The Women's Center - V-Day 2019
Event Archive
Fall 2021
Thursday, September 23, Noon-1 p.m.
Muslim Women’s Leadership Development Project Open House
Join a community of Muslim women students at BC to pave the way for personal success and empowerment.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-InformationSessionMWLDP
Tuesday, September 28, 5-6: 30 p.m.
Presenting D’Lo: Healing Through Humor (Performance and Q&A )
Rooted in social justice, D'Lo brings the fierce with the funny through his stories and stand-up comedy about being a queer/trans person raised within an immigrant family and community, as well as his stories about being an artist who was schooled by hip-hop, feminists and queer artist elders.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-LOLwDLo
Tuesdays, Beginning October 12 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Let’s Talk About It: An Informal Discussion Group
Drop in and connect with other students to discuss daily issues we experience as women. Together, we will create a safe space to lean on each other for support, guidance, and relief as we move through the months ahead.
10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-LetsTalkAboutIt
Tuesday, October 19, Noon- 1 p.m.
Taking Your IG Account to the Next Level w/Ivy Bryan
Social media guru, Ivy Bryan, shares tips for boosting your Insta account.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-LevelUpYourIG
Tuesday, October 26, 5-6 p.m.
Paradigm Shift: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
Meet Three Women of Color—all CUNY Aluma--Who Have Mobilized Their Constituents and Won a Primary Election for a Fair and Just City.
Let’s challenge the prevailing doomsday views of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic by highlighting the role of women of color, often the most marginalized, and how they are capitalizing on the opportunities to organize their communities and re-envision the crisis during this unprecedented time. Join us as these speak about their experiences and visions for New York City and CUNY, where COVID-19 continues to be ever-present.
Panelist will include:
- Shahana Hanif (City Council District 39),
- Althea Stevens (City Council District 16), and
- Sandra Ung (City Council District 20)
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-ParadigmShift
Thursday, November 9, 12:30-2:15 p.m.
Women's Leadership Mentor Symposium
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvceuvpjkuHNKlotfniQIaSSbc5r1CcEuE
Thursday, November 11, 5-7 p.m.
The Dandelions Are Prophesizing: A Workshop In Letting Go, led by writer and healer, Janice Lee
The Pandemic has brought us all to the portal of letting go of the past and living with open arms, allowing for openness and vulnerability and possibility, and accepting what is while still hoping to create the impossible. Letting go isn’t about eliminating desire, ambition, or hope, but about un-attaching ourselves from those hopes, about no longer clinging to a sense of control, about no longer seeing the world in a linear way. When we cling to the hope of a “better future,” we long for a sense of control that has never and will never exist. This workshop, led by Janice Lee (published writer, teacher, shamanic healer) and author of Imagine a Death, will consist of a guided meditation, a freewriting session, and a communal ceremony (that will be finished on your own). Please bring a small object that represents what you need to let go of, or a small stone, that will be buried in the ground after the workshop.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-LettingGo
Tuesday, November 16, Noon-1 p.m.
Turbocharge Your Employability: Tune Up Your LinkedIn Profile w/ Amy Geffen
Add pizazz to your LinkedIn Profile. Find out what employers are looking for.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-RefineYourLinkedIn
Thursday, December 2, 4-5 p.m.
Let's Talk About Mental Health
Join an interactive discussion with our guest speaker Sana Shad, MA, Clinical Psychology Trainee, and extern at our very own Brooklyn College Personal Counseling Center! to discuss demystifying mental health, balancing virtual college and home life, and connecting with mental health resources. Join us for a safe space to decompress and talk about mental health!
https://tinyurl.com/WCBC-TalkMentalHealth
Spring 2021
Spring Wellness And Women's History Month at the Virtual Women's Center
Full Catastrophe Living: An Informal Discussion Group
- Every Monday Beginning February 22
- 12-1 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/BCWCDiscussion
Meditation with Natalie
- Mondays: Feb 22, April 19, and May 10
- 4-5 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/BCWC-CREATEMEDITATE
Meditation with Bilqis
- Monday March 15
- https://tinyurl.com/BCWC-MEDITATE
Yoga with Bilqis
- Thursdays: Jan 21, Feb 4, Mar 4, April 8, and May 6
- 5-6 p.m. https://tinyurl.com/BCWC-yoga
March is Women's History Month
Join us for a wide range of activities.
Wednesday, March 10, 1-2:00 p.m.
What’s In The Cards--Tarot Session with Spiritualist, Intuitive Tarot Reader, Yogi, and Holistic Health Practitioner, Briana Strong
Join Briana Strong who will introduce the Tarot and lead both a general reading for the collective, invite one card pulls from individuals, and do a spirit guide pull from three different tarot decks. The last card she pulls will be from a self-care deck. A divine feminine meditation on feminine energy and empowerment and Q&A will follow.
https://tinyurl.com/BCWC-Cards
Tuesday, March 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
In Conversation with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett
This event is a 2-hour radio show program presented by York College Social Justice Institute in partnership with The CUNY Women's Centers Council and YC Radio. The first hour of the program will consist of an interview/conversation with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett.
Thursday, March 18, 6-8 p.m.
Safer Sex Workshop with Babeland
Babeland is back (virtually!) for our annual Safer Sex Workshop! Babeland representatives will lead an inclusive workshop on sex-related topics. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions anonymously. They'll also be raffling off some Babeland merch!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safer-sex-workshop-with-babeland-tickets-142549111229 Registration limited to CUNY students 18 years + only.
Monday, March 22, 7-8 p.m.
Fire Island Invades BC with Special Covid Destroyer Host, Victoria Falls, and other Fire Island Royalty, Ariel Sinclair and Brenda Dharling, current reigning Miss Gay NY America
https://tinyurl.com/BCWC-Destroyers
Tuesday, March 23, 4-5:15 p.m.
CUNY Women’s Center Council Presents: Embodied Poetics featuring Aimee Cox
Embodied Poetics (for self-identified women), led by Aimee Cox will use the poetry of a different woman of color as the embodied inspiration for accessible yoga and guided free form movement, with time to write and reflect on responses to the poetry and the movement - writing their own embodied poetics!
http://bit.ly/EmbodiedPoeticsCUNY
Speak Out against Anti-Asian Violence!
Friday, March 26, 5 p.m.
In response to the devastating events that occurred in Georgia on March 16, the extended Brooklyn College community is invited to a special conversation, "In Solidarity with the Asian-American Community."
The panel will consist of:
- Sau-fong-Au, Direct of the Brooklyn College Women's Center
- Professor Diana Pan, Department of Sociology
- Professor Pei-Han Cheng, Department of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership
- Professor Celina Su, Department of Political Science
with opening remakes by President Michelle Anderson.
Co-sponsored by Africana Studies, members of the Asian/Asian-American Faculty and Staff, members of the Black Faculty and Staff, members of Faculty of Color, Judaic Studies, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, the Office of Diversity and Equity Programs, the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, the Women's and Gender Studies Program, the Brooklyn College Women’s Center, and We Stand Against Hate.
Fall 2020
Tuesday, September 15—Virtual Open House
- With Cynthia Manick and friends
- 1–2 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/VirtualOpenHouseWC
Wednesdays Open Zoom Room + Special Guests
- September 23, October 21, November 4 and 18
- 5–6:30 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/WednesdayOpenZoomRoomWC
Friday Zoom Meetups
- October 2 and 30, November 13, December 4
- Noon–1 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/ZoomMeetupWC
Mondays—Full Catastrophe Living
- October 19 and 26; November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30; December 7
- https://tinyurl.com/FullCatastropheLivingWC
Monday Meditation and Creative Reflection With Natalie Nuzzo
- October 5, November 2, December 7
- 4–5 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/MeditationWorkshopWC
Tuesday, October 6—Homegrown: CUNY Women Alumni Candidates Forum
- 5–6:30 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/CUNYCandidatesForumWC
Thursday Yoga With Bilqis Benu and the Women's Center
- October 8 and 22, November 12, December 3
- 5–6 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/YogaWC
Tuesday, October 20—Why Vote? Influencers' Panel
- 5–6:30 p.m.
- https://tinyurl.com/WhyVoteWC
Tuesday, December 8—Astro-Chat With Ashley
Summer 2020
Meditation Mondays—4–5 p.m.
In these stressful times, meditation is a great tool to calm the mind. Learn a variety of techniques to relieve anxiety and gain clarity in your thoughts and emotions. Beginners welcome.
- https://brooklyncollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkdO2oqDkjH9J1Y__iH1H0UKcRfg9M1uHO (Same link for all dates)
- June 15
- June 29
- July 13
- July 27
Yoga Thursdays—5-6 p.m.
Come practice with us. Led by alumna and trainer Bilqis Benu, participants will learn basic yoga poses and flows that will lead to relaxation, stress reduction, and positive thinking. All levels welcome.
- https://brooklyncollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdOqorz4tE9xn4jDVMsJjhhBnDqE2zVUh (Same link for all dates)
- June 18
- June 25
- July 23
- July 30
- August 6
Yoga Tuesday—Tuesday, June 23, 2-3 p.m.
Introductory class for people looking to find new ways of reducing stress, increasing stamina and fitness, and gaining confidence in yoga poses. Series will continue on Thursdays throughout Summer Session 1 and 2.
Wellness Workshops Via Camba
How to Communicate in a Healthy Relationship—Tuesday, June 30, 2-3 p.m.
Relationships are difficult. Communication is the key. This workshop will outline some techniques to establish and calibrate your relationships, either romantic, familial, friendship, or other. Jessica Martinez, health educator from CAMBA, will lead and answer questions.
Under Pressure: How to Navigate a Less-Than-Ideal Relationship—Tuesday, July 28, 2-3 p.m.
Cramped quarters? Living with someone who you may be having difficulties with? Jessica Martinez, health educator from CAMBA, will help participants identify and learn how to navigate in a less-than-ideal relationship.
Other Wellness Workshops on Tuesdays
Fact versus Fiction: Assessing Healthcare Information During COVID-19—Tuesday, June 16, 2-3 p.m.
Become a savvy consumer of online medical information. Join Brooklyn College Health Clinic Director and Nurse Practitioner Ilene Tannenbaum and other clinic providers to learn how to evaluate fact from fiction about COVID-19.
What's in Your Wallet? Budgeting During Uncertain Times—Tuesday, July 14, 2-3 p.m.
Sex in the Time of COVID—Tuesday, July 21, 2-3 p.m.
Options for Self-Care—Tuesday, August 4, 2-3 p.m.
Self-Care is a buzz word that means different things to different people. Find out what strategies are right for you. Are you creative? Athletic? Just want to sit at home and binge watch your favorite show? That's okay. Know how to take care of yourself. Natalie Nuzzo, alumna, educator, and poet, will lead this session and Q&A.
Spring 2020
February 13: Doing it Right: Establishing Healthy Relationships 2.0 With Dulcie Delfonce
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
February 25: Muslim Women's Leadership Development Project Meet-Up
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
February 28: A Seat at the Table: Monthly Potluck
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 10: Women's History Month—Kai Davis, Performance Poet
12:30–2 p.m., Location: TBD
March 19: Babeland Workshop
6:30–8:30 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Look for Yoga and Self-Defense Workshops
12:30–2 p.m., Locations: TBD
April 3: A Seat at The Table: Monthly Potluck
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
April 30: Muslim Women's Leadership Development Showcase
12:30–2:15 p.m., Student Center
May 11–14: Four Days Before Finals Pop-Up Fun
Join us for a series of fun relaxing activities to give you a boost before finals.
Look for more details coming soon.
12:30–2 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Fall 2019
September 17: Open House—Featured Guest, Poet, and Storyteller Cynthia Manick, With Stuck in the Library Poets
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
September 24: My Body; My Rights
Free legal advice for students who have been victims of sexual assault. Led by Jessica Morack, staff attorney, Center for Battered Women's Legal Services
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
September 26: Film Screening: Period. End of Sentence.
With discussion led by Professor Patricia Antoniello.
11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. and 12:30–2 p.m., Woody Tanger Auditorium, Library
October 17: Doing It Right: Establishing Healthy Relationships
With Dulcie Delfonse
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
October 22: Muslim Women's Leadership Development First Meet-Up
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
November 5: Women's Leadership Mentor Luncheon
12:15–2:15 p.m., Gold Room, Student Center
RSVP is mandatory: nrenek@brooklyn.cuny.edu
November 19: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
With Dulcie Delfonse
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
December 10: International Beauty Bazaar
12:30–2:15 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
Spring 2019
February 8: A Seat at the Table: Monthly Potluck
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
February 14: Muslim Women's Leadership Development Project Meet-up
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
February 21 and 22: The Vagina Monologues
6:30–8:30 p.m., Bedford Room, Student Center
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Contact Wendy Romero for more information.
March 5: Latina Life Stories Presents: Transmission, a Performance by Barbara Herr.
5–7 p.m., Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
March 14: Tea Party
5-7 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 15: Women of Color Political Conference
9 a.m.–4 p.m., Student Center
RSVP Required
March 19: Film Screening (TBD)
5–7 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 28: Self-Defense Workshop
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Location: TBD
April 3: Latina Life Stories Presents: Reading and Conversation With Author Cherrie Moraga
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
April 12: A Seat at the Table: Monthly Potluck
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
April 16: Muslim Women's Professional Panel and Discussion
12:30–2:15 p.m., Student Center
April 30: Women's Leadership Mentor Luncheon
12:30-2 p.m., Student Center
RSVP required
May 7: End-of-the-year Celebration
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Fall 2018
October 2: Open House: Laugh Your A** Off
with Chewy May and Chanel Ali
12:30–2:15 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Refreshments will be served.
October 11: Muslim Women's Leadership Development Project
1st Meet Up
12:30–2:15 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
October 16: Enough Is Enough: Standing Up to Sexual Violence on College Campuses
With Dulcie Delfonse
12:30–2:15 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
October 25: Black Girl Mixer
12:30–2:15 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
November 15: Muslim Women's Leadership Development Showcase
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Lunch will be served.
December 4: End-of-Semester Celebration
12:30–2:15 p.m.,
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
Spring 2018
February 13: I Like Doing It Right: Sex Positive Workshop
12:30–2 p.m., 227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
February 22 and 23: The Vagina Monologues
6:30–8:30 p.m., Bedford Lounge, Student Center
February 27: Film Screening: One of Us
12:30–2:15 p.m., Tanger Auditorium, Library
March 6: V-Day Talk Back
12:30–2 p.m.
Student Center
Self-defense Workshop
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Date and Location: TBD
March 22: Babeland
6:30–9:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 27: Women's History Month Art Party
300 Roosevelt Hall
12:30–2:15 p.m.
April 12: Women's Leadership Mentor Luncheon
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Student Center
12:30–2:15 p.m.
RSVP
May 8: Nasty Woman End-of-the-Semester Celebration, With Music by Free The Mind Marcia Belsky and Isabel Martin
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Fall 2017
September 14: 1st Muslim Women's Leadership Development Meet-Up
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Lunch will be served.
September 26: BC's Got Talent: You Don't Have to Give Up Your Day Job
Book Party and Reading with Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Rosamond S. King and Nava Renek
12:30–2 p.m.
Lunch will be served.
November 28: Toolkit for Self Care, With Melanie Severo
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
December 5: International Beauty Bazaar
Holiday Party
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
Lunch will be served.
Spring 2017
February 23 and 24: The Vagina Monologues
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Student Center
March 8–10: Censored Women's Film Festival
Look for listings TBA.
March 16: Babeland Safe Sex Workshop
6:30–9:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 21: I Am Hope—A One-woman Performance by Mia Raye Smith
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Penthouse, Student Center
March 28: Self-defense Workshop
12:15–2:15 p.m.
Bedford Lounge, Student Center
May 2: Tool Kit for Self-care and Keeping It Together
With Melanie Severo, Lac, MS, RN
12:15–2:15 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
May 16: End-of-Semester Celebration
With music by Rent Party
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
Fall 2016
September 27: Open House
with Tanwi Nandini Islam
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
October 18: What Is Consent: Navigating Healthy Sexual Relationships
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2:15 p.m.
October 27: Let's Talk About Sext
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2:15 p.m.
November 10: #IAmNotAfraidToTell: From Personal to Political
with Eva Melnikova, Sexual and Reproductive Rights Advocate,
Amnesty International USA
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
November 15: Women's Leadership, Internship, and Community—A Student/Mentor's Luncheon
Penthouse, Student Center
12:30–2 p.m.
Registration is required.
November 17: Title IX Q&A
with Patricio Jimenez, Esq., Director of Diversity Investigations
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2 p.m.
December 6: Holiday Party
with Writer-Performer Michele Carlo
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
Spring 2016
February 24 and 25: The Vagina Monologues
7–9 p.m.
Bedford Lounge, Student Center
Tickets Required.
March 1: V-Day Talk Back
12:30–2 p.m.
Student Center
March 8: Babeland Workshop
Time: TBD
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 15: Speak Like a Girl
Spoken Word Performance
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Student Center
March 24: Yoga for Your Health
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Student Center
March 29: 2nd CUNY Students in Service to Women Recognition Awards
4–7 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
March 31: 40th Anniversary Celebration
6–10 p.m.
Penthouse, Student Center
Ticket Required.
TBA: Sex and Consent
A Title IX Workshop
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
May 5: End-of-the-Year Celebration
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Fall 2015
September 17
Open House, with Bushra Rehman, Author of Corona
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Refreshments will be served.
October — Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 6
Self-defense and Personal Safety Workshop
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Maroney Leddy Lounge, Student Center
Led by the Center of Anti-Violence Education.
October 20
Doing It Right — A Sex Positive Workshop
12:30–2:15 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Led by Jasmine Burems.
October 27
Women's Leadership, Internship and Community — A Student/Mentor's Luncheon
12:30–2 p.m.
Penthouse, Student Center
Registration is required.
November 3
28-Days Film Series
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
India's Daughter, with discussion led by Namita Manohar.
November 17
Rebecca Kling: Uncovering the Mirrors — Transgender Performing Artist and Discussion
6–9 p.m.
Student Center
RSVP required.
December 8
Holiday Party
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Laugh your a-- off with Chewy May and Friends.
Refreshments will be served.
Spring 2015
February 10
Doing It Right: Establishing Safe and Healthy Relationships
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Angelica Thelusmond, health educator at Bridging Access to Care
February 19
Film Screening: Dark Girls
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 5
Open Mic: Girl Be Heard/Girl Be Heard
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 12
Broad City Binge Watching Party
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 26 and 27
The Vagina Monologues
7–9 p.m.
Bedford Lounge, Student Center
April 13–17
Unity Week
Look for details.
May 5
Asian American Erotic Reading
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Spring 2013
February 14
Valentine Vision
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Redefining Valentine's Day: Create your own valentine for yourself, a loved one or the world. Join us in an interactive art project.
February 28
Sharing Our Stories: Exhale's National Pro-Voice Tour
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With Kassi Underwood, Kate Hindman, Mayah Frank, Natalia Koss Vallejo, Renee Bracey Sherman and Ronak Davé.
March 5
The F Word: What Is Feminism Today?
12:30–2 p.m.
Bedford Lounge, Student Center
With Staceyann Chin; moderated by Assistant Professor Rosamond King.
March 12
Film Screening: The Invisible War
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Jefferson Williams Lounge, Student Center
With discussion.
March 21 and 22
The Vagina Monologues
7–9 p.m.
Bedford Lounge, Student Center
April 11
Keeping It (Sex) Positive
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Workshop presented by Columbia Barnard Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center. For women only.
April 18
Help Wanted! What You Need to Know Before You Enter the Workforce — An Interactive Employment Workshop
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Occidental Lounge, Student Center
RSVP now.
For women only.
May 16
Women's Center's Monster Reunion: Celebrating the Achievements of Our Students (Past and Present)
6–9 p.m.
Penthouse, Student Center
RSVP now.
Fall 2012
September 13
Open House With Special Guest Performance Poet Chavisa Woods
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Food, fun, and live performance
October 23
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.
October 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
October 30
Women's Self-Defense Workshop
12:30–2 p.m.
Dance Studio, West Quad Center
November 8
28 Days Film Screening: Cover Girl Culture
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Discussion led by Sau-fong Au.
November 13
Women! Can You Have It All? A Look at Workplace Flexibility as It Relates to You and Your Future Employment
5–6:30 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Led by Suzanne Grossmen, with special guest Grace Protos. Light refreshments. RSVP required.
November 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.
November 27
Shirley Chisholm Day
Look for scheduled activities
December 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
February 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.
February 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
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
September 22
Open House and Karaoke Party
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
October 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
October 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.
October 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.
November 10
Women's Self Defense Workshop
12:30–2 p.m.
Glenwood Lounge, Student Center
Led by Jonathan Chin, Brooklyn College Tae Kwon Do Club.
November 15
28 Days Film Screening: The Line, with discussion
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
December 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
February 17
Gallery Opening: Shift
3–7 p.m.
Maroon Room, Student Center
Images and narratives of African women in movement
February 22
Doing It (Right): Forming Healthy Intimate Relationships
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
March 3
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, Brooklyn College 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
November 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.
November 18
Arranged (friendship has no religion)
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With discussion.
December 9
Holiday Party
12:30–2 p.m.
227 Ingersoll Hall Extension
With karaoke hostess Dropsey Duzmen
Spring 2010
February 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
February 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.
February 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
Noon–2 p.m.
Location: to be announced
March 26
The Vagina Monologues
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
