Free GLBT Plays on Campus! All Plays are free and are in sequential order. Seating is limited so come early!
Closets and Altars Nov. 4th at 7:30pm, Nov. 6th at 10:00pm, Nov. 7th at 4:30pm
Psychopathia Sexualis Nov. 4th at 9:00pm, Nov. 6th at 6:00pm and Nov. 7th at 2:00pm
All Takes a Bribe Nov. 4th at 6:00pm, Nov. 6th at 8:30pm and Nov. 7th at 7:30pm
Centennial West 202
Self Defense and Personal Safety Workshop: Self defense assists people in escaping, resisting and surviving attacks. During the workshop, learn physical training techniques, verbal skills and how to become psychologically aware. Wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Cost is $20 per person, for more information click here.
YWCA McLean County
1201 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington
"Students in Crisis" Dr. Sandy Colbs, Director of Student Counseling Services, will be talking about ISU students and common concerns/issues among our population, as well as basic skills to support our students and how to properly refer to SCS. She will also be addressing specific populations, such as veterans and active military students, and providing information on their experiences and how to support them, given their unique concerns. This event is hosted by the Professional Development and Training Committee.
ISU, Student Service Building, room 375
Presentation of Public Act 96-574 Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law requiring every institution of higher education covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act to inform their student bodies of the illegality of sexual harassment by posting a poster outlining sexual harassment laws and policies in a prominent and accessible location. IDHR Director Rocco Claps will hold a press conference on campus to highlight this campaign and poster. Shane McCreery, director of ISU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Ethics and Access will also speak at this event regarding ISU's efforts to address sexual harassment. Students are also encouraged to present at this event! For more information visit IDHR site . This event is open to faculty, if you are a student and would like to participate please contact Dr. Chase at rchase@ilstu.edu
ISU, Hovey Hall room 419
STEM discussion with Dr. Tasha Dunn (Geography-Geology, CAS) Title and Abstract are TBA.
ISU, 102 Moulton Hall
"Invisible Children" the Rescue and Recovery Tour will be coming to Illinois State University! The roadies from Invisible Children will be screening the documentary "The Rescue", answering questions, and letting you know how you can make an impact on the longest running war in Africa. Invisible Children is a nonprofit organization that identifies as a social, political, and global movement that uses the transformative power of story to change lives. For more information, please visit their website.
Capen Auditorium, Edwards Hall
Women's Mentoring Network, Pizza Social
Rachel Cooper Hall room 234
"An Examination of Violence and Unsafe Environmental Factors Reported by Home Care Workers in Chicago", a STEM discussion with Dr. Lezah Brown (Safety Program, Health Sciences, CAST). This presentation will describe the incidence of violence and working in stressful environments reported by 980 home care assistants (HCAs) working for family members, non-family members, or both categories in the Chicago area. Participants self-completed a survey in a group setting as part of an IRB-approved research protocol. Violence was measured by a question that asked if the HCAs had been scratched/punched/hit in the past 12 months and unsafe environmental factors were measured by asking about various activities in the HCAs witnessed while in the clients' homes.
ISU, 102 Moulton Hall
Shamira Gelbman "Revisiting the Determinants of Social Movement Success: The Case of the Afrikaner Nationalist Movement" a lecture made possible by The Ethnic Studies Program at Illinois State University. For more information visit the The Ethnic Studies Program website here.
Stevenson Hall, Room 401
Film Series Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Month shown at the Center for Natural Science Learning and Research Building. October 13th was the "CBS Reports: The Homosexuals", October 26th was the "The Celluloid Closet", and October 29th will be "To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar". Discussion will follow the movie showing, free event, and for more information call (309) 556-3412.
Illinois Wesleyan University, Center for Natural Science Learning and Research Building, Room C102, Bloomington
Dr. Teresa Barnes. Lecture on the "Product Red: The Marketing of African Misery ". International Studies Seminar Series. Pizza and Beverages provided.
Third floor of the Bone Student Center
The Greatest Silence is a documentary that will open your eyes to the rape epidemic happening in the Congo today. The Congo has been cited as the worse place in the world for sexual violence.
ISU, Schroeder 130
Conflict in the Congo, come hear about the conflict first hand from Congloses immigrants and better understand the difficulties of the Congolese people.
Heartland Community College, ICB 2805
A Chat with Louise Erdrich- (enrolled Turtle Mountain Chippewa with MA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University in 1979) is the author of twelve novels, 5 children's books, 3 poetry volumes, and a memoir. Her novel Love Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her most recent novel, Plague of Doves, is a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. For further information about this event please visit this link.
Milner Library, Illinois State University
Jonathen Stacks presents "Sexual Health Education: Creating Forward Movement"- Stacks is an advocate for social reform with a focus in promoting sexual health education and reproductive justice. He has worked on campaigns such as Rock the Vote and MTV's Fight for Your Rights Campaign, Illinois Campaign for Responsible Sex Education as well as other reform movements. Stacks also utilizes the entertainment industry to raise awareness and demonstrate his experiences with social advocacy; stacks is a producer, performer and actor. His experience includes works in The Scooty and JoJo Show and involvement in The Hypocrites.
ISU, Stevenson, room 401
Tying All the LinKs (T.A.L.K.)- "Mirror Mirror on the Wall... Beauty, Body Image and ME!", T.A.L.K. is a roundtable discussion forum that gives students the opportunity to engage in conversation about different issues regarding diversity and social justice as they relate to YOU. In conjunction with “Fat Talk Free Week” Diversity Advocacy and Student Counseling Services will host a T.A.L.K. on body image as it applies to various cultures.
Student Services Building Room 375
In the Blood by playwright Suzan Lori-Parks will be presented by the ISU School of Theatre's Crossroads Theatre. Riffing on themes Nathaniel Hawthorne explored in The Scarlet Letter, Suzan Lori-Parks' In the Blood follows the efforts of a modern-day Hester Prynne-a homeless mother of five living under a bridge in a tough city-as she struggles to keep her children clothed and fed in a derisive society that scorns them and whose systems of support come with a cost. For more information, click here for flyer.
ISU, Westhoff Theatre (Located in the Centennial East Building)
4th Annual AAUW-BN Women Book Authors' Forum, the American Association of University Women of Bloomington-Normal (AAUW-BN) will be featuring ISU authors Dr. Duriel Harris of English and Dr. Amy Wood of History. At the end of this even there will be a book signing.
Barnes & Noble on East Empire in Bloomington, IL
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math Lecture featuring Illinois State University's own Dr. Xianwei Yuan. Dr. Yuan will be giving a lecture on "An Exploratory Study of High School Students' Creativity and Mathematical Problem Posing Ability in China and the United States" at the Wednesday discussion forum for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (Women in STEM). Bring your lunch, cookies will be provided.
ISU, Moulton 102
Education in the Congo presentation to be given by expert and lecturer Touissand Kafarhire Murhula on edcuation in the Congo.
ISU, Schroeder Hall 115
"Homosexuality, Morality, and Diversity" featuring Dr. John Corvino: Philosopher, Moralist and Gay-Rights Advocate, Since the early 1990’s, Dr. John Corvino has been speaking and writing on GLBT issues. Corvino holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. His keynote address, “Homosexuality, Morality, and Diversity” focuses on ways in which sexual orientation fits into the general theme of diversity and how we can discuss those issues without stepping on each other’s toes. Dr. Corvino demonstrates how to acknowledge diverse relationships while also respecting moral and religious convictions.
Circus Room, Bone Student Center
Invisible Children movie showing. Learn about child soldiering in the Democratic Republic of Congo and stay for a brief discussion afterwards.
Heartland Community College, ICB 2805
The Sights & Sounds of the Congo Join us for a night of Congolese culture and learn firsthand the hearts and struggles of the Congolese people.
Heartland Community College, CCB 1406/7
What's your Gay Point Average?? lecture by Shane Windmeyer. Contact Blake Bradley at (309) 556-3555 for more information.
Illinois Wesleyan University
The Laramie Project: Ten years Later will be a play featured on campus. The play commemorates the ten year anniversary of the Laramie Project, which was an epilogue that developed after the murder of Matthew Shepherd in Laramie, Wyoming. This project, analyzes the hate crime through interviews of people in the town, and now their reactions ten hears later. The reading of this play is apart of a national movement to shed light to the violence and prejudice lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face. It will be apart of a larger movement, and will be read in over 100 cities.
Kemp Recital Hall, Centennial East Building on ISU campus
Take Back the Night is an event dedicated to giving women and men the right to walk safely alone at night. This night will consist of an empowerment rally and a march trhough the campus community.
Prarie Room, Bone Student Center
Clothesline Project on the quad of ISU. It will display a collection of shirts, each shirt depicting survivors of friends of sexual assault or domestic violence victims in the Bloomington-Normal and ISU communities. It symbolizes the airing out of dirty laundry of the silence surrounding assault.
ISU Quad
"The Heresy of Cuban Cinema" presented by Professor Paul A. Shcroeder Rodriguez, Chair of the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Northeastern Illinois University, as apart of the International Studies Seminar Series. Free, and pizza and refreshments will be provided.
3rd Floor East Lounge of the Bone Student Center
Sharon Gless in "Hannah Free"-Free screening at the Normal Theater. Discussion and Question/Answer with film director after movie showing. Click here to see flier, and for more information contact Dave Bentlin at dmbentl@ilstu.edu
Normal Theater, 209 N. Street
"It's Not Child's Play! Trauma Lasts a Lifetime. " is a free conference that will be held regarding issues of domestic violence from 8:00AM-5:00PM on October 6th. The day will be full of keynote speakers discussing the effects of abuse, for more information visit the events website.
Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center, IWU
It's Time to Talk! Guest Speakers Yadira Ruiz froom YWCA Stepping Stones Program and Teri Burrows from the Children's Foundation Butterfly Project. Doors open at 11:30AM. Attendance is free! Box lunch available for $10 and MUST be reserved in advance, cash and check accepted. To RSVP, order a lunch or further details, call (309) 454-2513 or email: kmfleming1973@yahoo.com
Lancaster's Fine Dining at 513 N. Main Street, Bloomington
A Time for Resiliency: Empowering Families and Communities the 15th Annual Statewide Conference. This conference will have on underlining theme of the possibilities, potential and promise possessed by every child, even in the face of adversity. The keynote will target how to assist at-risk students. For more information, please follow this link to view the brochure and outline of all of the speakers, events, and time.
Hilton Hotel in Springfield, IL
Safe Zone Orientation Session, Safe Zone provides faculty, staff and students the opportunity to participate in an orientation dedicated to educating participants on current issues and creating safe spaces on campus that are highly visible and easily identifiable to GLBT persons. All volunteers participating in the program are require to attend a 2-hour orientation session. Sign up online by visiting the Dean of Students website
Student Service Building Room 375
Tying All the LinKS (T.A.L.K.)-Interpretation of Hip Hop a roundtable disuccion forum that gives students the opportunity to engage in conversation about different issues regarding diversity and social justice as they relate to YOU. Dr. Isaura Pulido will facilitate a discussion on the interpretation of Hip Hop across cultures. Sponsored by Diversity Advocacy.
Student Services Building, Room 375
A Perfect Wedding is a play based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". A comedy that discusses love, death, hope, joy and humor pertaining to a runaway groom hiding in the forest. Please follow this link for ticket information
Westhoff Theatre, Illinois State University
Dr. Valentine Moghadam,from Purdue University and former director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program will be presenting a lecture on "The Women's Movement in Iran: The State, Cultural Frames, and Global Links". International Studies Seminar Series. Pizza and Beverages provided.
Third floor East Lounge of the Bone Student Center
Community Panel: Latinos in Central Illinois: A Panel Discussion with Local Community Groups Join a group of panelists discussing and uniting the Latino community in Normal, Illinois and the broader central Illinois community. Vists ALAS's website for further information.
Jaime Escalante Room, Hewett Manchester Residence Halls (Corner of Fell and Mulberry street)
Beyond Beats and Rhymes, a documentary portraying manhood and masculinity in todays hip hop world. This movie/documentary analyzes and looks at heterosexism, sexism, and homophobia in rap and hip hop culture. Free to ISU students. Visit PBS's website for more information and a sneak peak into the film.
Capen Auditorium
American Association of University Women Kick off Event! The Speaker will be Dr. Sandra Harmon, who is an author, historian, and advocate of woman's and gender studies. Cost is free to members and perspective members. Refreshments will be available. Any questions contact Dee Volle, the Program VP at 452-2308.
David Davis Mansion, Bloomington IL
Cultural Dinner with Alamudena Carracedo! Hosted by University Housing Services, Carracedo (director of Made in L.A., see above*) will be the keynote speaker highlighting building bridges and creating community across racial, social, and economic boundaries. Tickets may be purchased at campus dining centers or University Housing Services office. For more information or diet restrictions contact University Housing Services at (309) 438-8611.
Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center
Made In L.A. is an award winning documentary which follows three Latina immigrants fighting for their labor rights in a Los Angeles sweatshop. Documentary and filmmaker Almudena Carracedo will be at the Normal Theatre showing the film. For more information about the film and the movement, please visit their website at Made in L.A. Come check it out!
Normal Theatre, 209 North Street in Uptown Normal
Bienvenidos! Join the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) and welcome students back to campus. Come celebrate with food, friends and music. Event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Association of Latin American Students.
ISU Quad
Women's and Gender Studies Meet and Greet- Come find out about the fabulous new things going on in the Women's and Gender Studies Program and how you can get involved!
Fat Jack's, Blue Room, 511 N. Main Street
"Celebration of Love" - Pride at Heartland Gay-Straight Alliance invites you and a guest to join us in Celebration of Love. We have chosen to honor the dreams of Illinois gay and lesbian citizens who hope to one day legally commit to the person they laugh with, live for, dream with, and love, by hosting a mock civil union. In lieu of gifts, Pride request that you bring letters of support for House Bill 2234, the Illinois Religions Freedome Protection and Civil Unions Act, written to your state representatives and to be delivered to Springfield by us. Cake, letter writing, and merriment to follow. RSVP to rmishler@my.heartland.edu.
Heartland Community College
"The Humanities in the Age of Catastrophe" - College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecture by Professor Lynn Worsham.
Bone Student Center, Old Main Room. Free and open to the public.
"Pro choice rally" - Contact Brandy Peak at bmpeak@ilstu.edu for more information.
The Quad
"WGS Gallery Opening - Gussied Up" - Work by Connie Richards. Artist talk at 12:30. Exhibit will be featured for the remainder of the semester. Come check it out!
Women's and Gender Studies Gallery, Rachel Cooper, 237
"A Woman in a Strange World" - Talk by oceanographer Sylvia Earle. Earle will be the featured speaker at the Illinois State University Women’s History Month Cultural Dinner. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased through April 13 at the Linkins (West Campus), Watterson Food Court, and Southside dining centers. Ticket price is $15.25 for the public. Illinois State meal plan participants can purchase a ticket using one meal access. For more information contact Mboka Mwilambwe in University Housing Services at mtmwila@ilstu.edu. The Women’s History Month Cultural Dinner is sponsored by University Housing Services, Campus Dining Services, South Unity, Association of South Campus, Association of Residence Halls, The Green Team and ARH Sustainability Fund.
Bone Student Center Prairie Room
"Guerrilla Girls - Reinventing the 'F' Word"
Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
"ISU Pride meeting" - Pride will be meeting at the Bowling and Billiards Center this week in place of it's regular meeting. Nominations for positions on the board are still open, and voting will take place next week for those positions.
ISU Bowling and Billiards Center
"Day of Silence" - ISU Pride hosts the annual Day of Silence. The symbolic silence for a day illustrates the silencing of many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer people of all kinds by verbal or physical abuse, murder, job discrimination, unequal legal status, etc. Come to the Pride table out on the quad. You can't miss the chained rainbow door! We'll have cards to carry that explain your silence, tape for your mouth if you wish, and many other fun and interesting things.
The Quad, Pride table
"The Clothesline Project and These Hands are not for Hurting" - As part of' It Affects Me Week.'
The Quad, FLAME table
"Raise the Awareness: The Plight in the Democratic Republic of Congo" - As part of the 'Your World Exposed,' an HCC Speaker Series, and 'It Affects Me' week. Come and learn about the Democratic Republic of Congo from native Congolese HCC students. They will show a brief history of the country, discuss the devastating effects of the war, and offer information on what you can do to help the cause.
Schroeder 24
"Women and Girls: The Aftermath of Trauma" - Talk by Tracy L. Bovee, Ed.S., LCPC. As part of "It Affects Me Me" week.
Rachel Cooper, 2nd Floor Lounge
"Soles of Survivors" - A visual disply using 106 pairs of shoes, each pair representing one client who benefited from Stepping Stones services in 2008.
JC Penney wing of Eastland Mall, 1615 E. Empire Street, Bloomington
"The Women's Project Takes a Bow" - The Women's Project is producing a mini-festival, with two productions: "Catholic School Girls" by Casey Kurtti and "Intersections", a composition of oral interpretation, slam poetry and new works by our own WP members. So come support us for our final bow!
'Intersections' will be performing
April 3rd 11 am CVA university galleries (women and gender studies)
April 9th 5pm CW301
April10th 7:30pm CW301
April 11th 2pm CW301
'Catholic School Girls' will be performing
April 9th at 7:30pm CW301
April 10th at 5:00pm in CW301
April 11th at 7:30pm in CW301
"How to Blame People Responsibly" - Talk by Marilyn Friedman, Professor, Washington University. As part of the ISU Department of Philosophy Colloquia and Guest Speaker Series.
Stevenson Hall, 401
"Safe Zone" - The Safe Zone Coordinating Committee is again offering orientation sessions for a campus-wide program supporting GLBT students. All volunteers participating in the program are required to attent a 2-hour orientation sessions. Sign up online. Sponsered by Dirversity Advocacy.
Student Services Building, Room 375
"Dance Showcase: A YWCA Stepping Stones Benefit" - Please visit the flyer for this event for more information.
"Day of Silence Youth Summit" - Please view the flyer for this event.
ISU Bone Student Center
"ISU Pride Annual Charity Drag Show" - Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.
Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom
"Beyond 'Eating Disorders': Why We Need to Re-Think Everything We Thought We Knew" - 1pm . As part of the Women's and Gender Studies Symposium. Dr. Susan Bordo, Women's and Gender Studies Symposium Keynote Address.
University Galleries
"Ann Boleyn: Lessons for Modern Culture " -Dr. Susan Bordo. University lecture, as part of the Colloquium on Visual Culture.
University Galleries
"Beyond Binaries" - Talk by Robyn Ochs.
Do you think sexuality is set up in binaries, or that it's a bit more fluid than that? Robyn Ochs, critically acclaimed writer, activist, speaker and teacher, is coming to campus this thursday to give a lecture/workshop on the social construction of the labels put on one's sexuality. What are the personal and political implications of this binary world we live in...especially if you don't fit these categories? No matter your sexual orientation, you are sure to see the world a bit differently after this presentation.
All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation or political affiliation. Sponsered by Illinois Wesleyan University Pride Alliance.
Hansen Student Center, Illinois Wesleyan University
"2009 ISU New Music Festival: A Celebration of Music By Women Composers" - View the flyer for this event for more information.
"Confessions of a Karaoke Junkie: How I Came to Narrate My Gender Transition by Losing My Voice" - Talk by Drew Anastrasia. Drew is a doctoral student and instructor in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and an ISU alum. His talk will connect with discourses within the feminist, LGB, and transgender communities through his research interests, which include philosophical investigations of the human voice, and transgender and queer studies. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsered by FLAME and MECCPAC, a Dean of Students Diversity Initiative.
Student Services Building, Room 375
"Women's Mentoring Network Spring Social" - Refreshments will be provided.
Vrooman Center Lounge, lower leve. Vrooman Center is located between Hewitt and Manchester Halls.
"13th Annual International Women's Day Breakfast" - Hosted by AAUW-BN and Soroptimist International: and joining us for the first time, the LWV of McLean County. International Women's Day is an occasion marked around the world since 1911. In the Twin Cities of Bloomington and Normal, we come together in the common pursuit of peace and prosperity, and the learn from each other. For more information about this event, please visit our flyer.
Eastlant Suites, 1801 Eastland Drive, Bloomington
"A Night of Poetry with Def Jam Poet Georgia Me" - Join in for a night of poetry with Georgia Me, a mild mannered, full figured, around the way girl from the west side of Atlanta who has been featured on Russell Simmons Presents HBO's Def Poetry Jam. After her performance, students will be encouraged to share their own work with her and the audience. Sponsored by Diversity Advocacy.
Old Main Room, Bone Student Center
"The Rover"
Click here for all show times and locations.
"Saving Marriage" - This critically acclaimed documentary chronicles the struggle in Massachuesetts, which in 2004, became the first state to recognize gay marriage. Opponents immediately proposed a constitutional amendment that would reverse gains in marriage equality. The film focuses on LGBTQU activists and their fight to save marriage - a fight that will change forever how people (including them) view same-sex relationships. Civils rights history begins a new chapter in Massachuesetts, and "Saving Marriage" is there on the scene as the drama unfolds. The film couincides with National Freedom to Marry month.
Normal Theater, Uptown Normal. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Advocacy Chronicle for Human Rights
"The Vagina Monologues" - ISU FLAME presents The Vagina Monolgues. The Vagina Monologues is made up of a varying number of monologues read by a varying number of women (initially, Eve Ensler performed every monologue herself, with subsequent performances featuring three actresses, and more recent versions featuring a different actress for every role). Every monologue somehow relates to the vagina, be it through sex, love, rape, menstruation, mutilation, masturbation, birth, orgasm, the variety of names for the vagina, or simply as a physical aspect of the body. A recurring theme throughout the piece is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate embodiment of individuality.
Capen Auditorium, Edwards Hall. Tickets are $5 with ID, $7 without ID.
"Breath, Boom" - The ISU School of Theatre will present a Crossroad Theatre production of Breath, Boom by Kia Corthron. This production tells the story of one woman's journey from an inner-city gang-girl to an adult. It explores the life of Prix, a hardened female New York gang member, as she goes from a 16-year-old gang queen to a mature, 30-year-old woman, and whose chief obsession is the creation of the perfect fireworks display that will set her free. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on February 22.
All performances are in the Westhoff Theatre in the Centennial East Building.
"Solving the Housing Crisis, Soviet-Style: Building Communism During the Khrushchev Era" - Talk by Professor Christine Varga-Harris, Illinoise State University Department of History. As part of the Internation Studies Seminar Series.
Bone Student Center, 3rd Floor Lounge East
"Safe Zone" - The Safe Zone Coordinating Committee is again offering orientation sessions for a campus-wide support program for GLBT students. All volunteers participating in the program are required to attent a 2 hour orientation session. Sponsored by Diversity Advocacy. Sign up online.
Student Services Building, 375
"Me as Her Again: Creative Nonfiction on Feminist Armenian Identities and Genocide" - Reading by Ms. Nancy Agabian at Borders Bookstore.
Borders Bookstore, 200A N. Greenbriar Dr., Bloomington, IL
Contact: schance@bordersstores.com
"Interdisciplinary Colloquium and Reception" -Sponsered by the School of Theatre and the Scool of Communication. This is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students in theatre, communications, criminal justice, education, English, social work, psychology, and sociology to join together to respond to the film and the issues it raises.
University Galleries, Center for the Visual Arts, Room 110
"Illinois Shakespeare Festival and The Documentary Project present 'Shakespeare Behind Bars' -'Shakespeare Behind Bars' is the award winning documentary by Philomath Films about Curt L. Tofteland's internationally acclaimed prison transformation program. Over the course of a year in the film, we see these men challenged, awakened, and fulfilled. Film screening followed by a Q&A with Curt L. Tofteland. Co-sponsered by Department of Criminal Justice, SAGE Fund, School of Theatre, Women's Project, and MECCPAC. More information on this event.
Normal Theatre - Free to the public
"Me as Her Again: Creative Nonfiction on Feminist Armenian Identities and Genocide" - Talk by Ms. Nancy Agabian, Adjunct Lecturer at the City University of New York. As part of the International Studies Seminar Series. Nancy Agabian will discuss her work as a creative nonfiction writer to explore issues of Armenian identity. In particular, she will describe her recent process of writing "Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter", a memoir of her search for self, which involved researching and imagining her grandmother's survival of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The book also braids together the various feminist identities of her family, including her sister, aunts, mother and self; their stories provided a base on which Agabian was able to weave her own story, and thus her identity as a queer, feminist artist.
Bone Student Center, 3rd Floor Lounge
"Diversity Dialogue" - Group of ISU students who meet every Tuesday in a safe environment to increase understanding and unity in cultural differences. Any and all differences are up for discussion, as long as they are brought up in a respectful manner. Some (but not limited to) categories include race, sexuality, religion, class, age, and gender. Questions and comments are encouraged. Questions can be submitted anonymously. There will be short clips to discuss. All students are welcome!
Schroeder 112
" Gala Benefit: An Awareness Evening about Street Children and Orphans" - This is an event intended to raise awareness about street children and orphans worldwide and give a coalition of professors, students and staff from Illinois State an opportunity to share the knowledge they have gained by working with, studying or adopting street children or orphans.Guests will be able to circulate around the room and take part in question-answer stations, view clips from documentaries, see visual displays and purchase Global Children Outreach t-shirts and Crossroads Global Handcrafts products.
Bone Student Center, Circus Room
"When an Infant Died in Ancient Athens: The Pathology and Social Context of Perinatal Mortality in the Second Century B.C." - Talk by Dr. Maria Liston, University of Waterloo, Ontario. Canada.
Schroeder Hall, 242
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For a complete list of Illinois State University events, check out the University Calendar. Also check out the full list of this semester's International Studies Seminar Series.
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