Simone de Beauvoir Institute - Events and News - October 11

Upcoming at the institute:



Call for Abstracts!
Simone de Beauvoir Institute's 35th Anniversary Conference

"Rethinking Race and Sexuality: Feminist Conversations, Contestations and
Coalitions"
See call for abstracts here:
http://wsdb.concordia.ca/news-and-events/upcoming-events/



Upcoming community events & news




1) History of Women in Science and Medicine: Reflections of a Century
October 12
2) Genes, Genomes, and the Nature-Nurture Debate November 9
3) Sex Work, Rights, and the Criminal Law: Reflections on Bedford v.
Canada October 31
4) In Defence of Francesca: Human Divine Love in Dante and Chaucer
October 11
5) !Women Art Revolution October 11
6) Women's Forum October 18
7) From gender identity disorder to gender identity creativity: The
liberation of gender non-conforming children and youth October 25
8) Student essay competition Deadline November 1st
9) Call for Participants: Social action research on transgender & gender
diversity issues in schools
10) Call for Participants: Prisoner correspondence project Info night:
October 17
11) Bulletin IREF-INFO




1) History of Women in Science and Medicine: Reflections of a Century
A talk by Margaret Rossiter (Cornell)



Until October 12, 2012
2pm
Redpath Museum Auditorium


(Beatty Lecture, co-sponsored by the Faculties of Science, Medicine, and
MISC)
(part of the symposium on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine,12-13
October: http://www.mcgill.ca/science/events/outreach/wisems)






2) Genes, Genomes, and the Nature-Nurture Debate
A talk by Evelyn Fox Keller (MIT)



Friday, 9 November
6 pm
Moot Court, McGill Law Faculty (cheese & wine reception to follow)


(Elizabeth McNab Lecture in the History of Science)







3) Sex Work, Rights, and the Criminal Law: Reflections on Bedford v. Canada


Wednesday, October 31, 2012
12h30 to 14h30
McGIll, NCDH Room 312
(Lunch will be served)


Space is limited. Kindly RSVP to rghl.law@mcgill.ca

Panelists:
Professor Alan N. Young, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Counsel
in Bedford v. Canada
Ms Tara Santini, B.C.L./LL.B., Member of Stella and Consultant for Stella
for Intervening Sex Worker Coalition in Bedford v. Canada
Professor Daniel Weinstock, Faculty of Law, McGill, University








4) In Defence of Francesca: Human Divine Love in Dante and Chaucer
A talk by Prof. Jill Mann, University of Notre Dame



Liberal Arts College Public Lecture
Thursday, October 11, 2012
7:30 pm
Hall building (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd, West)

H-767


More information :

http://liberalartscollege.concordia.ca/







5) !Women Art Revolution
Thursday, October 11
6pm
SBC galerie d'art contemporain
372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, espace 507
Free screening



An entertaining and revelatory "secret history"of Feminist Art,!Women Art
Revolution deftly illuminates thisunder-explored movement through
conversations, observations, archival footageand works of visionary
artists, historians, curators and critics. Starting fromits roots in 1960s
antiwar and civil rights protests, the film details majordevelopments in
women's art through the 1970s and explores how the tenacity andcourage of
these pioneering artists resulted in what is now widely regarded asthe
most significant art movement of the late 20th century.

With a rousing score by Sleater-Kinney's CarrieBrownstein, !W.A.R.
features Miranda July, The Guerilla Girls,Yvonne Rainer, Judy Chicago,
Marina Abramovic, Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman, BarbaraKruger, B. Ruby Rich,
Ingrid Sischy, Carolee Schneemann, Miriam Schapiro,Marcia Tucker and
countless other groundbreaking figures.

!W.A.R. documents the heady atmosphere of the seventies,giving context to
the period in which the films of Maria Lassnig were produced.Created by
the artist while taking an animation course at the New York Schoolof
Visual Arts, the films reflect the feminist movement's rise during
thatperiod. The exhibition Technical Temptations: The Films of
MariaLassnig is currently on view at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art
untilNovember 10th.







6) Women's Forum
Thursday, October 18
9am-5pm
Government Conference Centre
2 Rideau Street (accessibility entrance at Colonel By Drive)
Ottawa, ON



The Women's Forum will be the first gathering of its kindto bring women,
activists and organizations together to shape our way forward.In the midst
of challenging times, it's more important than ever to add yourvoice to
the conversation about equality â€" in the economy, in society and inour
communities.
Our two keynote speakers will be:Kathleen A. Leahy,Educator, Advocate, and
Litigator from Queen's University.Sheila North-Wilson,Chief Communications
Officer, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and former CBCjournalist.
As well, we will be joined throughout the day byprominent Canadian women
who are leaders in the struggle for gender equality.Full details of the
program will be available soon.
Complete the registration form here: http://nikiashton.ndp.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/359768954097441/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wforumdf








6) From gender identity disorder to gender identity creativity: The
liberation of gender non-conforming children and youth
Public lecture and discussion with Dr. Diane Ehrensaft


Thursday, October 25
7 - 9pm

Doors open at 6:30
Concordia University, D.B. Clarke Theatre
Henry F. Hall Building, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.







7) Student essay competition
Deadline: 1st November, 2012.


To encourage a new generation of feminist scholars, the FWSA sponsors an
annual student essay competition for work which is innovative,
interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist theory and practice. The top
six entries of each year are published in the Journal of International
Women’s Studies and the winner will also receive free FWSA membership
for one year. Students at any stage of their studies at a British or
Irish university are encouraged to submit previously unpublished work.
Please note that submissions must not be under consideration for
publication elsewhere. This includes other competitions which result in
*any* form of publication.


Entries should be 6,000 to 7,000 words (including footnotes, excluding
bibliography) and must be submitted electronically, including a completed
competition coversheet. Please note that entries without this coversheet
will not be considered.
For the competition coversheet and submission guidelines, please go to
http://www.fwsa.org.uk/prizes/essayprize/
Contact administrator@fwsa.org.uk for any further queries.



8) Call for Participants: Social action research on transgender & gender
diversity issues in schools


I am writing to ask for your help in getting the word out about a new
action research project I am working on. We are recruiting Montreal area
educators who are interested in participating in an ongoing action
research group that will focus on issues of gender diversity and equity in
Quebec schools. The focus will be on working to create safer and more
inclusive spaces for transgender and 'gender creative' kids in schools
however, the actual direction and activities of the group will be
determined by the educators who attend. Please see the attached flyers for
more details and please share with any relevant contacts. We are seeking
educators who are currently working in any context that connects with
students in K-11 schools (however CEGEP educators are also most welcome):
classroom teachers, counselors, administrators, workshop facilitators,
community education groups, etc. The flyers are in both French and English
as the group will function in a bilingual format.

Thank you for helping us get the word out about this project. Please let
me know if you have any questions. I hope you all are well.

Sincerely,
Liz



Elizabeth J. Meyer, Ph.D.
Research Associate

Concordia University - Simone de Beauvoir Institute

2170 Bishop Street, MU-202
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
http://wsdb.concordia.ca/












10) Call for Participants: Prisoner correspondence project
Info night:
October 17, 5-7 pm
le Frigo Vert

2130 Rue Mackay


The Prisoner Correspondence Project is a collectively-run initiative based
out of Montreal, Quebec. It coordinates a direct-correspondence program
for gay, lesbian, transsexual, transgender, gendervariant, two-spirit,
intersex, bisexual and queer inmates in Canada and the United States,
linking these inmates with people a part of these same communities outside
of prison. In addition, it coordinate s a resource library of information
regarding harm reduction practice (safer sex, safer drug-use, clean needle
care), HIV and HEPC prevention, homophobia, transphobia, coming out, etc.
The project also aims to make prisoner justice and prisoner solidarity a
priority within queer movements on the outside through events like film
screenings, workshops, and panel discussions which touch on the broader
issues relating to criminalization and incarceration of queers and
transfolk.


we are a small collective and it would be really appreciated if you could
spread the event call out on your listserv!


Facebook event for it is http://www.facebook.com/events/151512234993096/








11) Bulletin IREF-INFO


Voici le Bulletin IREF-INFO, édition du 28 septembre 2012. Cliquez sur le
lien ci-dessous :
http://www.iref.uqam.ca/upload/files/iref_info/IREF-INFO_28-09-2012.pdf

Bonne lecture!