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“Que Sea Ley” (Let it be Law) Film Screening NEXT THURSDAY!

By on March 6, 2020 in Events

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Join WGS and friends for a special screening of Que Sea Ley (Let it Be Law), a documentary film that debuted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival that chronicles the ongoing struggle for abortion rights in Argentina.

Film screening plus remarks and a Q&A session with Dr. Julia McReynolds-Perez (Sociology/WGS).

THURSDAY, 3/12 in ECTR 118 from 5:30-7:30

GSEC’s Gender Equity Week Schedule (3/2-3/7)

By on March 2, 2020 in Community Events, Events

GSEC’s GENDER EQUITY WEEK is THIS WEEK! 

GEW Schedule
Here are some event highlights: 
  • Wednesday, March 4 –  “Including Trans Women in Women’s Sports” Dr. Veronica Ivy – 2:30-4, EHHP Alumni Center 
  • Thursday, March 5 –  SafeZone training for students, faculty, & staff – 3:30-5:30, Stern 205 
    • “Looking for Equity” Panel Discussion, presented by GSEC & the Black Student Union – 6-7:30, RSS 235 
  • Friday, March 6 –  Fight Back Open Mic & Closing Celebration, 5:30-7:30, ECTR 118 
  • Saturday, March 7 –  BE WELL Expo – College of Charleston’s 2nd Annual Be Well Expo is 26 days away! Join us for a FREE day filled with tailored workshops, physical activities such as Zumba, HIIT and Yoga, and lunch provided by Panera Bread. Learn ways to manage stress and seek community so you can thrive on campus. 
    • Register today by either scanning the QR on the flyer or by clicking here! 

The College Today: “Women’s and Gender Studies Program Hosts Activist Mariah Parker”

By on February 25, 2020 in Events

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READ NOW! Spotlight on our upcoming event with Mariah Parker, “Cultivating Courage: From Experience to Political Action for Justice,” has just been written up by The College Today!

And don’t forget to mark your calendars for this amazing event on Thursday, February 27.

Cultivating Courage: From Experience to Political Actions for Justice
Thursday, February 27 2020
5:00-5:30 – Progressive Student Organization Expo
5:30-6:30 – Mariah Parker Courage in Politics Lecture + Q&A
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative

By on February 17, 2020 in Internships & Independent Studies

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Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative – This summer, be a part of a transformational experience that goes beyond just another internship. Through hands-on activities and original research, you will contribute to a national effort to share a diversity of women’s voices from the past and present. You will learn to use unique tools for civic engagement and representation in museum and other community spaces. You will develop familiarity and experience with museum practice and American women’s history. 

  • Who? Undergraduate and recent graduates with a commitment to women’s history 
  • What? Eight-week long cohort internship experience, with paid group housing, reimbursable travel to and from Washington D.C., and a weekly $382.50 stipend. The total value of this internship, including the weekly stipend and the paid group housing, is $6,300 (not including travel reimbursement). 
  • Where?  Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 
  • When? June 14 – August 8, 2020 
  • Why? Opportunity to explore various career paths, networks, leadership and mentorship experiences, and build practical professional skills. 
  • Application deadline: Be advised that this application will close on will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on either: (A) Sunday, March 15, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time or (B) The date that 350 applications are received; whichever occurs first. If the announcement closes on the date that 350 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of 350. 
  • APPLY NOW: https://womenshistory.si.edu/news/2020/02/paid-summer-internship-application-now-open 

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Victory Congressional Internship

By on February 17, 2020 in Internships & Independent Studies

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Victory Congressional Internship from the LGBTQ Victory Institute – a paid summer intern opportunity for LGBTQ undergraduate students in Washington, DC. 

  • The Victory Congressional Internship is open to current undergraduate students of all genders, orientations, abilities, races, and political affiliations, including people with majors other than political science.  
  • Applications for this incredible paid summer internship opportunity are due by Monday, March 9, 2020! Apply today and you could be working on Capitol Hill in just a couple months.  
  • APPLY HERE: https://victoryinstitute.org/2020-victory-congressional-internship-application/ 

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Student Opportunity: GIRLology Talent Search

By on February 17, 2020 in

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STUDENT OPPORTUNITY: CofC Talent Call for Girlology!  

  • Help Girlology Improve Women’s Health Education and GET PAID! We are female doctors on a mission to help millions of young women Fear Less and Know More by improving women’s health education. We are recruiting a select group of sharp, outspoken, and charismatic women between the ages of 18-24 to join Girlology’s nationally recognized doctors on a film set to ask questions on camera and participate in a rich discussion about health.  
  • Interested? Email Dr. Trish Hutchison (trish@girlology.com)  
  • Filming will be on March 7, 2020 – so contact them soon if you’re interested!

Student Award Opportunity: LCWA Public Service Internship Award

By on February 17, 2020 in Internships & Independent Studies, Scholarships & Awards

STUDENT AWARD OPPORTUNITY: LCWA Public Service Internship Award – 

Awarded to support increasing student interest and participation in public service, especially foreign service and/or globally focused civil service internships. Students will be awarded $3,000-$5,000 for programs that directly related to public, foreign, or civil service.  

  • Requirements: Open to all majors, 3.0 GPA required and must be in good disciplinary standing with the College, and evidence provided of acceptance/participation to an internship or program  
  • All materials must be submitted by the deadline of Wednesday, March 11! 
  • For more information, go to: lcwa.cofc.edu/student-resources/student-scholarships  

More details: LCWA Student Award Flyer

BE WELL Expo – 3/7

By on February 17, 2020 in Community Events, Events

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March 7 – BE WELL Expo – College of Charleston’s 2nd Annual Be Well Expo is 26 days away! Join us for a FREE day filled with tailored workshops, physical activities such as Zumba, HIIT and Yoga, and lunch provided by Panera Bread. Learn ways to manage stress and seek community so you can thrive on campus.  

  • Register today by either scanning the QR on the flyer or by clicking here! 

Waring Lecture: “From Black Bodies to Black Body Politic: Black Carolinians, Health, Healers and History” (3/5)

By on February 17, 2020 in Events

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  • March 5 – 2020 Waring Lecture featuring Dr. Bernard Powers, Jr. – “From Black Bodies to the Black Body Politic: Black Carolinians, Health, Healers and History” – 5:30pm in MUSC’s Drug Discovery Building Auditorium (70 President Street) – Dr. Powers will discuss the nature and complicated history of health and healthcare for African Americans in South Carolina. Dr. Bernard Powers Jr. has worked in higher education for approximately forty years. For twenty-six years he was a professor of history at the College of Charleston teaching courses in American, African American, and African diasporic history.  In 2018 he became the College’s founding director for the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston. He earned his Ph. D in American history at Northwestern University and has been a board member for the International African American Museum since its inception.  Today he serves as the International African American Museum’s interim CEO and president. 
  • This event is free and open to the public, though reservations are recommended. For more information, please contact the library at 843-792-2288 or waringhl@musc.edu 
  • RSVP for the event here. (flyer attached) 

GSEC & WREN Event: “Collective Day of Action for Bodily Autonomy” – 2/19

By on February 17, 2020 in Community Events, Events

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GSEC is partnering with WREN for the Collective Day of Action for Bodily Autonomy at the SC Statehouse, Feb 19th. WREN will provide bus transportation and lunch for a CofC team of students, faculty and staff who want to spend the day in Columbia. We will have the chance to observe the legislative process, meet lobbyists and community activists from across the state, and raise our voices for reproductive justice and trans-inclusive health care! Email gsec@cofc.edu to get information about transportation, and register here bit.ly/scdayofaction2020 so that WREN can get an accurate lunch count!

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