Calendar
November is...
Emory Unity Month
National American Indian Heritage Month
Transgender Day of Rememberance (November 20)
Monday, November 2
Wondering how to apply your major in business? Join us in exploring life in the business world and graduate schools through the eyes of successful professionals. Attend the FREE Forte Foundation Career Lab on Nov 2nd to network with talented role models and develop a lifelong connection to the Forte Foundation. Forte is the premier consortium of schools and companies dedicated to educating young women through a number of resources. Learn more and register here: http://www.fortefoundation.org/. Goizueta Business School room W525, 6 pm-9 pm.
Monday- Friday, November 2-6
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Click for the full calendar of events. The week is for all Emory students, faculty, and staff and is co-sponsored by Student Health and Counseling Services and the Faculty Staff Assistance Program.
Tuesday, November 3
Life of the Mind Series: Why Is Sexuality a Moral Experience? With Lynne Huffer, Professor and Chair Department of Women¿s Studies in conversation with Elizabeth A. Wilson Professor of Women¿s Studies Emory University. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Council, the Life of the Mind series celebrates Emory¿s outstanding faculty and the dynamic intellectual community of the University. For more information call the Office of the Provost at 404-727-4632. Jones Room, Woodruff Library, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
The Dark Tower Series: ¿Do you see what I see? The Mammy Portraits¿ with Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, Associate Professor of the Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts and Women's Studies. This is a brown bag lunch program sponsored by the Department of African American Studies. Candler Library, room 207, 12-1 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
Candler School of Theology Annual Women¿s¿ Forum presents Women¿s Prophetic Leadership. Featured speaker, Ms. Sandra Thurman is one of the world¿s leading experts on AIDS issues. In 1997 President Bill Clinton recognized her expertise, appointing Thurman as the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy or ¿AIDS czar¿ at the White House.
When Clinton left office, the International AIDS Trust (IAT) was created. Ms. Nancy Paris will join Ms. Thurman at the lunch presentation on Nov.4 for a dialogue on ¿Paths and Possibilities for Prophetic Leadership.¿ Ms. Paris has served as president and Center for Oncology Research and Education of Georgia (CORE) since 2005. Lunch lecture is 11a.m.-1 p.m in Cox Hall, Rooms 1-3, Evening lecture and dinner 5:15-7 p.m. in Candler School of Theology, Room 102. Click here for more info.
Wednesday, November 4
Atlanta Queer Literary Festival and Charis Birthday Kick-off Reception.
This event is free. Charis Books and More, 7 -9 p.m.
Wednesday- Saturday, November 4-8
Charis Books & More 35th Birthday. For more information or to purchase tickets for any of these events call (404) 524-0304. Cosponsored by the Center for Women at Emory.
Wednesday, November 4 and 18
Feminists In Action meeting. The Center for Women¿s student organization, Feminists In Action is open to all students, all genders, graduate and undergraduate. Get involved with campus activism, help organize events that empower women, and meet awesome people. Center for Women, 6pm.
Thursday, November 5
Questions & Answers Surrounding Elder Care Law. Guest Speaker, Heather Durham Nadler, P.C. Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Caregivers often struggle with complex issues related to the financial and legal questions involved with caring for an aging family member. The Families in Transition Caregiver¿s Education & Support Group and the Emory WorkLife Resource Center invite you to join us for this special question and answer session. Please feel comfortable to bring your lunch. Space is limited. Register at www.worklife.emory.edu/eldercarelaw. Rollins School of Public Health, 8th Flr, Rm 864, 12 1:30 pm.
Thursday, November 5
Founding the Future: A Conversation with Beverly Guy Sheftall & Gloria Steinem, moderated by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. $35 general admission; priority seating is also available. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at Charis Books & More. Georgia Tech Hotel, 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30.)
Friday, November 6
Artists & Revolutionaries: The Transformative Power of Music and Words. Charis presents an evening of art and activism with performances and readings by Alice Walker, Pearl Cleage, and the Indgo Girls. $35 general admission; priority seating is also available. Hillside International Truth Center, 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30pm.)
Saturday and Sunday, November 7 & 8
Birthday Party & Book Sale with Author Signings. The bookstore will hold its annual birthday party and sale, featuring birthday cake, refreshments, discounts on everything, and authors on hand to sign copies of books.
Charis Books and More, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-6 p.m.
Monday, November 9
Poto Mitan Film Screening.Told through the lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, (Renée Bergan and Mark Schuller, 2008)gives the global economy a human face. Each woman¿s personal story explains how neoliberal globalization is gendered, how it impacts Haiti, and how collective action makes change possible. Film screening will be followed by Q&A with the filmmaker. Cosponsored by American Studies, Institute for Developing Nations, Women's Studies, African American Studies and Fonkoze Atlanta. 111 White Hall, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 14
Emory Cares Day - Register for Emory Cares. Emory Cares is an annual day of community service when members of the Emory Community (past and present) volunteer together in countries all over the world. For more information email Harold McNaron at hmcnar2@emory.edu. If you would like to take part in serving the Atlanta community on Saturday, November 14, please register online at www.alumni.emory.edu/campuscares.
Tuesday, November 17
Violence and Vulnerability Faculty / Graduate Student Seminar. Female Vulnerability in the 1930s: How Early Lesbians Narratives Addressed Heteronormative Violence. Featuring Dona Yarbrough, PhD, Director of the Center for Women at Emory. Cosponsored by the Vulnerability Studies Project and the Global Health Law and Policy Project.
Please RSVP to chad.slieper@emory.edu. School of Law ¿ Gambrell Hall ¿ Room 575 (Faculty Lounge), 4-6 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18
Women¿s Health and Wellness. Heart, Mind, and Sabbath: Spirit Wisdom for Women. Feeling overwhelmed, overworked or overextended? You need a spa for the spirit. Come to this workshop to learn simple spiritual practices that researchers say can make a difference in everything from blood pressure to memory. You will leave with the skills to make every day feel like a spa day. All are welcome! Bring your lunch and bring a friend! Healthy snacks will be served. Center for Women, 12-1 p.m.
Women's Center Links
- Visit the National Women's
Studies Association to learn
about their upcoming conference
in Atlanta, GA at nwsa.org.
