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Monday, October 8, 2012
Title IX and the quest for equality
9:30-10:50 in the Fireside Room
With Professors Lynn Medeiros (History)and Megan Seely (Sociology)
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is landmark legislation that has changed the face of education and athletics in the lives of Americans for four decades. Workshop will discuss the historic implications and explore the future of Title IX and its impact on women and girls. WMST 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, SOC 2: Social Problems, SOC 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, HIST 27: Women's History
11-12:20 in the Fireside Room
Abortion: Yesterday and Today
With Professors Lynn Medeiros (History)and Megan Seely (Sociology) Workshop will revisit attitudes about abortion throughout U.S. history while exploring what is at stake for the right to abortion today. WMST 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, SOC 2: Social Problems, SOC 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, HIST 27: Women's History, Phil 2: Ethics
12:30-1:50 in D12
Film: The Pink Room is a documentary about a girl named Mien who was sold into the sex trafficing ring of Cambodia in the epicenter of Svay Pak. Her and hundreds of thousands of girls as young as three years old are tortured and forced to have sex. This is a story of rescue, rehabilitation, and the struggle against injustic. "Its not about a change of culture, its about a change in values. If a mother looks at her child and she sees value, she will not traffick that child" (Joel Sandovos - Director and producer). Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, SSCI 10: Intro to Ethnic Studies, Phil 2: Ethics
2-3:20 in the Fireside Room
Taking refuge: conflict and the global refugee crisis
Have you ever wondered what happens when a family flees from persecution in their homeland? Where do they live? How do they eat? Will it ever be safe for them to return home? Join former Sierra College student and current Sociology major at Mills College, Chelsea Dunlap, for a discussion about the world’s growing refugee crisis. She will share her experience spending a semester in Rwanda and Uganda studying post-conflict restoration and peace building. Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, Phil 2: Ethics
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
9:30-10:50 in the Fireside Room
With English Professor Michelle Johnson
Learning to Slam for Change
Come to this workshop to understand the history and elements of SLAM!, view several SLAM! artists' video clips, learn how to construct and write a SLAM! poem to present during the SLAM in the Quad the next day. Consider it CHALLENGE TO SLAM INJUSTICE. English 20: Creative Writing Poetry
11-12:20 in the Fireside Room--POSTPONED!!! CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Voting: A Practice in Democracy
Join Sociology Professor Jennifer Kattman for a discussion about the importance of voting and the upcoming November elections.
12:30-1:50 in D12
"Not Just A Game: Power, Politics and American Sports"
This documentary provides us with a fascinating and uncompromising tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture-- showing how sports have helped both to stabilize and to disrupt the political status quo throughout history. Exposing sports glamorizing of militarism, racism, sexism, and homophobia the film also reveals a history of rebel athletes who dared to fight for social justice beyond the field of play. SOC 24: Sociology of Sport, SOC 2: Social Problems, SSCI 13: Dialogues in American Culture
12:30-2pm in the Quad
Student Projects
WMST 1 student projects
3:30-4:50pm in D 12
Military Sexual Trauma
Col. Ann Wright
Ann Wright grew up in Bentonville, Arkansas, and attended the University of Arkansas, where she received a master’s and a law degree. She also has a master’s degree in national security affairs from the U.S. Naval War College. After college, she spent thirteen years in the U.S. Army and sixteen additional years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel. She is airborne-qualified.
In 1987, Col.Wright joined the Foreign Service and served as U.S. Deputy Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. She received the State Department’s Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2,500 people from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since Saigon. She was on the first State Department team to go to Afghanistan and helped reopen the Embassy there in December 2001. Her other overseas assignments include Somalia, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia, and Nicaragua. She speaks across the US on MIlitary Sexual Trauma and is widely recognized as an international peace advocate. WMST 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, SOC 2: Social Problems, SOC 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, HIST 27: Women's History
6-8 pm in W110
Film: Tying the Knot
Hosted by the Rainbow Alliance
"This documentary takes a concerted look at the heated and ongoing debate about same-sex marriage in the United States. Focusing on two same-sex couples who've become entangled in laws forbidding homosexual wedlock, the film puts a human face on the issue. Included are interviews chronicling marriage's evolution through the centuries and a discussion by proponents, who debunk the arguments against same-sex unions". Phil 2: Ethics, SOC 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action
12:30-2pm in the Quad
Student Projects
WMST 1 student projects
3:30-4:50pm in D 12
Military Sexual Trauma
Col. Ann Wright
Ann Wright grew up in Bentonville, Arkansas, and attended the University of Arkansas, where she received a master’s and a law degree. She also has a master’s degree in national security affairs from the U.S. Naval War College. After college, she spent thirteen years in the U.S. Army and sixteen additional years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel. She is airborne-qualified.
In 1987, Col.Wright joined the Foreign Service and served as U.S. Deputy Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. She received the State Department’s Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2,500 people from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since Saigon. She was on the first State Department team to go to Afghanistan and helped reopen the Embassy there in December 2001. Her other overseas assignments include Somalia, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia, and Nicaragua. She speaks across the US on MIlitary Sexual Trauma and is widely recognized as an international peace advocate. WMST 1: Introduction to Women's Studies, SOC 2: Social Problems, SOC 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, HIST 27: Women's History
6-8 pm in W110
Film: Tying the Knot
Hosted by the Rainbow Alliance
"This documentary takes a concerted look at the heated and ongoing debate about same-sex marriage in the United States. Focusing on two same-sex couples who've become entangled in laws forbidding homosexual wedlock, the film puts a human face on the issue. Included are interviews chronicling marriage's evolution through the centuries and a discussion by proponents, who debunk the arguments against same-sex unions". Phil 2: Ethics, SOC 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
10-2 Social Justice in the Quad
Join us for student clubs, student projects and organizations who will share information and projects with a focus on social justice. Students will share projects created for SOC 3:Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, SOC 2: Social Problems, WMST 1: Introduction to Women's Studies
12:30 POETRY FOR JUSTICE in the Quad
The Sierra College Quad has been the site for powerful SLAM! and poetry readings celebrating Love Your Body Week, Pride Days and Social Justice Days for several years in a row. Join us for another inspirational presentation of both Sierra Students and local poets as they recite their works in the name of social justice for one and all. Special Guest poet, Zaki Syed. English 20: Creative Writing Poetry, Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action
Thursday, October 11, 2012
9:30-10:50 in LRC 201
Extreme Poverty: The Kids are Suffering With SC Professor Sue Kurnett While we enjoy so much, children around the world sometimes are the ones paying the price. As consumers each time we make a purchase, we are casting a vote. How can we choose to spend responsibly if we don't understand this complex issue? Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action
11-12:20 in Mt7 (rescheduled from Tuesday) Voting: A Practice in Democracy
Join Sociology Professor Jennifer Kattman for a discussion about the importance of voting and the upcoming November elections.
12:30-1:50 in D12
Film: The Invisible War
"From the Oscar and Emmy Nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America's most shameful and best-kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the US military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem--today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow-soldier than killed by enemy fire. Twenty percent of all active-duty female servicewomen are sexually assaulted." It is no question this "invisible war" is a tremendous social injustice doled out on a portion of the one percent of the American population who volunteer to serve their county. Come view this powerful documentary and have a discussion on what we can do to turn this statistic around, whether becoming active in the community or developing a sensitivity and awareness of our college population who may be sitting in our classrooms longing for help and understanding. There will be two opportunities. Thursday, 10/11/2012 12:30 and 5:00, Q&A and Discussion following. Join us. English 1A, Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action, SSCI 13: Dialogues in American Culture, Phil 2: Ethics
2-3:20 in D12
Stay following the film, The Invisible War, and join us for a discussion.
3:30-4:50 in the Fireside Room
With SC Student Natalie Hart
So, What Now?!
So you’ve spent all week thinking and learning about the different issues that surround your world and the globe, but now what? This workshop will offer a look at the local, state, national, and international shears of activism and give you the plunge form student to ACTIVIST! Sociology 2: Social Problems, Soc 10/WMST 4: Feminism and Social Action
7-9:30pm in W110
Film: The Invisible War
See description under 12:30 presentation
7-9:30pm in W110
Film: The Invisible War
See description under 12:30 presentation
Each presentation is an extension of specific college curricula. Students who find themselves interested in a particular presentation’s subject matter are encouraged to investigate taking the related courses. The course or courses to which presentations are tied is specified in the presentation description.
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