tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77438494718837570072024-03-05T16:04:07.107-08:00G R A D U A T E * W O M E N ' S * P R O J E C TThe Official Blog of the Graduate Women's Project at the University of California BerkeleyThe Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-60830614120942624472009-11-10T20:04:00.001-08:002009-11-13T17:42:08.889-08:00STUDY HALL THIS SATURDAY @ ANTHONY HALL<div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia, fantasy;font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><b>Are you buried under your work? </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia, fantasy;font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>Need help getting motivated and focused?</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_o2hstoj7wsDGIz725oNpR1s46cjEmT8rnkg5D7n4u-M0b4kUtHECvn7IX3Ix3DpmK-O-E3LmYrr5Ps5GiPLQ2ny4q9XkeMYrWXLdx9OkTpwOhW_5EKkQHnb7vau3t56eeqQWDElHXZo/s320/college_stress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402693296072455618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span>The Graduate Women's Project can help!</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b>Back by popular demand, the GWP will be hosting a study hall </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><b>Saturday, November 14th from 11am-6pm</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b>The location is TBA.</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">The food is free</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">The coffee is hot</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia, fantasy;font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">and the company is fresh</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, -webkit-fantasy;color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, -webkit-fantasy;">*Mark your calendars. An announcement will be sent out later on this week with the location*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></div>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-35522721868083138422009-11-10T19:26:00.000-08:002009-11-10T20:01:16.224-08:00ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY YOGA? Come try it FREE this Friday<div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This Friday November 13th, the Graduate Women's Project is proud to sponsor a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">*</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">F R E E*</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> yoga and meditation workshop especially tailored for women.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ALL LEVELS OF PRACTICE ARE WELCOME.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatpB8Jhho4NI4mQ35sUyvWP14E5JePcUwT788Bk8aUm9a_P7zenhfKYkQHaA1sZ_rpAAVSrsuUyawx7Yf717IOPPKPIYuwqmiyOr_D4Wkoxbvp5Abutg5Bz3ay_opYjn4m9C-38vt2Ac/s1600-h/scorpion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatpB8Jhho4NI4mQ35sUyvWP14E5JePcUwT788Bk8aUm9a_P7zenhfKYkQHaA1sZ_rpAAVSrsuUyawx7Yf717IOPPKPIYuwqmiyOr_D4Wkoxbvp5Abutg5Bz3ay_opYjn4m9C-38vt2Ac/s320/scorpion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402686836602212754" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">WHY TAKE TIME OUT YOUR VERY BUSY SCHEDULE TO TRY YOGA AND MEDITATION? WHY NOT!</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The practice of yoga</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> has been proven to enhance flexibility, strength, endurance, and general well-being as well as reduce psychological stress, anxiety, and trauma.</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Meditation is a practice that brings back balance physically, emotionally, and mentally. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Meditation has been proven to actually reduce stress in our nervous systems so you can face your day with a fresh attitude and calm manner. Some other proven health benefits include:</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"><div align="left"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Lower cholesterol</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Curb insomnia</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Boost the immune system</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Reduce depression</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Relieve anxiety and compulsive behavior</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Alleviate stress levels</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Improve decision-making ability</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Enhance memory</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Treat drug and alcohol abuse</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Lower high blood pressure</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ease pain of arthritis</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Speed up the healing response</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Relieve digestive disorders</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Reduce symptoms of PMS and menopause</div></span></div></span></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">STILL</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> not convinced? Check out this article of </span></span><a href="http://www.wellsphere.com/meditation-article/5-good-reasons-why-you-should-practice-yoga-and-meditation/5210"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5 Good Reasons Why You Should Practice Yoga and Meditation</span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzj-cukW2pPz2-H7829F69WnvflZz9pCVSqGO2RfYGY8acqP_oRUTl_TXdjUKAEEs9STcvlVYpEgJWugqx2w1D101ifHVmn4yIUn1ESpXRUKBBunrWJyTkoLeAoJwoXfpoqGUH9cfzQA/s1600-h/580928_32800282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzj-cukW2pPz2-H7829F69WnvflZz9pCVSqGO2RfYGY8acqP_oRUTl_TXdjUKAEEs9STcvlVYpEgJWugqx2w1D101ifHVmn4yIUn1ESpXRUKBBunrWJyTkoLeAoJwoXfpoqGUH9cfzQA/s320/580928_32800282.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402684567441310082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Honor your body this Friday, November 13th</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">12noon to 2pm</span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Madrone Room</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">4th floor of the MLK Student Union</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:x-large;"><b>*Please bring a yoga mat or a blanket and loose fitting clothing*</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcc78gk8uYw3_kT6VG1N2nUU5R-8p1IJ-E18E4OKfLrTn5KyvO44OKRInEiY1Wu98FO0DbkNqql_XB7SyzrmuNoAUvjL9iUKqi8Vm8JqkoA9X5J0ET2Ozt7uqt4R60eEC8MK5-s8Jtzo/s1600-h/YogaBalance1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcc78gk8uYw3_kT6VG1N2nUU5R-8p1IJ-E18E4OKfLrTn5KyvO44OKRInEiY1Wu98FO0DbkNqql_XB7SyzrmuNoAUvjL9iUKqi8Vm8JqkoA9X5J0ET2Ozt7uqt4R60eEC8MK5-s8Jtzo/s320/YogaBalance1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402690921868166946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-29787162863072971392009-10-19T17:13:00.001-07:002009-10-19T17:17:00.505-07:00Love Your Body Day Event This Thursday<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Garamond;font-size:medium;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong><em>In honor of </em>Love Your Body Day<em>, The Graduate Women’s Project invites you to </em></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 45px/normal Century; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">SEX AND DESSERT </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Garamond; ">A Workshop on Sexual Communication & </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Garamond; ">Asking for What You Want </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Garamond; ">with Good Vibrations </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Garamond; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>WHEN</strong>: Thursday October 22nd </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>TIME: </strong>5pm to 7pm </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>WHERE</strong>: ANTHONY HALL </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>WHAT</strong>: This workshop will be facilitated by sex education experts from Good Vibrations. Good Vibrations is a diverse, woman-focused retailer providing access to sex-positive products and accurate sex information in order to promote healthy attitudes about sex.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>WHO</strong>: This program is designed for graduate women in mind but all are welcome </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>WINE AND DESSERT:</strong> will be served </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Book Antiqua'; "><strong>STILL HAVE QUESTIONS: </strong>Contact <a href="mailto:gwp@ga.berkeley.edu">gwp@ga.berkeley.edu</a></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx6NRDl0D76IcKhAtXnnF51YGnHgGUUr7-hMxVPJKfPds8RgUaH2hVj4EMpchH3UQllF0oDta8LOM1YiAFSthhggcdjxChE5MhvT9z3mRsCyrlbdvVbumlEnPWJE4YwbHl67G_uObdg/s1600-h/GWP+Sex+and+Dessert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jx6NRDl0D76IcKhAtXnnF51YGnHgGUUr7-hMxVPJKfPds8RgUaH2hVj4EMpchH3UQllF0oDta8LOM1YiAFSthhggcdjxChE5MhvT9z3mRsCyrlbdvVbumlEnPWJE4YwbHl67G_uObdg/s320/GWP+Sex+and+Dessert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394468836199717186" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-766909857441128612009-10-11T14:33:00.000-07:002009-10-11T18:43:22.412-07:00Graduate Women's Study Hall Pictures<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KorlBPkake8JjMTl9QB84b-fgeSFTfzkzaqRHbVOn6jsn_SKHQmkdEoenY1eQHtEi3s80YcRK56WYs7vfYcGXcj6ljUhOg5_R-WhCoDcI5y57pbEzDusaR8kQPtKEGIVNueiZ3VIDis/s1600-h/photo+3-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KorlBPkake8JjMTl9QB84b-fgeSFTfzkzaqRHbVOn6jsn_SKHQmkdEoenY1eQHtEi3s80YcRK56WYs7vfYcGXcj6ljUhOg5_R-WhCoDcI5y57pbEzDusaR8kQPtKEGIVNueiZ3VIDis/s320/photo+3-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391460016972784754" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to all of the amazing women who came out to the Graduate Women's Study Hall this very chilly October Sunday. 37 women gathered in Anthony Hall for bagels, coffee, tea, burritos from Chipotle, and a quiet afternoon of studying. I hope that you found the space productive and that you come back again next month!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO_YehuQ1o3h2Vh949AWTVpWuYaV4f4prpkcS9Oxi5U3lwO18VOXWLdq1UO1mxnHv6iNtKwUVOgwxnnyHRyqxNmmevmVRInHvoJH99ntLJp-GHR-mvWoaO5_XocNxBZtpNtXc9Hc2-xE/s1600-h/photo+5-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO_YehuQ1o3h2Vh949AWTVpWuYaV4f4prpkcS9Oxi5U3lwO18VOXWLdq1UO1mxnHv6iNtKwUVOgwxnnyHRyqxNmmevmVRInHvoJH99ntLJp-GHR-mvWoaO5_XocNxBZtpNtXc9Hc2-xE/s320/photo+5-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391460743712801634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnu9YEvVYD5_wW5CBwWMRx22gVvtD0WORLLz-J7Q8dVHttmhc6f6HGJvzm-m20Wr1LYzyRyqsR5tafahPyLlKtKG2J9SY52geN_lKGqBC74AqFU6hcNlFmu_tpqUBXeFBObFESjddI38/s1600-h/photo+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnu9YEvVYD5_wW5CBwWMRx22gVvtD0WORLLz-J7Q8dVHttmhc6f6HGJvzm-m20Wr1LYzyRyqsR5tafahPyLlKtKG2J9SY52geN_lKGqBC74AqFU6hcNlFmu_tpqUBXeFBObFESjddI38/s320/photo+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391460736275953330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0NaG99tgS6QZKP52FpH0M8eCEXjs_1mt6YOMV4gZcZTqdf6UJI3hG_6x6sNB7yL7pD_7LHIwdYX6tWntmxGbjaaapDKnKs7sb_bhjPsxtqqz1hewE8z6wGd1kPZO2mCrgl4zij0JlyQ/s1600-h/photo+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0NaG99tgS6QZKP52FpH0M8eCEXjs_1mt6YOMV4gZcZTqdf6UJI3hG_6x6sNB7yL7pD_7LHIwdYX6tWntmxGbjaaapDKnKs7sb_bhjPsxtqqz1hewE8z6wGd1kPZO2mCrgl4zij0JlyQ/s320/photo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391460733317546498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4gbxhJg09Q47bHp8HwhIE5UEhrjvibyauzYuj3UUL3ijdWtYfpudSjW7fW2CY9KcLpjBO9deSFr5UGmzw0Qj2ECh8jOiVxBOkmElOzSRE-wgdbLPUrRKsX2v2PSij03Z4zqdnK4Zyb8/s1600-h/photo-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4gbxhJg09Q47bHp8HwhIE5UEhrjvibyauzYuj3UUL3ijdWtYfpudSjW7fW2CY9KcLpjBO9deSFr5UGmzw0Qj2ECh8jOiVxBOkmElOzSRE-wgdbLPUrRKsX2v2PSij03Z4zqdnK4Zyb8/s320/photo-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391461469546581250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aJO38Mu0NOAILvnuiUpFjAvq-WUGFaaayi0lj4kLEP9NzjuOh-3vZjznySldeeMmLKOIYfikfX4IIj_rsBzTBFFXbbGfJPAEmUsrdKvJoxqiA2Fas2H1AHMavV3rMljtuqeRkaNFdWk/s1600-h/photo+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aJO38Mu0NOAILvnuiUpFjAvq-WUGFaaayi0lj4kLEP9NzjuOh-3vZjznySldeeMmLKOIYfikfX4IIj_rsBzTBFFXbbGfJPAEmUsrdKvJoxqiA2Fas2H1AHMavV3rMljtuqeRkaNFdWk/s320/photo+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391461462609913266" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-46089101351796459732009-10-03T12:42:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:43:53.969-07:00GWP October Events<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Graduate Women’s Study Hall</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sunday October 11, 11am to 6pm</span><br />Anthony Hall<br />Come join the Graduate Women's Project for an all day grad women's study hall in Anthony Hall (across from Barrows).There will be desks, tables, wireless internet, coffee and tea. Breakfast and lunch will be served (with Vegan options available).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Self Defense Workshop For Women</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Friday October 16th, 12noon to 1pm</span><br />Stephen’s Hall on the 3rd floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union<br />Come learn the basics of self defense with Som Pourfarzaneh from the YWCA. Please wear loose clothing and no hand jewelry.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Sex and Dessert: Sexual Communication Workshop with Good Vibrations</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thursday October 22nd, 5pm to 7pm</span><br />Location TBA<br />Last years Sex and Dessert event was such a huge success that we asked Good Vibrations to come back again this year. In honor of Love Your Body Day, please join us for a workshop on sexually communications and intimacy. Dessert and wine will be served.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">In November and December</span> we will be having a yoga and meditation workshop, a dinner for graduate women of color with the Women of Color Initiative, a rest and rejuvenation afternoon during finals featuring massages from Cal Massage, and (of course) more study halls.The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-35417370631787129952009-10-03T12:27:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:29:32.035-07:00Traces of In-betweenness<p class="details">BBRG PRESENTS: Traces of In-Betweenness<br /></p><p class="details">Lecture, <a href="http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/directions.shtml">Geballe Room, Townsend Center</a>, 220 Stephens Hall<br />Tuesday, October 20, 2009<br />3:00 PM to 5:00 PM<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">presider:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Trinh T. Minh-ha</strong>, UC Berkeley professor, filmmaker and visual artist</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> panelists:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Dalida Maria Benfield</strong>, filmmaker, art educator and coordinator of the "Visuality and Alterity" Townsend Working Group.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <strong>Michelle Dizon</strong>, artist, filmaker, visiting scholar at the California Institute of the Arts, in the Photography and Media program.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <strong>Laura Fantone</strong>, visiting scholar at the UC Berkeley, Beatrice Bain<span> </span>Research Group</p><p class="MsoNormal"> Co-sponsored by: <a href="http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/working_groups_list.shtml#vz">Visuality and Alterity Townsend Center Working Group</a> and <a href="http://womensstudies.berkeley.edu/">Department of Gender and Women's Studies</a></p> <p><a href="http://bbrg.berkeley.edu/">Beatrice M. Bain Research Group</a></p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-43203250685755013452009-10-03T12:25:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:30:33.186-07:00GWS Fall Colloquia - Sharon Daniel and Erik Loyer<span style="font-weight: bold;">New Media Documentary: Digital Art and Activism</span> <p><span class="participantName">Sharon Daniel, Professor of Film and Digital Media and Chair of the Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program at UC Santa Cruz</span><br /><span class="participantName">Erik Loyer, an interactive media artist whose internationally-exhibited award-winning work uses tactile and performative interface in the service of audiovisual storytelling</span></p> <p class="details"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Film Screening & Discussion, BCNM Commons, 340 Moffitt</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, October 14, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:00 PM to 7:00 PM</span><br /></p> <p><span style=";font-size:10;color:black;" >Artist/activist/scholar Sharon Daniel and interactive media designer<span> </span></span><span style=";font-size:10;color:black;" >Erik Loyer will present two database-driven interactive documentaries,<span> </span></span><span style=";font-size:10;color:black;" >Public Secrets [<a href="http://publicsecrets.net/" target="_blank">http://publicsecrets.net</a>] and Blood Sugar </span><span style=";font-size:10;color:black;" >[<a href="http://bloodsugararchives.net/" target="_blank">http://bloodsugararchives.net</a>] as case studies of alternative media activism. In Public Secrets incarcerated women reveal the secret injustices of the Criminal Justice System and the Prison Industrial Complex. Blood Sugar examines the social and political construction of poverty, alienation, addiction and insanity in American society through the eyes of those who live it. The online interfaces and extensive audio databases compiled for these two projects emerge out of the hybrid public art practice in which information and communication technologies are employed in the service of social justice and social inclusion. This talk will address both how these two interactive documentaries were created, and how they transcend the boundaries between art and political activism by engaging the question, “what can art do?” in relation to some of our most troubling social problems.</span> </p> <p><a href="http://womensstudies.berkeley.edu/">Gender and Women's Studies</a>, <a href="http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/">Blum Center for Developing Economies</a>, Li Ka Shing, <a href="http://bcnm.berkeley.edu/">Berkeley Center for New Media</a>, <a href="http://bbrg.berkeley.edu/">Beatrice M. Bain Research Group</a></p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-3615270536051747632009-10-03T12:24:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:25:31.582-07:00CRG Afternoon Forum Series - Lawyers in Wartime<p class="details"> CRG Afternoon Forum Series, 691 Barrows Hall<br />Thursday, October 8, 2009<br />4:00 PM to 5:30 PM<br /></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-presenter2"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"> <p> <strong>Lawyering in the Shadow of War: A Study of Attorneys Representing Guantánamo Detainees</strong><br />Prof. Laurel Fletcher, Law; Director, International Human Rights Clinic</p><p><strong>Women at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg</strong><br />Prof. Diane Amann, UC Davis Law; Director, CA International Law Center<br /><br />Detailed info:<br /><a href="http://crg.berkeley.edu/content/lawyers-wartime">http://crg.berkeley.edu/content/lawyers-wartime</a><br /></p></div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://crg.berkeley.edu/">Center for Race and Gender</a></p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-51947311246847221172009-10-03T11:53:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:02:00.524-07:00Gender and Women's Studies Fall Colloquia - Professor Osagie Obasogie<p class="subhead">A Closer Look at the IOM's Recommendation to Loosen Restrictions on Using Prisoners as Human Subjects</p> <p><span class="participantName">Professor Osagie Obasogie</span>, Associate Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Francisco; Senior Fellow, Center for Genetics and Society</p> <p class="details"> Lecture<br />Tuesday, October 6, 2009<br />11:00 AM to 12:30 PM<br />20 Barrows Hall</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Professor Obasogie received his B.A. <em>with distinction</em> from Yale University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a <em>Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar</em> and an editor for the National Black Law Journal. He also received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a fellow with the National Science Foundation. </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Obasogie’s research looks at the complex interplay between law and society with regard to American race relations. His most recent work involves developing regulatory schemes for reproductive and genetic technologies that encourage innovation, protect vulnerable communities, and promote the public good. His writings have spanned both academic and public audiences, with journal articles in the <em>Law and Society Review </em>(forthcoming), <em>Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties </em>(forthcoming), <em>Yale Journal of Law</em> <em>and Feminism</em>, and the <em>Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics</em> along with commentaries in outlets such as the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>Boston Globe</em>, and <em>New</em> <em>Scientist</em>.</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Professor Obasogie and the Center for Genetics and Society recently published a report on race and human biotechnology entitled <em>Playing the Gene Card?</em> The report focuses on three biotech applications that may have particular risks for African-Americans and other minority communities:<span> </span>race-specific drugs, genetic ancestry tests, and DNA forensics. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.thegenecard.org/">www.thegenecard.org</a>.</p> <p>Sponsored by: Li Ka Shing Program in Gender and Science in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies</p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-39320281619552813352009-10-03T11:13:00.000-07:002009-10-03T11:49:55.575-07:00Center for Race and Gender: Contact Zones<p><strong>CONTACT ZONES: CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ENCOUNTERS ACROSS LINES OF RACIALIZED ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND SOCIAL CLASS</strong></p><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-date"> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="field-label">Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Thursday, November 5, 2009 - <span class="date-display-start">4:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">5:30pm</span></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location"> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="field-label">Location: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 691 Barrows Hall </div> </div> </div><p><strong>The Relatively Hidden, but Tectonic, Dynamics of Social Class in the Experiences of Elementary School Children in California</strong></p><p>Prof. Barrie Thorne, Sociology<br /><br />More info coming soon...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Negotiating "Otherness": Exploring the Contact Zone of University-Community Partnerships in an Urban Context</span><br />Emily Gleason, Education<br /><br />This presentation reflects a portion of a larger qualitative study of two models of university-community collaborations. Each collaboration created “contact zones” between undergraduates from a prestigious urban university and local high school youth from the surrounding inner city environs. The research explores the engagement between young people from disparate social and cultural backgrounds, with an eye on how they make sense of each other, their own identities, and their “place” in the world. Magnifying tensions around racial, class, ethnic, geographic, and cultural differences, these partnerships produce spaces in which relations of power are negotiated and contested. This presentation focuses on one of the study’s larger questions: How do youth and university students theorize about “Others” and “Otherness” through the course of program involvement, and how are constructs of “difference” negotiated in the “contact zone”?</p> <p><label>Event Contact: </label><a href="mailto:centerrg@berkeley.edu">centerrg@berkeley.edu</a>, 510-643-8488</p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-1867424129103302892009-10-03T11:09:00.000-07:002009-10-03T11:50:24.224-07:00The Future of Reproduction: A Personal and Global Perspective<h1>The Future of Reproduction: A Personal and Global Perspective</h1> <p><strong>When:</strong> October 12, 2009, 06:00 PM -- 08:00 PM</p> <p><strong>Where:</strong><br /> North Gate Hall Library<br /> 121 North Gate Hall<br /> UC Berkeley<br /> Berkeley, CA </p> <p>In this modern age, planning your life course is a tricky balancing act between career and family that often involves re-planning. Based on her own experience and the stories she gathered in her book, <em>In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment and Motherhood</em>, about women looking for the best age at which to have a child, <strong>Rachel Lehmann-Haupt</strong> will speak about the consequences and dilemmas surrounding modern motherhood and fatherhood, infertility, and the new array of choices that we have from “instant families” to “egg freezing” to “single motherhood” to "the donor egg economy" to living "child free." She will address the changing attitudes towards later motherhood and the uses of and advances in reproductive medicine.<br /><br /><strong>Michelle Goldberg</strong>, author of <em>The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World</em>, will speak about the global battle for control of women's fertility, a battle that pits coalitions of religious fundamentalists against a cosmopolitan array of feminists, reformers and doctors. Goldberg will show the surprising ways that women's rights, and their access to reproductive choice, is central to combating global poverty, maternal mortality, political instability and even collapsing birth rates in Europe, and she'll discuss the profound effect that American abortion politics have on women all over the planet.</p> <p><br />BIOS:<br /><br /><strong>Michelle Goldberg</strong>, MJ '98, is a journalist and author based in Brooklyn, New York. Her most recent book is <em>The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World</em>, which was published in April by Penguin Press and won last year's J. Anthony Lukas Work in Progress Award. Researched in four continents, <em>The Means of Reproduction</em> tells the story of the global battle for reproductive rights, and argues that the oppression of women is the great human rights issue of our time. New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote that the book is "full of wonderful insights and stories...Goldberg is exactly right." Goldberg is also the author of the New York Times bestseller <em>Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism</em>. She is a columnist for The Daily Beast and a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, and her work has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, Glamour, The Los Angeles Times and many other publications.<br /><br /><strong>Rachel Lehmann-Haupt</strong>, MJ '97, is an author, essayist and journalist living in the West Village of Manhattan. She writes about social trends, media, business, gender politics and the influence of science and technology on culture. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, New York, Vogue, O magazine, Self, Glamour, Outside, Wired, The New York Observer, US News and World Report, Salon.com, Business Week, and MSN Money. Her first book, <em>In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment and Motherhood</em>, was published in The United States, England and The Netherlands. First and second serial excerpts were published in Newsweek, The London Times, The Daily Mail, and The Irish Independent. Lehmann-Haupt appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. The book received positive reviews in both The New York Times and The Washington Post, where the reviewer wrote, “Lehmann-Haupt is a skilled, empathetic writer and an excellent researcher, alert to the absurdities and ethical ambiguities of her quest, and she has written a valuable guide.”</p> <p> <strong>Event contact:</strong><br /> Julie Hirano<br /> (510) 642-3394<br /> <a href="mailto:juliehirano@berkeley.edu">E-Mail</a> </p> <p><strong>Tickets:</strong> This is a free event. </p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-24631415345378396862009-10-03T11:08:00.001-07:002009-10-03T11:50:43.107-07:00Gender Consortium Reception<p class="details"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gender Consortium Reception</span><br />Monday, October 12, 2009<br />4:00 PM to 5:30 PM<br />691 Barrows Hall</p> You are welcome to attend the Gender Consortium reception!<br />Connect with the UC Berkeley community working on critical studies in gender, sexuality, and feminism.<br />Learn about exciting events and announcements for this academic year.<br />Partake in delicious refreshments.<br /><br />We hope to see you there!<br /><br />Questions? Please contact CRG at:<br />centerrg@berkeley.edu<br />510.643.8488The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-41831835884234147852009-10-03T11:07:00.001-07:002009-10-03T11:51:08.031-07:00Dead Boys: A World Premiere MusicalDEAD BOYS<br /><p><strong> A World Premiere Musical<br />Written and directed by Joe Goode<br />Music and musical direction by Holcombe Waller</strong><br />A multi-disciplinary mash-up of dance, music, and theater inspired by this new era of hope and apathy. <em>Dead Boys</em> is a freak folk musical about trust, gay activism, gender identity, talking to the dead, and the privileged culture's pursuit of happiness.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Presented Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm (October 9-18, 2009).</span><br /><em>The 2pm performance on Sunday, October 11 will be followed by a post-performance discussion with director/choreographer Joe Goode and composer Holcombe Waller.</em></p> <p><label>Tickets required:</label> $10.00 Students, Seniors, UC Faculty/Staff, $15.00 General Admission</p> <p><label> Ticket info: </label>Group discounts and subscriptions available. Purchase tickets online 24/7, or by phone/in-person during TDPS Box Office hours: Fridays from 1-4pm. Tickets go on sale August 14. Buy tickets <a href="https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?theatre=tdps">online</a>, or by calling TDPS Box Office at 510-642-8827, or by emailing TDPS Box Office at <a href="mailto:tdpsboxoffice@berkeley.edu">tdpsboxoffice@berkeley.edu</a>.</p><br /><p><label>Event Contact: </label>TDPS Box Office, Zellerbach Playhouse, <a href="mailto:tdpsboxoffice@berkeley.edu">tdpsboxoffice@berkeley.edu</a>, 510-642-8827</p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-52392088553044354792009-10-03T11:03:00.000-07:002009-10-03T11:51:34.342-07:00CSSC Working Group: Violence, Pleasure, and Writing<p style="font-weight: bold;">Transgressing and Policing: the Laws and Limits of Desire</p> <p class="details"> Discussion Group<br />Monday, September 21, 2009 to Monday, May 10, 2010<br />bi-weekly: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM<br />190 Barrows Hall</p><p>Does desire by definition break its own laws? Is the policing of its limits itself an erotic act? How do these varied forms of violence and pleasure work together to (re)define social spaces, community bonds, and bodies, as<br />both the subjects of enjoyment and those subjected to the limits of enjoyment?<br /><br />We will investigate the combined themes of transgression and policing as they play out in a multiplicity of forms, rhetorics, and media. Topics to consider include, but are certainly not limited to:<br /><br />• the historical phenomena of libertinage and decadence<br />• the game that cops and robbers play with the spectator's identification, in various genres such as detective stories, film serials, and noirs<br />• transgressions of the boundaries between the human and the mechanical, the human and the animal<br />• arguments over the contested criminality of pornography as they have played out in various theoretical contexts, from existentialism to feminism<br />• feminist utopias and anti-utopias<br />• the relationship between law and punishment as experienced both by the torturer and by the subject of torture<br />• the "law of genre" and the force it brings to bear upon the (gendered?) pleasures of the text<br />• the biopolitics of the criminal and the genius detective from fin-du-siècle criminology and degeneration theory to CSI.<br /><br />Readings may draw from authors as diverse as Diderot, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Queneau, Conan Doyle, Poe, Ballard, Wittig, Millett, Kracauer, Lacan, Borges, Ginzburg, Lombroso, Asad, and Ferguson. We will also continue to investigate a variety of other sources, such as films including Feuillade's "Fantômas" or "Les Vampires," as well as TV shows, comic books, and opera.<br /><br />For a list of scheduled meetings and topics, go to http://gender.berkeley.edu/event_detail.php?id=232<br /><br />For more information, please contact Simon Porzak, porzak@gmail.com</p> <p><label>Event Contacts: </label><a href="mailto:porzak@gmail.com">porzak@gmail.com</a>, 510-643-3040; </p>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-25155375198202811832009-10-03T10:05:00.000-07:002009-10-03T11:51:59.561-07:00FRICTION: Writing Sexuality Dissertation Workshop<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cssc.berkeley.edu/">The Center for the Study of Sexual Culture</a> presents<br />FRICTION : writing sexuality<br />Doctoral students whose work focuses on sexuality<br />are invited to participate in<br />an Interdisciplinary Dissertation Workshop<br />Sunday, December 6, 2009<br />(on the UCB campus)<br /></div><br />Designed to encourage and assist both students who are just beginning<br />dissertation work, as well as those who are farther along, the workshop<br />also creates the opportunity for dialogue among scholars from different<br />disciplines who are writing on sexual culture. The workshop, facilitated<br />by professors in the field, features intensive discussion of individual<br />projects, as well as the larger theoretical and methodological issues that<br />they raise.<br /><br />Lunch will be served.<br /><br />To apply, please email your dissertation proposal and current C.V. (as<br />attachments) to cssc@berkeley.edu<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">APPLICATIONS DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009<br /><br />For more information, email cssc@berkeley.edu</div>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-55492746555420311412009-10-03T10:00:00.000-07:002009-10-03T11:52:29.232-07:00October GWP Events:<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Graduate Women’s Study Hall</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sunday October 11, 11am to 6pm</span><br />Anthony Hall<br />Come join the Graduate Women's Project for an all day grad women's study hall in Anthony Hall (across from Barrows).There will be desks, tables, wireless internet, coffee and tea. Breakfast and lunch will be served (with Vegan options available).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Self Defense Workshop For Women</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Friday October 16th, 12noon to 1pm</span><br />Stephen’s Hall on the 3rd floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union<br />Come learn the basics of self defense with Som Pourfarzaneh from the YWCA. Please wear loose clothing and no hand jewelry.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Sex and Dessert: Sexual Communication Workshop with Good Vibrations</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thursday October 22nd, 5pm to 7pm</span><br />Location TBA<br />Last years Sex and Dessert event was such a huge success that we asked Good Vibrations to come back again this year. In honor of Love Your Body Day, please join us for a workshop on sexually communications and intimacy. Dessert and wine will be served.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">In November and December</span> we will be having a yoga and meditation workshop, a dinner for graduate women of color with the Women of Color Initiative, a rest and rejuvenation afternoon during finals featuring massages from Cal Massage, and (of course) more study halls.The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-49758609541074026002009-10-01T20:05:00.000-07:002009-10-01T20:10:26.078-07:00Women of Color Creative Writing Series<div>This Friday, October 2 the <a href="http://ga.berkeley.edu/gis.aspx?uid=27">Women of Color Initiative</a> will be hosting a Women of Color Writing Series as part of their Brown Bag Lunch. The workshop is from 12-3 in Barrows Hall room 554. Lunch will be provided.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0AZD6VOmWEJ7BbpySZsJJqHDcJKvCcfWZ7LHqHdB18Ezsr40YC6w4nd4xC0UjrM09RVDzhfBPiEcP-2gYwT7yl0GvyRBYpgZ7cUuh_aoyehw5NaBCmmdMtGfRvK76UkQEWl3qFlrOuA/s1600-h/WomenofColorWriting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0AZD6VOmWEJ7BbpySZsJJqHDcJKvCcfWZ7LHqHdB18Ezsr40YC6w4nd4xC0UjrM09RVDzhfBPiEcP-2gYwT7yl0GvyRBYpgZ7cUuh_aoyehw5NaBCmmdMtGfRvK76UkQEWl3qFlrOuA/s320/WomenofColorWriting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387834123092976626" /></a>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7743849471883757007.post-47106862046612406802009-10-01T19:51:00.001-07:002009-10-01T19:57:02.744-07:00WELCOME!Welcome to the official blog of the Graduate Women's Project at the University of California Berkeley. This blog is meant as a clearing house of information regarding events and other listings of interest to graduate women both on the Berkeley campus and in the larger Bay Area community. It will also be a place for information on Graduate Women's Project events. So bookmark us and check back often.<div><br /></div><div>If you have any questions about the project or wish to join our mailing list, please send an email to gwp@ga.berkeley.edu.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love and light from Anthony Hall, </div><div>The Graduate Women's Project</div>The Graduate Women's Project (GWP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05732679207605545851noreply@blogger.com0