NOW! UConn Metanoia 2009: Preventing Violence Against Women

For complete information: http://www.metanoia.uconn.edu/

Sunday, Oct. 4
Past (1979), Present (2009), and Future (?): Preventing VAW

This panel – featuring participants from the 1979 Metanoia as well as current students and professionals in the field – will kick off the week of the 2009 Metanoia. Audience questions and discussion by the panelists will conclude the session.

4:00pm – 5:15pm
Dodd [...]

@UConn Take Back the night — starting tonight, 4/22/2009

The University of Connecticut’s Women’s Center would like to cordially invite you to attend the upcoming event Take Back the Night!
Take Back the Night is an annual international event, dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault against women. The goal of Take Back the Night is to foster a supportive and safe environment for survivors [...]

Women’s History Month

Even though Women’s History is celebrated and studied all months of the year, March is the officially designated time to showcase our work and accomplishments locally, nationally, and globally. It’s a history that has been unknown to most, invisible to many historians, and so valuable for our daughters and sons. Our young girls need [...]

Survey about you! Please comment on any or all of these questions

Dear wsliblog readers,
Please take a few moments and give me a better understanding of how you use the Web. There is a comment link at the bottom of this post. Just click it and type. Here are the questions:

Do you participate in Second Life? If so, how much time do you spend there?
Do you [...]

More Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Storrs Campus

UWomen Listserv
Stalking and Cyberstalking: Identification and Safety on Campus
Monday April 21, 4 pm, Women’s Center
Linda Blozie, Director of Public Affairs: Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence will discuss how we can define and recognize stalking, share information about prevalence on college campuses, review strategies for risk reduction and primary prevention education. In particular, she will [...]

UConn Events during April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

UConn’s Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) has planned many events on the Storrs campus. Here is their announcement.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We ask that you join us in working to end violence against women. Please distribute to your students and colleagues.
7th Robert Jensen: [...]

March is National Women’s History Month

Make your understanding and appreciation of women’s history come alive by visiting online and in person many great local and national sites. As a starting point, check out UConn Libraries’ National Women’s History Month .
You’ll find a calendar of events sponsored by the Women’s Center, links to wonderful American Memory exhibits on the Women’s [...]

Brainstorm: Women and Fear – Chronicle.com

 Regina Barreca’s blog post at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
“Fear is a matriarchy; fear is passed down through mothers.
These are fighting words, and I wish they weren’t true but I believe they are: girls are still encouraged to maintain their desire for protection by others in lieu of forging their own sets of strengths. “
Read [...]

At UConn: Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) Public Hearing, Wednesday, February 27, 2008

PCSW Public Hearing Topic: Getting To A Better Tomorrow: Economic And Financial Security — Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A large number of Connecticut families are finding that their costs are rising faster than their wages. A recent report, Where Connecticut Stands, commissioned by the PCSW stated that 19%, or one-in-five Connecticut households lacks enough money to [...]

Molly Blank, filmmaker, on campus Dec. 4: Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the new South Africa

TESTING HOPE:
Grade 12 in the new South Africa
Film Viewing and Discussion
with Molly Blank
Filmmaker, Director, & Producer
Tuesday, December 4th 2:30-4:30 PM
Konover Auditorium-Dodd Center
Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the new South Africa tells the story of four students in Nyanga township outside Cape Town, who started school the year that Mandela was elected president, as they prepare [...]