Events Calendar
April 2007
On-Campus Events:
Wednesday, April 4
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Käthe Kollwitz (1887-1945): Representations of Loss
*Madelon Kohler-Busch, Assistant Professor of German
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Wednesday, April 11
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Reinventing Disability and Sexuality
*Liz Depoy, Professor of Social Work and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Education,
Center for Community Inclusion
*Stephen Gilson, Professor of Social Work, and Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
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Tuesday, April 17
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Education Anytime, Anywhere, for Anyone: Radical Teaching and Technology in the 21st Century
*Sandra Haggard, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University College, Bangor
*Tina Passman, Associate Professor of Classical Language and Literature
*Yvonne Thibodeau, Adjunct Faculty,Peace Studies
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Saturday, April 21
Hope Festival: UMaine Fieldhouse, 10:00-4:00 p.m.
Come to the 13th Annual Hope Festival!
Take a look at the flier: http://www.peacectr.org/HOPEFlier2007.pdf
Free Admission!
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Tuesday, April 24
Equal Pay Day Presentation: 102 Fernald Hall (The new Women's Resource Center) at 12:30p.m.
In honor of it being Equal Pay Day, the Women's Resource Center will host an interactive presentation on the wage gap in Maine! Come play a round of wage "mythbusters" and learn what you can do to close the wage gap.
This is also a sneak peek at the *new* WRC (102 Fernald Hall).
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Wednesday, April 25
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Investigating the Role of the German Soldiers’ Wives During the American Revolution
*Anette Ruppel Rodrigues, Adjunct Faculty, German
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Wednesday, April 29
MEDLIFE Informational Meeting: COE Room, Union 8-9 p.m.
MEDLIFE(Medicine, Education ad Development for Low Income Families Everywhere) is a non-profit organization on campus. MEDLIFE has participated in medical missions to Ecuador during the past few years to assist the people there. Come to the informational meeting Wednesday in the union if you are interested in going to Ecuador next year!
MEDLIFE will be showing pictures, explaining who they are, and answering any questions. Visit http://www.medlifeweb.org/
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Off-Campus Events:
Wednesday, April 4
Poetry Reading: Chinyere Okafor
University of Southern Maine
University Events Room on the 7th floor of the Glickman Library: 7:00 – 8:30PM
Chinyere Grace Okafor is a poet, playwright, and fiction writer
teaching at the Center for Women’s Studies, Wichita State University.
Some of her writings include: He Wants To Marry Me Again and Other
Stories; From Earth’s Bed Chamber (poems); Campus Palavar and Other
Plays; The Lion and The Iroko (play); and The New Toyi Toyi (play);
her new poetry collection It Grows In Winter and Other Poems that is
being published by Africa World Press, NJ.
Dr. Okafor is the winner of Rockefeller, Nigerian, and South African
creative writing awards. She brings her extensive experience in
Nigeria and Southern Africa to help enrich her American experience as
the persona engages loved ones such as family and friends, as well as
adversaries such as war, death, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and
terror. However, frustrations may appear like curses as in “Khaki
Throne’ and “When I Get Your Heart'. Her writings are celebrative of
the essences that empower political struggle and resilience.
“Laughter” and the poetic journey are partners as much as the muse
and the persona are one in the struggle.”
Free & Open to the Public
For more information please call (207) 780-4289
FMI: lwebster@usm.maine.edu or sffein@usm.maine.edu
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Thursday, April 5
Lesbian Health – It Starts With Us- Presented by Robin Long
Mabel Wadsworth Center: Women’s Health Education Series from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
This workshop will provide information on what is currently known about lesbian health. As well as a history of the lesbian health project and its activities. There will be an open discussion about growing up and living in a homophobic world and how it affects us physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Advanced registration is required. Donations accepted.
For more information please contact 1.800.948.5337, info@mabelwadsworth.org, or www.mabelwadsworth.org.
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Thursday, April 5 -Thursday, April 26
Maine Centers for Women, Work & Community: Finding Your Voice, Using Your Power.
Start thinking of yourself as a leader. In a supportive environment, participants will develop and practice leadership skills, identify community issues important to them, and learn various ways to participate in shaping our communities. Participants will have the opportunity to join women from around the state on May 8 for a Day at the State House. Four sessions.
Ellsworth - April 05 - Apr 26, 2007, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
For more information: Contact Glenon Friedmann, 667-1834
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Wednesday, April 11
"When Janey Comes Marching Home: The Female Soldier in American
Culture."~Laura Browder
University of Southern Maine
University Events Room on the 7th floor of the Glickman Library: 7:00 – 8:30PM
Laura Browder is associate professor of English at Virginia
Commonwealth University. In her new book Her Best Shot, Browder
examines the relationship between women and guns and the ways in
which the figure of the armed woman has served as a lightning rod for
cultural issues.
Free & Open to the Public
For more information please call (207) 780-4289
FMI: lwebster@usm.maine.edu or sffein@usm.maine.edu
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Thursday, April 12
Take Matters Into Your Own Hands- Presented by Roberta Wessel
Mabel Wadsworth Center: Women’s Health Education Series from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Roberta will lead an interactive discussion focusing on self breast exam, clinical breast exam and the value of regular mammography. She will explain the difference between routine screening and diagnostic mammogram's and give a brief overview of technology available to aid in early detection of breast disease.
Advanced registration is required. Donations accepted.
For more information please contact 1.800.948.5337, info@mabelwadsworth.org, or www.mabelwadsworth.org.
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Tuesday, April 24
Women in Political Leadership
Patten Free Library in Bath: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Meet local women leaders in city and state government and hear about their experiences in this realm. Explore your own leadership style and ways to become involved in the political and policy making process.
Network and make connections while learning about important issues facing women in the Midcoast Region. Each session will consist of a panel discussion and time for discussing and applying the information presented. Light refreshments will be provided.
All sessions are free of charge.
FMI Please call 386-1664
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Thursday, April 26
Women's Health and the Environment: The Chemicals in Our Lives
Presented by Amanda Sears
Mabel Wadsworth Center: Women’s Health Education Series from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Many things in your home from the creams you put on your face, to the pans you cook with and the water bottles you drink from contain untested, unregulated chemicals. Chemicals that can end up inside of you when you use the product. This workshop will inform participants about the presence of unnecessary toxic chemicals in common consumer products and strategies we can all engage in to eliminate these household hazards.
Advanced registration is required. Donations accepted.
For more information please contact 1.800.948.5337, info@mabelwadsworth.org, or www.mabelwadsworth.org.
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Various Dates, April
Maine Centers for Women, Work & Community: Finding and Using Your Voice.
This is a 3-hour workshop designed to help women identify issues important to them, learn about related public policy and legislation, and practice basic advocacy skills. It is recommended as preparation for joining women from around the state on May 8, 2007, for a Day at the State House. Pre-registration is required.
Farmington- April 25, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Contact Janet Smith, 778-2757
Lewiston-Auburn - April 25, 5:00 - 8:00 pm - Contact Laurie McDonnell, 753-6612
Portland - April 19, 12:00 - 3:00 pm - Contact Carolyn May, 799-5025
South Paris - April 27, 9:30 - 11:30 am - Contact Elaine Dunton, 743-9322
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