In our daily work at the UO Women’s Center, we acknowledge that the Climate Crisis, US Imperialism, Systemic Racism and a myriad of other Systems of Oppression are all Intersectional Feminist issues that we have a duty to work to dismantle and help bring some portion of misery to an end in the world.
Please consider joining us in our anti-oppression mission. WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR HIRING APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR *COORDINATOR ROLES* to Sunday, August 28th at 11:59pm.
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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!
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.”
The UO Women’s Center so proudly presents night three our Take Back the Night: A Remote Movement Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Virtual Rally!
Please join Ashley Marshall, the Internal Director of UO Muxeres, as she discusses the intersections of sexual and domestic violence and the Latinx Community, the epidemic of Femicide in Latin America, and the symbolism of the half-skull face paint Muxeres Members wear each year during Take Back the Night.
Next, join Lidija Sovulj as she discusses the intersections of sexual and domestic violence and Asian Communities, the recent rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, and the realities of US imperialist violence and fetishization against Asian Women and Feminized People.
The UO Women’s Center so proudly presents night two our Take Back the Night: A Remote Movement Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Virtual Rally!
Please join Johana Amani as she discusses the intersections of sexual and domestic violence particularly in regards to women and girls enduring the global refugee crisis, the impact of trauma on mental health, and how speaking up and seeking support after harm can help to begin one’s healing journey.
Next, join Katherine Wilson as she discusses the intersections of sexual and domestic violence and Indigenous Communities, campus sexual violence during her time at UO in the 1960s, and the significance of programs like Take Back the Night to allow Survivors to speak truth to power.
