Until Someone Wakes Up
November 16 & 17
Somsen Auditorium
WINONA, Minn. (WSU-UC) – Winona State University’s women’s and gender studies department will present the play “Until Someone Wakes Up” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, and Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Somsen Auditorium.“Until Someone Wakes Up” explores the issues surrounding sexual violence, gender role socialization and healing using a balance of sensitivity, realism and humor. The play strives to inform audience members about the realities and impact of sexual violence in a community.
The original script was written in 1992 by Professor Carolyn Levy and students from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. They interviewed people who experienced sexual violence first-hand and turned those interviews into scenes of the play; all the stories are true.
The play is being performed by WSU students.
The play is free and open to the public.
The event is co-sponsored by: Department of Women's & Gender Studies; All University Sexual Violence Committee; WSU Counseling Center, Student Life and Development, Health Promotion; Wenonah Players and PAVE Club (Promoting Awareness & Victim Empowerment).
10,000 Villages Sale
November 18, 19, 20
WAGS Hosts Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Sale
WSU’s women’s and gender studies department will sponsor the fourth annual Ten Thousands Villages Fair Trade Sale from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 18-20, and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Art Tye Lounge, Kryzsko Commons.Ten Thousand Villages is part of a worldwide movement to promote fair trade. It is a trading partnership aimed at sustainable development for excluded and disadvantaged producers. Every purchase made at a fair assures that artisans have been paid fairly and treated with dignity. Handmade arts and crafts from around the world will be sold.
This event is open to the public.
For more information, e-mail Tamara Berg at: TBerg@winona.edu or visit: www.tenthousandvillages.com.
More events will be added.
What is Women's Studies?
Women's Studies is a multidisciplinary program that looks at the lives and experiences of women through many disciplines--history, art, psychology, economics, and public health, among others. Students in the Women's Studies Program explore the ways in which gender shapes women's and men's experiences in various global cultures. They also consider how cultural differences affect women's lives within multicultural societies. The program is committed to integrating classroom and community, and to preparing students to be active citizens in their communities. Students in Women's Studies apply feminist theories and analyses to current social issues and develop the skills necessary for active citizenship.
What is FORGE?
FORGE (Fighting for Our Rights and Gender Equality) is the Women's Studies student group. FORGE provides learning and leadership opportunities for students who are interested in women's and gender-related issues, human rights issues, campus and community activism, and ending discrimination. FORGE is a great way to get involved in campus activities and activism. You do not have to be a Women's Studies minor to be a member of FORGE!
To Get Involved:
Contact Tamara Berg, Director of Women's & Gender Studies and WILL Program Director
507-457-5460
326 Minne
tberg@winona.edu
or
Visit our website: http://www.winona.edu/womensstudies/