Events Calendar
March 2007
On-Campus Events:
Tuesday, March 20
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Supporting Gender Equality: Policies That Work
*Anita Nyberg, Distinguished American Scandinavian
Visiting Professor
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Tuesday, March 27
WIC Lunch: Bangor Room, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
“Something To Prove”:
If a Man Can Do It, We Can Do It Better!
*Pauleena MacDougall, Associate Director,
Maine Folklife Center
*Amy Stevens, Graduate Student in History
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Tuesday, March 27
Law Panel Presentation: "The Future Rights of Abortion in America"
Located in the Woolley Room (DTAV/Patch-Community Center) from 4pm-6pm.
Please join the Future Rights of Abortion in America, law panel presentation, at the University of Maine. This event is open to the public.
This Panel Presentation will provide:
* A historical perspective on abortion,
* An overview of recent Supreme Court cases, and
* Their implications for both abortion providers and women seeking legal abortions.
This panel is intended to educate, incite interest, and spur thoughtful discussion on the topic. Panelists include Phil Worden, practicing attorney with experience in reproductive law, Nancy Foss, reproductive rights activist on the national level from the Abortion Access Project; and Ruth L. Lockhart, Executive Director of Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center, an independent women's health center in Maine. Sharon Barker, Director of the Women's Resource Center at the University of Maine, will be moderating the event.
Off-Campus Events:
Thursday, March 1-Portland Museum of Art 7:00pm-9:30pm
Saturday, March 3-The Abromson Community Education Center at USM
7:00pm-9:30pm
Sunday, March 4- The Abromson Community Education Center at USM 2:00pm-4:30pm
When Turtles Make Love: Real Talk Between Parents & Teens an Add Verb Production, written by Cathy Plourde and Chiara Liberatore. An innovative play and an inspiring World cafe` conversation about parent and teen communication.
To reserve seats visit www.realliferealtalk.org or call 1-800-854-9762
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
"A Sporting Chance: Title IX and Women's History"
Keynote Address by Susan Ware, Independent Historian
University of Southern Maine
University Events Room on the 7th floor of the Glickman Library
7:00 – 8:30PM
Over the past several decades, the words 'Title IX' have become
practically synonymous with women's sports. The events leading up to
Title IX's passage in 1972, and the struggle ever since to figure out
how to implement the law fairly, confirm the difficulties -- and the
rewards – of putting abstract principles like equal opportunity and
gender equity into concrete, everyday practice. In many ways, Title
IX has been the Equal Rights Amendment that never passed."
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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Saturday, March 10, 2007
"Celebrating Women's History Month: March 2007"
Portland Monument Square: 10am
Join Pat Finn, Polly Kaufman,and Eileen Eagan for an updated version
of Portland Women's History Trail City Hall Loop. Please call
780-4284 if you have questions or suggestions.
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Tuesday March 13, 2007
“Outlaw Survival Tips for the 21st Century”
University of Southern Maine
University Events Room on the 7th floor of the Glickman Library
5:30 to 7 p.m.
An informal community discussion/workshop on teen suicide prevention
with Kate Bornstein, author, playwright and performance artist.
Bornstein is the author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest
of Us, My Gender Workbook and her latest book, Hello Cruel World: 101
Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws.
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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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
“Damned Dreams and Dangerous Desires: The Personal Politics of Sex and Gender”
University of Southern Maine
Luther Bonney Auditorium: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Kate Bornstein, author, playwright and performance artist. Bornstein
is the author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, My
Gender Workbook and her latest book, Hello Cruel World: 101
Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws.
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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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
“Red Nails, Black Skates, Gay Games: Gender at the Ice Rink and the Politics of Pleasure”
University of Southern Maine
University Events Room on the 7th floor of the Glickman Library: 7:00 – 8:30PM
Erica Rand
Professor of Art and Visual Culture; Chair of Women and Gender Studies, Bates College
This talk concerns the politics of pleasure, using as a basis for
study my own participation in recreational figure skating, including
a recent trip to the Gay Games in July 2006. I am interested in two
related questions. 1) What complications, and sometimes lack of
complications, attend involvement in this extremely gendered sport?
2) Given the appropriate attention we devote to understanding and
fighting oppression, how can we also value and validate pleasure and
its pursuits in life and research?
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, March 22, 2007
Ask the Baby's Doctor: Conversation with the Pediatrician
Presented by Colette Sabbagh, M.D.
Mabel Wadsworth Center: Women’s Health Education Series from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
This interactive workshop will discuss commonly asked questions by expectant mothers discussing breastfeeding, pumping, formula as well as what to expect in the hospital and more.
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, March 29, 2007
Young Women's Health: From the Birth Control Patch to Chlamydia to the HPV Vaccine- Presented by Anne Johnson and D. Dustin
Mabel Wadsworth Center: Women’s Health Education Series from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Join us as we explore the newest in birth control methods and technology. Face the facts, recognize the symptoms, and learn how to protect yourself from the most common sexually transmitted infections. Finally, participate in a discussion regarding the moral, medical, and legal issues surrounding the new HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination.
Advanced registration is required. Donations accepted.
For more information please contact 1.800.948.5337, info@mabelwadsworth.org, or www.mabelwadsworth.org.
