We had such an AMAZING celebration of feminism this year! Thank you to everyone who joined us for some bubbly under the oaks and our heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to our program fundraiser to support the WGS Student Opportunities fund. We’re thrilled to have surpassed our goal of doubling this source of funding that directly supports WGS students!
CCE’s Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is packed with awesome, informative events! Check out the attached flyer (or read below) to see the full line-up and how you can participate and support this initiative.
These jointly organized lectures – “Beyond the German: Black Kinship Lineage and the Cistrunks of Noxubee County” – address the theme “Ancestries of Enslavement,” which seeks to approach the study of slavery using personal histories, life writing, and geneaology. See attached flyer for more details!
Join us for an event where fashion meets sexual health! We have 13 design teams creating outfits, 2 drag performances, food from Billie’s Burgers, a DJ, Chris Bennett from z93 Jamz, Carolyn Murray judging, giveaways, and free HIV testing! Plus it’s Hollywood themed, so there should be lots of great fashion. Red carpet attire encouraged but not required. FREE event for all ages!
– Exciting lecture coming up in two weeks! Dr. Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh will deliver African American Studies’ first Conseula Francis Emerging Scholar lecture for the year on Tuesday, November 12 at 6PM in Addlestone 227. Her talk is entitled “‘The Issue of Females’: Abortion, Infanticide, and Ethics in Southern Slavery” and is drawn from her forthcoming book, tentatively titled The Souls of Womenfolk.
As you can imagine, this talk sits at the intersection of African American studies, religious studies, and women’s and gender studies, so I think lots of faculty, students, staff, and community members will find it compelling! Dr. Wells-Oghoghomeh is an assistant professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University and her work is sure to shake up the world!
Join us for another TEA with WGS (Teaching to Engage and Activate) focused on veteran students. We are partnering with Veteran and Military Services to offer a Green Zone training this Wednesday 11/6, 2-3:30 in the MSPS conference room. There will be tea (of course) and light refreshments as well as an informative session.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Join us for an intimate discussion with Carolyn Forché, award-winning poet of witness, acclaimed memoirist, and human rights advocate, about her memoir, What You Have Heard Is True. Free and open to the public! Reservations recommended, visit: ashleyhall.org/writersseries
The SlutWalk, hosted by Planned Parenthood Generation Action, is a peaceful empowering march followed by a rally in which participants dress however they choose without fear of being judged in this safe space — because dress, sexuality, gender, and race/ethnicity, is never an invitation for violence. Encouraged attire is whatever the marcher is comfortable with, like bra’s, Halloween costumes, gender-neutral clothing, everyday clothing, organization shirts, etc (though we still have to follow the law, people). Our individuality is beautiful and should be celebrated, not shamed.
Marchers will gather on Wednesday, October 30th in Cougar Mall at 5:15, and will commence marching at 5:30 pm, walking down Glebe, and end in Stern Gardens for a rally around 6 pm with speakers including GSEC, BSU, and ASA as well as open discussion and music/dancing. Blank and premade posters will be available.
It is important to remind campus of this ever-constant issue since, according to rainn.org, more sexual assaults on campus take place during the fall semester than in the spring semester. Halloween parties and costumes are not an excuse to violate another person, as there is never a reason for this.
PPGA is making a clear statement to CofC that we will not tolerate harmful stigmas or rape culture which are prevalent at college parties. We never owe you sex. Costumes are not consent, “I’m not sure” and no response is not consent. We stand against victim-blaming, sexual harassment, gender harassment, and slut shaming–because shame is for offenders.
All are welcome–please bring your friends and spread the word!
This is the first Social Justice Coffee Hour Of the semester which will be focused on Development Density In the Lowcountry. Hear insights from speakers Cyrus Buffum, Omar Muhammed, and Dr. Barry Stiefel. Bring your own mug! (flyer attached)