Womens Center Events
Spring 2010 Events & Programs
Sponsored or co-sponsored by the Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women
Jan. 22 (Fri)
2010 Pink Zone Game - Fundraiser for Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer (CRAAB!)
Siena Women’s Basketball Game and Fundraiser CRAAB Game info. Stop by our table to purchase your pink Women’s Center water bottle. 7pm in the ARC
1/28, 2/11, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22 (Thurs)
Kickboxing
Kickboxing class in the MAC aerobics room. Bring water, a towel or yoga mat and 3-5lb weight if you have them. Class is $1 and collected at the door. Thursdays at 8pm. email soneill@siena.edu for more information
NIA Tuesdays $6 per class
NIA classes are held every Tuesday while classes are in session. www.nianow.com No experience necessary. 5:15pm in the MAC aerobic room. email soneill@siena.edu for more information
Feb 2. (Tues)
Film – Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Screening of PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL Pray the Devil Back to Hell Thousands of women – ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim – came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Armed with only their white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they took on the warlords and nonviolently forced a resolution during the stalled peace talks. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival where it won the award for Best Documentary. 7pm RB202.
Feb. 3 (Wed)
Book Club Discussion –Sex and the Soul
The Reading Women Book Club begins the year with a discussion of Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spritutality, Romance and Religion on America’s College Campuses by Donna Freitas. 12:30 in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge (Henn).
Feb. 10-12th
Make your love count twice! Purchase Fair Trade chocolate in SSU. Proceeds go to rebuilding the domestic violence shelters in Haiti. SSU noon-2pm each day.
Feb. 10 (Wed)
Girl Talk with Guys - Panel
Pizza, wings and more. Come with your questions for a panel of Siena students.
Feb. 14 (Sun)
Bead for Life Bracelet Making
5pm in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge. email soneill@siena.edu for more information
Feb. 17 (Wed)
Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting
Hennepin Hall 7-9pm soneill@siena.edu for more information
Feb. 20-27
Service Trip to the Dominican Republic
Contact the Center for more information #6109 or soneill@siena.edu
Mar. 3 (Wed)
Book Club Discussion –Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Join us for a discussion of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray. 12:30 in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge (Henn).
Mar. 4 (Thur)
Janisse Ray – Ecologist and Author
Writer, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray is author of three books of literary nonfiction. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (see book discussion on Mar 3rd), a memoir about growing up on a junkyard in the ruined longleaf pine ecosystem of the Southeast.4pm RB 202 Sponsored by Environmental Studies, Greyfriar Series and Women’s Studies.
Mar. 10 (Wed)
Film - The Price of Sugar – Documentary about Dominican sugar plantations and Haitian worker's rights. SSU 243 6pm.
Mar. 11 (Thurs)
After the Production Discussion – Discussion after the Theater Dept.’s production of Perfect Pie. Play at 7pm in Foy and discussion after.
Mar. 13 (Sat)
Touch a Woman Touch a Rock – documentary film by Elaine Houston - a touching view of Elaine Houston’s travels to Africa to speak with women in three countries, as they bravely discuss their triumphs and tragedies. 1pm @ The Linda Norris Auditorium in Albany. Tickets are $10 and proceeds go to help women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mar. 14 (Sun)
5th Annual Honor an Awesome Woman Brunch – Tickets go on sale March 1st!
Invite the awesome woman in your life to brunch! Tickets are $5 and available in Henn 130a. Brunch is at 11am in Serra West.
Mar. 15 (Tues)
Embracing Real Beauty with Stacy Nadeau, one of the six DOVE Real Women with Real Curves ad campaign – SUNY Albany Campus – Campus Center Ballroom at 7:00pm.
Mar. 19 (Fri)
Girl talk with Guys part II – 3:30-5:30pm in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge (lower level Hennepin Hall).Co-sponsor with the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Mar. 23 (Tues)
Siena Alum Jane Bennett to speak on Green Materialism
Current chair of the Political Theory Dept at John’s Hopkins, Dr. Bennett will talk about her recent publication Vibrant Matter. The Boland Room at 4pm. Presented by the Philosophy Department.
Mar. 24 (Wed)
Liz Funk
Local author will talk about her book Supergirls. Co-sponsored with Women’s Studies and the Writing Center. Siena Hall 125 at 4:30pm.
Mar. 27 (Sat)
The Cinderella Project
Boutique Day to outfit financially disadvantaged girls with free prom outfits. SSU 9am-5pm. Opportunities to volunteer for set-up Friday night and tear down Saturday night. Email soneill@siena.eduto for information.
Mar. 30 (Tue)
Career Panel with Young Alums
6pm in the Dot Com room Email soneill@siena.eduto for information.
Apr. 7 (Wed)
Reading Women Book Club – Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson -Veronika, a 30-year-old Swedish writer, rents a home in a remote village. Her only neighbor for miles is Astrid, a reclusive octogenarian. Veronika and Astrid gradually become friends, taking long walks and sipping wine made from the wild strawberries in Astrid's garden. 12:30 in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge (lower level Hennepin Hall).Co-sponsored by The Writing Center
Apr. 9 (Fri)
Healthy Dinner for Eating Disorders Awareness Week
5pm in Serra West Email soneill@siena.eduto for information.
Apr. 13 (Tue)
Margaret Abraham – Speaking the Unspeakable
Dr. Abraham is a professor of Sociology at Hofstra University. She is the author of Speaking the Unspeakable: Marital Violence Among South Asian Immigrant Women in the U.S. 4pm in L-26 Presented by the Dept of Sociology.
Apr. 15 (Thur)
Sr. Charlene Smith
Sr. Charlene Smith, FSPA, will speak about Sr. Thea Bowman’s life and legacy on Thursday, April 15 at 4:00, in Key Auditorium (RB202). The talk is co-sponsored by the Franciscan Center for Catholic Studies
Apr. 16-17 (Fri-Sat)
Girls Take Charge – Leadership Workshops. Program for Siena students Friday April 16 and local area high school girls on Saturday April 17thEmail soneill@siena.eduto for information.
Apr. 22 (Thur)
LUNAFEST – Short film festival by, for and about women
Join us for an amazing evening of film. www.lunafest.org Tickets are $20 ($8 for students) and available at the door 7pm in SSU 243
Apr. 24 (Sat)
A Fair Trade Conference. 9am – noon at Ballston Spa High school. Hosted by Mango Tree Imports and Fair Trade Towns Ballston Spa.
Apr. 27 (Tue)
Discussion on Eve Ensler’s new work – I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World. 4pm in the Franciscan Values Student Lounge. Co-sponsored by Women’s Studies and Multicultural Studies. Email soneill@siena.eduto for information.
Apr. 28 (Wed)
Voices from the Frontlines – Martha Warner. Martha will talk about her family’s experience with the trauma of domestic violence. 6pm in Serra West. Email soneill@siena.eduto for information.
If you need more information on any of these events - email soneill@siena.edu or call 782-6109
Past Events - Fall 2009
Sept. 13 - SundayReflections of your inner self – Come paint your dorm mirror with positive sayings!
Bring your mirror 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. We support the Girls Take Charge organization and Smart is Cool 8-9pm in Ryan Hall Lounge
Sept. 13 - Sunday
Jazzercise is BACK!
Jazzercise instructor Kristen is back with great music and a great workout Sunday 6-7pm in SSU243.
Sept. 16th - Wednesday POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT. 30
Fair Trade Chocolate Tasting with Bowman Center Staff
Is there slavery in your chocolate? Want to try some great fair trade chocolate and learn how to really taste chocolate? Like fine wine, many things affect the final product: the blend of cacao beans, the percentage of cacao, the region where the beans were grown, as well as the timing and manner of the roasting and drying processes. Join us for an informative session with Center staff. 7pm in the Hennepin lower lounge.
Sept. 17th - Thursday
Film Showing of BLACK GOLD at The Linda in Albany followed by panel discussion with Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans
TIckets are $6 and film is @ 7pm at the Linda Norris Auditorium 339 Central Ave. Albany NY. email soneill@siena.edu if you need a ride to from campus.
Sept. 18th - Friday
Fair Trade Preview Sale
We have some beautiful fair trade jewelry that we will preview in for the fall. As always, we have fair trade orgainc coffer from Dean's Beans. Sale 12:30-1:30 in SSU http://www.agreatergift.org
Sept. 18 - Friday
Look for us at the Club Fair and Block Party
Sign up for the Bowman Committees (Non-Violence, Global Concerns, Health and Wellness). Sign a petition to protest the use of child slavery by Hershey and Nestle. 3:30-6:30pm in the Quad. The US Department of State estimates that more than 109,000 children in Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry work under “the worst forms of child labor,” and that some 10,000 are victims of human trafficking or enslavement. Recently, an Interpol-led operation conducted by the Cote d'Ivoire police resulted in the rescue of more than 50 children and the arrest of at least eight individuals for the illegal recruitment of children.
Sept. 21th - Monday
Bowman Breaks at Eight
Join us for the Bowman Break, have some food, talk with Bowman staff and sign up for upcoming activities. 8pm in the Hennepin lower lounge.
Sept 23th - Wednesday
I Love My Body Day
Stop in SSU to sign the I Love My Body Banner and enter raffle for good for your body products. SSU 12:30-4pm.
Sept 24th - Thursday
Shoeboxes for Orphans in Zimbabwe are due! Help local organization The Dangwa Initiative to aid children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Pack a shoebox or ziplock baggie with school supplies, personal hygiene items and toys. Drop boxes are located in SSU. email soneill@siena.edu for more information
Sept. 25th - Friday
Fair Trade Sale in Ryan Hall
We have some beautiful fair trade jewelry in for the fall. Sale 10-4 in Ryan Hall http://www.agreatergift.org
Oct 7th - Wednesday
Reading Women Book Club - Supergirls. Join us for a discussion of Supergirls Speakout: Inside the Secret Crisis of Overachieving Girls by local author Liz Funk. http://lizfunk.com/supergirls/ 12:30 in the Lower Hennepin Lounge.
Sunday Oct. 11th - Jazzercise — Bring water and wear comfortable clothing, $1 @ the door. 7pm in SSU 243
Monday Oct. 12th - Veronica Leyva—Juarez: Drugs, Militarization, Maquiladoras and Mass Murder of Women— Leyva is a grassroots organizer in Juarez, Mexico. She spent 10 years working in maquiladoras, and has been organizing in her community for 15 years conducting workshops on worker's and women's rights. She has also been involved with the struggle for justice for the victims of the femicides in Ciudad Juarez. 7pm in SSU 243. (Co-sponsor with OMA and Plassman Hall Staff)
Wednesday Oct. 21st -Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer—Risk Reduction and Nutrition. A nutritionist and members of CRAAB! will address ways to reduce the risk of breast cancer. 7pm in SSU 241. (Co-sponsor with Campus Programs)
Wednesday Oct 21st - Fat Free Talk Day - make a pledge to refrain from "fat talk" in conversations with family and friends. Sign the pledge in SSU 12:30-1:30
Thursday Oct 22nd - Free Belly Dancing Class - Everyone is welcome! Class will cover the basics of belly dance. Wear comfortable clothing. 8-9pm in the MAC.
Saturday Oct 25th - Charity Baby Shower - Baby shower to collect items for Unity House's Success by Six program. 11am in Serra West.
Monday Oct. 26-30th - Nancy Bruno's Genuine Men Project (a book and photographic stills) will be displayed in SSU. Coffee and cake reception Tuesday Oct 27th @4pm in SSU 240 with Nancy and some of the Siena men featured in the book.
Tuesday Oct 27th - Democracy in the Age of Obama: Possibilities and Pitfalls - Professor Carmen Sirianni, professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Brandeis University. Sponsored by Sociology, Environmental Studies, Globalization, FCSA VISTA Fellows, and the Center for the Study of Government and Politics.
Wednesday Oct 28th and Friday Oct.30th - Fair trade sales in celebration of Fair Trade Month. Fair trade organic coffee from Dean's Beans, Divine Fair Trade Chocolate with new varieties and handcrafted goods from around the world. 12-2pm in SSU
Monday Nov. 2nd - Indigenous Community Organizing for Energy and Climate Justice— Jihan Gearon is Diné (Navajo) and African American. In her position as Native Energy Organizer at the Indigenous Environmental Network, Jihan works to build the capacity of communities throughout the U.S. and Canada who are impacted by energy development and climate change. Sponsored by Globalization, Environmental Studies and Political Science, Multicultural Studies and Peace Studies 7pm in RB202
The Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women presents…
A Week Without Violence 2009
November 9-13th
All week will we be in SSU tabling with information and opportunities to take action against violence!
Monday - Domestic Violence Awareness and Action Day
Stop by our table in SSU and sign the “These Hands Are Not for Hurting” banner to be displayed in SSU all week.
Voices from the Frontline – Karla Digirolamo, chief operating officer of Unity House and an internationally known expert on domestic violence, has been working to stop domestic violence for 30 years.
Talk @ 7pm in Serra West
Tuesday – International Violence Day
Combating the Myth that Sex with a Virgin Cures AIDS in Zimbabwe – Teresa Dangwa from the
Dangwe Initiative with talk about her work with AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe.
Talk @ 7pm in RB202.
Wednesday- Sexual Assault Awareness Day
Thursday– Self-harm Day
Display is SSU of negative images in the media that normalize self-harm and eating disorders.
Dinner and movie at 6pm in Serra West
Friday - Peace Day
Sign the Bring Back the Peace Wall petition in SSU!
Monday Nov. 30th and Tuesday Dec. 1st- Cinderella Project Dress Drive - The Cinderella Project provided prom outfits to financially disadvantaged girls. Bring your donated dressed and accessories to Henn 130a 11am-6pm.
Monday Nov. 30th - Barry Gildstein Esq. The Crisis in the Family/Custody Courts and Battered Mothers. 2:30pm RB202
Wednesday Dec. 2 - Reading Women Book Blub - The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Discussion 12:30 in the Franciscan Values Studnet Lounmge (Hennepin Hall basement).
Tuesday Dec. 8th - Fahima Forgetts will talk on Women in Afghanistan Struggling for Rights in a Time of War. Fahima will also have beautiful handmade rugs and jewlry on sale to benefit women and girls in Afghanistan. Talk 4pm SSU 243 and sale 3:30-530pm in SSU.
Fair Trade Sales every Friday in December 12:30-1:30 in SSU
