Gender Equity Council

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

- 12:00 pm
- Room 345 Armory Building
"Campaign Chronicles: Ending Gender-Based Violence"
Swarna Rajagopalan got her Ph.D. in Political Science at UIUC in 1998. She works as an independent scholar and consultant based in Chennai, India, and founded and runs Prajnya which has worked to raise awareness about gender-based violence since 2008.
- Lecture

- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Room 345 Armory Building, 505 E. Armory Avenue
GRID Graduate Minor (Gender Relations in International Development) Information Session
Please come learn about the WGGP Gender Relations in International Development (GRID) Graduate Minor. There will be faculty along with current GRID Students to have informal discussion and answer questions. Light Refreshments Served.
- Social/Informal Event

- 12:00 pm
- College of Law Auditorium, 504 E. Pennsylvania, Champaign
"#MeToo and Academia" Panel Discussion
"#MeToo and Academia" Series. This is one of two events this year. The next event will take place on February 13th at noon. Speakers include: Suja Thomas (College of Law, Illinois); Lesley Wexler (College of Law, Illinois); Andrea Miller (Department of Psychology, Illinois); Ran Hao (Institute of Legal Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science).
- Lecture

- All Day
- See program for specific schedule and location
7th Annual Sociology of Development Conference
7th annual Sociology of Development Conference. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology. Co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and others.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 8:30 am
Last Day to Drop a Full Semester Course
- Other

- All Day
- See program for specific schedule and location
7th Annual Sociology of Development Conference
7th annual Sociology of Development Conference. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology. Co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and others.
- Seminar/Symposium

- All Day
- See program for specific schedule and location
7th Annual Sociology of Development Conference
7th annual Sociology of Development Conference. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology. Co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and others.
- Seminar/Symposium

- 7:00 pm
- Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbna.
Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman
Description: In 2003, Mrs. B. left her husband and two sons behind in North Korea and was sold into marriage. A decade later, she's running a robust trafficking business from a small farm in northern China. This film is a closely observed verite portrait of a world-weary woman who finds herself between countries, worlds, and families. The result is a powerful look at the
- Film Screening

- 12:00 pm
- 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
Brown Bag: “Achieving a Food Secure Africa: Perspectives from an African Agricultural Research Scientist and a Food Security Advocate”
Achieving food security continues to be a daunting challenge for the African continent. But, while the challenge is enormous, so are the opportunities. With the right investments, strategies, policies, and the launch of programs and initiatives that take into consideration Africa’s smallholder farmer’s knowledge and wisdom while incorporating recent science-based and other
- Lecture
- 7:30 pm
- The Art Theater Co-op, 126 W. Church, Champaign
"Before the Flood" Film Screening
Before the Flood is a 2016 documentary film about climate change directed by Fisher Stevens. The film was produced as a collaboration between Stevens, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Packer, Brett Ratner, Trevor Davidoski, and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Martin Scorsese is an executive producer.
- Film Screening