March 1, 6 p.m.
Zoom Guest Speaker: Denea Joseph
Collaborators: Office of Undocumented Student Support and the Center for Black Studies
In a letter to Angela Davis, James Baldwin once said, “If they take you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night.” This is the same approach that we must take in our organizing, understanding that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. “Our Liberation is Bound Together” provides a historic overview of organizing rooted in intersectionality, serving as a blueprint for contemporary movements.
Email submissions to: aowens1@niu.edu before March 22
Share an essay or additional form of artistry that responds to the following excerpt: “To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.”
March 2, noon to 2 p.m.
Collaborator: Fraternity and Sorority Life
Location: Holmes Student Center, Main floor hallway
Join us for an interactive tabling event which highlights the significant contributions of sorority women throughout society.
March 2, 2 to 5 p.m., March 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 4, noon to 2 p.m.
Location: Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
We invite you to participate in a photo series to celebrate Women’s History Month. Stop by to have your picture taken to express what women’s history means to you. Whiteboards and/or signs will be provided. Share a unique message or complete the prompt: “Women’s History is...” With participants’ consent, photos will be shared via the GSRC’s social media throughout the month.
March 3, 7 p.m.
Location: Carl Sandburg Auditorium
Co-sponsor: The Center for Black Studies
Join us for a virtual production showing of the Tony award-winning one-woman show of the Fannie Lou Hamer Story. Acclaimed vocalist, actress and multi-award-winning playwright Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye channels Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer in her rise from Jim Crow’s Mississippi to the halls of Congress leading the 1964 voters’ rights movement to enforce the 15th and 19th constitutional amendments, and becoming the Mother of Voter Registration for the Black American experience.
March 8, 5 to 6 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Nandina Ray
Location: Capitol Room, Holmes Student Center
Collaborators: Asian American Resource Center; Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Safe Passage; Muslim Student Association; Alpha Phi Gamma; Counseling and Consultation Services
Nandini Ray from Maitri will speak about AAPI dating and domestic violence. She will also focus on establishing healthy relationships and domestic violence prevention.
Celebrate International Women's Day
March 8, 2 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Anitha Saravanan, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, NIU
Co-sponsor: Division of International Affairs and the Zeta Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Delta
Contact person: Sarah Lindell 753-9526 slindell@niu.edu
March 8, 6 p.m.
Location: Music Building, Recital Hall
Andrea Salcedo, an NIU graduate, is the first female guitarist from her home country of Jalisco, Mexico and is considered an international reference by the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Throughout her artistic career she has performed at important venues and festivals in Mexico, Spain, United States, Colombia, Czech Republic and China. She is recording her first album titled, “Fuente y Cauce de la Guitarra Flamenca” with renowned guitarist and producer, Jesús de Rosario.
March 9, 1 to 3 p.m.
Location: DuSable Hall, main floor
This interactive tabling session titled, “What It Means to Be a Woman,” will focus on identity and will allow participants to discover what womanhood means. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in exercises that allow them to explore these ideas on their own terms.
March 23, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
Join De Mujer a Mujer as they honor the important women in their lives. Bring a picture of an influential woman to share.
March 21, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
Join the Women and Gender Advocacy Alliance for a fun event to express your gratitude toward powerful women figures. Dress up as your favorite woman.
March 22, noon to 2 p.m.
Location: Holmes Student Center, CAB Conference Room
Host: Campus Activities Board
This is an opportunity for Huskies to learn about projects on campus and in the community, and to explore possible volunteer opportunities. This event will highlight The Period Project at NIU.
March 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Center for Black Studies
Host: Center for Black Studies
Join us for a meal, discussion and interactive activities centering on the contributions of Black women ancestors and current activists who paved the way for Black womanhood.
March 28, 8 to 10 p.m.
Location: Lower den in the HSC
Host: Campus Activities Board
Bring your friends and compete in teams of up to six people. There are numerous rounds of trivia and categories, with prizes going to the winning team.
March 29, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Mar Hicks, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
Host: Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Reorienting the history of computing to include more users and practitioners reveals hidden narratives that allow us to better understand our digital present and future. This talk examines some of the ways that this history can be written, and be of service to understanding the connections between past failures and present day concerns in high tech. Focusing on gender and sexism in computing, labor forces, and product design can help students and researchers from both STEM fields and the humanities better understand our current high tech landscape, and the crises that we are confronting.
March 30, noon to 2 p.m.
Location: Sky Room, Holmes Student Center
This panel will feature NIU women who have dedicated their lives to creating art and inspiring others in the arts. Attendees will hear from panelists regarding their experiences in the arts, how the arts have influenced or shaped their identities, and how they engage with and empower other women in the arts.
March 31
Co-sponsor: TransAction Task Force and Speakers Bureau
For more information: Email mbholmes@niu.edu
TDOV is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender-nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve Trans justice. We will mark this day by sharing the voices of Trans students, faculty and staff in a variety of ways including a virtual discussion and through quotes on display at the GSRC. Join us in uplifting NIU’s Trans inclusion work.
