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!

Friday, December 12 at 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR

Enjoy a lively evening of winter reveling! There’ll be fun for the whole family at the museum and at the UO Many Nations Longhouse:

Storytelling

Swamp rock with Acoustic Etouffee

Drums and dance by the West African Cultural Arts Institute

Crafts and activities

Face painting

Food for purchase from the Sammitch Truck

Half-price museum memberships for new members – the perfect gift!

Admission is free with a nonperishable food donation (per person) to FOOD for Lane County.

The special screening of Brave Miss World will be in Lillis 182

Wednesday, November 12th at 7 pm. 

It is free admission. 

Israeli beauty queen Linor Abargil was abducted and raped in Milan, Italy two
months before being crowned Miss World in 1998. Ten years later, she’s ready to
talk about it – and to encourage others to speak out. Now a globe-trotting victims’
advocate, Linor encourages others to stand against sexual violence by putting an
end to their silence. She travels to speak with teens in South Africa, where girls
are statistically more likely to be raped than educated. She visits U.S. college
campuses where women describe a campus culture that fails to take assaults
seriously. From rape crisis centers worldwide, to Hollywood’s living rooms, Linor
is met with emotional support, but the advocacy work causes her own trauma to
resurface.

As Halloween quickly approaches, we wanted to share a few resources that you can pass along. Check out great tips on how students can stay safe this Halloween!

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!