Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Dept at Mills

CasaTiaLuna@Mills and The Dept of Spiritual and Religious Life present …

Reclaiming the Sacred Teachings of Tonantzin-Guadalupe, with Maestra Chicueyi-Coatl
Tues Dec 6@ 6-9pm | Online and In-Person, Oakland
*Note: Limited in-person tickets available
Registration link in bio
(Free Tickets Mills College community)

Join us as we share the sacred and healing teachings of Tonantzin-Guadalupe and their significance for us almost 500 years after her apparitions. Maestra Patricia Chicueyi Coatl will speak on many elements of this great history, contextualized in the era of the great pandemia of the early years of the colonization of MesoAmerica. Maestra will share about the Nican Mopohua, the apparitions, the young Nahuatl scholars, and the healing words and actions that Tonantzin has passed on to us through them. Gather together as we review: Who is Tonantzin-Guadalupe? Why should we hear from her even if we don’t believe in religion? Why is Tonantzin a strong revolutionary and decolonial figure for us?

In the midst of a very dangerous pandemic “so great and universal” that “many have died and many more continue to die” a group of Nahuatl scholars devoted themselves to the protection of Indigenous knowledge. They gathered to learn about the Matiliztli, the sacred knowledge that Tonantzin brought to all of them, to all her beloved people, those who have suffered so much, to help them free themselves from the many oppressions by reclaiming their true identity, by reclaiming their human dignity.
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Remember to register for our event with Chelsea Manning—in person or online!
Register: https://bit.ly/3waDsn1

Volatile Contexts: Identity, Technology and Politics in a Moment of Danger Internationally acclaimed technologist and network security expert, Chelsea Manning, will be in conversation with Susan Stryker

Indigenous Red Market always brings the best Native performers!
Don't miss!

VOICE OF HONEY
at The Mills College Pow Wow & Indigenous Red Market
Sunday Apr 3rd
Performance at 3pm

10:45am Land Acknowledgement & Opening Blessing
11am Gourd Dance
12pm Grand Entry
12:45pm Honoring Dr. Melinda MIcco
Dance Contest ALL DAY!
Raffle!

RAFFLES TOO!

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY!

Poetic Operations: A Conversation with micha cárdenas and Susan Stryker
October 28 @ 5:00PM PT | Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../poetic-operations-a...
micha cárdenas, author of Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media (forthcoming from Duke University Press), and Susan Stryker will discuss cárdenas’s new book and trans of color poetics.
Presented by We Are The Voices and the Mills Trans Studies Speaker Series.
More info about the Trans Studies Speaker Series: https://performingarts.mills.edu/.../trans.../index.php

Never forget our TrAncestors!

TODAY AT NOON! Still time to register...

Birthing People Behind Bars: Exposing Forced Sterilizations in State Prisons
Thursday April 15 @ 6-8.15pm | RSVP here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/events/birthing-people-behind-bars-exposing-forced-sterilizations-state-prisons?mc_cid=c38431cba4&mc_eid=a75b703b98

Please join Provost Chinyere Oparah for a film screening and panel discussion of Belly of the Beast, Thursday April 15, 2021, 6-8.15pm. Panelists include Kelli Dillon who is a survivor of state sponsored reproductive violence and featured in the film. Free and open to the public.

About the Film: When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. This shocking legal drama captured over 7-years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, demanding attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.

Contact: [email protected]

Unfinished: Actualizing an Intersectional Antiracist Future
April 8th and 9th
by the Center for Transformative Action at Mills College.

Inspired by Amanda Gormon's inauguration quote, “...somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken but simply unfinished", How can we seize this moment of national reckoning to turn our collective vision into an equitable and just world for all people? What must change in order for us to achieve inclusion? Join us as we move from reimagining to actualizing the future of our wildest dreams.

This conference will feature 60+ thought leaders that are evolving and disrupting systems in the pursuit of profound change in our nation. The lineup is amazing!! (Bestselling author of The Sum of Us, Heather McGhee will be speaking about how racism hurts all of us.), Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work who will discuss what it takes to achieve true inclusion in business and beyond, and Favianna Rodriguez, Artist/Organizer/Social Justice Activist, will highlight the power of culture and joy. Additional select speakers include Ashara Ekundayo, Jane Garcia, Veronika Scott, Bahiyah Robinson, Kai Nortey, Deanna Van Buren, Regina Davis, Carolyn Johnson, and more.

What's in this for you? You will be inspired by purpose-driven entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, corporate leaders, activists, authors, artists, and more that are changing lives and narratives. You will also leave with tangible ideas and tools for ways you can transform society to be more equitable. The networking feature will enable you to connect one-on-one via video with participants—wouldn’t it be nice to connect with new people?! Additionally, you will be energized throughout the entire conference with empowering tunes from DJ Ome.

Register for FREE today and join the conversation.
https://hopin.com/events/cta-unfinished

We are all heartsick and outraged.

Image by Professor Susan Ito.

Fall registration, coming soon....

Please share W I D E L Y . . . .

The Muslim Student Alliance, SAMEAPI Heritage Month 21 and Ethnic Studies present...

Mohinga Fundraiser for Myanmar's Displaced Workers
Weds March 3 @ 6pm | Register here: https://p4xt3yqblcj.typeform.com/to/ENyhsyBI

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The Berea FIRE Program - Fueling an Intersectional Reading Experience - is a designed to facilitate reading groups based around intersectional theory to help participants connect their own lived experiences to the theory, alongside supplemental readings. Critical examinations on race, gender, and class will be emphasized. This program also hopes to connect Berea College students with the wider Berea Community.
RSVP: https://www.firstfridayberea.com/bookclub.html
Free pdf:https://legalform.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/davis-women-race-class.pdf
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/187771883101308/

We are now accepting submissions for our annual Women's Studies and Q***r Studies Writing Contests!

Open to all active Mills College Undergraduates

Deadline is March 1!

Congratulations to Mills College Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women’s Leadership, Professor Susan Stryker, whos been awarded the 2021 Arcus/Places Prize for public scholarship on gender, sexuality, and the built environment.

The Arcus/Places Prize is a unique collaboration between the Diversity Platforms Committee of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley and Places, established in 2014.

https://placesjournal.org/news/2021-arcus-places-prize-winner-susan-stryker/

2021 Arcus/Places Prize Winner: Susan Stryker The leading transgender studies scholar and activist has been selected as the fourth winner of the Arcus/Places Prize for innovative public scholarship on gender, sexuality, and the built environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUBT5CbN78

The Lady And The Dale: Official Teaser | HBO From zero to unbelievable. The Lady And The Dale unravels the extraordinary story of automotive entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael. From Emmy-winning producer...

RGSS Spring Online Social
Feb 8 @ 12:15pm
For zoom info, email [email protected]

You're invited to join our RGSS students, staff and faculty for our Spring 2021 Kick-off Social & Celebration!

Please join us online at 12:15pm. We'll hear from our WGSS and ETHS program heads, introduce our new community members including RGSS faculty and visiting faculty, and take the opportunity to welcome (back) new and returning friends.

Will be great to see each other again!
Spring. Is. Here.

Trailer - Fire and Heart: A Blueprint for Liberation

Our new Spring 21 lineup from the Trans Studies Speaker Series at Mills College: https://performingarts.mills.edu/.../trans-studies.../

The Black History Month (BHM) Planning Committee is excited to share with the Mills College community this special winter break activity:

The Black Read

In spirit of the Mills’ Common Read, join us in reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler over the break and attend a discussion in February led by Professor Ajuan Mance. Butler is an important figure in Black history as the first Black woman to win widespread recognition in Science Fiction writing. Mills community can contact [email protected] to request access to the text.

This weekend Mills College Community is invited to join us for 2 circulos for Dias de Mu***os. Request free Mills registration via email to: [email protected].

Non-Mills folks can register with sliding scale donations at: https://CasaTiaLuna.eventbrite.com

From Professor Susan Stryker at Mills College, including conversation about the Trans Studies Speaker Series and tonight's event- The Pink Line with Mark Gevisser at 8pm.

Still time to register for tonight's event The Pink Line:
http://mills-college-trans-studies-speaker-series.eventbr...

Fighting the new culture wars: Mills College hires pioneering transgender historian and activist Susan Stryker leads a new Mills College speaker series that addresses trans history, culture and representation, including efforts to roll back transgender rights.