Events
**2/21 event canceled due to illness:
Making Women's Rights Local: Using International Human Rights Standards in U.S. Municipalities
Can global human rights policies change women's lives locally? Join us for an interactive lecture and discussion led by Prof. Debra Liebowitz, author of the report "Raising the Bar on Women's Rights in San Francisco," on how international women's human rights laws can be used by local governments and agencies to empower women. Liebowitz will focus on how Portland officials and local activists can effectively employ the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to ensure equitable policies, resource allocations, and actions for all women from across the city and region.
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
5:30-8:00 pm
Where: Smith 238 (Browsing Lounge)
Sponsored by:
Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program
Center for Women, Politics & Policy
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)
Division of Political Science
Free & open to the public.
Northwest Women's Studies Association Annual Conference
The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will host representatives from women's/gender studies programs, departments, women's centers, and affiliated community organizations from the five states in our region. This two-day event features a keynote lecture by Dawn Lundy Martin, co-founder of the Third Wave Foundation, as well as presentations, roundtable discussions, and workshops facilitated by faculty, staff, students, and student affairs professionals from across the region. Visit the event website for registration information and a call for proposals (due February 3). Cosponsored by PSU Women's Resource Center, PSU Queer Resource Center, and NW WSA.
When: Friday, April 20th-Saturday, April 21, 2012
Where: TBA
Student Colloquium
The annual Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Colloquium showcases our students' exceptional engagement with women's and gender studies through a wide range of mediums, including films, essays, poetry, board games, plays, multi-media spoken word, and more. Inspiring and compelling, these presentations reify the power of 21st century feminism to impact students' lives and dreams in real time. For more information, contact the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at 503-725-3516.
When: Friday, May 4, 2012
(Time TBD)
Where: Smith 238 (Browsing Lounge)
Spring Celebration
Spring Celebration is an annual event to bring together alumni, faculty, students, and staff to celebrate the current graduates of the PSU Women's Studies Program. For more information, contact the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at 503-725-3516.
