Welcome to Fall 2011!

Our biggest announcement this Fall is the introduction of the ASUA-recognized student organization FORCE (Feminists Organized to Resist, Create, and Empower). You will see FORCE around campus, doing activism, education, and programming, in collaboration with the WRC. We have an amazing team this semester – nine super-skilled interns, plus two passionate student Co-Directors (Eva and Anastasia), as well as our first-ever WRC Graduate Assistant Ruth Alminas.

It is going to be an exciting year. The interns and co-directors are full of energy and exciting ideas, meaning that we will have lots of fun events to inspire and challenge you this year.  

Kicking off the Fall semester is the first in our Film Series lineup. On September 7, FORCE will present Itty Bitty Titty Committee, followed by discussion with the Vagina Warriors and dialogue with the audience. Our films are always *FREE* and are shown on the first and third Wednesdays of September, October, and November, in the Gallagher Theatre at 7pm.

See you there!
Krista
WRC Program Director

Hello There!

Hello all! My name is Kristen Ribich and I am the Women's Resource Center's first Oasis Liaison! What this means is that I primarily intern with the Oasis Program for Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence, but I also spend time with the WRC and all of their lovely interns to keep communication between the two organizations clear! With the WRC, I am on the Health and Sexuality Committee and work with others to promote sex ed, STI awareness, and sexual assault awareness.

I am finishing my final semester at the University of Arizona, with a degree in International Studies, focusing on Development in South Asia. I am currently working on my honors thesis which examines India's legislation on sex trafficking, gauging how effective they are and how well they are being implemented. In my life, I aim to engage others in the issue of sex trafficking and human trafficking worldwide, and at the WRC and on campus, I hope to educate others about safe sex, as well as spread awareness about a variety of issues with the aim to lower violence against women.

Hi-lo! My name is Kate and I'm a senior at the U of A, going on my third and final semester with the Women's Resource Center. I am one of the Film Series Committee chairs, where I commit my life and my pride to putting on shows for campus and the Tucson community to experience, learn, and enjoy the feminism that I know.

I study History and Anthropology as my minor, with an emphasis in revolutions and women's studies. After the school day I like to veg-out with my room mates, watch excessive amounts of Arrested Development, The Office, Malcolm in the Middle, and the various Sci-Fi movies. Feminism, to me, is the ability to enjoy yourself wherever you may be and whoever you may be, without discrimination and without judgement. This makes the tasks of feminism broad and the allies numerous as I seek out ways to educate myself, my peers, my family, and my community about issues facing men and women alike in the pursuit of feminist happiness!

Hi!  My name is Elizabeth Dake and I am a senior at the U of A.  This is my second semester as a WRC intern, and this spring I will serve as the Health & Sexuality Committee chair.  I am a History and Religious Studies double major and have minors in Gender & Women's Studies and Sociology. This semester I am finishing my honors thesis-- Teaching Morality: The Influence of the Religious Right on Sex Education and the Gendered Consequences of Abstinence-Only.

The Health & Sexuality Committee focuses on the Sex Ed, College Style program.  It is a huge privilege to be involved with a program as popular as SECS-- I believe that if our generation is knowledgeable about sexual responsibility, as well as sexual health, then the future of sex education, STI awareness, and the recognition and prevention of sexual assault will look very different.  Through such programs, the mysteries and stigmas surrounding sex, STIs, and sexual assault can be illuminated and undone.  I am looking forward to our upcoming SECS presentations, and am so excited about all the other amazing programs the WRC is offering this semester!

Hola Amigos!

Hello everyone! My name is Daniel Curiel, I'm 20 years old and have grown up in Arizona my entire life. I'm a History major with a minor in Prelaw at the University of Arizona. My interests include international politics, futbol, jamming out on my drumset, guitar and keyboard, and basically learning about the world and all the beautiful people that comprise it. The Southwest has definitely shaped who I am and what I hope to achieve in the future. My parents are both Mexican immigrants, my mom coming from the North and my dad from the South. Because I'm a first generation child of immigrants, I grew up speaking both Spanish and English, a skill that has served very handy here in the Arizona-Sonoran desert. I'm very interested in U.S.-Mexico relations, especially along the border since it's always been my home. Through the course of my life I have witnessed the fierce militarization of the border which has only empowered me to seek solutions based on social justice and equality. These interests in human rights led me to a very important movement, the feminist movement. I became a feminist every since I realized I loathed double-standards and backwards thinking. Most importantly, a very special woman made me fall in love with the theory and the good it would do for the world.  I hope to bring my knowledge of feminist theory and social justice into action as an intern here at the WRC. I'm hopeful we will move forward in the struggle for equality!

Hey all!

Hi everyone! My name is Laura Neff and I am a sophomore majoring in environmental science at the UA and a new intern at the Women's Resource Center! I am part of the Film Series and Educational Programming Committees. I know this internship does not necessarily fit my major, but science is not my only love. I grew up in Phoenix and worked on many social issues with a non profit called Peer Solutions for many years. Now I am proud to continue my work in Tucson! As a freshmen living on campus, I couldn't wait until each new WRC film came out and would use those Wednesday nights as a friend's night out. Now, I am extremely excited to participate in program that put on these wonderful films.

Hi everybody !

My name is Angelique Owczarzak, and although my family name sounds Polish, I'm definitively French ! I come from Paris more precisely, and despite of all my love for my hometown, in 2010 I chose to migrate to the USA for a year ... The question that people always ask me is WHY ARIZONA ?? Good question. Actually, I needed change ( and I got it ! ). I thought that if I wanted to know better America, I had to go to the deep, deep part of it. Since I also love beautiful landscapes and was curious about the Wild Wild West legends, Arizona proved to be the ideal destination, didn't it ? And let me tell you : I don't have any regrets. I have fallen in love with Tucson and its nice people, much nicer than Parisian people !
My major is political and social sciences and I have always been interested by feminism and political activism. This year was thus an opportunity to get committed while improving my English. I decided then to apply for an internship at the Women's Resource Center, and now I'm writing a presentation on me ! What I really appreciate about the Women's Resource Center in UofA is that I have the chance to defend women's rights while respecting everyone, including men. I also like the fact that the Women's Resource Center offers services, events and programs, which is a little bit different from the feminist organizations whose goal is only talking, talking about women's issues without acting.
Although I come back to France in June, I want to give a lot of myself to this organization this semester, as well as I can. Women in Europe are in some ways and sometimes kind of different from American women, and that is for me an opportunity to learn more about American women's issues.
Sorry for my English mistakes and I'm impatient to begin this semester with the Women's Resource Center's team ! A tres vite !