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Restorative and Transformative Justice
Tuesday l November 12 l 5:00-6:30 PM
Women's Center
Are you interested in learning more about and implementing restorative justice practices within your own life? Join us at the Women’s Center on November 12th, from 5-6:30 PM, for a Restorative and Transformative Justice Workshop.
We will learn more about restorative and transformative justice, and have presentations by Students Against Mass Incarceration and the Health and Anti-Recidivism Project, and discuss how to use these frameworks in everyday life.
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OASIS STEM Tutoring
Thursdays l 3-5 PM l Women's Center
Math 3C, 10A-B, PHYS 1A
Starting Week 2, join us weekly in the Women's Center for STEM Cafe! We will have warm beverages and free tutoring from OASIS available Thursdays, from 3-5pm, in our Large Conference Room.
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Grad Yoga Class
Mondays l 5-6 PM l 10/7-12/2
NUEVO EAST - 309 SMALL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Join us for a rejuvenating yoga workout every other week to relieve stress and release those feel-good endorphins!
This guided Yoga session welcomes individuals of all skill levels and promotes self-care in the graduate student community!
Please bring your own yoga mat/towel.
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Feminist Book Club: The Right to Sex
Every other Wednesday l 2-3 PM
Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, & 10
Women's Center
Join Feminist Book Club! This Fall Quarter we will be reading "The Right to Sex: Feminism in the 21st Century", by Amia Srinivasan, a collection of essays on gender, sex, sexuality, and gender-based violence.
Book Club starts Wednesday, October 2nd, at 2pm, at the Women's Center, and will meet Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, & 10.
The first 5 students to attend our first meeting will receive a free copy! Visit our calendar for what we'll be discussing each week: tinyurl.com/bookclubf24
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Grad Cookie Wars
Thursday l November 14 l 5:30-6:30 PM
Women's Center
RSVP Required:
https://forms.gle/vYzcmPikyHMDMeKh6
Grad and professional students, get ready to unleash your inner baker and celebrate the fall season with our festive cookie decorating competition!
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of creativity, delicious treats, and a friendly competition. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a baking newbie, everyone is welcome to participate and show off their artistic skills.
The event will take place on November 14th, 5:30-6:30PM, at the Women's Center, and all supplies will be provided.
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Student Vendor Fair
Monday l November 18 l 11 AM-1 PM
Women's Center
Join us for our third Gender Bite – Give and Take: Rethinking Thanksgiving on Monday, November 18th, from 2 - 3pm, at the Women’s Center!
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’ll be discussing the harmful and oppressive narrative of Thanksgiving. In addition, we will be highlighting indigenous women and their contributions to their community.
Light snacks will be provided!
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Gender Bite 3:
Give and Take
Rethinking Thanksgiving
Monday l November 18 l 2-3 PM
Women's Center
Hi folks! Join us for our third
Gender Bite – Give and Take: Rethinking Thanksgiving on Monday, November 18th, from 2 - 3pm, at the Women’s Center!
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’ll be discussing the harmful and oppressive narrative of Thanksgiving. In addition, we will be highlighting indigenous women and their contributions to their community.
Light snacks will be provided!
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Gender Bites Fall 2024 Calendar
Gender Bites is a bi-weekly informal dialogue on issues connected to gender.
We offer discussion on a new topic every week, from elections to pop culture, we discuss it all!
Join us for a new topic every other Monday, from 2-3PM, at the Women's Center, starting Monday October 21st.
Light refreshments will be provided.
The Women's Center is located in the original student center. We are above Blue Pepper and across from Main Gym.
For questions or accommodations please email women@ucsd.edu.
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STEMinist Network
The STEMinist Network is a drop-in program that creates opportunities for gender marginalized undergraduate students in STEM to connect and build community within the larger context of STEM as a male dominated field.
We focus on gender and science, community building, and professional development. We use the term “gender marginalized” to recognize the impact of sexism on many communities including, but not limited to, transgender women, cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals.
Register in our LinkTree or on our website.
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Women's Center Staff Programs | |
Working Parents of Teens Support Group
Date: Thursday l November 14 l 1-2 PM
On Zoom: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/81090977661
Calling all parents of teens! Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UC San Diego parents.
This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time working parent.
Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff parents of teens ages 12 and up.
We acknowledge that developmental levels vary. Please join this group or any of the other support groups as you feel appropriate based on you/your child’s needs.
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Considering Motherhood for the First Time? Creating Dialogue on Pressure, Ambivalence & Expectations -
Holiday Edition
Wednesday l November 20 l 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom
https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86758663711
With holidays often focusing heavily on parents and children, those of us still considering childhood, child-free by choice or childless by circumstance, might experience extra pressure, judgement, invisibility or grief during this time of year.
Join us for a non-judgmental, conversational space for Campus Staff & Faculty where we will explore the question of motherhood versus being child-free.
This space is held with the intention of helping women obtain support and clarity for whatever path they take in life.
This is a collaboration with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the Women’s Center, facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, and Jennifer Triana, LCSW, FSAP licensed clinicians.
Open to all UC San Diego campus Staff and Faculty.
Feel free to eat lunch during the discussion.
Questions? Please contact Jess Geipel jgeipel@ucsd.edu
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Working Parents of Elementary and Middle Schoolers Support Group
Date: Wednesday l December 4 l 12-1 PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86957940529
Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UCSD remote working parents.
Parenting post-pandemic may still feel like unfamiliar territory for us all, especially returning to work & school after a year+ of remote learning and various hybrid schedules, not to mention the difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!
This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time remote working parent.
Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff parents of any age, partnered or single.
Feel free to eat lunch or parent as needed during the discussion.
Questions? Please contact Izabel C. Francy at icfrancy@ucsd.edu
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Working Moms of 0-5 Year Olds Group
Wednesday l December 11 l 1:30-2:30 PM
On Zoom: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/82035703829
Please join us for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UC San Diego working moms.
Parenting post-pandemic may still feel like unfamiliar territory for us all, especially for those who were pregnant or gave birth while working remotely, not to mention the difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!
This support group is in collaboration with the Women’s Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time remote working parent.
Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff mothers of any age, partnered or single.
Feel free to eat lunch, nurse or be a mom during the discussion.
Subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, the ucsdmoms-l list here
Questions? Please contact Izabel C. Francy at icfrancy@ucsd.edu
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November is Native American Heritage Month | |
UC San Diego U.S. Election Discussion Spaces | |
U.S. election discussion spaces
Thursday, November 14 from 1 – 2:30pm via zoom, register at:
https://tinyurl.com/ucsdelectionsfa24
With the upcoming US election in November, the Restorative Justice Committee, Center for Student Involvement (CSI) and the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) are partnering to create discussion spaces for student voices.
These spaces will be offered virtually and in-person and are designed for students to listen and learn from one another in a meaningful way.
Contact:
getinvolved@ucsd.edu
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Campus Community Centers and Programs | |
APIMEDA Programs & Services
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Graduate Community Series
Thursdays, Weeks 5-10, 12:00 PM
Price Center East Level 2
Graduate and professional students are welcome to join us for this community building series where we will cultivate community across campus!
Contact information for further inquiries
cccenter@ucsd.edu
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Color Your Mind Transfer Mixer
Nov. 07, 2024, 3:00 PM
Cross Cultural Center, Price Center East, 2nd Floor
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of vision board painting at the Cross-Cultural Center. Take the opportunity to connect with alumni while exploring the valuable resources available to you through the CCC and Triton Transfer Hub. Let your imagination flow as we de-stress together. Supplies provided—just bring yourself and your vision!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16p4l-Hw0DOoJfiuotlRw0FAFt-EmsyKAuxFjQcdEADQ/edit
Contact information for further inquiries
For more info and accommodations, cccenter@ucsd.edu
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Intertribal Resource Center
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Winter TRELS 2025 Applications
Interested in conducting research during the Winter Quarter?! Applications for Winter TRELS open on October 14th- November 15. The benefits of participating in TRELS includes working with a faculty mentor who is an industry leader in their respective fields, students presenting their research project at a conference, event, along with symposium, networking within their fields, gaining new skills to apply for a post-baccalaureate success.
Contact information for further inquiries:
trels.ucsd.edu
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APIMEDA Community Time - Grow in Community
Nov. 07, 2024, 5:00 PM
APIMEDA P&S Office - Price Center Second Floor
Join us in our weekly event focused on cultivating and building community! This week: wind down from midterms and come back to earth. Be in community and grow with us by making plant pots! We will be providing tiny plant pots, seeds, and other decorations for your plant pot!
Contact apimeda@ucsd.edu or follow us at @apimeda.at.ucsd for more details
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Setting Boundaries to Succeed
Nov. 12, 2024, 12:00 PM
Bear Room, 2nd floor price center, sun god lounge
Event Announcement/Description
The Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs OAR² Office is thrilled to partner with UCSD CAPS to host a special session in honor of Native American Heritage Month, focusing on setting boundaries. During this event, attendees will have the chance to engage with current students and our featured speaker, exploring ways to navigate and honor meaningful relationships and community at UC San Diego.
The event is for graduate students and the first ten attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Boundaries and Protection by Pixie Lighthorse of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Contact information for further inquiries
Sicota@ucsd.edu
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Indigenous Sustainable Design Forum
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:00 PM
1100 Market St. San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego, California 92101
Get ready for an inspiring experience at the Indigenous Sustainable Design Forum, happening November 21st, 2024, at UC San Diego Park & Market. This unique event brings together Indigenous leaders from across the globe to share their knowledge and advance sustainable development in San Diego, with interactive cultural workshops, engaging panel discussions, an Indigenous film showcase, and even a vibrant Indigenous Bazaar! Immerse yourself in the rich traditions, stories, and sustainability practices of Indigenous cultures—all while celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
Event Page Link:
https://indigenousforum.org/
Contact information for further inquiries:
Student tickets are only $10—come be part of the movement towards a sustainable, diverse, and inclusive future for San Diego! Don't miss out—visit our website at indigenousforum.org to learn more and secure your spot today!
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Guiding Principles of the
UC San Diego Women's Center
| We embrace the multiple FACES of our community and our work is grounded in the following principles: Feminism, Awareness, Community, Empowerment and Social Justice. Read more about F.A.C.E.S. | |
Thank you for reading the Women's Center E-Weekly. We value your time and appreciate hearing from you. Please feel free to contact us with comments, thoughts, ideas, suggestions or concerns.
Email: women@ucsd.edu
Website: https://women.ucsd.edu
Women's Center Community Space Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM
Fridays: 10 AM - 3 PM
Upcoming modified Center hours & Closures 2024
Closed Monday, 11/11, for the Veterans Day Holiday
Closed Friday, 11/15, for an all-staff summit
Closing early, at 2 PM, Wednesday, 11/27
Closed Thursday, 11/28 - 11/29, for the Thanksgiving Holiday
Women's Center staff are available Monday-Friday during the University’s operational hours. Contact us at women@ucsd.edu if you need assistance.
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