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2012-2013
*This Calendar is Continuously Updated - Please Stay Tuned for Changes!*
You Can visit our live calendar at: http://events.unl.edu/wgs/
August 30 (Thursday):
Women's Center Open House, 3:00-5:30pm, 340 Nebraska Union
September 2012
September 7 (Friday):
Graduate/Non-Traditional LGBTQA Studnet Group Meeting, 7:00pm, LGBTQA Resource Center (346 Nebraska Union)
Come and hang out and help us plan what we want to do this semester and what kind of group we want to be. Be part of the start.
September 12 (Wednesday):
Welcome Back Lunch 11:30-1:00 pm, 327 Seaton Hall
September 20 (Thursday):
"Willa Cather and the Lavender Scare," Marilee Lindemann (Associate Professor of English, Director LGBT Studies, University of Maryland), 3:30pm, the Center for Great Plains Studies, 1155 Q Street.
September 27 (Thursday):
WGS Colloquium Series: “Whose Business Is It Anyway? Or, How the American Birth Control League Waged Battle Against Commercial Birth Control Clinics in the 1930s,” Rose Holz (Women's and Gender Studies Associate Director), 3:30pm, Nebraska Union (Room Posted).
Drawing upon her recent book on the history of Planned Parenthood, Holz will describe the birth control clinic movement in the 1930s. Finding that commercial birth control clinics were being established alongside charity ones, she reveals both the breadth of the clinic movement and the charity movement’s efforts to contain it.
October 6 (Saturday):
SlutWalk Lincoln, 1:00pm, North Side of the Capitol Building, Lincoln, NE.
The purpose of SlutWalk Lincoln is to raise awareness about sexual assault, victim blaming, and also to advocate for language change surrounding the word “slut”. SlutWalk hopes to stomp out shame and victim-blaming and disentangle these concepts by re-appropriating the word “slut”. For more information email slutwalklincoln@gmail.com or find them on Facebook: SlutWalk Lincoln.
October 8 (Monday):
LGBTQA History Month Event, You Are Loved Chalk Project, Union Plaza, 10am - 2pm
October 9-11 (Tuesday-Thursday):
Understanding K & Q with Omni Arts, Sheldon Museum of Art, 8 pm.
October 18-21 (Thursday-Sunday):
Dear Harvey. 18th & 19th: Sheldon Museum of Art, 7:30 pm and 20th & 21st: Sheldon Museum of Art, 2 pm.
A collaborative production with the Angels Theatre Company, the LGBTQA Resource Center and the Sheldon Museum of Art
October 25 (Thursday):
WGS Colloquium Series: "Surgical Sterilization, Regret, and Race: Contemporary Patterns," Julia McQuillian (Sociology, UNL) and Karina Shreffler (Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University), 3:30pm, Nebraska Union (Room Posted).
LGBTQA History Month Dinner, Everyday People Making History!, Key-note Speaker Sharon Groves, Human Rights Campaign, 6:30pm Cornhusker Hotel.
November 2 (Friday):
ADVANCE -Nebraska Luncheon,"Highlights from the 2011 Faculty Network and Workload Study (FNWS)" Dr. Christine Falci, 11:30-1:30, Nebraska Union Georgian Suite.
What does the faculty research collaboration network across the entire university look like? What can we do to promote research collaborations across disciplines?
How does a faculty member's position within departmental research and friendship networks shape their academic climate perceptions and productivity? What can we do to foster network connections among faculty within departments?
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by October 26, 2012 to advance2@unl.edu.
November 8 (Thursday):
Problema Film Screening and Discussion, 7:00-9:00pm. Sheldon Museum of Art.
In conjunction with the exhibition Women Call for Peace, the museum will be screening the film Problema, which documents the largest roundtable discussion ever attempted. Held in Berlin in 2006, this international conversation brought together a diverse group of activists, academics, and writers to tackle 100 questions on global challenges that were submitted by people all over the world. Problema documents a thought-provoking discussion about global dilemmas.
After the film we will discuss some of the questions raised at The Table of Free Voices in a short roundtable discussion.
November 12 (Monday):
WGS Colloquium Series: "'This Giving Birth:' The Politics of Pregnancy and Childbirth in African American Women's History and Literature," Kathleen Lacey (English and Women's and Gender Studies, UNL), 3:30pm, Nebraska Union (Room Posted).
December 4 (Tuesday):
"The Big Event: Courage - No Matter What," Sandra Fluke, 7:00pm, Rocco Theater, 140 N. 13th Street.
This is a Ticketed event, tickets at $30 for the public and $20 for students.
Prohibited from testifying on a question of women's health, and despite personal attacks, Sandra Fluke courageously continues to speak to audiences nationwide about insurance coverage of contraception and related issues of concern.
December 5 (Wednesday):
Becoming: What Makes a Woman Book Launch and Reading, 7:00pm, Coffee House (1324 P Street).
Becoming is an anthology of poems and essays that explores formative, personal moments in women’s lives. This exquisitely written collection describes the extraordinary and ordinary moments that make us who we are. Marge Saiser, Adrian Koesters, and Margie Lukas will read their works, and Women’s Center staff will read some of their favorites by other authors from the anthology. Copies of the anthology will be available for purchase at the special price of $15. Proceeds from Becoming support programs by UNL Student Involvement Gender Programs.
February 26 (Tuesday):
"True Islam: Human Rights, Faith, and Women," Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Laureate), 7:00pm, Leid Center for the Performing Arts
This talk is part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues, a free ticket is required.
March 1 and 2 (Friday and Saturday):
No Limits
March 11-15:
Women's Week
Recurring Campus Meetings (weekly, monthly)
SAGE: Students Advocating for Gender Equality
QAC: Queer Ally Coalition
Monday:
SAGE/Students for Choice: Weekly Meeting 7:00-8:00 pm, City Campus Union
Wednesday:
Women's Center: Latina Discussion Group 12:00-1:00 pm @ the Women's Center
Women's Center: Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning (LBQ) Group 12:00-1:00@ the Women's Center
Thursday:
QAC: Weekly Mtg 6pm @ the Union
Friday:
Women's Center: Sister Circle, Tara 12:00-1:00pm @ the Women's Center
Other Campus Calendars
LGBTQA Programs and Services Calendar
Recurring Meetings (weekly, monthly)
Monday:
VOH: Phenomenal Women - 5:45 pm 2545 N St
Tuesday:
International Women and Children Group: 9:30-11:30am, University Lutheran Chapel
CGLBTC Mtg: First & Third Tuesday of each month, 11:30am-12:30pm, Union Room 200
UNITE Mtg: 5:30-7:00 pm @ the Culture Center
VOH: Talking Circle Support Group 5:30-7:00 pm @ 2545 N St
PFLAG Mtg: Fourth Tuesday of each month 7:00 @ Unitarian Church
Wednesday:
VOH: Sexual Trauma Support Group 5:30-7:00 pm @ 2545 N St
Thursday:
VOH: Mujeres Unidas 12:30-2:00 pm @ 2545 N St
Friday:
PFLAG: Lincoln Pride Comm. - 2 nd Friday 7:00 @ Unitarian Church
PFLAG: GLBT/Allies Coffee House - 3 rd Friday 7:30 @ Unitarian Church
Saturday:
VOH: Domestic Violence Support Group 9:00-10:30 am @ 2545 N St
VOH: Sexual Trauma Support Group 11:00 am-12:30 pm @ 2545 N St
Sunday:
W.I.N.G.S.: 11-11:30 am on 89.3 FM, KZUM, Lincoln's Community Radio Station, listen online @ www.kzum.org
The Wimmin's Show: 11:30-1:30pm on 89.3 FM, KZUM, Lincoln's Community Radio Station, online @ www.kzum.org
Commonly Used Acronyms:
ALLY: Program promoting pro-Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer and anti-heterosexist attitudes and behaviors
CGLBTC: Committee for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns
EDEP: Eating Disorder Education and Prevention
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
VOH: Voices of Hope (formerly Rape Spouse Abuse Crisis Center)
W.I.N.G.S.: The Women's International News Gathering Service - WINGS is a news program reported by and about women. It is created by an all-woman independent radio production company. See Sunday listing below for time and listening info. www.wings.org
The Wimmin's Show: The Wimmin's Show features an eclectic mix of music by women artists from around the world, news and commentary, and lesbian and feminist perspectives and topics. The show has existed for over 25 years with each volunteer bringing her own perspectives. Current volunteers for the show include Deb Anderson, Sally Vanderslice, Rachel McClain and Molly Pitcher. See Sunday listing below for time and listening info.
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