Event Archive
Fall 2012
Sept. 13
Open House with Special Guest Performance Poet Chavisa Woods - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oalrm8r78M
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Food, fun and live performance
Oct. 23
Domestic Violence Awareneness Month
Black Women Film Festival B(W)FF - No: The Rape Documentary
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Associate Professor Lynda Day.
Oct. 25
Reproductive Rights: Planned Parenthood
12:30 - 2 p.m.
State Lounge, Student Center
Partner Violence 101
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Oct. 30
Women's Self-Defense Workshop
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Dance Studio, West Quad Center
Nov. 8
28-Days Film Screening: Cover Girl Culture
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Sau Fong Au.
Nov. 13
Women!! Can You Have It All? A Look At Workplace Flexibility as It Relates to You aYour Future Employment
5 – 6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Led by Suzanne Grossmen, with special guest Grace Protos. Light Refreshments. RSVP required.
Nov. 20
Black Women Film Festival B(W)FF - Silent Choices
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Assistant Professor Lynda Day.
Nov. 27
Shirley Chisholm Day
Look for scheduled activities
Dec. 6
Holiday Party
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
International Beauty Bazaar, with hennae, braiding and beading. Join us for relaxation and fun. Refreshments.
Spring 2012
Feb. 16
Black Women Film Festival B(W)FF
Iron Ladies of Liberia
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Assistant Professor Lynda Day.
Feb. 23
Inequities of Love
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by author Dr. Averil Clarke.
March 8
Women Activist Roundtable and Luncheon
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Alumni Lounge, Student Center
Guests include:
- Debbie Almontaser
- Beatriz Beckford
- Zeinab Eyega
- Yonette Fleming
- Etta Jackson
- Isabelle Jagninski
- Biola Jeje
- Betty Lugo
- Carmen Pacheco
- Nancy Romer
March 13
Book Party to celebrate Lynda Day's Gender and Power: The Women Chiefs of Sierra Leone, The Last Two Hundred Years
5 – 6:30 p.m.
State Lounge, Student Center
March 15
Narrative Medicine Night
5 –7 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Jennifer Sotsky, Jocelyn Jiao, Lisa Roth
March 22 – 23
The Vagina Monologues - www.vday.org/home
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
Brooklyn College's Women's Center and the V-Day Committee bring back their annual production of The Vagina Monologues. Proceeds will go toward organizations working to fight against domestic violence.
March 29
Shirley Chisholm Conference
April 18
Women! What's the Value of Your Education? (for Women Only)
5 – 6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Zavi Baynes, with guest speaker Grace Protos.
April 24
Black Women Film Festival B(W)FF
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders
April 26
Film Screening: Deaf Jam, with director Judy Lieff
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
May 15
International Beauty Bazaar: End of Year Celebration
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Hennae, braiding, eyebrow threading and beading. Join us for relaxation and fun. Refreshments will be served.
Fall 2011
Sept. 22
Open House and Karaoke Party!
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Oct. 13
Domestic Violence Awareness Day
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
Until the Violence Stops: An Interactive Public Forum with Keith Labelle, director, Violence Prevention & Advocacy Services Program, University of Rhode Island
5 – 7 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
From Non-action to Action: Gender Dialogue on Domestic Violence
- Don Kao, Director, Project Reach
- Sau-fong Au, Director, Women's Center
Oct. 25
Women! What's The Value of Your College Major? For Women Only.
5 – 6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Dsicussion led by Zavi Baynes. Light refreshments will be served.
Oct. 27
Reading and Panel Discussion: Men Undressed: Women Writers and the Male Sexual Experience
5 – 7 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Four writers — Nava Renek, Allison Amend, Elizabeth Searle and Diane Williams — will read their work from forthcoming anthology. Hosted by WNYC's Amy Eddings.
Nov. 10
Women's Self Defense Workshop
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Glenwood Lounge, Student Center
Led by Jonathan Chin, B.C. Tae Kwon Do Club.
Nov. 15
28 Days Film Screening: The Line, with discussion
12:30 - 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Dec. 8
Holiday Party!
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Share food, talent and fun! Women's Center's Got Talent: Open Mic. Sign up for your three minutes of fame.
Spring 2011
Feb. 17
Gallery Opening: Shift
3 –7 p.m.
Maroon Room, Student Center
Images and narratives of African women in movement
Feb. 22
Doing It (Right): Forming Healthy Intimate Relationships
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 3
Women's History Month
Film Screening: The Syrian Bride
12:30 – 2:15 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Refreshments will be served.
March 18
Sex Toy Store Field Trip (for women only)
Time: to be announced
Meet at the Women's Center.
March 24 – 25
The Vagina Monologues
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
Ticket Price: to be announced
April 7
Women's Self Defense Workshop
12:30 – 2 p.m.
240 West Quad Center
Led by Jonathan Chin, B.C. Tae Kwon Do Club.
April 13
Finding the Right Career and Major Workshop (for women only)
5 – 6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Led by Zavi Baynes.
May 12
Express Yourself: Hands-on Art Project
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Sau-Fong Au. RSVP required.
Fall 2010
Nov. 4
Financial Fitness
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Brooklyn College alumna Denise Garrett helps students manage their money and plan for their futures.
Nov. 18
Arranged (friendship has no religion)
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With discussion.
Dec. 9
Holiday Party!!!!
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With karaoke hostess Dropsey Duzmen
Spring 2010
Feb. 11
Picking Up the Pieces: Taking Women Seriously in Tallying the True Costs of the Iraq War
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Jefferson Willams Lounge, Student Center
With guest speaker Cynthia Enloe
Feb. 23
Out Against Abuse: Domestic Violence Among Youth
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion and presentation, led by Sabrin Chowdhury and Anindita Chaterjee
Feb. 26
Financial Fitness Workshop: Budgeting for Everyday Life
3:30 – 5 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With Denise Garrett
March 4
Gender and Islam: All-day Panels
10:45 a.m. – 8 p.m.
March 25
The Vagina Monologues - http://www.vday.org/home
Noon – 2 p.m.
Location: to be announced
March 26
The Vagina Monologues - http://www.vday.org/home
6 – 8 p.m.
Location: to be announced
April 14
Finding the Right Career and Major (for Women Only)
5 – 6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With Zavi Baynes
April 20
Film Screening: Afghan Star
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
May 11
End of Semester Celebration and Open Mic
12:30 – 2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
