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UOTeachOUT’s Third Annual GSA Youth Fundraiser:
UOTeachOUT’s Third Annual GSA Youth Fundraiser:
BBQueer at Claim 52 Brewery
May 2, 2014
Music starts at 3:00 (silent auction closing at 6:00)
Proceeds from BBQueer support the regional Pink Prom which is inclusive of and affirming for LGBTQ youth. Proceeds from the BBQueer silent auction support the 2015 UOTeachOUT Youth Leadership Summit.
ENTERTAINMENT: Education Studies and high school GSA Youth will set up children’s activities and the ASUO Women’s Center is sponsoring TWO live music acts for BBQueer 2015
Source: http://uoteachout.com/…/bbqueer-2015-uoteachouts-third-ann…/
The Hunting Ground: A screening
The Hunting Ground: a screening
| April 28, 2015 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Global Scholars Hall
1710 E. 15th Ave.
UO campus
The Hunting Ground, a new film by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, which opens in New York City and Los Angeles on Feb 27 and 28, will be shown on April 28, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Global Scholars Hall on the University of Oregon campus. What’s being described as an “unblinking look at sex assaults on campus” by the New York Times, this film is being sponsored on the UO campus by the School of Journalism and Communication, the ASUO Women’s Center, and the Center for the Study of Women in Society. For a preview, go to: http://www.thehuntinggroundfilm.com/
See below for major national media coverage.
NEW YORK TIMES – January 25 2015 – “Unblinking Look at Sex Assaults on Campus,” features THE HUNTING GROUND, by Brooks Barnes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/movies/the-hunting-ground-a-film-about-rape-culture-at-colleges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
LOS ANGELES TIMES – January 23, 2015 – “Sundance 2015: In ‘The Hunting Ground,’ Jameis Winston’s accuser goes public,” features THE HUNTING GROUND, by Kenneth Turan.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-hunting-ground-20150124-column.html
NEWSWEEK – February 11, 2015 – “‘The Hunting Ground’ Gives a Harrowing Look at College Rape, ” includes THE HUNTING GROUND, by Alexander Nazaryan.
http://www.newsweek.com/hunting-ground-gives-harrowing-look-college-rape-305606
ASSOCIATED PRESS – January 23, 2015 – Review by Lindsey Bahr.
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2015-01-23-US–Film-Sundance-First%20Look-The%20Hunting%20Ground/id-872c3a77b5914b4c81ef69ae483380d4
WALL STREET JOURNAL – January 23, 2015 – “Sundance Festival: ‘The Hunting Ground’ Delves Into Rape On Campus,” includes THE HUNTING GROUND, by Ben Fritz.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-86233
CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY – February 4, 2014 – “Film on Campus Rape Could Take Philanthropy Activism to a New Level” by Vincent Stehle
http://philanthropy.com/article/Film-on-Campus-Rape-Could-Take/151617/
VARIETY – February 4, 2015 – “‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,’ ‘Dope’ Most-Buzzed About at Sundance,” names THE HUNTING GROUND the most-buzzed about film at Sundance, by Kevin Noonan.
http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-dope-most-buzzed-about-at-sundance-1201423031/
MTV – January 26, 2015 – “Here’s How Lady Gaga’s Song About Sexual Assault Ended Up At Sundance,” features THE HUNTING GROUND, by Shaunna Murphy.
http://www.mtv.com/news/2059242/lady-gaga-the-hunting-ground-sundance/
Take Back the Night
The ASUO Women’s Center and Sexual Assault Support Services of Lane County present:
Lane County’s 37th annual Take Back the Night, a yearly international protest aimed to raise awareness about the realities of sexual violence.
Rally begins at 6:00 p.m. in the EMU Amphitheatre at 13th and University, followed followed by a March from the UO campus to the Atrium Building 99W 10th Ave (10th & Olive St.)
Speak-Out begins at 8:30 in Titan Court.
TBTN will be a safe space for all who wish to attend, with support services made available by SASS.
TBTN is a free event.
Mia Mckenzie
Mia McKenzie will be visiting the University of Oregon Global Scholars Great Hall Room 123 (1710 E 15th Ave) on April 14th 2015. We can’t wait!
Please help us spread the word and find out ways to get involved by contacting the ASUO Women’s Center at 541-346-4095. Her short stories have appeared in The Kenyon Review (Spring 2013) and make/shift (Spring 2013). She has been featured in Bitch Magazine, Elixher Magazine, GO Magazine’s 100 Women We Love, Autostraddle’s Hot 100, Examiner’s 10 Top Blogging Feminists Not To Miss, For Harriet’s 17 Black Women Bloggers To Know, and the Huffington Posts’ 5 Bloggers Who Are Blogging Better Than You (And Me).
Her recent and upcoming readings and keynotes include, among others, Brown University; HBGC LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference at Harvard University; Amherst College; Michigan State University; University of Illinois; University of Michigan; University of Wisconsin; Portland State University; Empowering Women Of Color Conference at University of California at Berkeley. Her work has been published in The Guardian and Colorlines, quoted on The Melissa Harris Perry Show and recommended by The Root, Bitch, Feministing, Angry Asian Man and Crunk Feminist Collective, among others. She is a nerd and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a multi-faceted forum for the literary and artistic expression of queer and trans people of color that is read by millions of people all over the globe.
For more information visit: http://
For more information visit: http://
The Mia McKenzie’s event is in a rescheduling process.
For personal reasons, Mia McKenzie is unable to travel as planned. Therefore, her visit to University of Oregon is in the process of rescheduling for spring term. We apologize for any inconvenience that this late notice might cause. Please forward this message to anyone who may have been planning to attend.
Thank you
ASUO Women’s Center
International Women’s Day Networking Dinner
“Butterflies have always had wings; people have always had legs. While history is marked by the hybridity of human societies & the desire for movement, the reality of most of migration today reveals the unequal relations between rich & poor, between North and South, between whiteness and its others.” ~ Harsha Walia, Undoing Border Imperialism
On March 6th, 2015, the ASUO Women’s Center is hosting a International Women’s Day networking dinner to celebrate and honor women.
Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1BvNCgJ
We will be celebrating women’s history, accomplishments and economic, political and social achievements of women, as well as, simply celebrating women’s who deserve to be celebrated.
Please join us in this great opportunity to meet & greet with other women, as we together remember proudly the efforts of those women who united forces to together celebrate the first International Women’s Day in 1911.
Come and eat delicious international food, network with women from other groups on campus, enjoy live entertainment, take silly pictures and dance all night.
There will be beautiful performances and, most importantly, this is a unique chance for you to network and connect with other powerful and inspiring women on campus who you would maybe not meet otherwise! Dress-up semi-formal and come have some fun.
Sign up here: https://
No need to print the ticket, just remember your name!
Mia McKenzie
The ASUO Women’s Center brings activist Mia McKenzie to the University of Oregon
In the wake of #BlackLivesMatter, voices like political activist Mia McKenzie’s shed light on the ongoing racism that young people face everyday simply because of the color of their skin.
On Saturday, March 7, 2015, Mia McKenzie will speak on anti-blackness as part of the ASUO Women’s Center’s Lyllye B Parker Speaker Series. Her talk will be held in the University of Oregon EMU Ballroom at 7 p.m. The event is free, accessible and open to the public.
McKenzie is an African American writer, blogger and an outspoken activist for queer people of color. Her keynote speech will focus on anti-blackness. She is also the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, an online venue for queer and trans* people of color to voice shared experiences of identity as well as oppressions. Black Girl Dangerous also acts as an educational platform for individuals wanting to understand how.
Media Contact: Suzie Barrientos, (503)269-6111 cell phone number, diversitywc@gmail.com
About the Lyllye B. Parker Speaker Series
Now in its 4th year, the series honors the legacy that Ms. Lyllye has created at the University of Oregon and in Eugene. One of the first African American families to settle in Eugene, Ms. Lyllye was told in high school her only career options were to be a hairdresser, a nurse or a housekeeper. Against such clear discrimination, Lyllye went on to pursue a degree in Sociology with a minor in Women’s Studies at the University of Oregon. Upon graduating she accepted a position in the Office of Multicultural Affairs as an Academic Advisor for 17 years where she mentored hundreds of young students of color to pursue their dreams.
“We honor Ms. Lyllye’s contributions to the University of Oregon through the Lyllye B. Parker Speaker Series. Bringing speakers to campus whose work progresses the voices of communities of color empowers us to demand an educational experience that honors our histories and experiences.”– Andrea Valderrama, Former Diversity Coordinator of the ASUO Women’s Center and current Outreach and Policy Advisor for the City of Portland.
Sovereignty of the Soul Celebrating 15 Years
UO School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic featuring
PROFESSOR SARAH DEER, MacArthur Fellow
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015, 7 P.M.
175 KNIGHT LAW CENTER, 1515 AGATE STREET
Reception to Follow Open to the Public
Sarah Deer is a professor at William
Mitchell College of Law and the
co-director of the Indian Law Clinic. An
expert on violent crime on Indian tribal
lands, Deer advocates for laws and policies
to protect Native women from domestic
violence and sexual abuse. Her work was
critical to the passage of federal legislation
expanding the power of tribes to hold
perpetrators accountable. She is the
recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.
UO School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic featuring
PROFESSOR SARAH DEER, MacArthur Fellow
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015, 7 P.M.
175 KNIGHT LAW CENTER, 1515 AGATE STREET
Reception to Follow Open to the Public
Sarah Deer is a professor at William
Mitchell College of Law and the
co-director of the Indian Law Clinic. An
expert on violent crime on Indian tribal
lands, Deer advocates for laws and policies
to protect Native women from domestic
violence and sexual abuse. Her work was
critical to the passage of federal legislation
expanding the power of tribes to hold
perpetrators accountable. She is the
recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.