Hellooo WSSA-ers!!

Thanks for making Spring 2009 an event-filled, fun, friendly, feminist semester!!  We hope everyone made it out to at least one of our events!  If not, there is always next semester!   Since 5 of our 6 current board members are graduating this May, we are definitely looking for new members and board members.  This would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning about leadership and seeing what non-hierarchical feminist organizing looks like!  Please see our CSULB website for our tentative board for Fall 2009.   Also on the site are some pictures from this years events!

Our LAST MEETING of this semester will take place THIS Tuesday, April 28 at the Multicultural Center (FO3-2).  In lieu of having a business-like meeting, we decided instead to have a potluck and watch MEAN GIRLS!  Doors open at 12 noon, film screening starts at 12:30pm!  Please bring savory snacks!

Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes film screening was awesome!

Check the article! http://www.daily49er.com/news/gender-roles-in-hip-hop-music-1.1724115

LGBT Diversity Week rocked!

Check the article! http://www.daily49er.com/news/lgbt-diversity-week-panelists-discuss-racism-and-discrimination-1.1712669

The Vagina Monologues was a big hit!  Thanks to everyone who came out!  It was taped and will be available for purchase at our Graduation Party at the Soroptomist House (more info below).  If you would like to purchase a DVD please let us know so we can make you one.  Price TBA.

SACA Speak out was a success!

Thanks to all who came out!  And farewell to Ashleigh and Hilda from SACA who are both moving on from their positions-you 2 will be missed!

WSSA will be honored by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women

Dr. Reed nominated us (WSSA) for an award through The President's Commission on the Status of Women (http://www.csulb.edu/org/women/).  The PCSW informed her that the awards are meant for single students rather than groups, but that they were so impressed with us that they are CREATING an award just to give us!   They will be presenting it to us at the PCSW Women’s Research Colloquium which is Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at  The Pointe- in the Pyramid from  5:00pm-7:30pm.     Yay!

FORCE'S TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!

F.O.R.C.E. presents Take Back the Night, an event in global solidarity to protest and raise awareness about sexual violence. The night will consist of speakers, a march, music, candlelight vigil, and a speak-out facilitated by the Sexual Assault Crisis Agency. It is an opportunity to raise the voices of those who have been silenced by victimization, and a chance for men and women to reclaim our dignity and sexuality through awareness and empowerment. Contact: force4change@yahoo.com.  This event is also an homage to Kate Sue Yi, the CSULB nursing student who was (allegedly) murdered by her boyfriend three weeks ago in an apartment she shared with another nursing student on Bellflower. She was strangled and her boyfriend is in custody.

May Day Immigration March in LA       

Friday, May 1^st @ Broadway and Olympic, 1 pm.  Ends at I.C.E. Detention Facility - Temple Street (between Los Angeles and Alameda) 4PM
Mass march organized by Chirla to support immigration reform and push for the DREAM Act, as well as to celebrate the contribution of immigrants and workers to building the foundation of our country.  For more info, (323) 602-3480 or immigrationcoalition@yahoo.com

*Radical cheer: http://www.nycradicalcheerleaders.org/index.php?name=

THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ
Come see the play about a mother searching for her missing daughter only to discover an intricate web of misogyny, police and political corruption.  All performances will be at the FRIDA KAHLO Theater, 2332 West Fourth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057  www.fridakahlotheater.org. In Spanish: March 27, 28, 29; April 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, & May 10 In English: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, 16, and 17. FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 8 PM; SUNDAYS 6 PM
Tickets prices are $15 general; $13 for groups of 10 or more.

We're Number 3!!!

Ms Magazine has CSULB Dept. of Women's Studies as the 3rd largest in the country in terms of majors! Go Beach! Check it out on our home page at http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/wst/ or http://msmagazine.com/womensstudies/undergraduate.asp. Yay!!!!

LONG BEACH LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE!
Sunday, May 17, 2009 beginning at 10:30 a.m.; Parade Central kicks off at 9:30 a.m. (Click here for Parade Central’s schedule)...This Year, We’re Starting the Pride Celebration Early-Parade Central, the parade hot spot on Cherry Ave. and Ocean Blvd. kicks off the parade an hour early at 9:30 a.m. with entertainment, giveaways and fun!  WSSA will be marching in rainbow colors with the CSULB LGBT resource center!  Email us for more info.

Women's Studies Research Presentation then the Women's Studies Graduation/Awards Extravaganza!

On Friday, May 22, the student's from Dr. Philipose's W/St Senior Research Capstone will be presenting their research in the Multicultural Center from 11am to 3pm. 

Then from 4-8pm at the Soroptomist House the Women's Studies Department and the Friends of Women's Studies invite you to their award ceremony and graduation party!  Fun!

WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME THIS SCHOOL YEAR!  STAY TUNED FOR A JUNE DATE FOR A LEADERSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOP FROM THE GRADUATING BOARD TO THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD NEXT YEAR!

Feminist,

Hello Wonderful WSSA-ers!  Here are our minutes from last Tuesday, April 7th as well as a list of upcoming and news of interest! 

SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING tomorrow, TUESDAY, April 14th AT 12:30pm in the MCC!

Also…Hope to see you TODAY Monday, April 13 @ our Women & War Event in the Beach Auditorium 1-4pm

And…

THIS SATERDAY April 18^th @ the Vagina Monologues (Beach Auditorium) 2:00 & 7:00 PM. Tickets are selling quickly, but we do have more available. To purchase tickets you can either: 1. Stop by our Women and War Event  todaywhere we will have a table for VM tix     2. Come to our meeting tomorrow or 3. If either of those options do not work for you please contact us @ wssacsulb@gmail.com  Tickets are $7.00 for students, $10.00 for non-students and $10.00 @ the door.

UPCOMING EVENTS

1.       Women & War (Today) see above for details

2.    Vagina Monologues (This Saturday) see above for details on show times and tickets

3.    Day of Silence 4/15 and LGBT Diversity Week (flier attached)

4.    Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity Screening of Hip Hop : Beyond Beats and Rhymes- Thursday, April 16 from 7 -9 p.m. @ USU Ballrooms

5.    Open Mic. for Immigrant Rights: Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. (More info below in important news)

6.     Columnist Gustavo Arellano from the Orange County Register’s “Ask A Mexican” will be performing in LB Friday, April 23 7 p.m. @ Unitarian Church (details below)

7.     Denim Day next Wednesday 4/23 presented by the Women's Resource Center

8.     CHiLes Movie Nights!: Wednesdays 6 p.m. @ PH1- 140 ( Flier attatched)

9.       SACA Speak Out!- Friday, April 24 from 5 - 9 p.m. @ Soroptomist House (flier attatched)

10. Take Back the Night (Hostessed by F.O.R.C.E.)- Thursday, April 30 from 7 - 10:00 p.m. @ Maxson Plaza then walk over to Soroptomist House

11.   May Day Immigration March in LA - Friday, May 1 noon @ Broadway & Olympic

12.   FUEL Prom - Friday, May 15 from 8-midnite @ Soroptomist House (flier attatched)

Attatched in this E-mail:

1. Women & War Flier


2. Vagina Monologues Flier


3. Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes screening Flier


4. Prom 09 Hosted by FUEL Flier


5. Pride Flier


6. LGBT Diversity Week Flier


7. Framing Your Degree Flier


8. Saca Speak out Flier


9. 2 Fliers about Whiteness Workshop


10. Fake Clinic info sheet


11. What to do about fake Clinics


12. Chiles Movie Nights Sched.
    

Important News

1.    April is Sexual Assault Awarenes month

2.     There are rumors that the Women in U.S. Film class will be cut. If this happens, it  will effect W/ST students, Film students and other’s who were previously able to take this course as an amazingly enriching elective!  The Feminism and Film club here on campus is planning a possible action if this is true. We’ll keep you updated as we know more.

3.      National Fake Clinic Protest Day. (Info Attatched) This Monday 4/13 is We aren't able to set up a protest this day, but we will be distributing literature about fake clinics as well as circulating petitions to stop federal funding for fake clinics. There is a fake clinic in Long Beach! It is at:

Crisis Pregnancy Center
359 E. Market
Long Beach CA 90805-5972
562-984-5034

4.      Four-day Intensive Antiracism Workshop for white people- happening the end of July in Los Angeles. Prof. Hillary Stephenson (from the W/ST dept) will be one of the facilitators, along with other members of AWARE-L.A. (www.awarela.org).  This will mark the first time AWARE-L.A. has offered their workshops in one intensive retreat format. (Flier Attatched)

5.     Open Mic for Immigrant Rights: Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Why should feminists defend immigrant workers and call for open borders?  Join immigrant rights advocates, women’s rights organizers, unionists, artists and poets at this open forum.  Share ideas about what is needed to stop ICE raids and Minutemen thugs — and to promote women’s leadership in the civil rights fight for immigrants.  Poetry, solidarity statements and rebel songs — all are welcome.  A hearty dinner served at 7:00 p.m. for an $8 donation.

Solidarity Hall

2170 W. Washington Bl., Los Angeles

Off the 10 freeway at Western, on Bus lines #30, 31 & 35.

Auspices:  Radical Women

Tuesday 4-7-09 Meeting Mins.

Icebreaker -

If a movie were to be made about a your life, which actor/actress would play you and what would the movie be about? (would it be a comedy, drama, romantic comedy, details)? (Liz)

Femicide in the Americas -

Thursday, March 26 - (Audrey)

WSSAers reported that the event went well. We were particularly grateful for Marina and Alaina’s facilitation groups as well as Lucia’s heart-felt contributions. 

Women and War

- Monday, April 13 @ Beach Auditorium 1 - 4 p.m. (Alaina)

-         We figured out the new schedule for the event based on the most recent changes (updated schedule attached)

-         WSSA members signed up to volunteer for classroom visits to promote the event and agreed to help by e-mailing their profs.

-         Fernando volunteered to make a classroom announcement in Jake’s Class

-         Marina Volunteered to make small fliers to pass out during classroom visits and during Vagina Monologue ticket tabling

-         Gifts for Speakers: Mo will bake a goodie, Erin H. will bring Event CD’s & Cards, we’ll ask Maria to bake something

-         Food/Drink: Erin H. will get 25 gift card from Ralphs to buy water bottles and other beverages. Erin will bring a goodie. Alaina will bring coffee etc. from Starbucks. Mikaela will bring coffee etc. from Coffee Bean.

-          

Vagina Monologues

- Saturday, April 18 @ Beach Auditorium 2 & 7 p.m. (Marina)

-Volunteers signed up for Vagina Monologue ticket tabling outside of the MCC:

Monday 4/6 - Audrey 12:30 – 1:30, Marina 12:30/1:30 – 3:45

Tuesday 4/7 - Fernando 2 - 4, Alaina 1:30 – 3

Wednesday 4/8, Fernando 9 - 12, Erin H. 12 - 2:45, Moriah 1- 5

Monday 4/13 – tabling outside our event @ USU Audrey 12:30 - 1:30

-Marina will make the programs for VM and have them printed (thank you Marina!)

- Vagina Monologue Merchandise: Liz volunteered her home to do the baking for vagina cookies. Audrey will buy the supplies for vagina tote bags and vagina lollies.

It Takes a Village to Rape a Woman - (Erin N.)

- Workshop facilitation by WSSA members on sexual assault, domestic violence and rape culture. Two sessions presented to two W/ST 102 courses.

- Tuesday, April 7 11 a.m. - Erin N. Audrey & Mikaela - how did it go? It went very well. Prof. Stevenson stopped by and let us know that the students did seem to get a lot out of the workshop. She recommended that for the next workshop that we assume the students are starting at square 1 with a lot of the concepts, esp the oppression stuff. Also, she would like us to expand more on our group (WSSA) and what it is that we do.

- Wednesday, April 8 3:30 p.m. - Alaina, AJ, Brittany (Updates to come)

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity Screening of Hip Hop : Beyond Beats and Rhymes -

Thursday, April 16 from 7 -9 p.m. @ USU Ballrooms (Marina)

- Updates: WSSA is happy to be co-sponsoring this event. Many of our members will be attending and Fernando said he’d be willing to participate in the event and discuss men’s role in gender-based violence. Also, Marina and Audrey will meet with Jose to go over some of the details for co-sponsorship @ the Tierra de Oro event.

Ask a Mexican!

- Friday, April 23 7 p.m. @ Unitarian Church (Fernando)
- Orange County Register columnist Gustavo Arellano and bestselling author of “Ask a Mexican!” will perform at the Universalist Unitarian Church on Atherton St. and Bellflower Ave.

- The show will be a benefit for the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, a non-profit org to help undocumented students and people in the Long Beach area.

-         Tickets: students- $10, general public - $15. Tix available at door/in advance; LBIRC lbimmigrantrightscoalition@..yahoo.com or contact Annette Quintero (714) 335-5297

Thanks for letting us know about this event Fernando!

CHiLes Movie Nights!

Wednesdays 6 p.m. @ PH1- 140 (Fernando)

- On successive Wednesdays this Month, the Chicano Latinos Dept. will be screening films at PH1 - 140. Including Sleep Dealer, Voces Inocentes, Like Water for Chocolate, In the Time of Butterflies.

- Wednesday, April 8 screening Voces Inocentes.

- Suggested donation of $3 at the door.

Tierra de Oro

- Thursday, April 9 from 7 - 9 p.m. @ USU Ballrooms (Erin H.)

- Hosted by La Raza S.A.

- Art, photography and poetry. Oh, my!

SACA Speak Out!

-         Friday, April 24 from 5 - 9 p.m. @ Soroptomist House (Alaina)

-         This is one of SACA (Sexual Assault Crisis Agency)’s biggest events!

-         Survivor-centered event that allows a much-needed space for survivors of sexual assault to talk about their experiences/feelings in a caring environment. Loved ones are certainly welcomed, but the talking space is reserved for survivors.

Take Back the Night

- Thursday, April 30 from 7 - 10:00 p.m. @ Maxson Plaza, then walk over to Soroptomist House (Audrey)

-         Organized by FORCE. - What exactly is Take Back the Night?

-         Take back the night is a response to the idea that women need to stay indoors at night “for their protection”. This event rejects this idea of punishing and confining women for crimes committed against them—namely by the hands of men. Women have the right to occupy public spaces at all hours of the day, just as men do. This event is significant as it begins with a rally, and then students and community members cause a stir as they walk through campus by candle-light and then a survivor-speak out begins.

May Day Immigration March in LA

- Friday, May 1 noon @ Broadway & Olympic (Fernando)

- Organized by CHIRLA - To show support immigration reform. - Push for the DREAM Act.

FUEL Prom

- Friday, May 15 from 8-midnite @ Soroptomist House (Fernando)

- It’s going down!

- Get your tickets! Fernando has some to sell!

- Get your old prom dress out.

- Whoop! Whoop!

Women’s Studies Graduation Party

-         Graduation party for W/St students

-         No new updates at this time

Strokes - (Erin N.)

SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING, TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 12:30pm!

(or 12pm for those if
you who want to practice their monologues!)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS




Friday
April 23, 2009 at 7p.m.-Gustavo Arellano will be performing to benefit
the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition. 
Student Admission $ 10 General Admission: $15. Tickets available at the door or in advance- contact LBIRC via e-mail at lbimmigrantrightscoalition@..yahoo.com
or at 714.335.5297.



Wed, March 25-April 22 at 6pm in PH1-140-CHiLeS Movie
Nights will be
screening Sleep Dealer, Voces Inocentes, In the Time of Butterflies, and
Like Water for Chocolate for a suggested donation of $3.00.

NEWS!




 USA TO SIGN UN GAY RIGHTS DECLARATION: Barack Obama has declared that he will endorse the UN
declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality,
reports the Associated Press



The Media Consortium's is debuting a new, paid internship program for undergrad and graduate students who
are passionate about independent media for three months in Summer or Fall of
2009. We are placing interns in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco.
Interns are responsible for their own lodgings. 
The application is here: http://www.themediaconsortium...org/internship-application/.


 

WSSA Meeting Minutes for March 17, 2009




 Icebreaker: What are you
doing for Spring Break and what would you really do if you could do anything/go
anywhere?

-some fun answers to
this question were teleporting to Hawaii and following Morrissey on tour



 Grrl Fair: Britney says she
went at 4pm and it was boring, Mikaela went around 8 and loved the bands,
Marina Alaina and Audrey said the event seemed to be aimed at a younger
demographic, Audrey loved seeing ppl from school outside of school :)



 Beach Legacy Referendum:
BLR did not pass!!! J Mikaela said the Press Telegram had a huge
article that was biased toward the referendum, Marina pointed out the stats and
info in the Daily 49er that said that the President can still make the
referendum pass regardless of our voting, Alaina shared a story of a crazy lady
who harassed her about Yes on BLR and it was funny



 Vagina Monologues @ CSULB
on April 18 @ 2 and 7 pm

-This week was the
last week for auditions. Thanks everyone for coming. Rehearsals are going
famously and we are having a fantastic time! Can’t wait!

-Audrey sent an email
to Charlene about the beneficiary. We want to benefit SACA, MIA and/or the WRC
as well or instead of the group she selected. 
Charlene declined, so Marina sent a follow up email.  She declined again, so WSSA spoke to Vday
directly and the problem is being handled fairly.  As far as we know at this time, either we are
splitting the beneficiary money in half, or Charlene will be leaving us and we
get to determine who gets the funding! :)



Vagina Warrior Voting: We
voted on the Vagina Warrior Awards: The nominees were: Duke
Rescola, Daily
49er, Fernando Romero, WSSA
boardmember/SACA, FUEL (Future Underrepresented Educated Leaders), El Reflejo
staff,  Gabriel Estrada, professor of American Indian Studies, Gerrie Schipske, Long Beach City Council,
Lori Katz, VA, Lucia Munoz, Mujeres Iniciando en las Americas, Maria Perez, Women Shelter of Long
Beach/Women’s Studies Student, Marina
Wood, WSSA Board member/SACA/Women’s Studies Student, Mary Vasquez, ex-SACA, Melissa
Chiprin, Feminist Magazine, Monica Stel,
Hoffman House/ CSULB Women’s Studies Dept., 
Barbara Sinclair, Women’s
Resource Center.



The winners were: Maria Perez, Monica Stel, Marina Wood, Lucia Munoz, and Barbara
Sinclair pending their acceptance and agreement to attend at least one
performance.

Congratulations
Vagina Warriors!!!! :)





  Anyone have or need Vagina tickets?


-We are pooling the
vagina tix so that we can table and sell them. 
If you need tix just let us know how many you need! :)



 Femicide in the Americas event- Thursday March 26 from 12-5 in the MCC


~Mikaela will confirm
event for grant purposes with our advisor Zion?

~Flier is finalized!
Thanks Fernando!



 Women and War @ Beach
Auditorium on Monday April 13 @ 1 pm

~The Center for Peace
and Social Justice will co-sponsor

-Flier online yet?

~Schedule is
finalized. Moriah Meeks will speak @ 1, Lucia Munoz @ 130, Dr. Philipose @ 215
and Sonali Kolhatkar @ 3!!

~We need to coordinate
when/where we’re going to do classroom visits about this event

-Erin H is making the
sign-up sheet for classroom visits



 "It Takes a Village to Rape a Woman" WSSA workshop




-WSSA members will
facilitate workshop about sexual assault, domestic violence and rape culture to
2 sections of W/ST 102.-Tues April 7 @ 11 am:
Erin N., Audrey, Mikaela

-Wed April 8 @ 330 pm:
Alaina, A.J., Brittany



 WSSA (Miriam, Audrey and Marina) going to Palos Verdes High School are presenting this Friday at 9am to
evangelize for Women’s Studies. Yay! 



 Protest to stop the wars
this Saturday the 21 @ Hollywood and Vine @ noon

~Audrey, Liz and Jacky
making the banner Thursday! Thanks women!



 COLA’s Presidential candidate meeting today @ 5 pm


-update--Jacky went.
Thanks Jacky!





 FUEL’s Prom~Date has been pushed
back to May 15 b/c Soroptomist House is booked :(











Tierra de Oro by La Raza Student Association~USU Ballrooms, Thurs April
9 from 7 to 10 pm~Art, photography and
poetry! -Let’s support
this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO RAZA!!!!



 Speak Out @ CSULB


~Presented by the
Sexual Assault Crisis Agency (SACA)

~Friday April 24 from
5 to 9 pm @ Soroptomist House

~Featuring the
Clothesline Project, a Speak Out for survivors, and a free self defense
workshop






 Denim Day-Monday April 20~Audrey will bring
mini jeans to the meeting before Denim Day so we can wear them the day of.
Thanks Audrey!



 Platanos and Greens: Sun,
March 22, 2009 @ University Theatre @ 7pm CSULB students $5.00, non-students
$7.00 presented by LSU and ASU



 Strokes


-Lots of fuzzy
warmness!! Thanks for reading! See you Tuesday!

Feminist Love,
Marina & WSSA

WSSA and Community Member Charlene Chandler Invite You to our

VAGINA MONOLOGUES....

Auditions and Rehearsal.....

March 11^th at 7:00pm....

And every Wednesday til SHOW....

@ WARDLOW PARK....

Rehearsal Hall....

5261 Wardlow, Long Beach, CA. 90815

please come by if you want to be involved, you don’t have to memorize any of the monologues and we welcome everyone. You must attend the first rehearsal! Check out the attaches script so that you are prepared!

The Vagina Monologues   

will take place on

Saturday, April 18th....

1^st SHOW ~  2:00pm....

2^nd SHOW ~ 7:00pm....

@ Beach Auditorium, Cal State Long Beach....

1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA. 90815

PRE SALE TICKETS $7.00 Students, $10 non-students



MORE PRE-SALE INFO COMING SOON

All Hail The Checkout Girl