THE AWAKENING latest issue now available

The latest issue of THE AWAKENING, the undergraduate student journal of the Ohio University Women’s Studies Program, is now available for download as a pdf from http://www.ohiou.edu/womenstudies/awakenin.html.

This issue (Volume 21, Issue 1, Fall 2007), is themed “Feminist Words” and features news, stories, poetry, and commentary.

Calliope Feminist Choir Open Rehearsals

Calliope Feminist Choir Open Rehearsals
Child care now available
Monday, November 5 & 12, 2007, 6-8 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
69 Mill St, Athens, Ohio
Calliope Feminist Choir is excited to announce the availability of childcare for singers during rehearsals. Two open rehearsals, Nov. 5 and 12, will allow interested women who need child care to come participate [...]

Women’s Studies Faculty & Grad Colloquium: Farid Muttaqin

Farid Muttaqin “Observing the Islamic Theological Context: Contemporary Indonesian Muslim Feminist Agendas toward Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Rights”
Friday, November 2, 2007, 4-6 PM
Baker Center 233
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
This month’s colloquium will feature Farid Muttaqin leading a discussion on his paper. Muttaquin, currently an OU Southeast Asian Studies student, graduated from the State Islamic University [...]

Feminism: What’s it All About?

Feminism: What’s it All About?
Women’s Center Brown Bag
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Noon - 1 pm
Women’s Center, Baker Center 403
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Screening of the short film The F-word: A Video about Feminism, followed by discussion.
The F-Word is a provocative look at the power of the word “feminism” in the U.S. Why does it [...]

AAUW Informal Informational Gathering

AAUW Informal Informational Gathering
Friday, October 26, 2007, 4-6 pm
Women’s Center, Baker Center 403
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
The Athens Branch of the American Association of University Women invites all women on campus and in the community to an informal, informational gathering. Come see who and what we are! Light refreshments will be served.

A powerful advocate for [...]