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to hear about those too, and
include them in this newslet-
ter’s alumni news section.
At the end of April,
Women's Studies students,
staff and faculty will be on
retreat *up the shore.* If
any of you would like to drop
in, please contact us. It
would be great to see you
again!
All the best,
Tineke Ritmeester
Dear alumnae,
I am looking at a list, cour-
tesy CLA development of-
fice, with roughly 250 names
of students who have gradu-
ated from UMD with either a
major or minor in Women's
Studies since 1987. This list
is likely not to be complete.
Women's Studies majors
and minors often do have a
double major. If you are
listed under the other one it
is not always the case that
you will also be counted un-
der Women's Studies. Still,
this number is impressive and
I wonder if you yourselves
were aware of just how many
you are. Many of the faces
came back to me as I read
over the names, missing you
and wondering what has be-
come of you.
Please know we would very
much love to hear your
news. Let us know how we
can continue to serve and
include you in some way or
another. Would anyone be
interested in organizing a WS
alumnae group? I know,
many of you have formed
long lasting friendships with
each other. We would love
FROM
THE
DEPARTMENT
HEAD
UMD DEPARTMENT
OF
WOMEN
’S
STUDIES
APRIL 2005
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 3
NORTH
SHORE
VISIONS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
UPCOMING NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
2
FREE DEMOCRACY
SUMMIT
2
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
3
TIDAL WAVE: HOW
WOMEN CHANGED
AMERICAN AT CEN-
TURY
’S END
4
About FACE by Lila Kahmann
F
eminists Advocating for Change Etc., or FACE is a feminist student group on cam-
pus open to all UMD students. FACE has been very active this school year. Fall se-
mester FACE sponsored the Celebration of Women, a free event in the Kirby Lounge.
Seven local musicians donated their time and talents for the event, which helped aware-
ness of the Women’s Studies Department, WRAC and FACE.
FACE has been putting together discussion groups that are open to the campus. Spring
semester the discussions are weekly and have covered such topics as “Women and the
Iraqi Elections,” “Let’s Talk about Sex,” and “The Politics of Makeup.”
Recently we have started a campus-wide campaign to promote feminism and raise
awareness of issues of sexism. This will entail posters around campus and tabling in the
Kirby Student Center.
FACE members are also active in the Duluth community, adding a feminist perspective
to volunteer work. Some volunteer activities include volunteering at the Life House for
their Valentine Dance and serving on committees for Take Back the Night.
For more information, contact Beth Bartlett at 218-726-8284.
Apr. 9-11. Feminist Major-
ity Foundation’s National
Collegiate Global
Women’s and Human
Rights Conference in Vir-
ginia. Register online at
For questions, please contact
the Global Conference Team
at 1-866-444-FMLA.
Apr. 15. Women for
Women International
seeks submissions for the au-
tumn 2005 edition of its bi-
annual academic journal,
Critical Half. Deadline:
Apr. 15. Submission guide-
lines at
May 20-22. Fifth National
Conference on Gender
and 10th National Gender
Lobby Day in Arlington,
VA. Keynote speakers Eve
Kosofsky Sedwick and Anne
Fausto-Sterling. For more
information or registration go
to www.gpac.org or call
(202) 462-6610.
June 9-12. NWSA 26th An-
nual Conference, Orlando,
FL. Registration forms avail-
able in the WS department
office and at www.nwsa.org
June 19-21. IWPR 8th Inter-
national Women’s Policy
Research Conference, When
Women Gain, So Does the
World, Washington, D.C.
For more info, email confer-
ence@iwpr.org.
For more conferences, go to
the NWSA website:
UPCOMING
NATIONAL
& INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
to help us realize our common
goals and understand what we
are all working for; keynote
speakers to tell the story of the
movement we are all part of;
and training workshops so that
we will all have the basic orga-
nizing and advocacy skills neces-
sary to work together to bring
about change. Also included are
a film festival, a people’s break-
fast, and a street festival/
march/rally during the week-
end.
Women’s issues will be one of
the main focuses of the Free
Democracy Summit this year.
By encouraging understanding
of a variety of women’s per-
spectives we hope to inspire an
environment of inclusion, soli-
darity, and teamwork in the
community. Understanding
each other’s complex situations
is vitally important to working
effectively together. With more
men understanding the issues
women face, and more
women understanding other
women’s perspectives includ-
ing that of race, we can work
more compassionately thus
more successfully together.
As Peace Activist, Rachel
Corrie simply states, "I am
just beginning to learn from
what I expect to be a very
intense tutelage, about the
ability of people to organize
against all odds and to resist
against all odds."
Please embark upon this
journey and let us begin and
continue to organize and edu-
cate each other to create
something bigger than any
one individual or any group, a
more compassionate and
peaceful world.
T
he UMD students of the
Minnesota Public Inter-
est Research Group (MPIRG)
have once again set out on the
great mission to heal the
wounds of our country. We
are hosting the Second Annual
Free Democracy Summit
April 22-24th right here in
Duluth – a weekend of art,
inspiration and education
dedicated to bringing organi-
zations and people from all
corners of the journey to a
better world together to real-
ize our common issues and
learn how to focus and work
together with a common mo-
tivation and spirit.
We are planning free con-
certs and art openings across
downtown Duluth with mes-
sages to inspire us; discus-
sions, forums and presenta-
tions lead by community lead-
ers, organizations, professors
IF YOU GIVE TO
THE UMD FUND
AND DESIGNATE
WOMEN
’S STUDIES
TO RECEIVE YOUR
GIFT
, WE DO
RECEIVE IT AND
ARE VERY
GRATEFUL
.
YOUR DONATIONS
HELP US FUND
GREAT FEMINIST
SPEAKERS
,
PROGRAMMING
,
ETC
.
FOR DONATIONS TO
WOMEN
’S STUDIES,
PLEASE CONTACT
MARYANN
SOLEIM,
DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT AT
218-
726-6085 , TOLL FREE
AT ¹
-866-726-7110 OR
EMAIL
MSOLEIM
@D.UMN.EDU
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VOLUME 18, ISSUE 3
REGISTER NOW!!!
May/Summer 2005
Course Offerings:
WS 3600: Ecofeminist
Theories and Practices, 9
a.m.–12 p.m., M, Tu, W, Th,
F, Cina 202, Beth Bartlett.
WS 3400: Women and Film,
1 p.m.–3:30 p.m., M, Tu, W,
Th in BohH 112, Susana Pe-
layo-Woodward.
If you’d like alumni up-
dates via email, please
email Beth, bbart-
let@d.umn.edu or
Geraldine,
ws@d.umn.edu, your
email address.
Calendar of Events
PAGE 3
Apr. 12. Film, “Maria Full of
Grace” in KSC 273, 4 p.m.
Apr. 14. Guest speaker, Gesa
Zinn, UMD Professor of For-
eign Languages and Literatures
presents "The Life of the Gyp-
sies: Roma and Sinti in Germany
Today," Library Fourth Floor
Rotunda, 12 Noon.
Apr. 18-25. Guest speaker,
Mary Weems on campus for a
week of poetry, workshops and
discussions. Her schedule is:
*Apr. 18. Welcome dinner and
reception begins at 5 p.m., KPlz
302.
*Apr. 20. “I Speak from the Wound
in My Mouth: Developing the Imagi-
nation-Intellect” from 7:30-10
p.m., Library Rotunda.
*Apr. 22. “I Ain’t Gon’ Let Nobody
Turn Me Around: Poetry as a Politi-
cal Act,” a community poetry
reading and discussion, YWCA
Auditorium, 202 W. 2nd St.
Apr. 20. Guest speaker, Tineke
Ritmeester, UMD Professor of
Women's Studies presents
"Witches of the Medieval Euro-
pean Burning Times,” KSC 268,
12 Noon.
Apr. 30. Gay Prom, 7 p.m.,
Kirby Ballroom. Open to high
school and college students. For
info, call QSU at (218) 726-
7041.
May 4. Guest speaker, Njoki
Kamau, UMD Professor of
Women's Studies presents
"Everyday Racism in Academia,"
KSC 268, 12 Noon.
May 5. Meditation, Relaxation
Exercises, a workshop by Mark
Langenfeld, UMD Professor of
Psychology, KSC 268, 12 Noon.
May 5. Guest speaker, Joyce
Benson presents "Common
Women, Uncommon Lives: The
Changing Role of Women in
Russia," Kirby Rafters, 12
Noon. Joyce Benson is a commu-
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 3
nity activist and long-time resident
of Duluth.
OFF-CAMPUS
Apr. 5. PAVSA Flower Sale-
purchase flowers at Jitters and
Lakeview Coffee from 7:30 a.m. –
4p.m. All proceeds help PAVSA
continue to educate and promote
awareness about sexual violence in
southern St. Louis County.
Apr. 7. GLBT Lobby Day Bus to
Capitol. Call Lu Barker at 726-
7479 or lbarker@d.umn.edu.
Apr. 10. Intergenerational 2nd
Sunday of the Month Potluck
Brunch in Chester Creek House,
1306 E 2nd St, Noon-2p.m. All
welcome. Call 728-5468 for more
information.
Apr. 12. Vagina Monologues in the
Norshor Theatre, 7 p.m. Susana
Pelayo-Woodward, Director of
UMD’s Hispanic/Latino/Chicana
Learning Resource Center, and
Rebecca St. George from Mending
the Sacred Hoop will introduce the
Vagina Monologues and lead a discus-
sion following the performance.
The performance is a fund raiser
for Take Back the Night. Tickets
are $7 and are available at the fol-
lowing locations: Chester Creek
Café, Sunhillow Books, Adeline’s
Hair Inc., and at the door. All pro-
ceeds will go toward costs associ-
ated with putting on this commu-
nity march and rally.
Apr. 15-16. “Opening Our Doors:
Opening Our Hearts” conference
accepting and welcoming GLBT
persons and their families within
faith communities. For info, call
Pilgrim UCC Church at (218) 720-
6373. www.peaceucc.org.
Apr. 21. “A Community Response to
Sexual Assault: Academic, Legal and
Victim Service Perspectives,” sexual
assault conference. Cost: $65.00
before April 1and $75.00 after. For
more information or to register go
to www. pavsa.org.
Apr. 23. Together For Youth Silent
Art Auction and Dinner Benefit in
Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2310
E. 4th Street. Tickets $20. Avail-
able at Chester Creek Café, Jitters
Coffee Shop, and at the door. Art
show begins at 5pm. For more
info, call (218) 726-4889.
Apr. 23. Free Democracy Summit.
Look for PAVSA’s participation
discussing violence against women
and the impact on our local com-
munity. The Free Democracy Sum-
mit is organized by MPIRG.
Apr. 27. Solidarity: Young Men’s
Work in the Violence against
Women Movement. To register
call PAVSA at 726-1442.
Apr. 28. Take Back the Night
March and Rally schedule:
5:30- 6:30 p.m. Gather for food
and information in the Washington
Center 310 N. 1st Ave. West.
6:30- 7:45 p.m. Pre-march activi-
ties including performances and
speakers
8 p.m. March through the streets
of Downtown Duluth. We will
stop at the Clayton Jackson McGhie
Memorial and rally.
8:45 p.m. Rally and speak out! At
the Washington Center. Child care
will be provided at this time for
parents who would like to partici-
pate.
For more information about
PAVSA, Take Back the Night or
other Sexual Assault Awareness
Month Activities please go to our
web site at www.pavsa.org or call
726-1442.
May 6. Performance by Terrol &
Jane in the Northcountry Women’s
Coffeehouse Events, Building for
Women, 32 E 1st St.
May 8. Intergenerational 2nd Sun-
day of the Month Potluck Brunch in
Chester Creek House, 1306 E 2nd
St, Noon-2p.m. All welcome. Call
728-5468 for more information.
ON-CAMPUS
Apr. 4. Film, “The New Rulers
of the World,” directed by Alan
Lowery in KSC 273, 2-4 p.m..
Apr. 5. Film, “War Babies,”
directed by Raymonde
Provencher in KSC 273, 4 p.m.
Apr. 5. Female-to-Male Trans-
man, James Halleman speak-
ing at 7 p.m., Kirby Ballroom.
Apr. 6. Guest speaker, Beth
Olson, PAVSA presents "Date
Rape Drugs 101: What You
Need To Know,” KSC 268, 12
Noon.
Apr. 6. Film, “Dam/Age,” di-
rected by Aradhana Seth in KSC
273, 2 p.m.
Apr. 7. Guest speaker, Mau-
reen Tobin Stanley, UMD
Professor of Foreign Languages
and Literatures presents "Voices
of Gendered Resistance in Neus
Català's De la resistencia y la
deportación: The Triumph of
Life, Dignity and Solidarity dur-
ing the Holocaust," Library
Fourth Floor Rotunda, 12 Noon.
Apr.7. Film, “The World Un-
covered: One night in Bhopal,”
directed by Steven Condie (50
minutes), KSC 273, 4 p.m.
Apr. 8. Guest speaker, Sara
Evans presents "Tidal Wave:
How Women Changed America
at Century's End," Weber Music
Hall, 3 p.m. Sara Evans is a pro-
fessor of History and Women’s
Studies at the University of Min-
nesota Twin Cities.
Apr. 8. Film, “Señorita Ex-
traviada,” directed by Lourdes
Portillo in KSC 273, 2 p.m.
Apr. 9. Twin Cities Gay Men’s
Chorus benefit concert, Weber
Music Hall, 3 p.m. Tickets: $20.
Call Angie Nichols at (218) 726-
7300 for tickets/info. Benefits
the Cruden-Riggs GLBT Scholar-
ship.
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rians. She is one of the fore-
most scholars of the history of
feminism, and is the author of
Born for Liberty and Personal
Politics ; and the co-author of
Free Spaces and Wage Justice.
Her lecture, which will ana-
lyze the origins and outcomes
of second-wave feminism in
the U.S., is based on her most
recent book, Tidal Wave: How
Women Changed America at Cen-
tury's End, in which Evans ar-
gues that like a tidal wave in
nature, the feminist movement
in the late twentieth century
started out as a powerful grass-
roots effort to raise the collec-
tive and individual conscious-
ness of a nation.
S
ara M. Evans is Distin-
guished McKnight Univer-
sity Professor of History at the
University of Minnesota Twin
Cities, where she has taught
women's history since 1976.
She has served as director of
the Center for Advanced
Feminist Studies, is chair of
the department of history, and
is a member of the national
boards of the American Stud-
ies Association and the Or-
ganization of American Histo-
TIDAL WAVE: HOW
WOMEN
CHANGED
AMERICA
AT ©ENTURY
’S
END
THE UNIVERSITY
OF
MINNESOTA IS
AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATOR
AND EMPLOYER
.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!
FRIDAY
APRIL 8, 2005
Sara Evans presents
Tidal Wave: How Women Changed
America at Century's End
3 p.m., Weber Music Hall.
The event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Department, Commission of
Women, WRAC, and History Department
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