Thursday, March 2, 2017

Women's History Month at Purchase ... She believed she could so she did

We kicked off March with Women Supporting Women.  We had staff attendance and will explore this platform for staff.

Check out 20+ events hosted by student organizations, faculty, departments, and the Multicultural Center. Scroll down for text version of the flyer.



03/02 HAPA Tea Time 8:30pm Commuter Lounge

03/02 Claudia Rankine 4:30-6pm Humanities Theater

03/05 SOCA's HerStory 2-4pm MCC

03/07 Punching Up: TEXTures in Blackness by Kameelah Rasheed & The Black School. 2:30-5:30pm. Printshop VA 1009. Part of Punching Up Series. RSVP required.

03/08 Counseilng presents International Women's Day Tabling 11am-2pm Humanities Lobby

03/09 MCC presents film screening and discussion of Living Quechua 7-8pm MCC

03/09 HAPA Healing Circle 8:30pm TBD

03/11 Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 10am-4pm Library

03/14 OCE presents Famous Women in Art 12-1:30pm

03/14 HAPA Self Love Haikus with Self-Care Club for Self Love Week 8:30pm TBD
03/16 HAPA Manko-Chan Activity 8:30pm TBD

03/17 Black Girl Magic: Masterclass. 6-9pm. MCC. Part of AfroDisiac. RSVP to blackgirlmagic.masterclass@gmail.com


03/18 AfroDisiac 4-11:30pm The Stood

03/19 Women's History Month - LikUIDITY 8-11:30pm The Stood

03/19 Library presents Women's History Month Trivia. Library 12:30-2

03/20 Gender Studies Annual Mary Edwards Lecture - Adotei Akwei - Breaking the Glass Ceiling and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Critical Challenge of Women's Righs 4:30-6pm Red Room

03/23 HAPA Discussion of Women's Rights 8:30pm TBD

03/25 & 3/26 femme future 8-11:30pm The Stood

03/29 MCC + Political Science present Your Reproductive Rights are Being Trumped 4:30-6pm MCC

03/30, 03/31 Dutchman A Senior 
Project 7:30pm Humanities Theater

03/03 HAPA Mulan 8:30pm TBD





Multicultural Center March Calendar of Events

The Multicultural Center has over 25 events taking place in Fort Awesome and on campus. Join us for a student club meeting (American Sign Language, Philosophy Society Reading Group, and more) or events (such as Night of Many Tongues in the Red Room on 03/16), or events organized by students (such as Black Girl Magic: Masterclass on 03/17) and in collaboration with campus partners (such as exploring the indigenous Latinx experience on 03/09 with Living Quechua director and film or Your Reproductive Rights are Being Trumped panel with Political Science faculty on 03/29).

Flyer with program details:


03/02 Bollywood Movie Night 7-10:30pm

03/03 SOCA Sex Education Workshop 5:30-8:30pm

03/05 SOCA HerStory 1-4pm

03/05 PoliTicked Off 8-11pm

03/06 Art Force 5 Community Art Project. Explore the role of civil rights protest. Drop-in 10 minutes. 10am-2pm. CCN Lobby. All majors welcome.

03/06 Art Force 5 Creativity Over Conflict. 5-6:30pm. Humanities Theater.

03/06 American Sign Language Club Meeting 7-8pm. Meets every Monday.

03/07 Student Affairs Diversity Committee 3-4pm. Meets Every Tuesday.

03/07 TEXTures in Blackness by Kameelah Rasheed & The Black School. 2:30-5:30pm. Printshop VA 1009. Part of Punching Up Series. RSVP required. eleanor.king@purchase.edu

03/09 Living Quechua Film with Director followed by Q&A 7-8:30pm 

03/14 Famous Women in Art 12-1:30pm - Cancelled

03/15 Sankofa Film Series 7-9pm - Cance

03/15 Philosophy Society Reading Group 9-10pm - Calledncelled

3/16 SUNY Purchase Literature Society presents Night of Many Tongues 6:30pm Red Room

03/16 Bollywood Movie Night: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil 
7-10:30pm

03/17 Black Girl Magic: Masterclass. 6-9pm. Part of AfroDisiac. RSVP to blackgirlmagic.masterclass@gmail.com. Moved to Admissions Buffer Room.
 
03/20 Letter Writing to NY elected officials 7-9pm. Moved  to Humanities 2031.

03/21 MCC Play: The American Question 4-5:30pm Dance Theater Lab, Discussion 5:30-6pm in Studio J

03/23 OAPIA Meeting 9:30-11pm


03/23 American Sign Language Club meeting 8pm. Commuter Lounge. Note: new day of the week, time, and location.

03/29 Your Reproductive Rights are Being Trumped with Political Science faculty 4:30-6pm

03/29 Sankofa Film Series: Moonlight 7-9pm

03/29 Philosophy Society Reading Group 9-10pm

03/30 Queering Performance: Humor, Identity, Documentary & Drag with Buzz Slutsky & Loren Britton. 4:30-7:30pm Visual Arts, Design Studio Room 1021. Part of Punching Up Series. RSVP required. janine.polak@purchase.edu


03/30 Bollywood Movie Night: 3 Idiots 7-10:30pm