Womens Center Events

 

Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women
presents the 6th Annual
Week Without Violence: October 24th-28th, 2011

Monday 24th-Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself- A Discussion on Islamaphobia
Genghis Khan is an engineer with a graduate degree from RPI and will focus on Islamophobia from the perspectives of being an American and a Muslim. The struggle between civil rights, security and the politicizing of Islamophobia will be touched upon.
SSU 243: Free Period
Co-Sponsored by Muslim Student Association

Tuesday October 25th:  Domestic Violence Awareness Day
Martha Warner shares her personal and riveting account of Domestic Violence. Her daughter Liza was fatally shot by her husband in 2004. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90c48qVrr0
To show our support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Tuesday is wear purple day!
Serra West: 6pm

Wednesday October 26th: Human Trafficking Day
Showing of the documentary “Call+Response”
CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2009, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.
To see the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMojWOX1OE
Siena Hall 319: 7pm

Thursday October 27th: Real Food Challenge
The Real Food Challenge serves as both a campaign and a network. The campaign is to increase the procurement of real food on college and university campuses, with the national goal of 20% real food by 2020. Join us on our quest to learn more about the Real Food Challenge ideals at Siena! http://realfoodchallenge.org/
Serra Hall: 7pm

Friday October 28th: End the Violence Day!
Throughout Free Period, we will be signing a petition to work towards ending Human Trafficking.
SSU: Free Period

Look out for our Silent Witnesses around campus all week!

Bowman Center Events - Spring 2012

Week of Jan 16^th

Wednesday Jan 18^th @ 12:30pm – The Bowman Center’s Community Engagement Committee will be hosting an organic body scrub making session to make organic sugar-coffee body scrubs for our breast cancer care packages - in the Women's Center

 

Friday Jan. 20^th 7pm – Look for us at the Annual Pink Zone Women's Basketball Game for Breast Cancer in the ARC. Come support local breast cancer organization Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer. www.craab.org

 

Week of Jan 23rd

Monday Jan. 23rd at 6pm the Global Action Committee will be showing Gasland– documentary on hydrofacking. In the Women's Center New Hall G06 Free popcorn!

 

Friday Jan 27^th at 12:30-1:30 stop by the table in Serra to Sign the Anti-Human Trafficking Banner!

 

Week of Jan 30th - Feb 3rd is Anti-Human Trafficking Week

 

Monday Jan. 30th^th at 6:00pm The Global Concerns Committee with be showing the documentary Not My Life in RB202

 

Tuesday Jan. 31^th at 4pm in SSU Anti-Human Trafficking Panel (Co-sponsored by FCSA)

 

Wednesday Feb. 1st at 12:30pm Reading Women Book Club - Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd - in SH 119

 

Wednesday Feb 1st - Stop Trafficking with Siena Students for Fair Trade at 9pm in L19

 

Thursday Feb 2nd at 7:30pm- Prayer Vigil for victims of human trafficking in College Chapel

 

Friday Feb. 3rd - free period SSU - Pick up your Super Bowl commercial Bingo board with chance to win lots of great prizes! 

 

Saturday Feb. 4th - Girls Take Charge leadership workshop in Roger Bacon

Week of Feb 6^th

Monday Feb. 6^th at 6pm The Wellness Committee will be showing the movie Valentine's Day with discussion - in the Women's Center

 

Wednesday Feb 8th at 9:00pm the Health and Wellness Committee with be hosting Girl Talk with Guys in SSU 241-242.

 

Fair Trade Chocolate Sales 2/6, 2/7, 2/8 and 2/13 during free period in SSU

 

SAVE THE DATE

Wednesday February 22 Ours To Do - Sr. Margaret Carney

March 10-17 Service Trip to the Dominican Republic

Tuesday March 20 Breast Cancer Advocacy Day

Wednesday March 21 Sassafra Lowrey

Saturday March 31 Cinderella Project in SSU

Friday April 13 Fair Trade College and University Conference

Sunday April 15 Honor an Awesome Woman Brunch in Serra West

Thursday May 17th LUNAFEST

 

 

Bowman Center - November Happenings

 

Week of Oct 31st

Tuesday Nov. 1^st @ 7pm in RB202 – “Gawking, Gaping and Staring: Living in Marked Bodies: A Multimedia Talk” Eli Clare. Co-sponsored by Women’s Studies, Damietta Cross Cultural Center, Multicultural Studies and the First Year Seminar.

 

Wednesday Nov. 2^nd @ 4:30-5:30pm in SSU235 (dot com room) – Bolivian Fair Trade Knitter - Emilia Laime Vidal tells how she founded a knitting group in order to empower the women of her community. Alpaca yarn, sweaters, hats, scarves and mittens on sale!

 

Wednesday Nov. 2 @ 7:30 in SSU235 (dot com room) – Interest Meeting for Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries travel course (3 credits - WSTU, GLST, PCST)– Iceland, Sweden and Denmark.

 

Thursday Nov. 3rd^d @ 4:00 in New Hall G33 – Albany County Assistant District Attorney and Special Victims Unit Bureau Chief Shannon Sarfoh will discuss prosecution of sex offences. Shannon Sarfoh is also a Siena Alum.

 

Friday Nov.4^th @ 12:30 in SH125 –  Café con Leche mixer– food, music and discussion. Co-sponsored by L.U.N.A. and Multicultural Studies.

 

Sunday Nov. 6^th @ 6pm – Yoga in the MAC aerobics room. Class is $2 at the door, first come first serve. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or towel.

 

Week of Nov. 7^th

Monday Nov. 7^th at 5:15pm in New Hall G06 – Planning meeting for Spring 2012 Anti-Human Trafficking Week – all are welcome!

 

Monday Nov. 7^th at 4:00pm in New Hall G06 – Movies that Matter – The Other Side of Immigration.

 

Wednesday Nov. 9^th at 7pm in RB202 – Showing of documentary “Covered” followed by discussion with the film’s director Beverly Thompson and four women tattoo artists.

 

Wednesday Nov. 9^th @12:30-1:30 in Serra West – Women of Wisdom volunteer meeting. Come and see what the club is all about! All are welcome!

 

Saturday Nov. 12^th @ noon Charity Baby Shower for Circles of Mercy – email Kris Murrock  k18murr@siena.edu for information and tickets.

 

Sunday Nov. 13^th @ 6pm – Yoga in the MAC aerobics room. Class is $2 at the door, first come first serve. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or towel.

 

Week of Nov. 14th^th 

Monday Nov.14^th 9am-4pm in SSU – Look for us at the Campus Sustainability Day!

 

Monday Nov. 14^th @ 4pm in G06 New Hall (Women’s Center) – Movies that Matter on Mondays – Until the Violence Stops.

 

Wednesday Nov. 16^th @ 7pm in G06 – New Mexico and Texas Border Awareness planning session.

 

Sunday Nov. 20^th @ 6pm – Yoga in the MAC aerobics room. Class is $2 at the door, first come first serve. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or towel.

 

Week of Nov.  28^th

Monday Nov. 14^th @ 4pm in G06 New Hall (Women’s Center) – Movies that Matter on Mondays –  Binding Together a Thousand Fibers Through Fair Trade.

 

Wednesday Nov.30^th @ 12:30pm in G06 New Hall (Women’s Center) – Reading Women Book Club – The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.

 

Friday Dec. 2^nd @ 11:30-5pm in SSU – Holiday Fair Trade Sale!

 

Sunday Dec. 4^th @ 6pm – Yoga in the MAC aerobics room. Class is $2 at the door, first come first serve. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat or towel.

 

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Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women
presents the 6th Annual
Week Without Violence: October 24th-28th, 2011

Monday 24th-Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself- A Discussion on Islamaphobia
Genghis Khan is an engineer with a graduate degree from RPI and will focus on Islamophobia from the perspectives of being an American and a Muslim. The struggle between civil rights, security and the politicizing of Islamophobia will be touched upon.
SSU 243: Free Period
Co-Sponsored by Muslim Student Association

Tuesday October 25th:  Domestic Violence Awareness Day
Martha Warner shares her personal and riveting account of Domestic Violence. Her daughter Liza was fatally shot by her husband in 2004. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90c48qVrr0
To show our support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Tuesday is wear purple day!
Serra West: 6pm

Wednesday October 26th: Human Trafficking Day
Showing of the documentary “Call+Response”
CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2009, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.
To see the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMojWOX1OE
Siena Hall 319: 7pm

Thursday October 27th: Real Food Challenge
The Real Food Challenge serves as both a campaign and a network. The campaign is to increase the procurement of real food on college and university campuses, with the national goal of 20% real food by 2020. Join us on our quest to learn more about the Real Food Challenge ideals at Siena! http://realfoodchallenge.org/
Serra Hall: 7pm

Friday October 28th: End the Violence Day!
Throughout Free Period, we will be signing a petition to work towards ending Human Trafficking.
SSU: Free Period

Look out for our Silent Witnesses around campus all week!

 

Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women - October Events

 

Week of the 3rd
Saturday Oct. 1st – Family weekend – Look for our Fair Trade Sale at the Craft Fair! Chocolate, jewelry and more!

Wednesday Oct. 5th  is I Love My Body Day! Stop in SSU between 11:30 and 4:00pm to sign the I Love My Body Banner and pick up your I Love My Body sticker.

Wednesday Oct. 5th at 7pm in the Women’s Center (New Hall G06) the Bowman Center’s Community Engagement Committee is showing the documentary Bigger than Barbie. This film follows a women’s beading project in South African that fight HIV/AIDS. Free popcorn!

Saturday Oct. 8th the Bowman Center for Women will be hosting the Women’s Leadership Program Fill Her Shoes through a generous grant from State Farm.
 
Week of the 10th
Monday Oct. 10th at 12:30 organization meeting of Campus Kiva Microfinancing group in the New Hall G06. All are welcome!

Monday Oct 10th at 7pm in the Women’s Center (New Hall G06) the Global Concerns Committee with be showing the documentary The Dark Side of Chocolate. Fair Trade chocolate tasting to follow.

Tuesday Oct. 11th at 6pm in the Women’s Center (New Hall G06) Interest meeting for the Center’s Spring Break Service trip to the Dominican Republic. See video from last year’s trip hereAutobiography of a Face .
Wednesday Oct. 12 at 12:30pm Reading Women Book Club in the Women’s Center – Lucy Greely’s

 

soneill@siena.edu  for more information or if you would like to attend.

Saturday Oct 15th we will be taking a van down to the Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 years later conference at Hunter College email soneill@siena.edu for more information

Week of the 17th
Monday Oct. 17th – Coat Drive for Mary’s Corner in Cohoes. Drop boxes in SSU

Monday October 17th in SSU from 11am-2pm look for us at the Wellness Carnival in SSU. Our table will include information of how to avoid carcinogens in your personal care and household products.

Tuesday Oct. 18th 1:00-3:30 in Serra West a Fair Trade coffee farmer from El Salvador will be here with an Equal Exchange representative. Come meet Pedro Salinas and here about the difference that fair trade has made in his community.

Wednesday Oct. 19th at 7pm in RB202 film OffsideWomen and Negotiation: Women Don’t Ask. Email soneill@siena.edu for more information

Saturday Oct. 22nd 9am-1pm Ballston Spa Fair Trade conference held in the Ballston Spa high school email Week of the 24th is the 6^th Annual A Week Without Violence!  - Stay tuned for schedule of events and email soneill@siena.edu if you want to be involved in planning this awesome week of anti-violence!

Like us on Facebook and contact Sarah Lutz sklutz@siena.edu the Bowman Center for Women’s Coordinator of Community Engagement if you are interesting in joining our Women of WisdomVolunteer group. The Women of Wisdom go out into the community weekly to work with at-risk girls at Girls Inc., Grow Girls after-school program, Mary’s Corner for young mothers and more!

 

September Happenings

 

Week of the 5^th

Thursday Sept 8^th @ 7pm – The Bowman Center’s Community Engagement Committee will be showing the documentary film Girlhood in the Women’s Center (New Hall G06). Girlhood follows two young women - victims of horrific violence and tragedy – who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center. Free popcorn!

 

Friday Sept. 9^th 4-7pm – Look for us at the Club Fair! Fair Trade fondue, Women of Wisdom volunteer sign-ups, and “I’m The First” Banner to sign.  Are you the first in your family to do _______? Sign the I’m The First Banner and tell us what you’ve done. “She’s The First” sponsors girls to be the first in their families to attend school in India, Asian and Africa.

 

Week of the 12^th

Global Action Committee will be showing Gasland– documentary on hydrofacking. Free popcorn!

 

Tuesday Sept. 13^th at 9pm - Reflections of your inner self –Bring your room mirror to the Ryan Hall lounge and we supply the puffy paint, gel paint and cool quote books to make positive sayings on your mirror that you will see all year long. 

 

Thursday Sept. 15^th Stop Child Labor all day – action to protest use of child labor, here and abroad.

 

Friday Sept. 16^th at 12:30-1:30 stop by the table in Serra to make your Peace Postcard!

 

Week of the 19^th  

 

Monday Sept. 19^th at 12:00-2:00 stop by the table in SSU to make your Peace Postcard!

 

Tuesday Sept. 20^th at 7pm in SSU John Bul Dua - former “Lost Boy” and Sudanese genocide survivor (Hosted by The Damiatta Cross Cultural Center)

 

Tuesday Sept. 20^th at 8:30pm in SSU atrium – Peace Postcard Party – Hanging of all the Peace Postcards collected the previous week and previous year. Email soneill@siena.edu to volunteer

 

Wednesday Sept. 21st at 7:15pm the Peace and Non-Violence Committee will be showing Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Free popcorn!

 

Wednesday Sept. 21^st at 12:00-2:00 - International Day of Peace! Stop by our table in to make a peace postcard and get a peace magnet!

Sunday Sept. 25^th – Peace and Justice Fair in Saratoga – for more information and to reserve a spot in the van email Sarah Lutz sklutz@siena.edu.

 

Week of the 26^th

Monday Sept. 26^th at 7pm Presentation by CRAAB! in L26

 

Wednesday Sept. 28th at 7:00pm the Health and Wellness Committee with be showing film Good Hair- Chris Rock explores the industry surrounding African American women’s hair. Rock calls it a grave and honest look at the cultural pressures and identity issues that come with having "black hair." Free popcorn!

 

Thursday Sept. 29^th 11-4 in SSU - I Love My Body Day! Take the I Love My Body just the way it is challenge and sign the I Love My Body Banner.

 

Saturday Oct. 1^st – Family weekend – Look for our Fair Trade Sale at the Craft Fair!

 

Saturday Oct. 22nd at 9am-noon – Fair Trade Conference in Ballston Spa – for more information and to reserve a spot in the van email Sarah Lutz sklutz@siena.edu.