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womenscenter.udayton.edu Striving to promote equality, understanding, and mutual respect and to foster a strong educational community. February 2006 Women’s History Month Issue 11 Three speakers share knowledge with UD P. 2 What’s The University of Dayton In 1994, LaDuke was Series. Going On? will welcome three prominent nominated by Time magazine •Women’s Judith Ezekiel, a native speakers to campus during as one of America’s 50 most History of Dayton, is currently an Month Women’s History Month. promising leaders under 40 associate professor of Although they come from years of age. She was the Green P. 3 American Studies at •Women’s different parts of the country, l’Université de Toulouse- Leadership they all have done Conference le-Mirail. Her book, considerable work with • New opportuni- Feminism in the ties in Women’s fighting for women’s rights. At a glance... Heartland, tells the story Studies Robert Jensen: Winona LaDuke is of second-wave feminism P. 4 February 28, 7:30 p.m. internationally known as a in Dayton. The book traces Women’s Center Sears Recital Hall Profiles voice for Native American the lives of 85 women •Lynnette Heard economic and environmental activists who fought for •Irish Dance Judith Ezekiel: concerns. She is Anishinabe women’s rights in this city Club March 3, 4:30 p.m. from the Makwa Dodaem (Bear and in the nation, and P. 5 Roesch Library Health & Clan) of the Mississippi Band of discusses four main Wellness the White Earth reservation in inside organizations that Winona LaDuke: • “Ask the Doc” northern Minnesota, and structured the women’s •Call for Body March 6, 8 p.m. credits her background with movement in Dayton. Monologues KU Ballroom • International her interest in activism. She According to Ezekiel, it Spotlight has written extensively on is important for today’s P. 6 Native American and men and women to Voices Raised environmental issues, and • UD Mono- Party vice presidential running understand the women’s logues began the White Earth Land mate to Ralph Nader in both liberation movement, as Recovery Project, which P. 8 1996 and 2000. She will visit well as other movements in works on protecting wild rice From the campus on March 6 as part of our nation’s past. Director’s Desk and local biodiversity, and the Distinguished Speakers buying back tribal lands. continued on P. 7 Women’s Center HERS develops future women leaders LOCATION: The Summer Institute for College in Pennsylvania. The (HERS). Alumni Hall, 2nd Floor Women in Higher Education curriculum consists of “The purpose is really to Administration seeks to intensive training, working 12 develop future women HOURS: improve the status of women hour days Monday-Saturday. leaders in higher 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. in the middle and executive It is a unique opportunity for education,” said Lisa Monday – Wednesday levels of higher education women administrators and Rismiller, Director of the 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. administration. Beginning this faculty, preparing participants Women’s Center. “People Thursday – Friday year, the University of Dayton to work with issues currently who are good candidates will nominate one female staff facing higher education, such for HERS are women who PHONE: 937-229-5390 or faculty member per year to as the growing diversity of the have aspirations or FAX: 937-229-5334 attend the institute. student body and the work certainly the talent and Nearly 2,000 women have force. The Institute, which ability to rise to the WEBSITE: attended the conference since admits around 70-75 women administrative level at a womenscenter. it began in 1976. This year, the per year, is co-sponsored by university or college.” udayton.edu conference will be held June 25 Bryn Mawr College and Higher through July 21 at Bryn Mawr Education Resource Services continued on P. 7 womenscenter.udayton.edu What’s Going On? March is Women’s History Month February 2006 Issue 11 Self-Defense Workshop Women’s Advocacy Dinner Hollywood Arms Diana,ForUD a RecPlex.more a Celebration complete Explore listing the inner of 6:00 Reception and 7:00 Dinner KU Presented by the Dayton Presentedeventsworkings held by ofduring the self Dayton defense March, Art and visit learn Ballroom. 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Robert Jensen Body Monologues 15 at 4:45: Judith Ezekiel Women’s Leadership Conference Self Defense Appreciating Chinese Medicine Women in our Workshop for Sinusitis/Allergy International Women’s Advocacy Past February 28 12Fair 3 Dinner 4 Winona Hollywood Arms Busy Persons Linda Tillery and Spring LaDuke (3/10-3/26) Retreat the Cultural Heritage Choir Break (3/5-3/9) Wear Your Badge Maangamizi With Pride Day concert (3/11-3/19) 5 687 91011 Through the 15 at 4:45: Years... a look The Women back at UD March we are Today Women’s fashion (3/15-3/31) For more 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 information on WHM events, Milagro Del Introduction to please visit our Basic Self-Defense Muyer website: Miryam Award womenscenter. 19 22 udayton. 20 21 23 24 25 edu. 15 at 4:45: Blessing for our Future 26 27 28 29 30 31 womenscenter.udayton.edu Women’s Leadership Conference promises real stories from real women “Real Women … Real that divide us.” including Dayton Mayor Rhine Stories” is a fitting title for an An important voice that has McLin, Margaret Peters, Doris event that gives women the helped transcend these Ponitz and Gail Littlejohn, will February 2006 skills and resources to become barriers is this year’s keynote tell their stories that highlight Issue 11 Page 3 leaders of the 21st century. This speaker, Vernellia Randall, a the journey of how they got to year, at the 5th Annual Annie professor at the UD School of where they are today. A T. Thorton Women’s Law. Randall co-founded the University of Dayton student Leadership Conference Miami Valley Community from Rwanda will also be (ATWLC), participants will Summit on Eliminating sharing her story of survival in hear real stories from real Racism, which is a call to the 1994 genocide that women in the Dayton action against racism at the occurred in her country. Heard wins community. institutional level. Keeping in line with the Since the inception of the “To look at where she sits University’s mission, YWCA ATWLC five years ago, more today, one might never Mahoney says, “[This than 600 women have imagine the obstacles that she conference] will provide new award benefited from attending the has encountered,” Mahoney opportunities for women to conference.