Women's Studies Programs Under Attack

Academic Freedom?
The right-wing campaign against women's studies turns a treasured ideal on its head.

Palin Misquotes Albright: "Place in Hell Reserved for Women Who Don't Support Other Women"

Thought this might be of interest. Pesky fact-checking!



The utter irony is that the crowd booed madeline albright, who - last time i checked - is a woman. Hmm.

Launch of the Developing Women & Girls Leadership Project

Join Us!!
For the launch of the
Developing Women & Girls Leadership Project

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time: 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Location: Aronoff Fifth Third Bank Theater
Note the separate entrance at the corner of Seventh/Main Streets


RSVP
Yes - I'm coming! Please e-mail Tara Block. blockt@gcfdn.org
No - I can't come but I'd like to donate to the Developing Women & Girls Leadership Fund!
No - I can't come but I'd like more information!

Leadership Project Co-Chairs:
Trish Smitson, Managing Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
Jamie Gleich Bryant, Founder of the national award-winning publication for girls, Kiki Magazine


Next Steps in Leadership


Create a sustainable and supported system for developing and advancing new female leaders into top positions

Support and strengthen existing programs and businesses that are led by women or support women

Support the development of a program for girls and their mothers that provides early and frequent opportunities for exposure to leadership training and exposure to math, science, education and business fields.

Create a set of criteria that funders, non-profits and community organizations can use to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.

- Recommendations from the Women's Fund "PULSE: A Study on the Status of Women & Girls in Greater Cincinnati"

News You Can Use from the UC Women's Center

News You Can Use from the UC Women’s Center
A monthly e-newsletter featuring information on events, programs, opportunities, and services available to you from the University of Cincinnati Women’s Center.

September 2008 Edition
UCWC Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence!

Welcome Back

Now Available!

Have a question???? Facebook us!

Staff will be available

Monday – Friday 10:00a – 4:00pm

to answer questions online

Check out our MySpace and Facebook Pages

You asked for it! We listened. The Women’s Center has expanded into the internet social scene.

Facebook Profile: UC Women’s Center Facebook Group: UC LGBTQ

MySpace profile: www.myspace.com/ucincinnati_womenscenter

The Women’s Center Welcomes New Faces

The Women’s Center is proud to welcome a new graduate assistant to our staff this year!

Jess Price will be coordinating our LGBTQ programs. Make sure to come by and say hello!

Welcome Week Events

Meet the Women’s Center

MainStreet: Bearcat Plaza

10am-1pm

September 24-26, 29-30

Come meet the staff or your Women’s Center! Information on Women’s Center programs will be available as well as warm smiles and sweet candy! Stop on by.

Upcoming Women’s Center Events

LGBTQ Open House

September 30, 2008

11:30am – 2:30pm

6^th Floor (Lounge Area) Steger Student Life

This is an opportunity for new students to meet other LGBTQ students, faculty, staff and allies on campus including our social support groups and the LGBTQ student groups on campus--Equality UC, GenderBloc and the Alliance. Free food and door prizes!

Student Life Open House

October 8, 2008

11:00am-2:00pm

Steger Student Life

Stop by UCWC to meet our staff and find out information about programs and services, volunteer opportunities and how to become and stay empowered on campus. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Observance of National Coming Out Day

October 9, 2008

All Day

Inspired by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Coming Out Project, this day is part of an on-going campaign to empower gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied Americans to live openly and honestly about their lives. Look for speakers and a table on campus informing, celebrating, and giving visibility to LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff.

UCWC Weekly Programming

Soul Café

Beginning October 1, 2008 and continuing every week during fall quarter

10:00am – 12:00pm

571 Steger Student Life
Come for coffee and conversation with students, campus ministries, and UC Women’s Center Staff. Our gatherings are casual and comfortable, and there’s no telling where our conversations will go!

Sponsored by UC Women’s Center, Wesley Foundation United Methodist Campus Ministry, & St. Monica/St. George Parish Newman Center, Catholic Campus Ministry

Announcements

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September 27, 2008
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sawyer Park , Cincinnati
Consider spending your Saturday morning with Planned Parenthood for a great cause! Planned Parenthood is a huge supporter of StopAIDS and the work they do in our community - help us demonstrate our support, and demonstrate your support for our work and their work! The walk includes Starbucks coffee, snacks along the way and a huge lunch at the end! There are also various door prizes. If you are interested in reserving a spot on the PPSWO team, please contact Tara (volunteers@ppswo.org) as soon as possible! For more information email Tara Bonistall at volunteers@ppswo.org. >>

AAUW is now accepting applications for its Student Advisory Council (SAC) for the academic year 2008-09.

SAC members provide essential firsthand accounts of student needs and ideas for combating sex discrimination to AAUW staff through monthly conference calls. Students will develop women’s equity events on their campuses and in their communities and assist in planning the annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, held each June in Washington, D.C. Applicants must be current students at two- or four-year accredited institutions and have at least a 2.75 GPA, leadership experience, an interest in women’s issues, and the ability to fulfill the necessary time commitment. Applications must be submitted to lti@aauw.org by September 26, 2008. Complete details and application materials are available online. Contact lti@aauw.org or 202/785-7719 for more information.

Internships available for Fall at Planned Parenthood

Student Group Organizer: As a Student Organizer, you are responsible for organizing a group on your campus dedicated to educating students about the potential threats to reproductive rights and ways to take collective action and support reproductive freedom. In short, organize, educate, support and mobilize students on your campus! Public Affairs Intern: As a Public Affairs Intern, you are responsible for promoting electoral and community work. Coordinate the efforts of other volunteers to help elect a pro-choice president and local officials. Work to promote pro-prevention legislation and fight to protect access to high-quality, affordable reproductive health care. The fine print: Internships are flexible and can work with your schedule. Internships are unpaid but college credit can be arranged. Learning experiences include free food, new friends and a wicked good time.

For more information email Tara Bonistall at tbonistall@ppswo.org 513.721.7635, ext. 255

University Shotokan Karate Club-Class Available

Learn traditional martial arts from an instructor with 20 years experience! Train your body and mind, get fit and also learn practical self-defense techniques to enhance your personal safety. For more information please contact Stuart Baxter at 513.558.1704 or via email at c.stuart.baxter@uc.edu.

Coming in October…

October is LGBT History month! Stay tuned for events scheduled throughout October to celebrate and educate the campus about the history of the LGBT movement.
For more information or requests for programs, please contact Jess Price at 556-4329 or email her at pricej2@email.uc.ed .

Employment Opportunities

Ohio Youth Leadership Council now Recruiting Youth Advocates (with Stipends) -- Spread the Word!
The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, in partnership with Advocates for Youth, is seeking passionate youth activists for the Ohio Youth Leadership Council (OYLC) to improve current sex education policies and programs in Ohio to ensure that all Ohio youth have access to complete sexual health information. Utilizing the power of youth activism along with strategies such as media mobilization, policymaker education, grassroots organizing, and more, the Council will work together to create significant policy changes during the 2008-2009 academic year and challenge the general culture around sexual health issues, including sex education.
The time commitment is approximately 4-5 hours per week and Council Members will earn a stipend of $100 per month through June 2009. Complete application* and email or mail back by September 18, 2008 to the address shown at the end of the application.
For more information: Contact Judith Pindell jpindell@atfgc.org or (216) 621-0766 x283.

Looking for Nanny

Looking for a Nanny (perfect for College students) 2-3 days/week to care for our 2yr old in our home & 7yr old twins along with light housecleaning, we live on west side of Cincinnati

Please call 513-941-0883 or email blocked::mailto:Bob@BobBrackenHomes.com" href="mailto:Bob@BobBrackenHomes.com" target="_blank">Bob@BobBrackenHomes.com

Earn Extra Cash
We live in Montgomery and are looking for part-time care (Tues-Thurs, 8-6:30) for our two boys, ages 15 months and 3 1/2. We are flexible as to the location of the care, either at our home or at the caregiver's home. Obviously, we would like the caregiver to have previous experience with children and preferably be a non-smoker. I can be reached by email at blocked::mailto:groppe@blankrome.com" href="mailto:groppe@blankrome.com" target="_blank">groppe@blankrome.com or by phone at 226-1121.

Help Wanted

I am a single mom, who is starting work as a nurse at University Hospital toward the end of September. I will begin working 3- 12hr shifts weekly, but the days will vary from week to week.

I would like to hire a flexible college student, who could pick my 4 year old up at 5pm from preschool (Clifton) and care for her at our home (St. Bernard) until I get off work around 7:30.

If you are interested, please let me know. Chantelle Howell howellcm@uc.edu

The Women’s Center is currently looking for a facilitator for Men4Men.

Men 4 Men is a social support group for gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, intersex, or man-identified students, and for any student exploring his sexuality or gender identity. This group offers a safe space for men to come and share experiences as well as for support as they try to navigate as a gay man on UC’s campus. Meetings are biweekly. For more information please contact Tamika.Odum@uc.edu or 556-6261.

Support Groups

Girls Like Us

Meets every other Tuesday beginning October 7th 5pm 6:00pm in 571 Steger Student Life.

This social support group is for bisexual, lesbian, queer, intersex, or woman-identified students, and for any female student exploring her sexuality or gender identity. For more information, please contact Jess Price at 556-4329 or email her at pricej2@email.uc.edu .

MOMS (Mothers Organizing Maximum Success)
This is a diverse group of student-parents working to support one another. Now organizing! For more information, or to be added to the listserv, please contact Tamika Odum at Tamika.odum@uc.edu.

Men 4 Men
Men 4 Men is a social support group for gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, intersex, or man-identified students, and for any student exploring his sexuality or gender identity. This group offers a safe space for men to come and share experiences as well as for support as they try to navigate as a gay man on UC’s campus. Meetings are biweekly. If you are interested in participating or taking a leadership role please contact Jess Price at 556-4329 or email her at pricej2@email.uc.edu.

Sexual Assault Survivor Support Group
This is a support group that offers women the opportunity to process their experience with peers who understand what they are going through. Members of the group will decide what to discuss each week, although common topics include coping skills, building relationships and healing from the emotional trauma. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the group, please contact Amy Howton at 556-0173 or Amy.Howton@uc.edu.

We Want to Hear From You
Have a suggestion or comment concerning the e-newsletter? Be sure to contact Tamika.Odum@uc.edu and share your ideas!

Departement of Student Life

Division of Student Affairs – Students First!

Steger Student Life Center -

Suites 571

& 565

Office Hours: Monday -Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Phone: 513-556-4401

Web: www.uc.edu/ucwc

Welcome All!

Hi all and welcome to the new UC Women's Studies blog! We're hoping that this will serve as a place for students and faculty to get information about on and off-campus events, as well as a forum for lively discussion about feminist issues of all kinds.

This blog is seriously under construction and will, of course, be a work in progress. With that in mind, please be patient as we add content, links, and hopefully other bloggers to this project.

If you'd like more information on how to contribute or if you have suggestions for content, please by all means send them my way! You can reach me here: ucwsblog at gmail dot com. (Um, replace the words with the appropriate symbols there. I hate spambots.)

So welcome and enjoy. Let's connect and do some rabble-rousing!