Sexual Assault Education Theater Capstone

Spring Registration Info Is Here!

The wonderful Sexual Assault Education Theater Capstone is now open for Spring 2011 registration. Here are the details:

CAP: Sexual Assault on the College Campus

Instructor: Eden Isenstein, edennaomi@gmail.com

CRN: 63876

Schedule: TR, 10-11:50 p.m.

In this class, students will learn about the dynamics of sexual assault as they practice using theater as a tool for social change. Students will develop short plays about sexual assault and its prevention based on classroom readings, discussions, prior learning, and lived experiences. This play will then be performed for various campus audiences based on the Theater of the Oppressed Open Forum model, in which audience members are invited to stop and shift the action by joining the play, thereby practicing strategies for facing challenging situations and "rehearsing for the future."

WRC Volunteer Opportunities
Women's Resource Center
The WRC is always in need of volunteers. There are many different ways to get involved Come in to our lobby and fill out an application or click here to fill one out online.

• Front Desk
  Staff the front office by greeting those coming in, answering phones, making appointments, and completing other duties as they arise. Connect students with resources and create a welcoming and encouraging environment for students to seek crisis services, develop skills, and build community. Help maintain our plants, kitchen area, and lounge space. Holds a weekly four hour shift.
• Women Veterans Outreach Task Force (recruiting chair)
  Work to create ties with Veterans' Student Services and recruit members. Determine goals to address during the year with the WRC Director and hold events as well as create programming materials that outreach to women veterans. Will have weekly/bi-weekly meetings with members.
• SheSheet Writer
  Update the Women's Resource Center's blog by collecting and writing submissions for weekly and or bi-weekly columns. Share important feminist news updates and reviews of campus and community events.
• Men in the Movement
  (recruiting chair)
  Work to identify opportunities for male allies to support the efforts of the Women’s Resource Center. Develop goals, events, and materials with the WRC Director to address men in the movement and promote awareness on campus.
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  Help plan for April's sexual assault awareness campaign and promote outreach on campus. Works with the Interpersonal Violence Program Coordinator.
• Students United for Reproductive Freedom
  Work to support the rights of people to make their own decisions about their own reproductive and sexual health, and to have access to knowledge and resources to help make those decisions. Develop goals and hold events on campus and produce materials which engage students in relevant issues of reproductive justice. Meets weekly.
• Sister to Sister Mentor Program
  A mentor program for returning women students, women veterans, student parents, women of color, and first generation students. Be partnered with another student and help them navigate campus resources and experiences.
• Love Your Body Task Force
  Works to address issues of body Image and eating disorder awareness on campus. Creates programming materials which outreach to students as well as holds events and weekly meetings. Develop goals in conjunction with the WRC Director.
• Sustainability Task Force
  Survey current practices and suggest sustainable improvements. Create ties between the Office of Sustainability and the WRC while working with the WRC Director. Identify and share connections with social sustainability, environmental sustainability, and women.  Create programming materials as well as hold weekly/bi-weekly meetings with members.

Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night committee is looking for volunteers to help organize the event this year. Below is a list of volunteer titles and a short description of their duties. If you would like to volunteer for this event e-mail Kari Anne or Elena at tbtn.psu@gmail.com.

• Publicity
  We need 2-3 volunteers that will communicate with Newspaper, radio, and PSU media venues. A volunteer is also needed to set up a bulletin board display in Smith.
• Disability Access
  1-2 volunteers needed to organize all aspects of making the event accessible.

We will also need many more volunteers to help with canvassing before the event and on the day of to help with set up and clean up afterwards.