Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Come to Chellis House and let us know how you are failing the patriarchy! We’ll have scrumptious snacks and make index cards for our exhibit at the Davis Library, which will be on display from April 16 to 23. Or submit online: go/fatnhairy

Women make up half of the population, but less than one in four elected leaders are women. When women run, they win at the same rates as men - the problem is that there aren’t enough women running. Organized by the national organization Running Start and Chellis House, this day of workshop is designed to teach students who identify as women the skills to successfully run for student government and public office.

GSFS Senior majors! Please join us for a reception in your honor. We look forward to seeing you and greeting your family and friends.

The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and Chellis House, the Women’s Resource Center, are celebrating all nominees for the Feminist of the Year Award at a scrumptious reception. Music, poetry, and general cheer!

Body and sex positive trivia night - providing a space to learn new things and interact with new people that get ignored by regular sex positive culture.

The survivor (Barbara Kaye) will share her story of how she was trafficked in New York and how this contributed to a serious drug addition. In addition she will talk about her recovery and we will open up the floor to questions.

Ana Portnoy Brimmer, poet and organizer from Puerto Rico, will be talking about and reading from her debut poetry collection, To Love An Island. This book offers the stark recognition that disaster is political and colonialism the most violent of storms. Beginning with the aftermath of Hurricane María and spanning the summer insurrection of 2019 and subsequent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, To Love An Island is an exploration of collective trauma, an outpour of amassed grief, a desire for unleashed mourning, a fuck-you to resilience, a brandishing of resistance.

Departments of Sociology; Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies; Independent Scholar; and Black Studies joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in Axinn Center Winter Garden.

 

Queer Art Night is like book club, but more fun! It is an opportunity to engage with feminist and reproductive justice literature in a new way. During this event, participants will engage with a chapter from an upcoming book about reproductive justice, then create art to reflect their impressions. For more information, please visit queeringreproductivejustice.com.