HIV Testing!!!

The Women's Resource Center in collaboration with Pima County Health Department, Campus Health, Student Health Advisory Committee, and Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation provided free HIV Testing on Campus today for the second time this school year!

The testing was an extreme success. 56 people were tested, and 20 were wait-listed. This is more than double the last testing.

The WRC was also featured in an article today in the Wildcat.

This was a huge success, and here is to hoping it continues on in the future!

Women's Herstory Month Continues!

UA News has really done a number on the amount of coverage they are giving to the Women's Resource Center, and we just want to say thank you!

The Women's Resource Center kicked off Women's Herstory Month on Tuesday morning! A list of events can be found through UA News here.

As part of Women's Herstory Month, the WRC will also be hosting the National Organization of Women's State Conference this weekend on campus! Information for the NOW Conference was sent out by UA News. For additional information, and to sign up for the NOW Conference, please email Malia Uhatafe at maliau@email.arizona.edu!

Please come out and help us celebrate Women's Herstory Month, brought to you by:

Your Women's Resource Center!

Women's Herstory Month Kick-Off!

This morning was the Women's Herstory Month Kick-Off event. and The WRC received front page press for our involvement with the planning of Women's Herstory Month.

Please check out the Article:

"Women aim to re-write 'his story'"

And also be sure to come to our other events throughout the wonderful month of March in celebration of Women!




For upcoming events, please visit the Women's Resource Center website!

Educating Through Film

The Women's Resource Center's documentary film series was highlighted last week as part of the educational programming that is offered for free in collaboration with Gallagher Theater.

The article touches on the amount of programming that is now available from such collaborations.

Please take a look at the full article:

"Gallagher seeks to teach, entertain with films"

For a full list of the upcoming Women's Resource Center films please check-out the WRC website!

The Audacity of Feminism Conference!

Hello all!

The Women's Resource Center brings you another wonderful opportunity to gather with your feminist peers by bringing you "The Audacity of Feminism Conference"!

"The Audacity of Feminism"
Arizona NOW State Conference

March 6 & 7, 2009
University of Arizona

Welcome Reception
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Women's Plaza of Honor, University of Arizona

At this meet-and-greet social, Kim Gandy will offer the conference's opening
words, Leila Lopez will provide music, and appetizers and refreshments will be
served.

Arizona NOW Conference
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009
Time: 8am-5pm
Location: Women's Studies Building, 925 N. Tyndall Ave

This year's conference will address a variety of contemporary feminist concerns
including: Border Issues, Poverty and Homelessness, Women and Disability,
Lesbian/LBTQ Rights, Campus Activism, the Future of Reproductive Rights in
Arizona, Women in Prisons, 3rd Wave Feminism and National NOW Perspectives.
Lunch will be held at the Arizona Historical Society with a keynote address by
Kim Gandy, National NOW President.

Cost is: $50 for community members, $25 for students and low-income individuals. Scholarships are available and no one will be turned away because of an inability to cover these costs.

For more information and to register, please contact: Paula Bachman-Williams at
bachmanwms@gmail.com or at 247-7377.

Hosted by the University of Arizona Women's Resource Center and the Tucson
Chapter of the National Organization for Women.

Fighting Back On The UA

The Wildcat had another article today that showcased the women's resource center's collaboration with R.A.D. for Self Defense Classes!!!

The next classes will be taking place on February 21 and 22 from 10am to 5pm. 

A $20 deposit, which is refundable upon completion, is required. If you are interested please contact the Women's Resource Center:

520-621-3919

or

maliau@email.arizona.edu

Please also check out the article:

"Women learn to fight back"

Dr. LaFayette review, and a Poll!

First a poll on the WRC (Women's Resource Center) that was in today's Wildcat!

Would you support a student fee to pay for a full time WRC faculty director?

There are a few problems with this question though, and that's the fact that it is a bit misleading. The WRC is petitioning the Fee Allocation Board for the funds for a new director. That is the board that disperses the student fee that is paid at the beginning of each semester. A new fee wouldn't need to be assessed. Also the poll doesn't say what the WRC stands for, and often the Women's Resource Center is referred to by its full name.

That aside, there was a rather delightful article in the paper about the Dr. LaFayette conference that the Women's Resource Center co-sponsored to have on the University of Arizona campus!

"Activist discusses pacifism"