Holiday Open House Thursday Dec 18th

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Join the Women's Center in celebrating the women and men who keep this part of the Arctic warm and inviting, no matter what the outside temperature.

Cookies, conversation, mulled cider, the chance to connect with others,  celebrate the season, PLUS the chance to win fabulous door prizes awaits you at our Holiday Open House Thursday, Dec 18th

Come anytime between 10 am to 8 pm to the

UAF Women's Center *NEW LOCATION*

130 Wood Center (across from the Pub)

Check out our fabulous door prizes  (previews below)

Whether you prefer a hooded squall jacket, down vest (hooded or non), cashmere sweater, fleece throw, Pashmina & silk scarf, LARGE lobster beach towel, bags, pouches, jewelry, or other fabulous door prizes, you will get the chance to choose which prize(s) you would most like to win. Each prize will have its own ticket container, which you can stuff with tickets to 
improve your chances of winning. 

How do you earn door prize tickets?

• earn one ticket for coming in the door :-)
• earn another ticket by bringing cookies or holiday treats to share
• earn an additional ticket for each 5 items you bring to donate to the Wood Center Food Pantry  

Door Prize drawing at 6:00pm 
***You do not have to be present to win***
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Door prize items (UPDATED! additional items added)

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This door prize is the hooded down vest, Gloria Steinem NOT part of the prize

 All items above from Lands' End except for the Pashmina Scarf
Various Men's & Women's Sizes including XL/P, XXL, OX, 2X, 3X

Item Descriptions

Yellow Hooded Squall Jacket

Luxurious Nautical Print Fleece Throw

Striped Mesh Polo Shirt

Large Lobster Beach Towel

Red Ponte Boatneck Dress

Luxurious Stripe Print Fleece Throw

Classic Cashmere Sweater

Pashmina Cashmere & Silk Scarf 
Down Vest
Fitted Turtle Neck Cobal Top
V-Neck T-Shirt 
Hooded Down Vest Long

(various bags, pouches, and jewelry, some stocking stuffer size, have been added to the door prize treasure trove, pictures yet to come) 

Bring canned goods to donate to the Wood Center Pantry to score more door prize drawing tickets. 
**You'll want to win these cool door prizes!**

Strike * Docudrama & Discussion * Tue Dec 2nd 6:30PM

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Join us for our "Docs with the WoC" Fall Finale 

Strike (a docudrama about the founding of Solidarity)

Tuesday, December 2nd 6:30PM

Arctic Java Coffeehouse, UAF Wood Center

This tense and triumphant docudrama about the founding of Solidarity follows the life of Agnieszka Kowalska, the female crane operator who helped to radicalize the Polish labor movement. In these times when "solidarity" seems so essential, this film provides us an opportunity to reflect on the possibilities and promise of solidarity.

See this spectacular series of scenes set to the soundtrack from "Strike" for a glimpse into the experience awaiting you at our Docs with the WoC Fall Finale.

Docs with the WoC is a series of documentary films about women, brought to you by the UAF Women's Center.

Justice Chili Feed Thur Nov 20 5:30pm Wood Center Ballroom

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! Chili Time !

Justice Chili Feed

Thursday, November 20th 5:30 PM

UAF Wood Center Ballroom

Justice is doing something new with the Chili Feed this time around.

This semester's event, with opportunities for networking and connecting, will be held in the Wood Center Ballroom. Additional departments and offices are collaborating; faculty, staff, alums, and community members are invited; AND this event features a delectable DE$$ERT Auction fundraiser to help bring feminist writer/theorist Gloria Steinem to Fairbanks June 12, 2015! 

The chili, bread, drinks and fixins are FREE!

Bring $$ for bidding on delectable desserts!

The theme this year is:

Opening Closed Doors:

Confronting Private Violence with

Answers, Resources and Connections

Guest Speakers Include:

* Brenda Stanfill, Executive Director, 

Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living

* Chief Keith Mallard, UAF Police Department

* Ron Wall, Alaska State Troopers

Spread the word! Bring your friends and family.

Trans Awareness Week Film Monday, Nov 17th, 6:30 pm, Arctic Java

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Join us for our UAF launch of Trans Awareness Week 2014, with one of the sweetest films to emerge from Europe in the 1990s.
 

Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink)
Monday, Nov 17th @ 6:30pm
Arctic Java, UAF Wood Center
 
This film, in French, with English subtitles,
is the story of a little boy who believes he was meant to be a girl.
A bittersweet mix of innocent fantasy, crushing misunderstandings, as well as tenderness, this film reminds us that, to a child, anything is possible.

Brought to you by the UAF Women's Center and the
Women's and Gender Studies Program.

For more information,
474-6360 or find us on Facebook
UAF Women's Center

The Girls in the Band * Documentary Film and Discussion * Tue Nov 11 6:30pm

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When the world told them they couldn't play, they did it anyway!

Join us for the documentary that tells their story:

"The Girls in the Band"

Tuesday, November 11th 6:30pm

Arctic Java in UAF Wood Center

In the nineteen thirties and forties, hundreds of women musicians toured the country in glamorous All-Girl Bands, while others played side by side with their male counterparts. The Girls in the Band tells the poignant stories of these female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30s to the present day. They endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them. Today there is a new breed of gifted young women talking their rightful place in a world which can no longer deny their talents!

Following the documentary, Professor Karen Gustafson, of UAF's Borealis Brass, will facilitate our discussion of this film, and these women, with some of whom she has had the pleasure to work.

Burning Times * Documentary Film & Discussion * Tue Oct 28 6pm

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Join us for our Halloween Week *Docs with the WoC* documentary film and discussion:   "Burning Times,"    a documentary about old, and new witches.

Burning Times

Tuesday, October 28th 6:30pm

@ Arctic Java, UAF Wood Center

Witch hunts, loathing, and persecution of those who are different...

False accusations and witch trials through the ages have led to massive torture, burnings at the stake, and ultimately to destruction of organic and earth centered ways of life.

Can widespread violence against women and neglect of our environment be traced back to the bigotry and bias of witch hunts? 

You'll want to be with us in Arctic Java for this documentary and discussion!

Building a Safe Community

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Join in Oct 22 through 29th for a week-long focus on 

Building a Safe Community!

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"Private Violence"

film showing and panel discussion

Wed. Oct 22th 5:30-8:00pm

UAF Reichardt Building, Room 202

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Building a Safe Community

Domestic Violence Awareness/Action Month Event

food, activities, freebees &

community tree project

Saturday Oct 25th 2:00-5:00pm

UAF Wood Center Mall 

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"Sin by Silence"

film showing and panel discussion

Wed. Oct 29th 5:30-8:00pm

UAF Reichardt Building, Room 202

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Events sponsored by:

Alaska Native Social Worker's Association (ANSWA)

Organization of Student Social Workers (OSSW)

Other participants include:

Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living

UAF Green Dot

UAF Women's Center

AAUW Fall Membership Meeting Saturday, October 18th

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You Are Invited to the

AAUW Fairbanks Branch

Fall Membership Brunch

Saturday, October 18th 10:30am

Fairbanks Resource Agency

805 Airport Way

What is this all about?

• The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation's leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls
• The Fairbanks Branch of AAUW has been here, in Fairbanks, working for equity and education since 1936
• The membership brunch features a presentation about AAUW, a casual potluck, and a drawing for prizes

UAF Women's Center is a University Member of AAUW, which means

• Free e-student affiliate memberships for all undergraduates/community college students enrolled at UAF
• Priority for educational project grants and leadership development opportunities for students
• Advocacy for federal public policy that supports education
• Access to AAUW student internships in Washington D.C.   

Come to the AAUW Fairbanks Branch Brunch
Find out about AAUW's activities, events, scholarships, and opportunities
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Driving directions to Fairbanks Resource Agency (FRA)

From Airport Way turn south on Gillam Way

Take the first right onto 14th Ave, and then turn right at the 2nd driveway

Visit AAUW's website for further details

http://fairbanks-ak.aauw.net

Ally Week Oct 13-17

FULL week of activities & events for Ally Week @ UAF Oct 13-17!

Hope to see you at these two events, hosted by the Women's Center, as well as at all of the Gender & Sexuality Alliance / Nanook Diversity Action Council Ally Week Events.

See our Women's Center Calendar for a full listing of Ally Week events

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 Q-Word Dialogues

(a dialogue about Q-words)

Tuesday, October 14th 1-2pm

E/F (2nd Floor) Wood Center

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  Passionate Politics

(documentary film & discussion)

Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 pm

Arctic Java in the Wood Center

See our Women's Center Calendar for a full listing of events & happenings

Docs with the WoC Tue Sept 30th

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Join us @ Arctic Java in the Wood Center

Tuesday, September 30th @ 6:30 pm

for a screening and discussion of

the award winning documentary

American Revolutionary: 
The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

"Talking About A Revolution . . ." 99 year old Grace Lee Boggs is a Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, Grace Lee Boggs challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively, and redefine revolution for our times.

MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY!

Come, join in the discussion!

The Making of an Insect Curat♀r

Lisa Schon Jodwalis photo of Dytiscus fasciventris beetle

Interested in insects, field work, museum work, and/or

a career in science & academia?

Join us in the *NEW Women's Center location* for

The Making of an Insect Curat♀r
(At Least This One)
by Dr. Margaret Thayer
Curator Emeritus, ​Field Museum of Natural History 

Monday, September 15th  * 3:30 pm *

* UAF Women’s Center * NEW LOCATION *

* Wood Center Room 130 * Across the hall from The Pub *

Top of the World * Adventure in High Places

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Join Kit DesLauriers, Ski Mountaineer,

(first to ski off the highest point on each of the 7 continents)

Wednesday Sept 3rd @ UAF

2PM * 5k Fun Run

Meet at the Climbing Tower

Refreshments and access to Climbing Tower, 
gear and instruction after the run.

More info: Jamie Shorey - UAF Outdoor Adventures

907-474-6027 * jeshorey@alaska.edu

7PM * Presentation

Finding Adventure in Wild Places

@ Davis Concert Hall

Door prizes; commemorative poster to first 200 attendees.

More info: Jen Reed - Arctic Refuge

907-455-1835 * jennifer_reed@fws.gov   

All activities are free and open to the public.

Kit's visit sponsored by US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, University of Alaska, and Alaska Alpine Club, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.

Out of Darkness Into Light: 5th Friday Aug 29th

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August 29th 5-8pm (one night only)

Fifth Friday Fundraiser

Out of Darkness Into Light

by Dianne Renee' Shilling

Phillips Studio & Gallery

1222 Well Street

Fairbanks, AK

100% of art sales to benefit

Interior Alaska Center for Non Violent Living

In The Well & Good Studios building, 
north off Phillips Field Rd 

onto Driveway Street, Left on Well Street

2014 Really Free Market Sat May 17

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A few short days left to clean out your closets, sheds, and garages ... bring the things you don't want, need or have use for to the REALLY FREE MARKET, Saturday, May 17th, Patty Building Parking Lot. 

Drop off items between 8am to 10am

Take what you want from 10am to noon

(you'll have already cleaned out your closets, sheds, and garages, right, 

so you'll have plenty of space for your new treasures ;-)

By sharing we sustain each other and our community!

Do arrive by 10am for treasure hunting!

The good stuff disappears quickly!

Seats Remain in MUS 401 for Fall 2014

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Register now for MUS 410 W / WGS 410 W Fall 2014
You know how quickly W courses fill! 
Enroll now while seats remain! 
Learn about women musicians throughout history while scoring upper division writing intensive credits, WGS minor credits, and/or Music credits!

Not Alone

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President Obama proclaimed in January, 2014 "we need to keep saying to anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: 
you are not alone. We have your back."

On April 29th the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released its first report, "Not Alone." 

Not Alone is built upon the national conversation the Task Force initiated with those committed to 

ending sexual assault. 

In "Not Alone," the Task Force offers their first set of action steps and recommendations.

You can access the "Not Alone" report (20 pages of MUST READ information, recommendations & links for those who care about creating and maintaining safe campuses) at this link:

http://m.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/report_0.pdf 

 

In addition, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released "Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence". These questions and answers clarify the legal requirements and guidance articulated in the Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that was issued by the DOE Office of Civil Rights on April 4, 2011.

You can access the Questions and Answers document here:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201404-title-ix.pdf

Read these documents

 Check out the Task Force's website NotAlone.gov 

This Not Alone website provides resources, tools and connections to help all of us turn the tide on sexual assault and violence.