GenEq Newsletter --- October 20th, 2008
(Scroll down for Table of Contents) Thursday, October 23 is Love Your Body Day!! Celebrate with Berkeley NOW and others during the day on Sproul, and with GenEq at 5pm for a screening and discussion of “Do I Look Fat?” a documentary about gay men and body image. Most often, women’s body image is the focus of discussion, but this film turns the camera on gay men and we see that many of the same issues are at play. It’s an enlightening film for anyone interested in how we view our bodies. See below for more information! Smiles, Marisa Boyce tallgirl@berkeley.edu ******************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS: GENEQ ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. October - LGBT History Month 2. LGBT Caucus: The Impact of the Elections on LGBTQ Communities – Oct 22 3. “Do I Look Fat?” Screening – gay men and body image – Love Your Body Day – Oct 23 4. Women’s Film Series, “Whalerider” – Oct 24 5. Sylvia Rhue, PhD "Stepping Into History" – Oct 28 6. Comedy or Crisis? – Domestic Violence in Popular Media - Oct 29 7. Running in High Heels – Women in Politics – Oct 30 8. Marisa’s Office Hours ON-CAMPUS: 8. Queers Connect! – Oct 21 10. Queers in Science Reception – Oct 22 11. Maiti Nepal: The Fight Against Sex Trafficking – Oct 21 12. Faculty Careers and Compensation – Nov 5 13. Support group for new and expectant Parents 14. Education Summit by CalCorps – Oct 26 15. Vivienne Jabri: Feminism, the Political,and the International 16. Dissertation Retreat - Applications due 11/3 17. Gay poet Gregg Shapiro reading @ Cal Student Store OFF-CAMPUS: 12. Marriage Equality and Homphobia in African American Churches 19. Lesbians of Color Group at Pacific Center 20. Communities United Against Violence (CUAV) - Crisis Line Training 21. Free and confidential support group for survivors of sexual assault 22. Symposium @ UMASS Women and Work: Choices and Constraints 23. Marriage and Politics Conference @ UCLA Center for Women -- Oct 24 24. Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center 25. Primary Care for Transgender People – Oct 28 26. Native Activist Winona LaDuke in Oakland – Nov 14 ******************************* 1. October is LGBT History Month! Check out the “GLBT History Month” website everyday for a video about a different LGBT icon! www.glbtHistoryMonth.com
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Featured Icons: Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin (October 1st) Stephen Sondheim (October 2nd) Gianni Versace (October 3rd) ….and more! You can also find the link to the GLBT History Month website on the homepage of the Gender Equity Resource Center: http://geneq.berkeley.edu **************************** 2. LGBT Caucus: Impact of the Elections on LGBTQ Communities Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5-7pm Gender Equity Resource Center A forum for the Cal queer communities to come together at talk. This month's topic: the impact of this election seaon on LGBTQ communities. ******************************* 3. Do I Look Fat? Documentary – Screening and Discussion 10/23/08 A documentary on gay men, body image and eating disorders. A film by Travis Matthews Thursday, October 23 , 2008 Love Your Body Day 5-7pm Gender Equity Resource Center – 202 Cesar Chavez Do I Look Fat? is a feature-length documentary with fat on the brain - fat that we feel, fat that we think and all sorts of fat problems that manifest from fat-phobic thinking inside the fat-wary gay community. As one person puts it, "fat is the little word with big meaning." This "big meaning" is explored with a careful lens turned toward the gay community itself. From the personal stories of seven diverse men who have struggled, or continue to struggle, with eating disorders and body image issues, Do I Look Fat? uncovers reoccurring and interconnecting themes that support this "self-esteem disorder." Themes such as childhood wounding, internalized homophobia, the effects of HIV/AIDS on the body and the prevalence of substance abuse histories are among a few that underscore the film. Perhaps most importantly, the film doesn't shy away from asking why these common histories have, until now, been left in the proverbial closet at a community level. With a sensitivity that never panders toward sensationalism, the film weaves together the personal and the clinical with support from several experts in the field of eating disorders -an M.D. of a renowned eating disorder clinic, an art therapist, and a gay therapist who's battled with his own eating disorder. The result is a comprehensive introduction to how such a small word like "fat" managed such large and complex meanings among gay individuals and the community as a whole. Questions? Email Marisa at tallgirl@berkeley.edu. **************************** 4. Whalerider th Friday, Oct. 24 , 2008 3-5pm
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Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief but her grandfather is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves her grandfather, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny. Free Snacks!! Questions? Email Marisa at tallgirl@berkeley.edu. **************************** 5. Sylvia Rhue, PhD "Stepping Into History" Sylvia Rhue, PhD THE DEPARTMENT OF GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES AND THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SEXUAL CULTURE PRESENT STEPPING INTO HISTORY Tues., Oct. 28, 2008, Noon-1pm, 220 Wheeler Sylvia Rhue, the Director of Religious Affairs for the National Black Justice Coalition will present an interactive, lively discussion of marriage rights and religion. Dr. Rhue is an eyewitness to many of the front burner issues facing society today and communicates complex ideas with humor, wit and deep experience. A short film, produced by People for the American Way, will also be shown, Highlighting religious voices of opposition as well as those supporting the rights of LGBTQ people. The "Stepping into History" tour is an opportunity for college and University students to have an informative dialogue about marriage rights and religion. This presentation will provide students with tools, accurate information and inspiration to discuss marriage rights with family, friends and colleagues. A noted public speaker, Sylvia Rhue is a documentarian, a religious scholar and a writer. She earned the Doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality - the first African-American to receive this degree. Dr. Rhue is the co-producer of the award-winning film "All God's Children" and is an expert on the "ex-gay" movement, which she calls "the cult of the annihilation of the authentic self." Eileen Andrade MSO - Department of Gender & Women's Studies Center for the Study of Sexual Culture Beatrice Bain Research Group 608 Barrows Hall MC#1070 Phone 510-643-6421 Fax 510-642-0246 email: gwsa@berkeley.edu **************************** 6. Comedy or Crisis? Examining depictions of domestic violence in popular media Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:30-800 pm Gender Equity Resource Center - 202 Cesar Chavez HOST: SHAPE (Sexual Harassment/Assault Advocacy and Peer Education) To acknowledge the close of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), we will be discussing the portrayal of physical, verbal, and psychological abuse in mainstream films, television, and other media. Examining instances of violence against women, abuse in LGBT relationships, as well as the often overlooked effects of violence on men, SHAPE seeks to pose the question, "What is funny about domestic violence?" Snacks will be provided.
**************************** 7. Running in High Heels Screening and discussion about the challenges women face in politics. Thursday, October 30, 2008 5-7pm Gender Equity Resource Center – 202 Cesar Chavez About Running in High Heels: Maryann Breschard's provocative documentary tackles a meaty and debatable subject: women's power. Breschard skillfully lays out fact after fact surrounding women in politics and short-circuits all the cliches and rhetoric, leaving one impossible question: If women are the majority of the population in the United States, why don't they simply vote themselves into power? Questions? Email Marisa at tallgirl@berkeley.edu. ******************************* 8. Marisa’s Drop-In Hours: Monday 3pm-4pm Wednesday Noon-1pm Thursday 2pm-4pm A time to talk about getting involved, projects you’re working on, challenges your student group is facing and more! Email tallgirl@berkeley.edu if you’re not able to make these times. ******************************* 9. Queers Connect! Queer Alliance and Resource Center in cooperation with Queer Diversions and Yap'd will be hosting Queers Connect, a LGBTQQIA speed networking event on October 21, 2008 from 7:30PM to 9PM in Heller Lounge (Multicultural Center in MLK). Food and beverages will be provided by Yap'd! Come meet other UC Berkeley's queers and allies that want to connect and make new friends! ****************************** 10. Queers in Science Reception * Wednesday Oct. 22nd from 6-8 p.m. in 775 Tan Hall. Annual queer reception for LGBTQ students, faculty, staff, and alumni working in science, engineering and technology is being held this month! This huge event is supported by a donation to the College of Chemistry, to promote camarderie and acceptance among those of us in the sciences and greater science community. Mark your calenders: A party with delicious food, lots of alcohol and other refreshments and great company. Partners welcome! ******************************* 11. Maiti Nepal: The Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7:30-9:30 pm 2066 Valley Life Sciences Building Sponsors: STOP the Traffick and Berkeley Model United Nations Berkeley Model United Nations and STOP the Traffick will be hosting Joe Collins and Brigitte Cazalis-Collins, executive directors of "Friends of Maiti Nepal," the US representative of Maiti Nepal. Maiti Nepal was founded in 1993 to help rescue girls and women from the growing sex trafficking trade in Southeast Asia. Working with Nepalese police, Maiti Nepal intercepts victims at the Nepal-India border and extricates them from brothels. Brigitte and Joe will answer questions and facilitate discussion after showing the 2003 documentary, "The Day my God Died," based on the work of Maiti Nepal and its founder, Anuradha Koirala. All are welcome! ******************************* 12. FACULTY CAREERS AND COMPENSATION Wed, Nov. 5, 2008 4:00-6:00pm The Women's Faculty Club - Stebbins Lounge Reception and Panel Discussion Faculty Equity, Careers and Compensation Panelists: Vice Provost Shelly Zedek Vice Chancellor Gibor Basri Associate Vice Provost angy Stacy Assistant Provost Sheila O'Rourke **************************** 13. Support group for new and expectant Parents! A monthly brown bag lunch for parents new to the UC Berkeley community October Discussion: Campus Resources October 29, 2008 12:00-1:00 pm RSSP, 2610 Channing Way, 4th Floor, Berkeley Room All are welcome! Bring your lunch, meet other parents, share experiences about life with young children at Berkeley. **************************** 14. Education Summit UC-Berkeley Campus Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 11am-5pm Lunch Provided REGISTER ONLINE NOW (space only available for the first 300 rsvps) http://calcorps.berkeley.edu
Do you work with youth? Want to learn more about the hot topics in education or successful approaches to youth work? Come to the first annual Education Summit hosted by the Cal Corps Public Service Center at the UC-Berkeley campus. The Summit is designed to provide students and community partners with the training and networking needed to build a true movement for educational justice. Find people interested in the same issues as you at a Lunch Meetup. Attend workshops on over 20 topics, including youth filmmaking, mentoring, college advising, media literacy, behavior management, youth violence, tutoring English Language Learners, the achievement gap, parent/family outreach, and much more! Presenters are from: 826 Valencia, June Jordan School for Equity, YS-Cal, Youth Together, Youth Radio, East Bay Consortium, EBAYC/Streetside Productions, School-University Partnerships, Aspire Education Project, Graduate School of Education at UCB, Jewish Coalition for Literacy, Teach for America, Cal Teach, B-Tech, Pre-Engineering Partnerships, and more. Details: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 11am-5pm at UC-Berkeley; Lunch provided Keynote in 145 Dwinelle; Lunch & workshops in MLK Student Center Sponsored by the Cal Corps Public Service Center Cost: Free for ALL students who register; $25 for others & community members Contact: For more information including a list of workshops & presenters go to: http://calcorps.berkeley.edu Or contact Carrie Donovan at carriedonovan@berkeley.edu Or Dickson Lam at dicksonlam@berkeley.edu **************************** 15. Vivienne Jabri: Feminism, the Political,and the International Gender & Women's Studies Fall Colloquia Co-sponsored by Center for the Study of Sexual Culture, Beatrice Bain Research Group and the Li Ka Shing Foundation Vivienne Jabri Lecture, 602 Barrows Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:00 PM Vivienne Jabri, Professor of International Politics, Department of War Studies, King's College London This lecture explores the implications for feminism of late modern manifestations of power. Specifically, and drawing on Michel Foucault s analytics of modern power, the lecture suggests that feminism s historical trajectory finds it comfortably located in liberal governmentality, in a sense rendering gender a technology in practices of government. At the same time, and in consequence, feminism is somehow complicit in liberal modes of power and domination now globally articulated. The challenge for a specifically internationalist feminism is hence centred on the capacity of its discourses to escape this hegemonic framing, while providing a distinct understanding of what it means to be political in the world today.
Eileen Andrade MSO - Department of Gender & Women's Studies Center for the Study of Sexual Culture Beatrice Bain Research Group 608 Barrows Hall MC#1070 Phone 510-643-6421 Fax 510-642-0246 email: gwsa@berkeley.edu **************************** 16. Dissertation Retreat - Applications due 11/3 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SEXUAL CULTURE AND THE CENTER FOR RACE AND GENDER PRESENT DESIRE: CROSSINGS OF GENDER, RACE AND SEXUALITY Doctoral students in the arts, humanities, social sciences, interdisciplinary fields, and professional schools are invited to participate in an Interdisciplinary Dissertation Workshop December 4-7, 2008. This three-day retreat is designed to encourage dialogue among doctoral students whose dissertation projects focus on the interactions of sexuality, race and gender. Intended to encourage and assist doctoral students just beginning work on their dissertations, as well as those who are farther along, the workshop features intensive discussion of individual projects as well as the larger theoretical and methodological issues that they raise. Possibilities for continuing networks among interested students and faculty will also be explored. To apply, please submit the following to DESIRE, Center for the Study of Sexual Culture, 632 Barrows Hall, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-2050 — • 3 copies of current curriculum vitae • 3 copies of dissertation proposal (or if the work is well underway, a statement – no more than 10 double-spaced pages of the specific issues being addressed, the intellectual approach, and the materials being studied) Applications due Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. For more information: email cssc@berkeley.edu Center for Race and Gender 642 Barrows Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-1074 510-643-8488 fax: 510-642-9810 http://crg.berkeley.edu **************************** 17. Gay poet Gregg Shapiro reading @ Cal Student Store My name is Gregg Shapiro and I am a gay writer based in Chicago. I am writing to let you and your group or organization know that I will be doing a reading at the Cal Student Store on the UC Berkeley campus at 3 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2008. I will be reading from and signing my book Protection which was published earlier this year by Gival Press. I hope that you and other members of the UC Berkeley LGBT community will be able to attend the reading. Thank you for your time and attention. Peace, Gregg Shapiro author of Protection from Gival Press (www.givalpress.com)
**************************** 18. Marriage Equality and Homophobia in African American Churches Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:30 am to 11:00 am Mudd 100 Pacific School of Religion 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley BREAKFAST PROVIDED Many of our Brothers and Sisters are suffering from the homophobia that is a serious problem in society at large and within the African American community. Too often, gay people within our own communities are not treated with respect. Too often they do not find refuge from the intolerance and discrimination they experience in the world, and in our churches, but a continuation of it. Homophobia makes our churches fertile ground for those who seek to set us against one another and promote discrimination and unequal treatment in pursuit of their own political power. It is time that we Speak Until Justice Comes and lift up a gospel of hope and love for one another, and challenge discrimination that harms our Brothers and Sisters, their families, and our communities. Come learn how to begin these conversations in your Families, Communities, and especially Churches SPONSORED BY The African American Ministers Leadership Council, People for the American Way The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) **************************** 19. Lesbians of Color! And, speaking of women....the Lesbians of Color group is starting up again Thursday evenings, 7- 9 PM Contact Randy Page for more information: rap1on1@sbcglobal.net or 510.595.8294 ****************************** 20. Communities United Against Violence (CUAV) - Crisis Line Training Ready to connect and engage to stop violence against and within the LGBTQQI communities? Build community with others while getting trained and certified in crisis counseling for Community United Against Violence As a crisis line counselor Next training starts October 30th, and November 1&2, 8&9, and 15&16 Provide support for our LGBTQQI callers who experience queer Hate Violence & queer Domestic Violence On a weekly or biweekly on-call basis Upon completion of our 64-hour training you will receive the California Domestic Violence Peer-Counseling Certification Good for a year and is renewable with monthly in-services! For more information and application: www.cuav.org, 24-hour Crisis Line, javy@cuav.org
170A Capp Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 ? 415-777-5500 extension 314 24-Hour Crisis Line: 415-333-HELP (4357) ******************************* 21. A free and confidential support group for survivors of sexual assault Starting this October! A free and confidential support group for survivors of sexual assault. This group is for women only and will run for 8 weeks on Monday evenings in Oakland. Connect with others in a safe and supportive environment, and gain valuable tools, insights, etc. for the healing process. For more information, please contact Bay Area Women Against Rape at 510-430-1298. ******************************* 22. "WOMEN AND WORK: Choices and Constraints" The Center for Research on Families announces a two day symposium: University of Massachusetts Amherst *October 30-31, 2008* The focus of */WOMEN AND WORK/* will be on key workplace challenges for women in the 21st century by reconsidering the notion of 'opting out'. The conference will bring together experts in the field to consider the factors that lead women to leave the workforce and what factors make it difficult for them to enter the workforce. The goal is not only to highlight the issues and challenges for employed women but to also engage in discussions that focus on solutions and supports for women that then can inform workplace policies. Thursday, October 30th, 7 p.m. Joan C. Williams Distinguished Professor at the University of California Hastings College of Law and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law "Opt Out or Pushed Out: The Real Deal Re Women and Work" Campus Center Reading Room Free and Open to All Friday, October 31st, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. *Workshop:* Four Panel Sessions 917 Campus Center Registration required. Panelists: *Michelle Budig* -- Sociology, UMA Amherst *Heather Boushey *-- Senior Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Senate *Nancy Folbre* -- Economics, UMass Amherst *Ellen Galinsky* -- President and Co-Founder of Families and Work Institute *Naomi Gerstel*-- Sociology, UMass Amherst *Bernie Jones* - Suffolk University Law School *Susan Lambert*-- School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago *Joya Misra* - Sociology and Public Policy, UMass Amherst *Maureen Perry-Jenkins* -- Psychology, UMass Amherst
*Peggie Smith* -- University of Iowa College of Law *Pamela Stone* -- Sociology, Hunter College *Eve Weinbaum* -- Labor Studies and Director of the Labor Center, UMass Amherst REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR DAY TWO!! TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP: http://www.umass.edu/family/womenandwork>www.umass.edu/family/womenandwork http://www.umass.edu/family/womenandwork Oct. 31st only -- FEE (includes lunch): *$25 - UMass and Five College ******************************* 23. Marriage and Politics Conference To recognize and engage some of the issues key to the historic presidential election that will be held this fall, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women is hosting a one-day conference about marriage and politics. I hope that you will share this information with your students and colleagues: State of the Union Marriage in the Shadow of Electoral Politics Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30am to 5pm, 314 Royce Hall FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC The conference program will include: Panel I: Laws of Love Sex Scandals, Immigration, Biopolitics Paul Apostolidis, Whitman College Identity Politics in Queer Times: The 2008 Presidential Race Susan Koshy, University of Illinois, Indiana-Champaign Loving and the Legacy of Unintended Consequences Rachel Moran, Berkeley and UC Irvine Panel II: Thinking Through Same-Sex Marriage Queer Normativity and New Orders of Same-Sex Marriage Tom Boellstorff, UC Irvine Gay Marriage and the Search for Respectability Among People of Color Mignon Moore, UCLA Beyond Straight and Gay Marriage Nancy Polikoff, American University Washington College of Law Panel III: Intimacy and Intersectionality Obama's 'Responsible Fatherhood' Discourse and the Unacknowledged Promotion of 'Simulacra Marriages' in Poverty Law Anna Marie Smith, Cornell University The Race to Marriage Judith Stacey, New York University Co-sponsored by Department of Anthropology, Department of Political science, Department of Sociology, Department of Women's Studies,Williams Institute, and UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families
For more information, visit www.csw.ucla.edu/stateoftheunion.html ****************************** 24. The Women's Day Time Drop in Center The Women's Day Time Drop in Center (a center for homeless women) is looking for some support during the holidays. At the center we have turned our attentions to the upcoming Holiday season and I wanted to talk to you about one of the ideas we want to try out this year. We would like to put up some giving trees in the community. The artificial giving trees would have paper ornaments on them with suggested items to buy for the center clients. From simple things such as a package of socks, 5 tubes of toothpaste up to more expensive items like 50.00 gift certificates for groceries. The idea would be that people would take the ornament and purchase the item and bring it back to the tree. Then we would pick up the gifts and distribute them to the women and children at the center for the holidays. I was hopping that we could put a tree up on campus in November. Or if you have other suggestions of areas in the community that would be willing to having a giving tree. Thank you Melissa Simpson, Volunteer Coordinator Women's Daytime Drop-In Center Care2 make the world greener! http://toolbar.Care2.com Make your computer carbon-neutral (free). http://www.Care2.com Green Living, Human Rights and more - 8 million members! ********************************** 25. Primary Care for Transgender People 10.28.08 Primary Care for Transgender People (Women's Health Today from UCSF) . Noon-1pm Speaker: Lor Kohler Sponsor: Center for Gender Equity at UCSF Watch LIVE via Webcast: http://www.uctv.tv/watch/ ********************************* 26. Native Activist Winona LaDuke in Oakland Friday, November 14, 2008 7:00 pm First Congregational Church 2501 Harrison St. Oakland CA Winona LaDuke (Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg) is the Founding Director of White Earth Land Recovery Project and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, where she works on a national level to advocate, raise public support, and create funding for frontline Native environmental groups.
She has written extensively on Native American and environmental issues her books include Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming and All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. Proceeds for this event will Speak Out and Honor the Earth For more information, contact Speak Out 510-601-0182 info@speakoutnow.org Speak Out - The Institute for Democratic Education and Culture is a national non-profit organization that educates, inspires and empowers young people to become activists for social justice. www.SpeakOutNow.org TICKET INFO $10-$15 sliding scale General admission
$5 youth ages 17 & under $75 Reception with Ms. LaDuke: Includes ticket, prime seating, signed copy of All Our Relations, and Dessert Reception following the lecture. To buy tickets, click link below or call the 24/7 ticket hotline: 800.838.3006