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UPCOMING EVENTSEvery Tuesday 12:40-2:00pm, MUB 336. SAGE meeting: students Advocating for Gender Equity. Educate yourselves about the issues in politics, the media, and the world around us. Annual production of the Vagina Monologues. For more info, contact sage email Every Monday 6:00pm Waysmeet Center, 15 Mill Rd, Durham. 3rd Wave Feminists meetings. Every Thursday 7:00pm Waysmeet Center, Women's Union meetings. A collaboration of UNH and community women’s groups working together for a safer, healthier and more equitable community Fridays, February 8 - March 28, 2008, 12:30-2:00pm, Health Services Conference Room. Being Fierce and Fabulous: A group for women who want to discover and affirm who they are. The group will assist college women in starting to learn more about themselves, how to communicate clearly, develop healthy relationships, celebrate their sexuality and learn how to take care of themselves. Office of Health Education and Promotion. Tuesdays, February 26-March 11, 2008, 3:30-5:30pm, MUB Rm 302. Body Image Group for Women. Group where women will gather in a supporting and confidential environment to discuss body image and ways they can learn to love their bodies. Office of Health Education and Promotion FEBRUARY 2008 Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm, MUB Theater I. Film and Discussion: Beyond the Looking Glass: Body Image and Self-Esteem. This documentary addresses a common dilemma among young adults: how to develop a genuine sense of identity in a society where sleek, idealized bodies have become standards to which we believe we must conform. Rita Friedman, author of the book Bodylove, explores ways to fight against the self-consciousness and shame that many young people feel about their bodies. Office of Health Education and Promotion. Thursday, February 21, 12:45-2:00pm, MUB Rm 302, How Might Spirituality Connect With Personal Growth? Bring your lunch and participate in the discussion with Paul Cody, Ph.D., UNH Counseling Center. Women's Commission program. Monday, February 25, 6:30pm, MUB Strafford Room, The Society of Women Engineers invites you to their Professional Series Dinner and information session. Jennifer Viarengo, P.E. And Gretchen Young, EIT, both engineers from Appledore Engineering will be the keynote speakers. Please R.S.V.P. to swe.unh@unh.edu by Friday, February 22nd Tuesday, February 26, 7:00pm, MUB Theater I. Film and Discussion: Dieting: At War With Our Bodes. This is a revealing documentary that gives voice to those who resist the notion that the human body, in all its variations, must concede to cultural or clinical ideals. From a group of aspiring non-dieters to a divergent obesity researcher, the documentary hears from people attempting to abandon a culture that idealizes the thin, congratulates the dieter and demoralizes the fat. Office of Health Education and Promotion Wednesday, February 27, 8:00pm, MUB Strafford Room. Body Outlaws: How to Love Your Body Through Thick and Thin. Ophira Edut, author of Body Outlaws: Young Women Write About Body Image and Identity, will discuss how body image problems have gone beyond eating disorders, and how body images are tied to culture and other factors. Office of Health Education and Promotion. March 2008 Tuesday, March 4, 12:40-2:00pm, MUB Strafford Room, Women and the F Words: Faith, Feminism, Forgiveness, Fundamentalism, Forbearance . Join us in celebrating religious and spiritual diversity in honor of Women’s History Month by joining a discussion on religious/spiritual gender identity, equality or inequality for women, and feminist transformations of spiritual/religious communities. You may want to B. Y. O. Q. (Bring your own questions.) Soup will be served! Women's Commission program. Wednesday, March 5, 7:00pm, MUB Strafford Room. The Real-Life Hitch, Dating Doctor David Coleman. Entertaining and educational event on relationships and dating. David is the author of trend-setting relationship books and CD’s including 101 Great Dates, Date Smart!, Prescriptions for Life and Relationships and his newest release, Making Relationships Matter! Sponsored by MUSO. More Info on David Coleman Wednesday, March 12, 7:00pm, MUB Strafford Room. Film and discussion. Cut: Teens and Self Injury. Hear from documentary filmmaker Wendy Schneider featuring testimonials, expert information , artwork and music. Sponsored by MUSO. More info on film Friday, March 14, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 20 Madbury Rd, Durham. The International Women's Club Soup and Discussion "Iraqi Culture Night"Wijdan Salah will share Iraqi customs and traditions pertaining to dress, food and weddings. It's international soup night so please bring a pot of your favorite soup, breads, salads and other dishes and of course desserts are always welcome. All women are invited. Sponsored by Diversity Initiatives and Office of International Students and Scholars. Tuesday, March 25, 5:00pm, MUB Theater II. A Conversation with Natalie Jacobson. Natalie, UNH Alum and the first female news anchor in Boston, will talk about how she saw TV news change during her anchor years on WCVB of Boston, and her views on whether journalists are living up to their responsiblity to democracy. Sponsored by UNH Journalism program. APRIL 2008 Tuesday, April 8, 7:00pm, MUB Strafford Room. The Pomegranate Seed: An Exploration of Appetite, Body Image and Myth in Modern Culture with Cosy Sheridan. National award-winning songwriter, Cosy Sheridan will perform her one-women show, the Pomegranate seed. The show takes on media's messages about women's bodies as she retells a modern-day version of the Greek myth of Persephone's journey to the underworld. This is a story of finding meaning in life's experiences. Office of Health Education and Promotion.
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