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Events, FREE, LGBTQIA+, Out/Loud, Queer

OUT / LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest

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Please join the UO Women’s Center to celebrate our 24th annual OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest on Friday, May 17th from 6-8pm in the EMU Redwood Auditorium!

This year’s OUT/LOUD will center Decolonization and Indigeneity and feature our LGBTQIA2S+ Coordinator, Dim, with a Musical Performance in her Indigenous Zomi language – followed by a Musical Performance by Katherine Paul of BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT!

FREE Dinner catered by Royal India will be available first-come, first-serve at the event! Space is limited! Doors open at 6pm!

‼️This is a SAFE SPACE for the LGBTQIA2S+ Community. Harmful and abusive behavior will *NOT* be tolerated. Allies are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Dim at LGBTQWC@gmail.com or Fatima at fpervaiz@uoregon.edu.‼️

Events, OPEN HOURS, Take Back the Night

The Women’s Center Closed for Take Back The Night

The UO Women’s Center (EMU 012) will physically CLOSE at 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 25 to  prepare for this year’s Take Back the Night Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence on Thursday, April 25th, 2024 starting at 6pm in the EMU Amphitheater!  Join Us!

 

The UO Women’s Center will be physically CLOSED ALL DAY on Friday, April 26, to allow our staff to recover from this major event supporting Survivors.

No regularly scheduled Friday programming will take place on 4/26.

👏 R E S T 👏 I S 👏 R E S I S T A N C E 👏  ! 👏

WC Director Fatima and WC Program Assistant Karyn will not be available on 4/26. Rest is Resistance!

For 24/7 confidential support and resources about sexual or domestic violence, please call 541.346.SAFE or
visit the UO Help for Victims and Survivors website at safe.uoregon.edu

Please take so much care. <3

The UO Women’s Center

Comedy, Events, FREE, Free Food, Free Stuff, LGBTQIA+, Out/Loud

OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest

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Event details are in adjacent text. Image is pink and gold, with pink/white flowers and a hummingbird.
Friday, May 26 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Global Scholars Hall, Great Room
1710 E. 15th Avenue Eugene, OR

Please join the UO Women’s Center to celebrate our 23rd annual OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest Friday, May 26th from 6-8pm in the GSU Great Room! OUT/LOUD will feature a performance by amazing queer comedian Mx. Dahlia Belle, She has been published in Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, The Stranger, and Portland Mercury, and been a repeat guest on NPR, CBC, and XRAY FM.

The Women’s Center will end our last major event of the academic school year by centering LGBTQIA2S+ Laughter and Radical Joy! Come party with us!

Students Highly Encouraged to Participate in Drag Show! Free Food & Admission; Fragrance Free Event; Masks not required but highly encouraged; Raffle Prizes! First Come, First Serve.

This is a SAFE SPACE for the LGBTQIA2S+ Community. Harmful behavior will *NOT* be tolerated. Space is Limited. For more information contact Heather at LGBTQWC@gmail.com or Fatima at fpervaiz@uoregon.edu. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Events, FREE, Take Back the Night

Take Back The Night 2023

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The Women’s Center is beyond excited to invite you to join in-person at our annual Take Back the Night Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence on Thursday, April 27th, 2023 starting at 6pm in the EMU Amphitheater!

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TBTN is a yearly international protest founded in 1976 which seeks to raise awareness about the realities of sexual and domestic violence on campus and in the community, both for survivors of sexual and domestic violence and those who want to support and bear witness in solidarity.

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TBTN is a survivor-centered event that begins with a Rally in the EMU Amphitheater at 6pm, continues at 7pm as a newly-routed March through the streets of Eugene to symbolize reclaiming people’s safety on public streets at night – and ends this year back on campus for a Speak Out on the Knight Library South Lawn.

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The Speak Out will be student-led (with non-university affiliated licensed mental health providers available nearby for confidential assistance) during which survivors can share personal stories of how sexual and domestic violence has impacted their lives. Snacks, beverages and blankets will be provided. *We ask that no UO Professional Staff or Media be present during this portion of the event to provide a sacred space for students to have dialogue circles of peer to peer support.*

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Our theme for this year’s event is rising up against the endless attacks on bodily autonomy taking place sociopolitically and socioculturally, addressing the oppressive realities of the prison industrial complex, as well as centering marginalized communities too often left out of essential dialogue about sexual and domestic violence – despite being disproportionately impacted by these systems of oppression. As always, the Women’s Center is committed to providing this essential event to support survivors, educate the community and prevent future harm.

PEOPLE UNITE! TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!

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Art by Savannah Zerbel.

Events, FREE, Free Food, International Student, Racial Justice

“Black Girl From Eugene” Podcast Host Ayisha Elliott!

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-Art by Savannah Zerbel

In honor of International Women’s Day, the UO Women’s Center proudly presents our annual Lyllye B. Parker Black, Indigenous and Women of Color Speaker Series featuring Ayisha Elliott of “Black Girl From Eugene” Podcast!

The Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series, named after longtime local advocate for Students of Color, Ms. Lyllye B. Parker, hosts a keynote speaker who addresses the intersections of racism, sexism and other systems of oppression Black, Indigenous and Women of Color face on individual, institutional and societal levels.

This event will include both a global and local perspective on privilege and oppression, beginning with education by WC International Student Coordinator Meghna Jain and move into a Fireside Chat with three generations of Black Women: Ayisha Elliott, WC Racial Justice Coordinator Danaya Lowe and Ms. Lyllye B. Parker herself!

Please join us on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in the EMU Ballroom from 6-8pm.

 Free. Open to the Public. International Dinner Provided. First come first served. SPACE IS LIMITED.

Please contact DiversityWC@gmail.com for more information.

Events, FREE, Free Stuff, Intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, Out/Loud, Queer, Racial Justice, Women of Color

OUT/LOUD QUEER AND TRANS WOMXN’S PERFORMANCE FEST!

A Queer and Trans Comedy Fest featuring Comedians Mx. Dahlia Belle and Kile Atwater!

Wednesday, June 2nd on YouTube via tinyurl.com/OUTLOUD2021 beginning at 6pm!

FREE and limited OUT/LOUD Snack Packs available at the Black Cultural Center Patio from 2-5pm!

Art by Kei Kort. Video Editing by Ali Beaulieu.

#LGBTQIALaughter #RadicalJoy #PrideMonth2021

Events, International Student, Intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, Non-Trad Student, Queer, Racial Justice, Sexual Violence, Student Parent, Take Back the Night, Women of Color

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 2021 – VIRTUAL MARCH

The UO Women’s Center so proudly presents the final component of this year’s Take Back the Night: A Remote Movement Against Sexual and Domestic Violence!
Please join us for the 2021 Virtual March and feel free to share the public YouTube video widely with family, friends, and loved ones across the globe!
With Love and Solidarity, The UO Women’s Center
LINK: tinyurl.com/UOTBTN21-VirtualMarch

Events, International Student, Intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, Non-Trad Student, Queer, Racial Justice, Sexual Violence, Student Parent, Take Back the Night, Women of Color

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 2021 VIRTUAL RALLY SPEAKERS – HEATHER // PRINCESS // OLIVIA AND ITZEL

The UO Women’s Center so proudly presents the final night of our Take Back the Night: A Remote Movement Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Virtual Rally!
Please join Heather Barclay, UO Women’s Center LGBTQIA+ Coordinator, as they discuss they intersections of sexual and domestic violence and the LGBTQIA+ Community, the significant difference between consensual Sex Work and Human Trafficking, and how Black, Indigenous and People of Color are disproportionately folks experiencing Houselessness – thus increasing risk for Survival Sex.
Next, join Princess Mason as she discusses the intersections of sexual and domestic violence and Indigenous Communities, child sexual abuse, the risk and impacts of family separation on Native Families, and the Foster Care System’s history of Anti-Indigenous injustice.
Afterwards, join Olivia Rodriguez and Itzel Chavez Gomez, both past UO Women’s Center Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinators and current UO Alums, as they discuss the intersections of sexual and domestic violence and the Latinx Community, the culture of silence embedded within the upbringing of so many Femmes of Color, and embracing resiliency while acknowledging that “healing is not linear.”
Resources for support will also be provided.
With Love and Solidarity, The UO Women’s Center.
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LINK: tinyurl.com/UOTBTN21-Heather

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LINK: tinyurl.com/UOTBTN21-Princess

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LINK: tinyurl.com/UOTBTN21-OliviaItzel