty, staff and Akron community members. All proceeds benefit Vday.org and the Rape Crisis Center of Summit and Medina Counties.
- General Admission- $10.00
- UA Students- $5.00
Event Photos http://www.uakron.edu/wrc/news-events/events/the-vagina-monologues-2011/index.dot
Cece Gable - March 21, 2011 7:30 p.m. - Stage Door at EJ Thomas Hall.
Sponsored by The Women's Resource Center, The Women's Studies Academic Program and EJ Thomas Hall
A consummate jazz cabaret performer, CeCe has sung in jazz clubs throughout the United States and Europe. Influenced by many women and men of jazz, she offers her own voice on jazz standards and the American Songbook. A native of Barberton, Ohio and graduate of Kent State University, Cece will be accompanied on piano by David Ake.
- General Admission - $10.00
- UA Students - $5.00
March 28, 2011, The Historical Legacy of Black Women’s Leadership Faculty Roundtable, CAS 205, 2:00pm- 4:00pm
Faculty Roundtable Women’s History Month, 2011 in Honor of Angela Davis. Black women have a long and vibrant history as public intellectuals and political activists as the scholarly career and political commitment of Angela Davis, our featured 2011 women’s history speaker, exemplifies. Come help celebrate 2011 Women’s History Month with a discussion of the meaning of black women’s leadership past and present. Featuring: TJ Boisseau, History; Heather Burton, Acad. Achievement; India Burton, Theater; Coleen Curry, Acad. Achievement; Kate Flach, History; Nicole Rousseau, Sociology (KSU); Zachery Williams, History.
Sponsored by History Department and Committee for Research on Women and Gender (CROW)
March 28, 2011, Angela Davis - Democracy and Civil Engagement Discussion with Students, Honors Complex Large Hall, 4:00 p.m.- 5:00p.m.
Free Admission
Angela Davis has been an activist and writer promoting women's rights and racial justice while pursuing her career as a philosopher and teacher at the University of Santa Cruz and San Francisco University. Angela Davis has been active as a student, writer, teacher, scholar and organizer for more than three decades and continues in her pursuit promoting human rights and combating oppression.
Sponsored by EJ Thomas Hall, Office of Inclusion & Equity, The Women's Resource Center & The Women's Studies Academic Program.
March 28, 2011. Keynote Speaker: Angela Davis - Democracy and Civil Engagement. EJ Thomas Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by EJ Thomas Hall, Office of Inclusion & Equity, The Women's Resource Center & The Women's Studies Academic Program.
Angela Davis has been an activist and writer promoting women's rights and racial justice while pursuing her career as a philosopher and teacher at the University of Santa Cruz and San Francisco University -- she achieved tenure at the University of California at Santa Cruz though former governor Ronald Reagan swore she would never teach again in the University of California system. She studied with political philosopher Herbert Marcuse. She has published on race, class, and gender.
Known for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression, human rights activist Angela Davis has been active as a student, writer, teacher, scholar and organizer for more than three decades. As a gifted diversity speaker, Angela Davis is a moving orator, recounting her place in our nation's tumultuous history.
- General Public - $8.00
- UA Faculty-Staff with Zip Card - $6.00
- Seniors - $6.00
- UA Students - $4.00
FALL 2010
DIVERSITY WEEK
Theresa Flores: The Slave Next Door Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today. EJ Thomas Stage Door- September 15, 2010 7:30 p.m.- FREE for Students with valid Zip Card.
Ms. Flores is a native of Ohio who holds a B.A. in Social Work and a Master of Counseling Education and has been a licensed Social Worker in Ohio for over twenty years. She is a survivor of trafficking who strives to bring greater understanding to the issue of Human Trafficking and modern day slavery by exploring its causes and solutions.
Her presentation on Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today is scheduled for 9/15/2010 at 7:00pm. EJ Thomas Stage Door. Sponsored by EJ Thomas Hall and The Women's Studies Program
Additional Information:
http://www.traffickfree.com/Author_Bio_and_Pics.php
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