Women 's Rights are Homo Rights

Hello everyone! In coincidence with Amnesty International, FMLA, and the approaching production of the Vagina Monologues at DePauw University, we are planning a hebdomad of protagonism consecrated to WOMEN!

We 'll be tabling at the HUB in the UB Edifice day-after-day during luncheon during the hebdomad of Mar 3rd-8th, 2008 withmaterials aboutwomen 's rights offering andwomen 's wellness and some cool free buttons. Our large pushing is to see the International Force Against Women Enactment passed thisyear.Members of Congress from both parties acquainted this legistlation that will utilise the powerfulness of U.S. diplomacy and international help to address physical and sexual force against women and misses around the universe. The International Force Against Women Enactment will furnish $ 1 billion over five geezerhood in U.S. foreign assist for long-run bar, economical development for women, programmes to alter public attitudes and societal norms and legal and wellness reforms - all thought to finish force against women world-wide. We 'll hold signifier missives and requests to direct to your lawgivers to insure the measure 's success. We 'll besides hold instruction and protagonism materialsas goodly as tshirts and tickets for Vag Mos purchasable!

The calendar of events for the weekincludes: View PDF version Women's WeekCalendar

Tues, Mar 4th, 7pm, Reese Hallway: AlwaysA Woman 's Selection?
Feature ( featuring CHER! ) following the quandaries of 3 different women and their experiences with abortion, to be exhibited and treatment with members of FMLA. We 'll too hold refreshments!

Midweek March 5th, 7pm, Women 's Middle: `` Feminism ebunking the Myths ''
Panel treatment with Professors Tamar Beauboeuf, Anglesey Bhan and Rich Cameron. Ejaculate discourse with us as we attempt to understand what is verily intends to be a feminist today. Free Refreshments!

Th, March 6th, 5-7pm, Women 's Centre: Greaser Thursday '' Women, Race, Category, & Gender and the Politics of Individuality

This event will have treatment on the worlds of womens lives, as race, family, and gender, cross in a myriad of slipways to influence women 's lives, and therefore how they come to place themselves, and resist descriptor of subjugation through sailing complex cultural, family, race, and gender matrixes. Poesy readings are welcome, and there will be took
plants from assorted feminist writers and their words on feminism ( seconds ) to excite dialog in recognition that women are different, but that those differences can be destructive, can besides be beautiful and the very origin of women 's release. All women, and male allies, also as those con are welcome. Free dinner ( vegan! ) included!

Friday & Saturday Mar 7th & 8th, 7pm, MeHarry Hallway: Vagina Monologues, $ 5
Halt by our table before and after the showto postulation forthe International Force Against Women Enactment and larn more.

SaturdayMarch 8th, 10am-Noon, UB Ballroom: Your Vagina & You
Women 's Wellness & AdvocacyWorkshop: Volition characteristic dialogues by Rebekah Alton from the Health Heart on Women 's Wellness besides as a talking by Prof of Anthropology Rebekah Upton on her work on HIV/AIDS in Botswana. Plus lodge about for an protagonism shop fictitious by Amnesty International.

We rattlingly desire you 'll participate in these events this approaching hebdomad. Besides if you 'd care to take action online for the the International Force Against Women Enactment, clink here.

All the best,

Haley O'Brian 08