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Writes Newsletter News | Campus Programs/Events | Meetings/Support Groups | Archives News THE SUAD JOSEPH LECTURE SERIES IN IRANIAN STUDIES: "SEX-IN-CHANGE: CONFIGURATIONS OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY IRAN"  Tuesday October 27th, Reception at 6:00pm followed by lecture at 7:00pm, ARC Ballroom A A Public Lecture By: Dr. Afsaneh Najmabadi, The Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University. 6TH ANNUAL RUN FOR A SAFE HAVEN Saturday, November 7 8:00a.m.; William Land Park, Sacramento Join the volunteers, interns and staff of the Women's
Center in supporting My Sister's House. My
Sister's House is a nonprofit organization that serves the needs
of Asian and Pacific Islander women and children impacted by domestic
violence by providing a culturally appropriate and responsive safe haven
and community services If you're interested in walking/running on Saturday
or supporting the WRRC team, please email Annie Chen, aycchen@ucdavis.edu.
WELCOME JEZZIE FULMEN!  She begins her new position as a CAPS/Community Counselor on Monday, October 19, housed in the WRRC and the LGBTRC. Her professional experience includes working with women in trauma and transgender youth. We are so very excited and pleased to have Jezzie join our Centers. Her contact information is coming soon! In the meantime, feel free to contact Jezzie at the WRRC at 752-3372 or LGBTRC at 752-2452, or stop by the Centers to meet her.
MEET THEM @ THE WRRC! Fall Ally Outreach Office Hours Melissa Muganzo, SRRC, ACE Retention Coordinator
Mondays; 3:00-5:00 p.m., 113 North Hall Come by to talk to Melissa and learn more about the Student Recruitment and Retention Center and how you can get involved.  Allison Zike and Nina Massoumi, Student Assistant to the ChancellorThursdays; 10:00 a.m-12:00 p.m., 113 North Hall Come by to visit with Allison or Nina about your student feedback and concerns at UC Davis. They facilitate communication between students and the University administration. For more information check out http://sac.ucdavis.edu, email sac@ucdavis.edu or call 752-2440. Moria Delgado, Sexual Harassment Advisor Every other Friday; 2:00-3:00 p.m., 113 North Hall Come by to ask your questions about sexual harassment, concerned about a friend, or have a possible issue. Check out SHEP's new website at http://shep.ucdavis.edu. VAGINA MONOLOGUES IS COMING AGAIN TO UCD!  Want to be part of an amazing performance? Watch for auditions in early
November to be part of the cast of 2010 Vagina Warriors. Check out the
book from the WRRC library or for more information about V-Day visit http://www.vday.org/.GRADUATE WOMEN THRIVE IN ACADEMIA  Graduate Women Thrive in Academia is a ‘zine that shares vital insiders’
information, useful tips and personal experiences between grad women,
navigating academia and life as grads at UC Davis! If you are interested
in contributing, have a topic you’d like to hear about or want to
be informed of how it develops, please contact Brook Colley, WRRC Graduate
Outreach Coordinator, 530-752-3372 or wrrcgrad@ucdavis.edu.2009 MEXICAN-AMERICAN DREAM SCHOLARSHIPS  Complete application packages must be postmarked by Friday, October 16The Council of Mexican Federations (COFEM) and its affiliates continue to support students who want to go to college by offering scholarships to both students currently enrolled in an accredited college and incoming college freshmen next year. Applications are now available for immigrant students or those who are of immigrant descent seeking equal opportunities to access higher education, have demonstrated a strong academic background, and are involved in their communities. Scholarships will be awarded in amount ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. For more information on the scholarship program or to get a copy of the application visit www.cofem.org.
UCLA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN ANNOUNCES: 20TH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2010 - Thinking Gender Deadline for submissions: Monday, October 19, 2009 at Noon. Conference: Friday, February 5, 2010; UCLA Faculty Center Thinking Gender is a public conference highlighting graduate student research on women, sexuality and gender across all disciplines and historical periods. We invite submissions for individual papers or pre-constituted panels, particularly about research on labor, social justice, public policy; the global and globalization; race and ethnicity in the Americas; the "new" economy (austerity) and its effects on women and people of color. In celebration of the Center for the Study of Women's 25th anniversary, we are also interested in topics relating to feminism's past and present, changing notions of feminism, feminist community/ies both off and online, and feminist icons and leaders. For more information or to submit a paper proposal, go to: www.csw.ucla.edu/thinkinggender.html.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2010 THE CONSORTIUM FOR WOMEN AND RESEARCH GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS Application deadline: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Noon
Funds are available to graduate students for travel to professional conferences where they will present research results or creative work and participate in a professional networking. Research must advance the Consortium's priorities as outlined in the application materials. Awards are limited to $500 domestic and $800 international travel. Graduate Travel Awards are co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies. For more information and application forms, go to: http://cwr.ucdavis.edu
PRYTANEAN WOMEN'S HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Information Night: Thursday, October 22, 6:00-8:00pm, Wellman 26
Applications due: Thursday, October 29, SPAC Box 197, 3:30p.m. Looking for friendship, leadership experience, and a way to give back to your community? Join Prytanean Women's Honor Society and achieve all of this and more. Prytanean invites all high achieving women to apply now! For more information, please contact Jessica Cvetko at prytmembership@gmail.com or www.davisprytanean.org. 3rd ANNUAL DINNER TO SUPPORT THE DISPLACED WOMEN FROM CHOCO, COLOMBIA  Saturday, October 24; 4:00-8:00 p.m. Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis
La Fundacion para el Bienestar y Desarrollo del Chocó -The Foundation for the Well-being and Development of Chocó (FUNBICHOCÓ)invites all to join them for their third annual dinner to support the displaced women from Chocó, Colombia After Sudan, Colombia is the country with the most internally displaced people. Nearly ten percent of the population has been forced from their homes. These displaced are disproportionately women and children because the men are selectively killed. The women's bank, initiated with the funds from the first dinner, is growing and continues to give these women micro-loans which allow them to start small businesses. This year FUNBICHOCÓ is celebrating the successes of 105 women and their businesses. They want to continue giving more women a solid reason to dream of a better world. Find more information about this event at: http://cenaelchoco.googlepages.com 2009 SISTERS OF FIRE Sunday, October 25; 11:00a.m.-2:00 p.m., Oakland Asian Cultural Center,
388 Ninth St., Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607 The Women of Color Resource Center in Oakland, will honor four acclaimed activists: Banafsheh Akhlaghi, civil rights and immigration advocate; Ana Maria Murillo of Mujer U'wa, Colombian indigenous rights advocate; Lora Jo Foo, employment and labor rights advocate and author; and_Tirien Steinbach of the East Bay Community Law Center. Performances offered by Aguacero, Destiny Arts, and Oaktown Jazz Workshop. whose leadership and activism have voiced the experiences of women of color everywhere. For ticket information, call (510) 444-2700 x306 or sistersoffire@coloredgirls.org , or to purchase tickets online go to: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79486. WRRC WOMYN'S GALLERY CALL FOR ARTISTS  Deadline for submission: Friday, October 30
The WRRC Womyn's Gallery (North Hall, Room 113) offers a venue for campus women to showcase their artwork. This opportunity is available to all self-identified women affiliated with the UC Davis campus (undergraduate/ graduate students, faculty, staff, and recent graduates welcome!). Two artists will be chosen per year to host their works in the Womyn's Gallery. If you are interested, please submit an application (available on-line) and a sample of your work by email to: womynsgallery@gmail.com. For more information please call us (530) 752-3372. R.E.A.C.H. RETREAT  Participant applications due: Friday, October 30
Reaffirming Ethnic Awareness and Community Harmony (R.E.A.C.H.) is a three day retreat organized by the Cross Cultural Center and held at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa in Kelseyville, CA. It is comprised of workshops and home group activities which focus on the seven dimensions: Ability, Age, Class, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation and Spirituality. Approximately 100 people are able to attend . Participants will be selected in an anonymous application process. Our Advice: Short answers do not tell us who you are. Be clear about what you don't and do understand about the 7 dimensions. Good luck.download the application or for more information visit: http://ccc.ucdavis.edu/programs/reach.html. MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM Application deadline: Friday, October 30
The McNair Scholars Program provides year-round services to prepare you for acceptance into quality graduate programs of your choice. For more information and on-line application visit www.mcnair.ucdavis.edu. FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL  Undergrad Intern Application deadline: Friday, November 6, 4:00p.m.
The Consortium for Women and Research, in collaboration with the Film Studies Program, is currently planning the 5th Annual Davis Feminist Film Festival, to take place in April 2010. The Consortium invites undergraduates to help with the organization and planning of this film festival. Three undergraduate volunteer intern positions are available, for which 1-4 units of internship credit can be arranged. For more information, contact Michelle Yates, Director, Davis Feminist Film Festival, at myates@ucdavis.edu EAST QUAD FARMER'S MARKET Wednesdays through November 18 (except November 11); 10:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., East Quad
Come support local farmers and get fresh produce, nuts, flowers and more! While you pick-up some great produce, stop by the WRRC Library that is conveniently located across the street to eat your lunch while reading a good book. For more information contact Laura Rubin: lmrubin@ucdavis.edu or 754-4878. ARE YOU A FEMINIST?  Participant deadline: Friday, November 20
CALL OUT for individuals who identify as feminists! "This is What a Feminist Looks Like" is a photo project in the spirit of Ms. Magazine, of individuals on campus who identify themselves as feminists. The exhibit will show different interpretations of the term "feminism" drawn from participants' answers to a questionnaire. You will also be asked to take a picture for the exhibit, to be shown at the Women's Center. To be a part of this exhibit, please contact Sing Wang, WRRC Programs & Student Outreach Intern at siwang@ucdavis.edu Sponsored by WRRC http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu. THE CATHARINE STIMPSON PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING FEMINIST SCHOLARSHIP: CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 1, 2010
The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce the competition for the 2011 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship. Named in honor of the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, the Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging feminist scholars. Leading feminist scholars from around the globe will select the winner. The prize-winning paper will be published in Signs, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. Papers may be on any topic that falls within the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship. Guidelines for submission are available at: www.journals.uchicago.edu/Signs/instruct.html. Return to the top. Campus Programs/Events DAY OF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE! Monday, October 12; 12:00-1:00 p.m., Quad 517 years since the invasion and illegal occupation of Cristobal Colon and his followers. Join us to hear some real uncensored truth, and bring your own t-shirt for a silkscreen.
ASAP STRESS RESILIENCY IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES  Friday, October 16, 9:15-10:45a.m., Voorhies 126Monday, October 26, 8:30-10:00a.m., Voorhies 126 This program is designed for staff to develop coping skills in the workplace and includes topics such as survival stress, self care, communication techniques, health and well being, and relaxation. Enroll on-line at http://lms.ucdavis.edu.
2009 PRIDE WEEK: OCTOBER 19-23 
With keynote speaker Mia MingusTuesday, October 20; 7:00 p.m., King Lounge, MU Mia is a queer disabled woman of color, South Korean transracial adoptee, organizer and one of the Co-Executive Directors of SPARK Reproductive Justice Now in Atlanta, Georgia. She believes that reproductive justice is crucial in the struggle for social change and the fight to end oppression. Through her work on disability, race, reproductive justice, gender, sexuality, and transracial adoption, she recognizes the urgency and barriers for oppressed communities to work together and build alliances for liberation. Though Mia's activism changes and evolves, her roots remain firmly planted in ending sexual violence. Refreshments will be provided. Co-sponsored by the WRRC. For more information on PRIDE Week programs, go to:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=151913478780&ref=mf.
DAVIS IS BURNING  Friday, October 23; 8:00p.m., Freeborn Hall
$10 pre-sale tickets available at Freeborn Hall, $12 at the door ($1 off in drag, $1 off with UCD student ID) Davis is Burning is the annual drag show hosted by the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi, the only national level fraternity for gay men. This year promises to be even better as we have the support of amazing drag acts, award winning choreographers, and an entire university. SURVIVING THE ACADEMIC INTERVIEW  Tuesday, October 27; 3:30-5:00 p.m., 1003 Kemper
This talk is oriented toward people interested in pursuing a tenure-track academic career. The speaker, Valeria La Saponara, has interviewed at different institutions across the country, and served on faculty search committees. She will discuss selection of possible institutions, preparation of sn application package, tips and questions to ask during the on-site interview, follow-up and negotiation. Sponsored by WISE ,WRRC, and CWR http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/wise.
PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR CONSIDERING TRANSGENDER AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING BODIES in Introductory Women Studies Courses Thursday, October 29; 12:00-5:30 p.m., 3201 Hart Hall Open to all graduate students in the DE in Feminist Theory and Research,
DE-affiliated faculty and students and faculty interested in feminist pedagogy. This workshop, led by Toby Beauchamp and Ben Dharlingue, considers pedagogical strategies for consideration of transgender and gender-nonconforming bodies and subjects in introductory women's studies courses. For more information, contact Toby Beauchamp at beauchamp@ucdavis.edu.
GENDERING THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS: a campus book project event Tuesday, November 3; 12:10-1:30 p.m., 126 Voorhies A panel discussion will feature Laura Grindstaff, Sociology & the Consortium for Women and Research; Jee-Eun Song, Cultural Studies; Peg Swain, the Women's Resources and Research Center and Women and Gender Studies; and Valerie Vaughn, Geography.
LET'S TALK ABOUT GRAD SCHOOL - especially for Women of Color  Tuesday, November 10; 12:10-1:30p.m., 912 Sproul
Return to the top.Join Josephine Moreno, PhD, the Graduate Diversity Director in Arts & Humanities at UC Berkeley to talk about why grad school should be a choice for you, what are the benefits, and what do you need to be planning about now in your academic and personal lives to be prepared. Think outside your own borders for challenging fields to enter. For juniors, let's talk about investigating options and training opportunities, and for seniors, taking steps toward a successful application process. For more information contact Brook Colley, Graduate Outreach Coordinator, 530-752-3372 or wrrcgrad@ucdavis.edu. Meetings/Support Groups PREGNANT GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPPORT GROUP  The WRRC is continuing an informal pregnancy support group during 2009-2010. This group is a place where pregnant graduate students can share thoughts, feelings, emotions and ideas, as well as, information about the physical and emotional experiences of pregnancy, and exchange resources. If you are interested, please contact Brook Cooley, WRRC Graduate Outreach Coordinator, for the meeting location, 530-752-3372 or wrrcgrad@ucdavis.edu THE LOUNGE  Starting October 13, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month; 7:00-10:00 p.m., Wellman Hall
SRRC invites students to attend The Lounge, providing students with a quiet study area, group study rooms, math/science tutoring, one-on-one peer editing, research drop-in provided by a librarian, academic and holistic advising, AP/AD support services, class notes, free exam materials (blue books and scantrons), raffle prizes, and free refreshments will be provided. For more information, go to: http://thecenter.ucdavis.edu/about.html.
blackOUT Tuesdays; 5:00 -6:00 p.m. , WRRC Library, North Hall 113 UC Davis had NO LGBT support group for the African/African American community until now! "blackOUT" will be a closed space where African/African American students on campus who identify as LGBT or questioning, can come together, hang out and find a community and safe place on campus. Meetings are confidential - what happens there, stays there. For more information, contact Domico Adams, A.C.E. Gender & Sexuality Intern at deadams@ucdavis.edu.
MATH CAFÉ Tuesdays 5:00-7:00 p.m., WRRC Library, North Hall  Math Café provides a fun and friendly environment for studying and discussing mathematics. Tutoring is free and snacks are provided! http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/mathcafe/ For more information contact Maria Ly, WRRC WISE Intern at mhly@ucdavis.edu or 752-337. Sponsored by the WRRC http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu.
ASUCD GENDER AND SEXUALITY COMMISSION MEETINGS Tuesdays; 4:30 p.m., ASUCD Angelina Malfitano Conference Room, 3rd Floor MU GASC promotes campus awareness of gender/sexuality
issues and sexual assault. Meetings are open to the public, please feel
free to join us. For more information please contact GASC Chair, Sarah
Raridon, seraridon@ucdavis.edu.
WISE CAFÉ 1st and 3rd Wednesday; 6:00-7:00 p.m., Tercero L Building Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) provides a supportive environment for women in science and engineering. Snacks will be provided! For more info contact Maria Ly, WRRC WISE Intern at mhly@ucdavis.edu or 752-3372. Sponsored by the WRRC & WISE http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/wise.FREE YOGA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES  Thursdays; 2:10-2:50 p.m., Lower Freeborn 5, Free (no registration is required) November 5 class will be held in 130 Hoagland Hall Each class will begin with a theme to support social justice advocates work. The goal is to provide a nurturing environment and self-care for people engaged in social justice to learn or practice yoga. This will be a beginning class and all levels are welcomed!
Co-sponsored by the WRRC, CCC, LGBTRC, SHEP, and HEP.
NOW! CAMPUS CHAPTER MEETING  Fridays; 1:00-2:00 p.m., Righteous Babes Lounge, North HallThe campus chapter of the National Organization for Women needs enthusiastic activists who want to learn to advocate on behalf of UCD women. For more information e-mail Daviscampusnow@gamil.com or visit the national site www.now.org. CAPS FALL SUPPORT GROUPS Contact CAPS at 752-0871 or come by 219 North Hall to schedule an intake or group screening appointment for any of the below support groups.
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