Events
Contact the department about events, or to add your event at 218-726-7953 or ws@d.umn.edu
Please check out the public google calendar Twin Ports Women for a listing of local events.
Women's Studies 30th Anniversary
Saturday, Feb 11, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall
Women's Studies 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Featuring: The Oshkii Giizhik Singers, Sara Thomsen and Paula Pederson
Rachael Kilgour, Wild by Nature, and Eleni Johnson
Reception immediately following the concert
Free and open to the public
February
Friday, Feb. 3rd, 7:07 pm, Amsoil Arena
UMD Faculty and Staff Night attending a UMD Women's Hockey Game.
Only $4 per ticket for yourselves and guests. Kids 10 and Under get in free.
Tickets must be purchased in advance from the UMD Athletic
Ticket Office, 170 SpHC, by friday Feb 3 by 4:00 pm to receive the dicount.
March - Women's History Month
Women’s History Month: Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment
March 2012 Events
All month long
KUMD will run 60 second spots about local women who make history.
Tune into 103.3 to listen.
Thursday, March 1st, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, Humanities 494, UMD
Women's Studies Open House
Door prizes, women’s history facts and trivia, refreshments.
Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women's Studies Department
Friday, March 2nd, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm, UMD
Women on the Wall
Free climbing time and equipment. Meet at the Inland Wall in RecSports.
Sponsored by UMD RecSports Program
Wednesday, March 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Kirby Student Center 268, UMD
Brown Bag: Grandmothers for Peace
Sponsored by the Women’s Resource and Action Center & the Women’s Studies Department
Wednesday, March 7th, 6:30 pm, Teatro Zuccone, 222 E Superior St, Duluth
Film: “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,”
Followed by a discussion by Doris Parker Executive Director of the Liberian Women Initiatives of Minnesota (LIWIM).
Sponsored by League of Women Voters Duluth, Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies, UMD Women’s Resource and Action Center, Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, and UMD Women’s Studies Department
Thursday, March 8th, 11:30 am, Griggs Center, UMD
Luncheon: International Women’s Day
For more information contact 726-6292or e-mail wrac@d.umn.edu
Sponsored by the Women’s Resource and Action Center & the Women’s Studies Department
Thursday, March 8th, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Kirby Rafters, UMD
Film: On Stuttering
Sponsored by Access for All
Monday, March 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Kirby Student Center 273, UMD
Film: The Way Home by Shakti Butler
Sponsored by UnFair Campaign
Wednesday, March 21st, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Kirby Student Center 268, UMD
Brown Bag: Human Trafficking presented by Shunu Shrestha from the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA).
Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women's Studies Department
Wednesday, March 21st, 5:00 pm, Bohannon 90, UMD
Film: Until the Violence Stops
Sponsored by V-Day UMD & the Women’s Resource and Action Center
Thursday, March 22nd, 4:00 pm, Library Rotunda, UMD
Panel Discussion: Women's Empowerment, Women's Education: Closing the Equity Gap
Panelists: Mary Cameron, Linda LeGarde Grover, and Emily Serrano.
Sponsored by Women’s Resource and Action Center and Women's Studies Department
Thursday, March 22nd, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Building for Women, lower level
Film: Miss Representation
32 E First Street, Duluth
Followed by a discussion, this event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by YWCA
Friday, March 23rd, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, UMD
Women on the Wall
Free climbing time and equipment. Meet at the Inland Wall in RecSports.
Sponsored by UMD RecSports Program
Friday, March 23rd, 7:00 pm, Bohannon 90, UMD
Performance: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer
Sponsored by V-Day UMD & the Women’s Resource and Action Center
Monday, March 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Kirby Student Center 273, UMD
Film: Race: The Power of an Illusion: The House We Live In
Sponsored by UnFair Campaign
Tuesday, March 27th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Kirby Rafters, UMD
Film: Patsy Mink, Ahead of the Majority and Title IX Presentation
Guest Speaker: Lisa Erwin, Vice Chancellor for Student Life, followed by the film documentary by Kimberlee Bassford that follows the remarkable journey of Patsy Mink, an Asian American woman who, battling racism and sexism, redefined American politics.
Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Student Programs, Asian Pacific American Association, Department of Women Studies, and Diversity Commission
Tuesday, March 27th, 6:00 pm, Kirby Ballroom, UMD
Speaker: RachelLloyd “Girls Are Not For Sale” – A Book Tour
Girls Educational Mentoring Services (GEMS) supports young women at risk for sexual exploitation who were being ignored by traditional social service agencies. Through her experiences working with young women on the streets, it became clear to founder Rachel Lloyd that specialized services were essential for this disenfranchised population. From a one-woman kitchen table project, GEMS has grown to a nationally recognized and acclaimed organization and now is one of the largest providers of services to youth who are targeted for commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking in the US. GEMS promotes policies at the local, state and national level to support youth and prevent commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Sponsored by: The Duluth Trafficking Task Force, Office of Cultural Diversity and Women’s resource and Action Center.
Thursday, March 29th 12:00 pm, Library Rotunda, UMD
Speaker Macrina Cardenas de Alarcon "Border politics from above and below: fighting for democracy in spite of elections"
Macrina Cardenas de Alarcon, is a community activist and educator from Tijuana, Mexico.
Sponsored by Latino/Chicano Student Association, Latino/Chicano Student Programs and the Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies
For more information and updates on Cultural Events, visit the UMD Calendar of Events at https://events.d.umn.edu/ or Multicultural Center Calendar at www.d.umn.edu/mlrc/msc/calendar.html