The Vagina Monologues will be performed at The University of Oregon, Global Scholars Hall on Saturday, February 14th at 7pm and Sunday, February 15th at 2pm, with doors opening one hour prior. Tickets are $10 on Saturday and $8 on Sunday with a $1.15 processing fee and may be purchased at http://tickets.uoregon.edu/

The Eugene/Springfield Shadowed Production of The Vagina Monologues is part of the Women Center’s V-Day 2015 Campaign. Last year over 5,800 V-Day benefits were held around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women. These highly successful events raised over $5 million through performance of The Vagina Monologues, films, community briefings and large-scale benefits all geared towards putting an end to violence against women. The Eugene/Springfield Shadowed Production of The Vagina Monologues 2015 has joined this global movement.

For the first time ever in Eugene/Springfield The Vagina Monologues will present an all shadowed production and will be performed by two performers in synchrony. One will be doing American Sign Language (ASL) and the other will be voicing English. This is not an interpreted production but rather a production where performers have worked together to present ASL and English together in unison.

Statement:

The ASUO Women’s Center is pleased to collaborate with the Eugene/ Springfield Shadowed Production of The Vagina Monologues 2015. We believe that working together with others broadens the horizons towards societal changes and impulses the ending of oppression. The ASUO Women’s Center and The Eugene/Springfield Shadowed Production of The Vagina Monologues both believe that gender identity is not defined by genitalia and the Women’s Center is open for all women with or without vaginas who support our mission. For more information about the services and events that we provide, please visit the Women’s Center at the EMU South or call at 541­346­4095

Friday, March 6, 2015 and Saturday, March 7, 2015

Writers, researchers, coders, students: have you ever gone to Wikipedia looking for information about women, trans, and/or gender non-conforming scientists, writers, scholars, filmmakers, artists, activists, politicians, and others, only to find the same gender marginalizations that occur in traditional Encyclopedias? Have you ever wondered what a feminist app or program might do or look like? Then join Ms. Magazine, the Fembot Collective, and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s first ever Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon + Hack-a-Thon!

On Friday, March 6th, we will be writing historical figures marginalized because of their gender into Wikipedia. Not only will we be contributing to the world of free knowledge and ensuring the existence of a gender inclusive history of everything, we will be training people how to make effective and engaging entries that will outlive the participation of their creators – ensuring the digital legacy of women, trans, and/or gender non-conforming people in multiple discipline, fields, and periods of history.

At our first Fembot Hack-a-thon, we created the Fembot Bot: an auto-tweeting bot designed to auto-reply to sexist and racist hashtags. Sadly, Twitter shut down the Fembot Bot too quickly. Join us in their memory on Saturday, March 7th, when we will collaborate with coders, software designers, and others at the Annenberg School to build some awe-inspiring feminist tools and interventions.

Send suggestions on who you’d like to see written into Wikipedia to admin@fembotcollective.org; look for registration information and other details on the Fembot website in early winter!

The ASUO Women’s Center Winter Staff Retreat will be happening on Jan 10.  Be sure to mark the date, we require all staff members to attend the retreat.

Please fill this food and accommodation needs’  form. Thank you!

Women’s Only Hours

Weight Room South has Women’s only hours 4:00pm-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

In the month of October, the Women’s Center runs our annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) toiletry drive. All of the donations will benefit Womenspace and First Family Center. We are distributing bins to collect unopened toiletries that are standard size. The bins will be available for the entire month. We are looking for full sized toiletries, but will accept all donations (see below list).

We are sending this email to see if your department would like a bin to donate unused toiletries to the Domestic Violence Awareness Month toiletry drive? Please reply to this email with the location for the bin to be dropped off or call the ASUO Women’s Center at 541-346-4095.

Each time a person moves there is a long list of things to buy to make their new home comfortable. This includes the little things we ignore most days. When women are surviving abusive relationships and leaving their homes, these small necessities become expensive and burdensome. The relief of having ones donations can really make a difference in others’ lives.

Suggestions for new unopened products:

• Hair products

• Shampoo and Conditioner

• Body Lotion

• Soap and body wash

• Toothpaste and Toothbrushes

• Mouthwash and dental floss

• Deodorant

• Razors and Shaving Cream

• Pads and Tampons

• Travel size soap and bath products

• Bandages

• Makeup

• Hair dye

• Diapers

• Hand Soap

• Toilet Paper

Thank you so much for your participation!

ASUO Women’s Center

This group provides psychoeducation and a safe place to discuss about issues related to body size, dieting, food, and weight. Students who might be interested: Students who are dealing with issues related to body image, food, weight, and dieting.  It’s goals is to develop healthier attitudes and feelings toward food and weight. Members will learn and discuss about topics such as body image, perfectionism, anger and assertion, and strategies for coping with stress.

Meeting time: Tuesdays 1:00-2:30pm

Contact: Please call 541-346-3227 or email Anna Reichard (uctcedgtf@uroegon.edu) or Mink (minkshin@uoregon.edu)

On Monday, September 29 from noon to at least 5:00 pm please come to help set up the office, paint and create the environment you have always wanted to be in.

Come and be part of the transformation!

Check out some pics!

The ASUO Women’s Center and the Sexual Violence Prevention collaborative actions to raise awareness about dating violence on college campus made it to national news. A picture of 2,870 red flags were placed in campus during the Fall Red Zone Campaign has been published by the Huffington post, National Public Radio and MS Magazine. Unfortunately, we haven’t receive any credit of it in any of the publications

Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/college/

National Public Radio:

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/12/339822696/how-campus-sexual-assaults-came-to-command-new-attention

MS Magazine:

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2014/02/18/blowing-the-whistle-on-campus-rape/