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Minutes 2/28/12
Minutes (Feb 28, 2011)
Introductions
Discussion time: negotiated readings (Stewart Hall: media theorist – “encoding and decoding”: the creator has encoded something and the reader decodes something, they may or may not be the same). How do we engage with pop cultural texts? What do we do when a text is problematic, but we still enjoy it [...]
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Agenda 2/28/12
Agenda 2/28/12
Introductions
Discussion time: negotiated readings. How do we engage with pop cultural texts? What do we do when a text is problematic, but we still enjoy it and/or read it? How can we use the feminist toolkit to unpack these texts?
Business
Upcoming Events
International Women’s Day
Occupy Education Rally on Thursday
CLRG Check-in
Potential Planned Parenthood event
Pauline Park update
GAAP
All-Female Variety [...]
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Minutes 2/21/12
Minutes (Feb 21, 2012)
Intros
Discussion: reclaiming words
When is a pejorative word ready to be reclaimed? Who gets to reclaim which words? What happens when some people think a word is ready to be reclaimed but other people continue to find it offensive, dehumanizing, or hurtful?
The word “bitch”: loaded with a lot of sexist tropes, used to [...]
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Agenda 2/21/12
Agenda 2/21/12
Introductions
Discussion Time: Reclaiming Words
When is a pejorative word ready to be reclaimed? Who gets to reclaim which words? What happens when some people think a word is ready to be reclaimed but other people continue to find it offensive, dehumanizing, or hurtful?
Business
Updates:
Bitchfork (music festival)
Merely Bitches (theatre production)
Trigger Warnings for theatre productions
Possible collab on screening [...]
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Minutes 2/14/12
Minutes (Feb 14, 2012)
Introductions
Vagina Monologues Discussion
Locus for feminist discussion, often the only one on a lot of campuses – must make sure that the conversation continues after the event, make sure that its not the only representation of feminism
Creates feeling of community, solidarity
Without background of feminist theory, might be less powerful
TVM is important because people [...]
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Agenda 2/14/12
Introductions
Discussion time on Vagina Monologues
Upcoming (Possible) Events
Anything further on all-female music festival?
Earth Week
Abortion bowl-a-thon
Fem Alliance Business
Julia Ding selected as DP– how do people feel about her being both treasurer and DP?
V-Day related Until the Violence Stops screening and panel on Thursday
Forming a committee and finding a point-person for All-Female Variety Show
Steering Committee Agenda
“March of the [...]
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Minutes 2/7/12
Minutes from February 7, 2012
Introductions: Favorite De-stressor
DP (Re)Elections
Discussion: Trans People and Women’s Spaces (Led by Tristan)
Events/Subcommittees
GAAP Conference (Happened)
Planned on holding more meetings for students interested in activism
First meeting: Feb 24 4-6pm, College Center MPR
Email aldeane@vassar.edu
“VaJammin”
No new information
Spectrum
No new information
CLRG
All College Day topic: Change at Vassar
Consensus on Tabling for this event
Operations Committee
Holding meeting to discuss how [...]
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Agenda 2/7/12
Agenda 2/7/12
Introductions
DP Elections (Round 2)
Last week was a tie between Julia D. and Zoey P., so we will re-vote between those two candidates tonight
Discussion
This week, we will begin our new meeting format and spend 20-30 minutes on discussion of a topic led by a Fem Alliance member
This week, Tristan F. is leading a discussion about [...]
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Vagina Monologues Subcommittee Minutes 2/1/12
The Vagina Monologues Sub-committee notes: Meeting 1
Vday.org— for more information
Until the Violence Stops—documentary to be screened on Wed the 15th with panel of students and faculty afterwards
Renee Pabst has confirmed to be on the panel
Other faculty have been contacted
Lauren is going to talk to Diane Harriford
If you know other people/faculty who want to/would be good [...]
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Minutes 1/31/12
GENERAL BODY MINUTES 1/31/12
DP Elections
Designated Person serves as safe mediator between members and leaders to make sure that people feel comfortable expressing their opinions
Candidates: Zoey (trained as listener at the Listening Center), Julia (CARES Counselor), Tristan (longtime Fem Alliance member with house team-related training)
Votes counted – 6/6 tie with Zoey and Julia. Will vote again [...]
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