Campus events to highlight Women’s History Month

To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, Sacramento State will present a wide range of events that highlight the achievements of women and explore some of the pressing issues facing women today. Events range from a lecture by the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party to a panel discussion on reproductive rights.

The events, which are co-sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and other organizations on campus, are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

The month starts with a talk by Pat Griffin, director of the Education Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Sport, on March 1 at noon in the University Union Ballroom.

A featured event during the month will be a lecture by Elaine Brown, who led the Black Panther Party in 1974, titled “New Age Racism” on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students.

The Department of Communication Studies will present a panel discussion on women sports writers and incidents of discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environments on March 6 at noon in the Redwood Room of the University Union. The department also will co-sponsor a display analyzing media coverage of women in sports by students in the “Women in Media” course (Journalism 172) on March 20 at noon in the Forest Suite of the University Union.

A lecture titled “Beijing Betrayed: An Update on Beijing Plus 10” will be presented by Rhonda Rios Kravitz of the University Library on March 20 at 6 p.m. in the University Union Forest Suite.

Cara-Beth Burnside, a member of the first U.S. Olympic snowboarding team in 1998, will deliver a talk on her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated sport on March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom.

Dr. Soheir Stolba, a medical anthropologist, will present a lecture on the voices of Iraqi women on March 7 at 7 p.m. in Mariposa Hall, Room 1001. Stolba, president, CEO and co-founder of the Fair Oaks-based SHARE Institute, recently spent seven weeks in Iraq interviewing Iraqi women.

The International Women’s Day Celebration takes place on March 8 at noon in the Redwood Room of the University Union. The celebration features women performers from the Sacramento Taiko Dan Drummers.

The month ends with a panel discussion on reproductive rights on March 28 at 9 a.m. in Hinde Auditorium followed by a tribute to Coretta Scott King at 10:30 a.m.

A complete schedule of events is available at www.csus.edu/events

For more information, contact the Sacramento State‘s Women’s Resource Center at 278-7388 or www.csus.edu/wrc.