WHAT OUR FAT STUDENTS WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW: FAT LIBERATION, ANTI-BLACKNESS, AND DESIRE/ABILITY POLITICS
Thursday, March 6, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PST)
SR Intercultural Center, Pioneer Hall 380
In this presentation, SRJC student Emma Ruderman and SRJC sociologist Dr. Solen Sanli Vasquez will be discussing Fatness as a Political Identity through three main intersections: Fat Liberation, Desire/ability Politics as well as White supremacy and anti-Blackness. We will critically examine, through the analysis of Desire/ability Politics, how we view the body both culturally and socially, and how the body, body size specifically, directly determines one's ability to engage with the world around them. We will study the history and creation of Fatness as we know it today, its direct correlation between white supremacy/anti-Blackness and the meaning we give to Fatness, as well as the dire barriers that Fat folks encounter, specifically multiply marginalized Fat folks.
ALL OUR RELATIONS READING GROUP
Thursday, March 6, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (PST)
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Join us in learning together as we explore "nature" writing by women of color from diverse cultural backgrounds. We will read and discuss selections from this year's Work of Literary Merit Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World edited by Alison Deming and Lauret Savoy.
• "The weight of small bodies" by Kimberely Blaeser
• "Tarsenna's defiance garden in which I love to spit" by Thylias Moss
• "Tales from a black girl on fire, or why I hate to walk outside and see things burning" by Camille T. Dungy
A CONVERSATION WITH KANEZA SCHAAL
Wednesday, March 12, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)
SR Intercultural Center, Pioneer Hall 380
Opera Director and Arts-in-Education activist, Kaneza Schaal, will lead discussion and activities to explore experiences of relationships with nature and place, in conversation with the English Department's 2014-2015 Work of Literary Merit Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World edited by Alison Deming and Lauret Savoy.
A CONVERSATION WITH PRISCA DORCAS MOJICA RODRÍGUEZ, AUTHOR OF FOR BROWN GIRLS WITH SHARP EDGES AND TENDER HEARTS: A LOVE LETTER TO WOMEN OF COLOR
Thursday, March 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (PST)
Bertolini 4608, Girvin Student Activities Center (SAC)
Experience an empowering conversation with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez as she explores the challenges, resilience, and power of women of color navigating a world of systemic inequities.
Rodríguez's work is a call to action for reclaiming voice and power, offering sharp truths and tender encouragement for all.
PETALUMA AAUW WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 29, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (PST)
Carole L. Ellis Auditorium, Petaluma Campus
This is the third annual festival hosted by Petaluma AAUW which celebrates empowered and inspired women and diversity of all kinds. The women or queer folks in the films overcome physical, mental or social challenges in their lives. Many of the films are also written and/or directed by women. Tickets at the door- $20.
Tickets online- $18. Last minute tickets at the door for SRJC Students- Free. For more information, please visit aauwpetaluma.com.