UCSD Women's Center

March 8th is International Women’s Day! Join us for our next Gender Buffet on Friday from 12-1pm in the Women’s Center to talk about women around the world, ecofeminism and its global impacts. All genders welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.

SPRAYPAINT CRAFTIVISM AT THE WOMEN’S CENTER on WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 from 1-3 PM! Come learn about the intersections of Feminism and Mural Activism and engage in spray paint art with the WC community at UCSD’s local graffiti park! Meet at the Women’s Center and bring your passion for art and activism!

Join the Women’s Center for Feminist Pi Day Trivia on Thursday 3/14/24 from 4-5pm! We will continue to honor Women's History Month by hosting: Celebrating Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Trivia and will have prizes for the top 3 teams. Pie's will be available for attendees.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in UC San Diego's Women’s History Month (WHM) Celebration throughout March. Our theme for this March is “Celebrating Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.”

We will celebrate all avenues and arenas of EDI work, from work being done on our campus, to regional and global impacts. This month is an opportunity to highlight women who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions.

Check out our website or Linktree for the full WHM Calendar: https://women.ucsd.edu/programs/herstory.html

Are you a feminist? Do you love BINGO? If this is you, the Women’s Center is hosting Feminist BINGO on Tuesday March 5th! Grab your friends and bring your feminist knowledge to win BINGO at the Women’s Center! Prizes include Women’s Center Merch, Triton Outfitter’s Swag, and a 500 Piece Feminist Puzzle!

The Women's Center and Craft Center are coming together for a beautiful celebration this International Women's Day! From 2-4PM Friday March 8th at the Craft Center, the UCSD community is welcome to check out multiple options to Craft HERstory this 2024 with portrait drawing, symbolic self-portrait collages, and flower crown making-free of charge! Some activities will require reservations and the EventBright can be found in the LinkTree.

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month at Grad Open Mic Night, where graduate students can either perform or simply listen, amplifying the diverse talents of grad students in our academic community. By fostering an environment of empowerment and self-expression, let’s create a space to recognize and uplift the unique contributions of women!

How do you like to express your identities? Come join us for a collab with the LGBT RC at the Women’s Center this Friday, February 23rd from 12:00 -1:00pm. We will have an informal dialogue about Gender Expression and Performance. All genders welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.

A Dream Returned: Exploring Dreamwork as an Ancestral, Wellness and Liberation Practice with Kelsey O. Daniels.
February 29, 6pm - 7:30pm at the Women's Center. Link to register: https://forms.gle/dSi3gpjVJVVuyEFx9 - Boba will be available to those who RSVP!
So often society attempts to convince us that exploring our dreams is only acceptable once you have "earned" leisure after labor. When surviving systems of oppression is framed as a privilege, dreaming is viewed as frivolous and more often than not inaccessible. That ain't it. Dreaming is revolutionary, ancestral, and necessary when it comes to building new worlds that are affirming and lit for all of us. It is a deliberate act of self and community care that subverts white failurism and all of its unlegendary children (anti-Blackness, queer/trans antagonism, ableism, etc.) This workshop offers a space to unpack the myths handed to us about dreaming, explore what dreamwork already looks like in our lives, and strategize on how to intentionally engage with dreaming as an ancestral, wellness and liberation practice.
This interactive and collaborative workshop will utilize artistic expression, generative discussion, and guided journaling as we collectively return to the dream space!

In honor of Women's History Month we “Celebrate Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.” The Women's Center welcomes the UC San Diego Community to our Kickoff event from 11AM-1PM in the Stage Room Friday March 1st, 2024. We will have refreshments, an EDI resource fair, and a facilitated painting session from artists at ArtBeat San Diego! Painting spots are first come, first served and limited to 40. All materials supplied. For questions or accommodations, please contact [email protected].

Culture is empowering and beautiful, it helps individuals remain grounded in their histories and provides guidance as we move through the world. However, many cultures also have underlying tones and traditions that can be harmful for members within that community. Come, share, and submit your art piece and take part in a conversation around the duality of culture at the Women’s Center on March 6, 2024 from 5-6 pm.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience that combines fast friendships, feminism, with creative craftsmanship! Break the ice and expand your social circle with a series of fun questions to ask your future besties, and the opportunity to unleash your creativity and leave with a beautiful, handcrafted keepsake. Grab your friends or come solo - everyone is welcome!

Come join us in the Women’s Center for our next Gender Buffet on Intersectionality and Misogynoir: Naming the Historic Exclusion of Black Women in Feminism. Bring your thoughts, experiences, and an open mind on Friday Feb 16th from 12-1pm for our collaboration with Black Voices. All genders welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.

The San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame (WHOF) recognizes the life-time accomplishments of diverse women whose documented history of professional or volunteer work has made exceptional contributions to the San Diego region and beyond. As we recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of inductees, we continue to imagine what a feminist future looks like.

This year we invite all enrolled San Diego County college students (community colleges, CSUs, UCSD, graduate and professional students, etc.) to participate in the WHOF essay writing contest.

Please visit (insert tiny url) for more information and to submit your essay!

Due date is Friday, March 8th

Next up in the Women's Center Financial Literacy Series, hosted by our partners over at University Credit Union, Money Concepts for Young Adults is Wednesday February 28th from 5-6pm in the Women's Center

The Career Center will be joining the Women's Center on Monday February 26th at 5pm to facilitate a resume and cover letter workshop. They will be highlighting how to promote STEM course work, labs, research, and more!

How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Join us in the Women’s Center on Friday Feb 9th from 12-1PM for our next Gender Buffet to discuss Desirability! All genders welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.

The colors, textures, and histories that surround culture are vast and empowering. What comes to mind when you think of your own culture? Stop by the Women’s Center February 12-16th to pick up craft supplies to create your own cultural artifact that will then be collected and used in a larger art piece! You will be given the opportunity to share and talk about your cultural motif on March 6, 2024 from 5-6pm.