GenEq Newsletter --- October 27th, 2008 Hope to see you at some of GenEq’s great events this week! “Comedy or Crisis?” examines depictions of domestic violence in popular media on Wednesday night, and “Running in High Heels” explores challenges facing women in politics on Thursday night. See below for more information! Smiles, Marisa tallgirl@berkeley.edu ******************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS: GENEQ ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. October - LGBT History Month 2. Sylvia Rhue, PhD "Stepping Into History" – Oct 28 3. Comedy or Crisis? – Domestic Violence in Popular Media - Oct 29 4. Running in High Heels – Women in Politics – Oct 30 5. The Wedding Banquet– Ang Lee’s Queer Cinema – Nov 3 6. Women of Color Dialogues – Nov 5 7. Women’s Caucus – Nov 6 8. Marisa’s Office Hours ON-CAMPUS: 9. WOMEN'S COALITION - WOMEN'S VOICES – Oct 28 10. The Day of FILIPINA WOMEN – Oct 28 11. Faculty Careers and Compensation – Nov 5 12. Support group for new and expectant Parents 13. Dissertation Retreat - Applications due 11/3 14. Gay poet Gregg Shapiro reading @ Cal Student Store 15. Polyamory discussion group – Oct 23 16. Pinq @ Cal submissions Due Oct. 31 17. Alison Bechdel: “The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For” OFF-CAMPUS: 18. Women's Self-Defense Essentials by Alive and Kicking 19. Marriage Equality and Homophobia in African American Churches 20. Lesbians of Color Group at Pacific Center 21. Communities United Against Violence (CUAV) - Crisis Line Training 22. Free and confidential support group for survivors of sexual assault 23. Primary Care for Transgender People – Oct 28 24. 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 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. 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. 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." Questions? Email: gwsa@berkeley.edu **************************** 3. 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. **************************** 4. 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 clichés 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. ******************************* 5. The Wedding Banquet Screening – Nov 3 On an Other Page: Ang Lee's Queer Cinema The Wedding Banquet (1993) Film screening, Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way Monday, November 3, 2008 7:00 PM FREE ADMISSION (first come, first served) Doors open 20 minutes before show “The Wedding Banquet established Lee as a superior observer of intimate and domestic life. Cultural miscommunication, the obligations of tradition, and the difficulty of coming out as gay are all depicted with both hilarity and heartbreaking reality. Center for the Study of Sexual Culture, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Minor, Gender Equity Resource Center ******************************* 6. Women of Color Dialogues – Nov 5 Interested in helping with the Women of Color Dialogues? Contact Rajan at rajan821@gmail.com. ******************************* 7. Women’s Caucus – Nov 6 Let’s talk about it….SEX! Share your voice and discover what other women have to say! Thurs. Nov. 6, 2008 7-9pm Unit 1 All Purpose Room (APR) Sponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center. For accommodations see http://access.berkeley.edu. 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. WOMEN'S COALITION - WOMEN'S VOICES Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Tan Oak Room, 4th floor MLK 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Sponsored by ASUC & Gender Equity Resource Center The purpose of this event is to have a facilitated dialog about the women's voice and representation in this historic Presidential Election. This event will be ONE WEEK before the elections, so it is important to talk about the impact of the propositions and legislation on women. We invite all women and those interested in women's issues to come and share your perspectives! For more information, please contact Christine (cici) Ambrosio at 510-643-5727. This event is wheelchair accessible. For disability accommodation requests and information please contact Danny Kodmur at (510) 643-6456 (voice) or (510) 642-6376 (TTY) for communication services or Peter O'Connell at (510) 642-2795 (voice) for mobility services . Their website address is http://access.berkeley.edu/. Please try to make your service request with as much advance notice as possible. ******************************* 10. The Day of FILIPINA WOMEN Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 7-9pm 210 Wheeler. Come and join Gabriela Network in Filipino-American History Month, as we commemorate and celebrate the Filipina leaders in their achievements and contributions to our society! We will have performances, guest speaker Attorney Juliette Sarmiento, and a CHOCOLATE BUFFET!!! If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at berkeleyunit.sfbayarea@gabnet.org. Thanks, Princess Manuel and Ana Espanola ******************************* 11. 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 **************************** 12. 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, and share experiences about life with young children at Berkeley. **************************** 13. 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 **************************** 14. 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) **************************** 15. Polyamory discussion group – Oct 23 PolyGamers will be hosting a polyamory discussion group starting at 7pm this Thursday, October 23, in 104 Dwinelle Hall. Join us to participate in the discussion, and eat s'mores afterwards! RSVPs
would be appreciated, but are not required. Depending on interest, we will have a dialogue about the following topics: -Getting started: how to open up a monogamous relationship, finding polyamorous people, healthy relationship tips, etc. -Negotiation: how to negotiate boundaries, rules, and schedules in polyamorous relationships -Jealousy: how to cope with and overcome the green-eyed monster Of course, the discussion topics are open-ended: if everyone wants to discuss something else, we'll talk about whatever people want to focus on. In recognition that polyamorous relationships can be messy and difficult, but if done well, are very fulfilling, we will be making s'mores afterwards. I'll bring a s'more-maker, marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. We'll probably go up to Hildebrand Hall or a private residence where we can more easily use the s'more-maker without any fire alarms going off. Hope to see you all there! Megan **************************** 16. Pinq @ Cal submissions Due Oct. 31 Hey everybody, This is Nate Davenport, co-editor for Pinq Magazine, a literary arts magazine representing the LGBTQ community of Berkeley and of the surrounding area. We're accepting short fiction, poetry, essays, etcetera for inclusion in our fall 2008 issue. I know the notice is a bit short, but the submission deadline is October 31. Of course, this work does not need to be new; we just want it to be selected from your best. Although we have submissions spanning from last semester to now, we'd love to see more work from the community, which would allow for a thicker, more complete issue. The release date will be 11/17/08. For an example of past issues checkout the bookshelves in QARC. Please email all submissions to thinkpinq@gmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon!
**************************** 17. Alison Bechdel: “The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For” November 11, 2008 4 p.m. Cal Student Store, UC Berkeley For twenty-five years Bechdel’s path-breaking Dykes to Watch Out For strip has been collected in award-winning volumes (with a quarter of a million copies in print), syndicated in fifty alternative newspapers, and translated into many languages. Now, at last, The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For gathers a “rich, funny, deep and impossible to put down” (Publishers Weekly) selection from all eleven Dykes volumes. Here too are sixty of the newest strips, never before published in book form. Settle in to this wittily illustrated soap opera (Bechdel calls it “half op-ed column and half endless serialized Victorian novel”) of the lives, loves, and politics of a cast of characters,
most of them lesbian, living in a midsize American city that may or may not be Minneapolis. Her brilliantly imagined countercultural band of friends -- academics, social workers, bookstore clerks -- fall in and out of love, negotiate friendships, raise children, switch careers, and cope with aging parents. Bechdel fuses high and low culture -- from foreign policy to domestic routine, hot sex to postmodern theory -- in a serial graphic narrative “suitable for humanists of all persuasions.” Copies of the book will be available for sale.
**************************** 18. Women's Self-Defense Essentials class presented by Alive and Kicking Bring a friend, a sister, or your mamma to the most important class of your life! Women's Self-Defense Essentials class presented by Alive and Kicking. Find your voice and thrive... Gain confidence walking down the street... Learn your "Strong Points" – and how to use them... Build a Toolkit of strategies and techniques to live safe, strong and free... ***San Francisco class starts Sunday, November 2*** What: 7-Week Essentials Self-Defense for Women Where: The Jewish Community Center 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118 When: Sundays 11:30 TO 2:30, 11/2 through 12/21 (skipping Thanksgiving weekend) How: Register online at www.jccsf.org (class code: RDEFENSE) or call the JCC at (415) 292-1200 Cost: $175 JCC members; $185 non-members. Scholarships available for those truly in need.
***Peninsula class starts Wednesday, November 5*** What: 4-Week Women's Self-Defense Essentials class Where: Stanford Health Improvement Program (HIP) Hoover Pavilion, Room #400 211 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305 (Across from the Stanford Shopping Center) When: Wednesdays, 6:30 TO 9:30, 11/5 through 12/3 (no class 11/26) How: Register online at hip.stanford.edu (class code: SDEW-01) or call HIP at (650) 723-9649 Cost: $160. Scholarships available for those truly in need. Learn to defend yourself with physical techniques, verbal strategies and risk-assessment. In a supportive setting, you will explore your strength and power and draw on skills you didn't even know you had. Because you are worth defending. For more information, call us at (415) 289-7944 or email aliveandkick@gmail.com Mission: We teach Bay Area women and girls tools to use the power of our bodies, minds, and voices. We work together to promote freedom, health, and safety by confronting oppression, fear, and violence.
**************************** 19. 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) **************************** 20. 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 ****************************** 21. 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)
******************************* 22. 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. ******************************* 23. 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/ ********************************* 24. 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