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<DIV><FONT size=5><B>International Women's Day 2008<BR>Calendar of Local
Events<BR><BR></FONT></B><STRONG>Tuesday, March 4<BR><BR>7 p.m., Talk by Deepa
Fernandes</STRONG>, award-winning journalist and radio host, about her book,
<I><STRONG>Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of
Immigration</STRONG></I>-- an historical and political analysis that takes the
reader on a harrowing journey inside the new American immigrant experience, a
journey marked by militarized border zones, racist profiling, criminalization,
detention, and deportation. <STRONG>Wilson Savignano Auditorium B&C,
Westfield State College</STRONG>; part of the college's Guest Lecture Series and
Month Celebrating Women. Sponsored by the Student Support Services Program;
English Department; and the Communications Department. Contact person: Charlotte
Capogna (ccapogna@wsc.ma.edu).<BR><BR><B>Thursday, March 6<BR><BR>7:30-9 a.m.,
International Women's Day Breakfast; Blue Heron Restaurant, 112 North Main
Street, Sunderland. </B>No charge, but attendees will be asked for donations
<B>to support the programs of NELCWIT</B> (New England Learning Center for Women
in Transition). Featured speakers: Yoko Kato, whose daughter and grandchild were
victims of a domestic violence homicide, known for her efforts to end domestic
violence in New England and her native Japan; and the Reverend Dr. Andrea
Ayvazian, Senior Minister of the Haydenville Congregational Church and former
Dean of Religious Life at Mount Holyoke College. Space is limited and
reservations are necessary. Please call 413-772-0871, or e-mail
info@nelcwit.org.<BR><BR><B>11 a.m, Talk by Ruth Trujillo, </B>Executive
Director of the Greensboro Justice Fund<B>, </B>entitled "<B>Crossing Borders:
Realities of Immigrant Families in the United States."</B> <B>Greenfield
Community College, Social Sciences Studio East 115. </B>Sponsored by the GCC
Women's Studies Department, Sociology Department, and Peace and Social Justice
Program. Contact person: Linda McCarthy (mccarthyl@gcc.mass.edu).<BR><BR><B>10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Women's Resource Fair; UMass Student Union Ballroom.</B> Campus
and community organizations will share resources, event information, and
literature about social, political, health, and academic support.
Family-friendly and interactive projects will be included. Campus and community
members are welcomed! Sponsored by the Graduate Women's Network of the Graduate
Student Senate. Contact person: Judy Wong
(gss-gwn@grad.umass.edu).<BR><BR><B>Friday, March 7<BR><BR>Noon-1 p.m., Women in
Black, Amherst Center. </B>Focusing this week on the issue of violence toward
women. Contact person: Mary Wentworth
(mlwentworth@Comcast.net).<BR><BR><B>Saturday, March 8 (International Women's
Day)<BR><BR>11 a.m.-Noon, Greenfield Weekly Peace Vigil, Greenfield Town Common.
</B>Focusing this week on "Women Say NO to War! US Out of Iraq and Afghanistan;
No War on Iran". Sponsored by the Greenfield Weekly Peace Vigil, Coalition for
Women's Lives, CODE PINK, and the Socialist Party/Western Mass Local. Contact
person: Mary McClintock (mcclinto@verizon.net).<BR><BR><B>11 a.m.to 1 p.m.,
Valley Women's Martial Arts Annual International Women's Day Open House and
Community Event, 1 Cottage Street, Easthampton.</B> This free, two-hour event
for women, men, teens, and children will feature activities and fun, with a
focus on personal empowerment and self-defense. Exercises and movement will be
geared to al levels of ability and experience. Refreshments will be served. For
more information about the organization or the day's events visit <A
href="http://www.vwma.org/" eudora="autourl"><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>www.vwma.org</A></U></FONT>, or contact Janet Aalfs at (413)
527-0101.<BR><BR><B>Sunday, March 9<BR><BR>Noon-1 p.m., Amherst Weekly Peace
Vigil, Amherst Town Common.</B> Now in its 29th year, the vigil speaks out for
women's rights as it continues to advocate for an end to the arms race, an end
to nuclear weapons at home and abroad, and for social justice around the world.
Contact person: Sue Watkins (Watkins.sue@gmail.com).<BR><BR><B>Tuesday, March
11<BR><BR>4:00 p.m., Panel Discussion on Transfeminism, Dwight Hall 101, Mount
Holyoke College. </B>In contemporary society, there exists an explosion of
theories and practices around a variety of trans identities such as transgender,
transgenre, transpecies, transsexual, and transvestite. This panel investigates
some of the nuances of these theories and practices and the relationship of a
broad spectrum of trans identities to feminist and women's issues. Confirmed
speakers include Jami Weinstein, Mount Holyoke College; Myra Hird, Queen's
University; Elena Glasberg, Princeton University; and Mitch Boucher, University
of Massachusetts Amherst. Sponsored by the Five College Women's Studies Research
Center. For complete details, see <A
href="http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc" eudora="autourl"><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc</A></U></FONT>, or call (413)
538-2275.</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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