Category Archives: Community

Celebrating a Heroic Women’s Rights Leader on Her Birthday

Last Wednesday we celebrated the 192nd birthday of Susan B. Anthony, the nineteenth-century suffragist who, among many of her accomplishments, led a successful campaign to have women admitted to the University of Rochester in 1900. How do you celebrate such … Continue reading

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V-Day: Until the Violence Stops

Yes, friends, today is V-Day. But, a V can stand for many things. Valentines. Vaginas. Victory (in ending violence against women)! You’ve most likely heard enough about valentines for the day, but do you know about V-Day the movement? You … Continue reading

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Flash Your ‘Stache for Health!

SBAI flashed a ‘stashe to raise awareness about the men’s healthcare services offered at Planned Parenthood. You can flash a ‘stashe, too, by going to Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region’s facebook page. You’ll be automatically entered to win tickets … Continue reading

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Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

This guest post comes from SBAI student worker and UCGWS President Erika Howard. As part of  WXXI’s Community Cinema’s African American Education Awareness Film Series, they are screening Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. The film tells the story … Continue reading

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Local Student Activists for Social Justice Make the Front Page

A recent front-page Democrat and Chronicle article on student activism spotlights Rochester Students for Social Justice, a local student activist group. The group was founded last summer by University of Rochester senior and Take 5 scholar Alykhan Alani, an International … Continue reading

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URMC World AIDS Day Events

Thursday, December 1 marks the 23rd annual World AIDS Day. According to the World AIDS Campaign, World AIDS Day is held every year as a “key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such … Continue reading

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First Victories, First Women

139 years ago this November, SBAI’s namesake, Rochester’s own Susan B. Anthony voted in the 1872 presidential election. She was later arrested with three of her sisters and other local women who had also voted illegally. 48 years later, and … Continue reading

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Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize Ceremony and Reading for 2011 Winner Linde LeGarde Grover

This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the Janet Heidinger Kafka prize for fiction. The 2011 prize will be awarded to author Linda LeGarde Grover for her debut story collection The Dance Boots. Grover will visit the University for an … Continue reading

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Gloria Steinem: Not Just Your Mother’s Feminist Icon

This post comes from guest writer Kaitlin Gray, Marketing & Development Associate, Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region (PPRSR) When I told my friends and associates Gloria Steinem would be coming to Rochester for the Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse … Continue reading

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It’s National Coming Out Day!

National Coming Out Day happens every year on October 11 to celebrate coming out, living openly, and being visible as an LGBTQ person or ally. It is also a day to call attention to local, national, and global LGBTQ issues. … Continue reading

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