{"id":17350,"date":"2013-10-08T07:35:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T14:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csws.uoregon.edu\/?p=17350"},"modified":"2013-11-09T08:53:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:53:29","slug":"womens-stories-womens-lives-symposium-40th-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csws-archive.uoregon.edu\/womens-stories-womens-lives-symposium-40th-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWomen\u2019s Stories, Women\u2019s Lives\u201d Symposium \u2014 40th celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Painting by Miriam Johnson \/ courtesy of Ben Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n

Ballroom
\nErb Memorial Union
\n1222 E. 13th Ave.
\nUO campus map
\nPDF of Event Schedule<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., the \u201cWomen\u2019s Stories, Women\u2019s Lives\u201d Symposium explores four decades of feminist research and activism through five interwoven themes: women\u2019s rights, violence against women, women\u2019s health, activism and policy, and education and employment. Guest speakers will share personal narratives, visual illustrations, and dialogue to illuminate some of the local, cultural, and global issues at stake across forty years of women\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Among the symposium panelists, local activist Kate Barkley will talk about domestic violence and the creation of Womenspace in the 1970s, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will lend insight into issues of reproductive rights in the 1980s, Eugene Weekly owner Anita Johnson will offer how changing legislation affected workplace equity in the 1990s, and Mobility International co-founder Susan Sygall will provide insight into women and the disability movement in the new millennium. Also, award-winning Oregon writer Molly Gloss, author of The Hearts of Horses<\/em>, Wild Life,<\/em> The Dazzle of Day<\/em>, and The Jump-Off Creek<\/em>, will present a special reading of her work.<\/p>\n

Presented in collaboration with the Department of Women\u2019s and Gender Studies and ASUO Women\u2019s Center, CSWS\u2019s 40th Anniversary Celebration will be held Nov. 7-9, 2013, in UO\u2019s Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th. Free and open to the public (ticketing required), the event offers multiple opportunities to witness the long reach of feminist thought and production through engaging narratives about our past, present, and possible futures.<\/p>\n

Online pre-registration for the 40th Anniversary Celebration is now CLOSED (effective Nov. 6).\u00a0 Limited first come, first served seating will be available for these events:<\/span><\/h4>\n