Contact Erica at 472-2597, extension 3, for more information and to get involved with planning.

Crafternoons
Every Thursday 3:30-5pm
Bring your own project, work on one of ours, or use our supplies to create something new!  It's a great way to form community, take time out of a busy schedule, and create something tangible, beautiful, useful, yours.

March 9-15

Coordinated by the UNL Women’s Center 340 Nebraska Union, 1400 R Street Lincoln, NE 68588-0446 402-472-2597 http://si.unl.edu/involved/womens_center/ Contact person: Lisa Lux, Programming Assistant

All events except the banquet are free and open to the public. Tickets for the banquet may be purchased at the Nebraska Union Information Desk, City Campus for $20 or $10 for students.

Free lunches for the speaker series are available for participants who register with the Women’s Center by Friday March 7. Call 402-472-2597.

Sunday, March 2 – Monday, March 31: Women Artists Guild display
Location: Nebraska East Union, Loft Gallery 3rd floor
Time: Nebraska Union hours (http://www.unl.edu/neunion/east/)
Co-sponsors: Student Involvement East Campus, Women Artists Guild
For more information contact Reshell Ray, 472-8156.

Sunday, March 9: “Angels and Troublemakers” Performance by Pippa White
Location: St. Mark's on the Campus 13th and R st.
Time: 4pm
Co-sponsors: St. Mark's on the Campus Episcopal Church
A one-woman play about “the great reformers, who endured threats, harassment and ridicule to end child labor, to improve conditions for the poor and oppressed, and to further women's rights.”
For more information about the play visit http://www.pippawhite1co.com/perf_angels.htm.

Monday, March 10- Thursday, March 13: Collaboration and Craftwork: Celebrating Women's Traditional Knowledge
Location: Rotunda Gallery, Nebraska Union, 1400 R Street, Lincoln NE
Time: Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Co-sponsors: Student Advocating Gender Equity (SAGE), International Quilt Study Center & Museum
An interactive, intergenerational display of quilting, knitting, beading and other crafts traditionally practiced by women. Come on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 5 pm for demonstrations and instruction in these techniques. Bring your own projects and join the creative community.

Monday, March 10: Luncheon “Women as Agricultural leaders in a Global Arena” by Jeannine Lane
Location: Nebraska East Campus Union
Time: 12-1pm
Co-sponsors: CASNR College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
This presentation by a woman who has been actively involved in agriculture since 1984 focuses on empowering today’s young women to become tomorrow’s agricultural leaders in a global arena.

Monday, March 10: “Peer Educators are Campus Leaders” Peer Educator Network display
Location: Union Square in the Nebraska Union
Time: 11am-1pm
Co-sponsors: Husker Choices, SHINE, PERSUNL, PeerNET, Health Aides, PREVENT
Learn about opportunities to use peer education programs or become a peer educator.

Tuesday, March 11: Luncheon “Women in Business: What you should know” by Susan Puglia
Location: City Union
Time: 11:30am-1pm
Co-sponsors: J.D. Edwards Program
Vice President of IBM Quality and Process Transformation for Development and Technical Support
What women should know about the differences between men and women in leading in an organization. Susan will discuss a world-wide study done by leaders in the global economy of executive women and men that revealed strategies to address the advancement of both women and men. Learn tips on how to find and work effectively with a mentor.

Wednesday, March 12: Luncheon “Combating the Challenge of Society's View of Beauty While Taking Personal Responsibility for One's Own Body” by Kathyne Jackson
Location: City Union
Time: 11:30am-1pm
Co-sponsors: Cather Circle
Meet the author of “Dear Diary: What my doctor never told me about liposuction.” She explores her motivation for undergoing cosmetic surgery and talks about her expectations and disappointments in the experience. Books will be on sale at the event. For more information about the book visit www.kjacksonbooks.com .

Wednesday, March 12: “Black Women and Revolutionary Leadership,” Dr. Pamela Hill
Location: City Union
Time: 6-8pm
Sponsors: Lambda Theta NU Sorority Inc., Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc., Office of Academic Services and Intercultural Studies (OASIS)
Dr. Pamela K. Safisha Nzingha Hill is an Afrocentric educator, lecturer, writer and activist. She is the executive director of “Liberation through Education, a venture she created as the foundation of her research and lecture series. She is a student development practitioner and has served in higher education for over a decade. She writes for a Houston based Black newspaper, African American News and Issues, and has a weekly column titled, “Speak, Sistah, Speak”.

Thursday, March 13: Learn Over Lunch: LGBTQ Student Leadership
Location: City Union
Time: 11:30-1pm
Co-Sponsors: LGBTQ Resource Center, SI LGBTQA Programs and Services
A panel of student leaders at UNL who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer identified. They will discuss the importance of LGBTQ representation across the campus, how to find leadership opportunities, and how they got involved.

Thursday, March 13: Third Annual Women's History Month Banquet: Celebrating 30 Years of Women's (and Gender) Studies at UNL
Location: Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R St., Lincoln NE
Time: 6-8pm
Co-sponsors: Women's and Gender Studies, Cather Circle, Students Advocating Gender Equity (SAGE)
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at UNL. Enjoy dinner with old and new friends, an entertaining program about the program’s past, present and future, and birthday cake! Sponsor tables are available now by calling Lisa at 472-2597; individual tickets go on sale at the Nebraska Union Information Desk on February 28, $20 ($10 for students).