Tag Archives: #Activism

“…We ended up discussing the gender binary. With 10 year olds. At summer camp…”

Hello friends of SBAI! We are excited to share an update from Brianna Isaacson with all of you. Brianna is a student at the University of Rochester completing a cluster in Women’s Studies, she was an intern for Rocxxy 2013, … Continue reading

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SBAI Program Assistant Named Finalist for the 2013 Staff Community Service Award

This blog post is a guest post written by SBAI Program Manager Angela Clark-Taylor and SBAI Student Office Assistant Kirsten Williamson. We already realized how great SBAI’s Program Assistant Kaitlin Legg is. She is friendly, dedicated, and inspiring. When Kaitlin … Continue reading

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Sitting With the Questions: Remarks from Activist, Musician, and Professor Jennifer Kyker

The following are remarks from SBAI faculty associate Jennifer Kyker, Assistant Professor of Music at University of Rochester and Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music, upon receiving an alumna award from Mount Holyoke. Professor Kyker’s comments … Continue reading

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Roc(xx)y: Summer Internship in Feminist Activism and Leadership

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION PACKET HERE Roc(xx)y, pronounced “Roxie,” is a 12-week summer program for undergraduate students coordinated by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Rochester. The program combines a professional internship experience … Continue reading

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An Inclusive Approach to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

A successful movement to end violence against women and girls must include men and boys. One Billion Rising and V-Day know this, and they just released a short film honoring the involvment of men and boys in the anti-violence movement. … Continue reading

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The University Raises Awareness on World AIDS Day

Today’s post comes from Kirsten Williamson. Williamson is a senior Studio Art and Film & Media Studies double-major at the University of Rochester, Editor in Chief of LOGOS Art & Literature Journal and Secretary of the Art & Art History Undergraduate … Continue reading

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Three Prominent Civil Rights Activists to Visit Rochester!

We’re greatly looking forward to a visit from three remarkable women next week: Judy Richardson, Betty Garman Robinson, and Dorothy M. Zellner. All three women were on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement and members of the Student … Continue reading

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This Week’s Health and Justice Events and Initiatives

This week is the Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice, sponsored by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. More about the week of action via LatinaInstitute.org: Even as Latinas continue to face unprecedented attacks on the health of … Continue reading

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Take the Test, Take Control

Do you know your status? Today is National HIV Testing Day! National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading

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