(LAST YEAR!) 2011 Women and Gender Advocacy Center Open House!

stop by WGAC today for our open house! from 10am - 4pm we will have light refreshments, music, giant jenga and more! we are located at 112 student services building.

you can check out our resource library, meet new people and enter your name for one of our raffle prizes!

we will also have a space for folks who would like to make a t-shirt for the clothesline project. all materials are free.

hope to see you there!
(call 491-6384 for more information!)

(LAST YEAR!) 2011 SAAM events for the week of April 11th - 15th!

Check out the fabulous (and FREE!) events coming your way for Sexual Assault Awareness Month!


Wednesday April 13th


>>>Women at Noon: The Impact of Masculinity on Men and the People in their Lives
LSC 220


raffle prizes include:
CTMO tshirts, Chipotle tshirts, Chipotle gift cards


The "rules" of gender impact our relationships, decisions, and beliefs. This workshop will look specifically at the pro's and con's of masculinity. We will discuss what the "rules" are and how men's decisions may be affected by the pressure to conform. We will also discuss the ripple effects experienced by the other people in men's lives. In the spirit of Sexual Assault Awareness Month we will also talk about what exactly can be done to decrease instances of gendered violence.




>>>SAAM Keynote - Byron Hurt
7 pm
131 Behavioral Sciences

Byron Hurt is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, a published writer, and an anti-sexist activist.
Read more about Byron Hurt HERE!






Friday April 15th


Women and Gender Advocacy Center Open House!
10am - 4pm
112 Student Services Building

Stop by WGAC today to say hi, meet the staff and check out our resources! Light refreshments and baked goods will be served all day.




>>>Clothesline Project T-Shirt Making
10am - 3pm
Women and Gender Advocacy Center
112 Student Services Building

Clothesline Project Info:


Are you a survivor of sexual assault, relationship violence, child sexual abuse or abuse/harassment because of your sexual orientation? Then consider making a t-shirt for the Clothesline Project! The Clothesline Project is a national project where survivors of violence and their loved ones create t-shirts (think puffy paints and fabric markers) to share their stories. The shirts are then hung shoulder to shoulder on a clothesline at awareness events to raise the public’s awareness about interpersonal violence. No one knows who made each shirt or even who has made a shirt for the project – the identity of shirt makers is kept confidential.


Drop by WGAC to make a shirt on April 15th. All shirt making materials will be provided free of charge!




(If you have questions or would like to pick up free materials to make a shirt on your own and drop it off at WGAC, you can contact Kathryn Woods at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center at 970-491-6384

(LAST YEAR!) SAAM 2011 - Films

We are screening four fantastic films for SAAM this year. Hope to see you there!!


1. The Line
April 11th
7pm
Clark A101


A one night stand far from home goes terribly wrong. As the filmmaker unravels her experience, she decides to confront her attacker.


Told through a “sex-positive” lens, THE LINE is a 24 minute documentary about a young woman – the filmmaker- who is raped, but her story isn’t cut and dry. Not a “perfect victim,” the filmmaker confronts her attacker, recording the conversation with a hidden camera. Sex workers, survivors and activists discuss justice, accountability and today’s “rape culture.” The film asks the question: where is the line defining consent?



THE LINE trailer from Nancy Schwartzman on Vimeo.




http://whereisyourline.org/




2. Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
April 12th
7pm
Clark A101


Hip-hop is a man's game....


...but does it have to be? A self-described "hip-hop head" takes an in-depth look at masculinity and manhood in rap and hip-hop, where creative genius collides with misogyny, violence and homophobia, exposing the complex intersections of culture and commerce.


Directed by our keynote speaker Byron Hurt





http://www.bhurt.com/beyondBeatsAndRhymes.php






3. The Price of Pleasure
April 20th
7pm
Behavioral Sciences 103


Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has become one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries in the United States. It is estimated that the pornography industry's annual revenue has reached $13 billion. At the same time, the content of pornography has become more aggressive, more overtly sexist and racist.




The film features the voices of consumers, critics, and pornography producers and performers. It is particularly revealing when male pornographers openly discuss their views about women and how men should relate to them, and when male and female porn users candidly discuss the role pornography has played in shaping their sexual imaginations and relationships. The film paints both a nuanced and complex portrait of how pleasure and pain, commerce and power, and liberty and responsibility are intertwined in the most intimate aspects of human relations.









4. Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within
April 25th
7pm
Clark A101


As with suicides, the rate of sexual assaults within the US military now exceeds that of the general population. A Pentagon report earlier this year found one in three female service members are sexually assaulted at least once during their enlistment. Sixty-three percent of nearly 3,000 cases reported last year were rapes or aggravated assaults. Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within is a documentary that focuses on the cases of three female service members victimized by rape and other forms of sexual assault.

(LAST YEAR!) 2011 SAAM events for the week of April 4-8

here is a list of the events we have coming up this week! hope to see you there!

Tuesday April 5th:

CTMO (Consent Turns Me On) Carnival!

Stop by Corbett Hall to play carnival games, win raffle prizes from Chipotle and take a photo for the CTMO blog! Anyone who submits a photo will leave with a CTMO T-Shirt.

7PM
Corbett Hall.
Be there.
Bring a friend!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday April 6th:
Women at Noon: The Experiences of Survivors

This session will explore the common experiences of survivors of interpersonal violence. Using the simulation, In her Shoes, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the systemic and cultural barriers that many survivors face.
Facilitated by Kathryn Woods
Location: LSC 220
 

Thursday April 7th:


CTMO (Consent Turns Me On) Carnival!

Stop by Academic Village to play carnival games, win raffle prizes from Chipotle and take a photo for the CTMO blog! Anyone who submits a photo will leave with a CTMO T-Shirt.

7PM
Academic Village.
Be there.
Bring a friend!



(LAST YEAR!) 2011 SAAM Calendar of Events

(LAST YEAR!) 2011 April fools satire to kick off SAAM!!

April 1st marks the official start to Sexual Assault Awareness Month!! yay!! *crowd cheers!*

Here at CSU we have lots and lots of fantastic programs, workshops, films and other events planned for the month in the hopes of raising awareness on our campus about the issue of sexual violence.

Since today is also april fool's day, we thought we would start things off by sharing a short animated film that uses satire to poke fun at typical "prevention" strategies.

we hope you enjoy!



Dolly & Red
Created by Monica Collins

SAAM 2011 - Keynote Speaker- Byron Hurt!

We are excited to announce that the keynote speaker for CSU's SAAM 2011 will be Byron Hurt!

Byron will present a keynote lecture at 7pm on WEDNESDAY APRIL 13th in Behavioral Sciences 131.


Byron Hurt Biography

Byron Hurt is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, a published writer, and an anti-sexist activist. His most recent documentary, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It was later broadcast nationally on the Emmy award-winning PBS series Independent Lens, drawing an audience of more than 1.3 million viewers. To date, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes has been selected to appear in more than 50 film festivals worldwide. The Chicago Tribune named Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes “one of the best documentary films in 2007.”

Hurt also directed and produced I AM A MAN: Black Masculinity in America, a 60-minute award-winning documentary that captures the thoughts and feelings of African-American men and women from over fifteen cities across America. In this award-winning film, Hurt challenges audiences to interrogate the damaging effects of patriarchy, racism and sexism in American culture.

More than a filmmaker, Hurt is a former Northeastern University football quarterback and a long-time gender violence prevention educator. He is a founding member of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the leading college-based rape and domestic violence prevention initiative for college and professional athletics. He is also the former associate director of the first gender violence prevention program in the United States Marine Corps.

Hurt has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, The L.A. Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer; O, The Oprah Magazine; The Source Magazine, Vibe Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Mother Jones, Entertainment Weekly, Variety Magazine, allhiphop.com, and vibe.com. Comments and reviews of his film can be found all over the internet and blogosphere.

He has also appeared on The Montel Williams Show, CNN, Access Hollywood, MTV, BET, ABC News World Tonight, the Michael Baisden Show, and the Michael Eric Dyson Show.

Over the last 15 years, Hurt has lectured at hundreds of campuses, presented at numerous professional conferences, and trained thousands of young men and women on issues related to gender, race, sex, violence, music and visual media.

His websites are www.bhurt.com, www.myspace.com/beyondbeatsandrhymes, and www.facebook.com.

See you next year!

Take Back the Night!

Meet the director of the film "No! The Rape Documentary"

Tonight.... an evening with Aishah Simmons!!

Aishah Simmons, the producer and director of the film No! The Rape Documentary will be on campus!

we will be hosting a free screening of the film at 6PM followed by a Q&A session with Aishah.

both events are open to the public and will be located in the Cherokee Park Ballroom





Synopsis:
Produced and Directed over a period of eleven years, seven of which were full time, by Aishah Shahidah Simmons, an incest and rape survivor, this groundbreaking feature length documentary features riveting testimonials from Black women rape survivor stories who defy victimization.

Violence prevention advocates, theologians, sociologists, historians, anthropologists, and other leading scholars and human rights activists provide an interdisciplinary context with which to examine sexual violence in African-American communities. They also explore how rape is used as a weapon of homophobia.

Impacting archival footage, spirited music, transformational dance, and performances from award-winning poets take viewers on a journey from enslavement of African people in the United States through present day