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Claire N. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Director, Sexual & Domestic Violence Services
Manager, Sexual Assault Program Coordinators List
UVA Women's Center
PO Box 800588
Charlottesville VA 22908-0588
http://womenscenter.virginia.edu/sdvs
434-982-2774 / 434-982-2361

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Women's Resource and Action Centers [
> ]
>  On Behalf Of Heather Imrie
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:29 PM
> To: 
> 
> Subject: Final days to register Engaging men to end violence against women
> 
> Final days to register!!!
> 
> Male Ally Conference @ UIC: Engaging men to end violence against women
> 
> April 24th, 25th & 26th
> 
> Keynote speaker: Byron Hurt, director of "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and
> Rhymes"
> 
> Men Against Sexual Violence is proud to announce the first annual Male
> Ally
> Conference at UIC.  The Male Ally Conference is a three day event that
> seeks
> to engage men in ending transphobia, homophobia and violence against
> women.
> 
> Opening Program:
> 
> 7 - 9 p.m.
> 
> Friday, April 24th
> 
> Location:  James Stukel Towers Events Center
> 
> 1235 S. Halsted Street, Chicago IL.
> 
> Free and open to the public
> 
> ASL Translation Provided
> 
> Film screening and discussion of "Beyond Beats and Rhymes"
> 
> Led by Byron Hurt and with panelists from Chicago's own "AquaMoon."
> 
> Pre-registration required at  <http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/msv.html>
> http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/msv.html.
> 
> Saturday, April 25th
> 
> 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
> 
> Location:  Student Center East
> 
> 750 S Halsted, Chicago IL
> 
> Hurt will provide a keynote address the morning of Saturday, April 25th
> followed by workshops that will examine how race, sexual orientation, and
> disability intersect to change the meaning of what it means to be a man.
> 
> Sunday, April 26th
> 
> 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
> 
> Location: Student Center East
> 
> 750 S Halsted, Chicago IL
> 
> Workshops on moving from theory to practice will take place the morning of
> Sunday, April 26th.
> 
> The Male Ally Conference is free.  Pre-registration is required. For
> further
> information and online registration, go to
> <http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/msv.html>
> http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/msv.html and select the Male Ally Conference
> link.  The opening program (April 24th) is open to everyone and the events
> on April 25th and 26th are open to male identified persons only.
> 
> The conference features men from all communities leading workshops on race
> and masculinity, disability and masculinity, trans-masculinity, and
> unlearning homophobia. During these workshops men will have the
> opportunity
> to talk about what it means to "be a man" and how race, transgender
> identity, sexual orientation, and disability intersect to change this
> meaning from community to community.  Men will also learn about what they
> can do in their everyday lives to stop a culture of violence.
> 
> The third day of the conference takes theory to action with exercise to
> encourage coalition building and networking.  During day three conference
> participants will also have the opportunity to share ideas for further
> action and education on our campus and in their home communities. "The
> conference is a unique opportunity for men to talk about something that
> ordinarily is a taboo subject," said Stephen Adler, member of Men Against
> Sexual Violence (MASV) and primary coordinator of the conference. "The
> response of departments and other student organizations thus far confirms
> to
> us that men want to be part of the movement to end interpersonal
> violence."
> 
> Byron Hurt one of the nation's most widely-known male anti-sexism
> activists
> will give the keynote. Hurt is a former Northeastern University football
> quarterback and was also a founding member of the Mentors in Violence
> Prevention (MVP)
> 
> If you need an accommodation in order to participate, please contact the
> Office of Women's Affairs at (312) 413-1025 two weeks prior to the event.
> ASL translation provided for all events.
> 
> Booths provided by the Illinois Department of Health and other community
> agencies
> 
> Parking:
> 
> James Stukel Towers Events Center parking available for a fee at the
> Maxwell
> Street parking structure on 1300 South Halsted
> 
> Student Center East parking available for a fee at the parking garage
> located at 737 South Halsted Street.
> 
> This event is co-sponsored by: SAFC Student Activities Funding Committee,
> African-American Resource Center, Chancellor's Committee on the Status of
> Women, Gender & Sexuality Center, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for
> Research on Women & Gender, Interdisciplinary Center for Research on
> Violence, UIC Athletics, Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity,
> College of Applied Health Sciences, Young People For The American Way,
> Honors College, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, Asian American
> Resource Center, Office of Women's Affairs, Campus Advocacy Network,
> Gender
> and Women's Studies, Gender and Sexuality Center, Student Outreach
> Services,
> Feminists United, African American Academic Network, Latin American
> Recruitment and Educational Services, Disability Studies, Promoting
> Awareness Victim Empowerment, The Office of Access and Equity, AquaMoon
> 
> 
> 
>