Women’s Resource Center Calendar Archive
2008-09
September
Tuesday, Sept. 16: Women's Studies Committee Meeting
12:30-1:30 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Tuesday, Sept. 16: Women and Gender in Film Series
Dam Street By Director Li Yu, 7-9 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Popcorn served!
Wednesday, Sept. 17: Loyola Women Read
The River Wife by Jonis Agee, 7-9 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Monday, Sept. 22: First "Student Reading Group" Meeting
7-9 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103. Snacks served!
Thursday, Sept. 25: First "Creative Minds" Meeting
12:30-1:30 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Monday, Sept. 29: Brown Bag Lunch: Karen Reichard will discuss the role of Women's Resource Centers on College Campuses, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Tuesday, Sept. 30: First "Generations" Meeting
12:30- 1:30 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
October
Monday, Oct. 6:
Brown Bag Lunch
Dale Standifer, Executive director of Metro will speak about the issue of domestic violence
12:30-1:30 p.m., WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
Wednesday, Oct.8:
Women and Gender in Film Series
"Monsoon Wedding" by Mira Nair, 5:00 -7:00 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
Pizza served! RSVP by Tuesday, October 7
TBTN Planning Meeting
3:30 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
Wednesday, Oct. 15:
Loyola Women Read
The River Wife by Jonis Agee, 7-9 p.m., Mercy Hall Room 103
Thursday, Oct. 16:
Creative Minds
3:00 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall, Room 103
Sunday, Oct. 19:
"Team Loyola" does the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
8:00 a.m. City Park
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 7
For Info contact Karen Reichard at reichard@loyno.edu, Kristi Salvaggio at kristi@loyno.edu, or Amy Brasseur at abrasseu@loyno.edu
Monday, Oct. 20:
Student Book Club
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 5:00 p.m.
WRC, Mercy Hall, Room 103
Thursday, Oct. 23:
Lecture
Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney, Political Scientist from Winthrop University, will discuss her new book: Women’s Activism and Feminist Agency in Mozambique and Nicaragua (co-sponsored with the College of Law's National Lawyer’s Guild)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Monroe Hall, Room 157
Tuesday, Oct. 28:
WIO sponsors a talk on sexual assault. Ilyse Goldberg from Loyola's Counseling Center will talk about resources for survivors and what to do to help if someone you know is assaulted.
12:30 p.m., WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
Wednesday, Oct. 29:
"Iron-Jawed Angels"
Come see this inspiring movie about the courageous women who fought for women's right to vote.
3:00 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
Thursday, Oct. 30:
"Iron-Jawed Angels"
2:30 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall Room 103
November
Tuesday, Nov. 4th:
Election Day! Go Vote!!
Wednesday, Nov. 5th:
17th Annual Women and Men Take Back the Night
5:30 p.m. Marquette Horseshoe
Monday, Nov. 10th:
Brown Bag Lunch: Prof. Jaita Talukdar presents "What's On Your Plate? Social Class and Changing Food Preferences of Women in Urban India"
12:30 WRC, Mercy Hall 103
Tuesday, Nov. 11th:
Women's Studies Committee Meeting
12:30 WRC, Mercy Hall 103
Friday, Nov. 14th - Sunday, Nov. 16th:
"Women's Weekend Away" A retreat co-sponsored by University Ministry and the Women's Resource Center
contact Karen Reichard at reichard@loyno.edu or Laura Quigley at lquigley@loyno.edu for more information and to sign up
Wednesday, Nov. 19th:
Loyola Women Read: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
7:00 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall 103
Thursday, Nov. 20th: Women and Film Series
North Country, starring Charlize Theron and directed by Niki Caro
2:30 p.m. WRC, Mercy Hall 103
December 2008
December 8 to December 12 Final Exams
Monday December 1 and Monday December 8: Staff RADS class
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Sports Complex
Monday December 8: Brown Bag Lunch
Tom Greene, S.J. Research Fellow with the JSRI presents "Migration and Mujeres: The Impact of Immigration on Latina Women" Get more information here.
12:30
Wednesday December 17: Loyola Women Read Holiday Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Spring 2009
January
January:
Thursday 15th –
Welcome Back Lunch; 12:30
Wednesday 21st –
Loyola Women Read; - “Rising Tide”; 7 pm
Thursday 29th –
Ain’t I a Woman – One woman show
February
Monday 2nd:
Brown Bag lunch – “The My O My Club” Presented by Thomasine Bartlett
Wednesday 4th:
Women in Middle-Eastern Cultures Film Series - 3:30 @ the WRC
“Caramel” by Nadine Labaki – Guest speakers Ms. Leila Chebad and Prof. Behrooz Moazami.
Prof. Moazami will discuss women in Middle-Eastern Cultures and Ms. Chebad will discuss women’s lives in Lebanon.
Loyola Women Read
The House on First Street by Julia Reed
Wednesday, February 11th @ 7 p.m. (off campus gathering)
Wednesday 18th:
Women in Middle-Eastern Cultures Film Series 3:30 @ the WRC
“The Syrian Bride” by Eran Riklis
March
March is Women's History Month
We will celebrate Women’s History Month with a series of events that focus on the ways that women lead to make a difference in their community and beyond.
Monday, March 2, 12:30 p.m.
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Women’s Resource Center, Mercy Hall 103
“The Trojan Women” – A presentation by theatre professor Georgia Gresham and guest director Arben Kumbaro on the upcoming play.
Tuesday, March 3, 6 – 8 p.m.
“Women Making a Difference Locally – Women and Environmental Activism”
The Living Room, Monroe Library
Local women activists will participate in an informal forum on environmental issues: What does it mean to be a woman doing this work? How do environmental issues impact the lives of women in particular? And how can the Loyola community become involved?
Monday, March 9, 12:30 p.m.
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Women’s Resource Center, Mercy Hall 103
Environmental Law Professor Rob Verchick will discuss “Women, Activism, and Disaster Justice.”
Tuesday, March 10, 7 p.m.
Celebrating Lindy Boggs – A Legacy of Change
Roussel Performance Hall, Communications/Music Complex
Award-winning journalists Cokie and Rebecca Roberts, Boggs’daughter and granddaughter respectively, will join former television anchor and host Margaret Dubuisson in discussing this political icon’s impact on social change, following a screening of filmmaker Bess Carrick’s documentary, “Lindy Boggs: Steel and Velvet.”
Thursday, March 12, 6 – 8 p.m.
“Women Making a Difference Locally – Faith, Social Justice and Women’s Leadership”The President’s Dining Room, Danna Student Center
This event features a small dinner for our students with some local women leaders from various faith communities. If you are a Loyola student interested in participating, contact Dr. Reichard to reserve a spot.
Thursday, March 19, 12:30 - 2:00
Miller 112
Rise-Up: Women Mentoring Women
A panel discussion featuring Cathy McRae, Venture Manager with Shell Exploration and Production; Laverne Saulny, Regional Manager with the Office of the Honorable Mary Landrieu; and Marie Wilson, Founder and President of The White House Project
Co-sponsored by Career Counseling, The Women's Leadership Council of United Way, and The Women's Resource Center
Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.
”Add Women: Change Everything”
Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall
Marie Wilson of the Ms. Foundation and the White House Project will discuss the ways that young women can be leaders in their lives and in their communities.
April
April events:
- "Taking Root" - a documentary on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
Place: Monroe, 157
Time: Wednesday April 15 at 6:00 pm
- Sexual Assault Awareness Week: April 20-24
1. A Clothesline Project organized by the women of PanHellenic will be on display during sexual assault awareness week.
2."A Town Hall Meeting: Safety and Sexual Assault" will be held Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Audubon Room.
For more information, please contact Karen Reichard, director of Loyola’s Women’s Resource Center, at 504-864-7880/7881 or by email, reichard@loyno.edu.