The Women's Studies Program and the the Department of Equity & Diversity/Women's Center proudly present Women's History Month 2008, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Women's Center.
Co-Sponsors:
Women's History Month 2008 - (in)Secure Bodies: Gender, Sexuality, and Body Politics
Women's History Month 2008 Poster - 9.1 MB PDFTuesday, March 4th
Women's History Flagraising Ceremony and Women's Center 35th Anniversary Reception
Flagraising: Student Center Flagpole: 12:00pm
Reception: Student Center Ballroom C: 12:30-2:00pm
Wednesday, March 5th
Sisters on Your Side: Feminist Fairytales
Webster Hall Main Lounge: 5:00pm
Thursday, March 6th
Women's History Keynote:
"Passing on Billboard Liberation: Queerness, Disability and the Foundation for a Better Life"
Presented by Dr. Alison Kafer, Southwestern University, Texas
Dickson Hall Cohen Lounge: 11:30am-12:45pm
18 in 'o8: Film Screening and Discussion with Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz and Freeholder Linda Cavanaugh
David Burstein, a college student and director of 18 in '08, will be showing his 30 minute video. He is premiering the film at area colleges prior to an upcoming nationwide release. 18 in '08 is designed to get young people (particularly 18 to 24-year olds) interested in voting. New Jersey State Senator M. Teresa Ruiz and Essex County Freeholder Linda Cavanaugh will attend and be part of the discussion.
Student Center Ballrooms: 6:00-7:30 pm
Sponsored by the American Democracy Project
Wednesday, March 12th
Beyond the Veil: The Hijab Challenge
Sign up, receive your veil, dress and behave accordingly, note any experiences and observations. Participants will meet at 4pm in Student Center Room 207 (Annex) to discuss a day in the life under the veil. Hijabs (head scarfs) will be distributed starting Monday March 10th in Room 210 from 10am until March 12th 12 noon.
Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association
SOYS: Film & Discussion
Mohawk Girls tells the story of 3 teen girls coming of age in the Kahnawake Native reservation.
Webster Hall Main Lounge: 5:00pm
Thursday, March 13th
"Women of the Cloth"
Panel Discussion with Women Spiritual Leaders
A Building Bridges Interfaith Dialogue Program
Student Center Room 411: 11:30am-12:45pm
Sponsored by the Council for Faith & Spirituality, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Educational Opportunity Fund, Center for Student Involvement, Congregation Beth Hatikvah (Summit, NJ), MSU Protestant Community, Muslim Student Association, and the Newman Catholic Center
Strange Times in Two Lands: The Politics of Writing in Iran and Publishing in the US
A lecture by Nahid Mozaffari, editor of the PEN Anthology of Contemporary Persian Literature.
Dickson Hall Cohen Lounge: 1:00-2:15pm
MSU Poetry Club Night: "The Women in Our Lives"
MSU's award-winning student slam team hosts an open mic and poetry slam in honor of Women's History Month.
Watch this space for location: 8:00pm
Tuesday, March 25th
ACE-Net Spring Luncheon
Registration is required: 973-655-5114
$10 suggested donation
Student Center 411: 12:00-2:00pm
Friday, March 28th
"Hidden Women: Rethinking Bodies and Gender"
A half-day conference for teachers
Call 973-655-7911 to register
9:00 am-12:30 pm
Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities and the Women's Studies Program
Monday, March 31st
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Queer Studies"
Sarah Chinn, Director of CLAGS at the CUNY Graduate Center
Dickson Hall Cohen Lounge: 11:30am-12:45pm
"I'm Every Woman"
Women's recognition dinner sponsored by the NAACP Montclair State Chapter
Student Center Rathskellar: 7:00-9:00pm
