Events
Spring 2012 Events
The Phoenix Center at Auraria provides programs and events throughout the year on issues related to interpersonal violence. Below are number of upcoming 2012 programs
Thursday February 23rd, 11am to 12:15pm
Bridge Speaker – Nikki Giovanni
- Tivoli Turnhalle
- The Bridge Speaker is an annual event, with 2012 marking the 21st year on our campus. “Bridge” refers to the symbolic bridging of Black History Month in February with Women’s History Month in March. This tradition is an opportunity to share the life experience and leadership of an African-American woman with our entire campus community.
- Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. (http://nikki-giovanni.com/)
March – Women’s History Month
All Month – The Clothesline Project T-Shirt Decorating
Visit selected locations around campus to decorate a t-shirt for The Clothesline Project. All t-shirts will be displayed during the month of April in the Tivoli Student Center. Shirts and paints are provided free of charge.
Decorating Locations TBD – check back in February
The Clothesline Project (CLP) is a program started on Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women.
The concept is simple – let each survivor tell her story in her own unique way, using words and/or artwork to decorate her/his shirt. Once finished, the shirt gets hung on the clothesline. This very action serves many purposes. It acts as an educational tool for those who come to view the Clothesline; it becomes a healing tool for anyone who make a shirt – by hanging the shirt on the line, survivors, friends and family can literally turn their back on some of that pain of their experience and walk away; finally it allows those who are still suffering in silence to understand that they are not alone. (taken from the Clotheslineproject.org)
Please note, anyone can decorate a shirt for Auraria’s Clothesline Project, you do not have to be a survivor of interpersonal violence. Consider decorating one for yourself, for a friend who has been harmed, or just because you want to speak out against interpersonal violence.
Friday March 2nd, 8am to 2pm
Auraria Campus Women’s Leadership Conference
- Tivoli Turnhalle
- Inspired by the 2012 Women’s History Month Theme, “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment”, this annual conference, now in it’s 16th year, is an opportunity to network, learn, develop skills, find solutions and grow ideas from a multitude of perspectives that all highlight Women’s Leadership. Breakfast and lunch are included in the registration price. Check back for registration details closer to the event.
Tuesday, March 13th, 10am to 2pm
12th Annual Women’s Spirituality & Wellness Festival
- Turnhalle, Tivoli Student Center
April – Sexual Assault Awareness Month
During this month the PCA along with other campus organizations and departments will be hosting a number of events to highlight the prevalence of sexual assault in our community.
All Month
Come and view the Clothesline Project Display in the Tivoli Student Center. Learn about sexual violence and see the impact it has on our community and individual lives.
Monday April 9th to Friday April 13th
Watch for Red Flags around campus and a number of posters from The Red Flag Campaign that identify the many ways abuse manifests in relationships. Learn about what to do when you see red flags in your friend’s relationships. Learn that we all need to say something.
Learn about the red flags in abusive relationships so you can better identify with your friends when something isn’t right.
Thursday April 12th, 12-1:30pm, Tivoli Common and Tivoli Turnhalle
The Red Flag Rally and Gail Dines
- Join us for a rally outside the Tivoli in the Commons at 12 noon to raise awareness of interpersonal violence and the ways in which we can help our friends by noticing red flags in their relationships and saying something to them. Then at 12:30pm, Gail Dines, a national speaker on gender violence, pornography, and the media will join us in the Turnhalle from as our keynote speaker. See below bullet for more information on Gail Dines.
- Dr. Gail Dines is a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College in Boston, an internationally acclaimed speaker and author, and a feminist activist. Her writing and lectures focus on the hypersexualization of the culture and the ways that porn images filter down into mainstream pop culture. Gail’s work on media and pornography has appeared in academic journals, magazines such as Time and Newsweek, and newspapers across the country. She is a frequent guest on radio and television and is a recipient of the Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights. Gail is a founding member of Stop Porn Culture – an educational and activist group made up of academics, anti-violence experts, community organizers and anyone who is concerned about the increasing pornification of the culture.
Wednesday, April 25th, 11am gather at Tivoli Commons (campus march at 11:45am)
Denim Day 2012: It Stops With Me Rally and Campus March
- Join us for a rally at the Tivoli Commons, decorate jeans, design protest posters, and learn about the use of art in social movements and as forms of resistance. Then join the campus and community in a march around campus ending at 9th Street Park for speakers and a picnic (must attend the march to be eligible for picnic food). The Colorado Mammoth and Roller Dolls will be joining us!
- Wear Jeans to school or work today to protest the presence of the many cultural myths about rape that perpetuate its existence and prevent rape survivors from coming forward!
- What is Denim Day? In 1992, an 18 year old girl in Italy was picked up by her driving instructor to begin a driving lesson. Soon after, she was raped on the side of the road by the instructor. She pressed charges and won her case. The instructor appealed and the case when to the Italian High Court. In 1999 the Court overturned the conviction with a member of the High Court declaring that since the victim wore very tight jeans, the instructor could not have removed them himself, therefore the victim must have willingly participated. Women of the Italian legislature protested the decision by wearing jeans to work. As news of the decision spread, so did the protest. For more information visit: www.supportdenimday.com)
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For information about any of these programs or if you are interested in partnering with The Phoenix Center at Auraria, please contact Lisa Ingarfield, Associate Director at lisa.ingarfield@ucdenver.edu