American University Student Government

Diversity in Feminism

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8:00PM

Join Women’s Initiative for a discussion on the diverse roles of feminism in culture, race, and gender across the world. The panelists will include Professor Loubna Hana and Chitra Panjabi from NOW. The event will be in the Hughes Formal Lounge at 8pm on Weds March 25, and there will be snacks!

0 Comments | Published on March 23, 2009 at 5:31 PM by Jake Paul

SUB Cinema & Women’s Initiative Present: The Duchess

SUB Cinema & Women’s Initiative will be showing The Duchess for free on Tuesday March 24th at 11 P.M (Thats tomorrow!) in Ward 1. Come out and see Keira Knightley star in a film depicting the personal and political life of an important, powerful woman.

0 Comments | Published on March 23, 2009 at 5:26 PM by Jake Paul

Freedom to Marry Day 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 12:00PM

Mad about what happened in California, Florida, and Arizona last November? Then join Queers & Allie this Weds, March 25, from 12-4pm to turn ANGER into ACTION! Freedom to Marry Day 2009 celebrates the gains LGBTQ families have made in recent years and raises awareness about the bigotry and hate we face in our fight for equality.

This year, we will be celebrating Freedom to Marry Day with marriage ceremonies on the Quad from 12-4 PM as well as a free CATERED dinner (complete with cake and chocolate fountain!) in Butler Board Room from 7:30-9:30 PM. For more information, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

0 Comments | Published on March 23, 2009 at 5:23 PM by Jake Paul

Women’s History Month is here!

Check out the attached poster for a lineup of all the events for Women’s History Month. Don’t forget to look for updates and more detailed information here, on our website! NewWHMPoster.pdf

0 Comments | Published on March 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM by Jake Paul

Alice Paul Award Nominations due Friday!

Alice Paul, author of the Equal Rights Amendment and a leading activist in the Suffrage Movement, played a vital role in the passage of the 19th Amendment with her powerful leadership. The Women’s Initiative and the Women & Politics Institute are proud to count Alice Paul as an alumna of the university, and are dedicated to the continuation of her work and the advancement of equality for women. The Alice Paul Award honors an AU student, faculty member, staff member, and Alumna/Alumnus whose actions exemplify the spirit of Alice Paul, her work, and her vision. Nominations are due this Friday and forms can be found here: Nomination_Form.doc

0 Comments | Published on March 04, 2009 at 9:37 AM by Jake Paul

Women’s Initiative

Women's Initiative is a non-partisan, inclusive department of the Student Government that helps coordinate and advise campus departments and committees on programming and policy decisions that affect the women students, faculty, and staff of American University. Women's Initiative focuses on making AU a safer, more equitable, and more empowering place for women through AU traditions like the Breastival, AIDS Walk Washington, World AIDS Day, the Vagina Monologues, Women's History Month, and Take Back the Night. Not only do we plan some of AU's most popular annual events, but we also work on policy issues like pushing the administration to create a Women's Resource Center, collaborate with the Student Health Center, and working with Public Safety to keep campus safe for everyone.