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17.3.13 From the Paradigm of `Modesty' and `Protection' to Freedom,.
Autonomy and Consent : Respect Women's Autonomy! Respect Her.
Seen the latest Tata Sky ad?.
Right Over Her Own Body and Mind, and Her Right to Say NO!.
.
A young man builds up towards asking his male friend if he can take the latter's sister out to dinner. There is a tense silence as.
the sister (sitting demure and silent with downcast eyes) and the young man wait for the brother's rage to explode. Then the.
.
brother says gruffly, "Yes, but bring her back before 10 pm." The `humour' in the ad draws from the possibility of the brother's.
.
violent rage. What is it that makes us, as a society, consider such situations perfectly `normal'? Why is it part of our.
.
everyday lives that women have to be constantly `protected' by guardians, they have to ask permission to go out for dinner.
with friends, to choose partners, to choose careers..
.
A spurned lover makes a video film of his girlfriend, on the sly in the act of love, in order to avenge her refusal. Morality of the girl.
in the footage became coffee table conversation in Jawaharlal Nehru University even as some of us were taking vicarious.
pleasure in watching the tape in private. This, despite the fact that the guy who shot it, was in the same footage. W omen are the.
objects of desire, at the same time, `morality and chastity'. W omen on campus have often been asked to sign in when they enter.
the boys hostels, fined for staying back over-night, chastised by the security guards over their `modestly' while sitting in public..
.
Women are constantly told that for the sake of their `protection', they cannot venture out in the evenings, they cannot dress the way.
they like, they have to keep seeking `permission' for anything they do even when they are adults perfectly capable of making.
choices for themselves. For millions of women, every single important choice in life is mediated and controlled in the name of.
`protecting' their `safety and honour'..
.
What exactly is this `raksha'? Is this `raksha' - this protection by families, brothers, fathers, mothers and cousins - just a show.
of love and care? The Tata Sky ad reminds us that `raksha' is more than a bond of affection. Let us recall how the young journalist.
Nirupama Pathak was brutally killed by her family (ostensibly with the help of her mother, father and uncle) because she dared to.
choose a partner. In the past few months there have been any number of instances from different states of brothers chopping off.
the heads of their sisters (because the latter had a sexual relationship of which the brother disapproved). The Tata Sky ad doesn't.
seem that funny anymore when you recall how two brothers killed Nitish Katara for daring to love their sister. This `raksha' is.
clearly not a protection of freedom, choice and autonomy..
.
Think of the Government's move to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18, in the context of families, vahinis and khaap.
panchayats. If the age of consent were to be 18, and consensual relationships of young people between 16-18 to be automatically.
criminalised and branded as rape/sexual violence. With third parties allowed to file statutory rape complaints, every possessive.
family, khaap panchayat or `moral police' brigade will use the law to get the girl's male classmate/friend/boyfriend arrested for.
rape and sexual assault! The more so if the boyfriend in question is from a dalit/oppressed caste background while the girl is not..
.
What kind of `sensitisation' does GSCASH (and other institutions outside JNU) need to do?.
.
In the name of `gender sensitisation', Gillette runs an ad asking men to be `soldiers' to protect women. It's another matter that.
actual `soldiers' often sexually assault women, and men who believe they have to `protect' women end up policing her own.
freedom, like the protective brother in the ad! In fact protection is nothing but deployment of patriarchal control over women..
Women's freedom lies in freedom from control of bearing the patriarchal burdens of `modesty', `purity' and `honour'. Sensitisation.
isn't about teaching some abstract concepts of gender justice. Sensitisation is actually a project of `unlearning' what society.
teaches us about gender. Perhaps the most important lesson of sensitisation has to be the one of autonomy..
.
Parents, families and friends have to learn the difficult lesson that they have neither right nor duty to be women's `guardians'..
That women have every right to have friends, wear clothes, go where they wish, without seeking `permission' from brothers,.
fathers and families!.
.
Sex education in schools must of course teach the basic biological facts about sex, as well as the basic lessons of sexual.
health. But far more important is the lesson of autonomy over one's own body. We need structured programs where men are.
taught to respect women's sexual autonomy and women are made aware of their right over their body and consent..
.
Girls need to learn that their bodies are their own: not to be handed over by parents in marriage over to the husband. Women.
have the right to say no, even withdraw consent, in "committed relationships". Everyone should learn to take NO from friends.
and partners, without behaving self-destructively and violently, without inflicting unwanted `love,' threats or violence on the.
person who says NO!.
.
Some Concrete Steps for Campus to Resist Protectionism and Surveillance.
.
Campus security needs to stop monitoring, disciplining and interrogating couples sitting out late in the night by flashing torches.
in their faces, or women visiting men's hostel rooms..
.
It should be ensured that security personnel and hostel wardens do not think it is their `job' to maintain vigil over women's.
`moral' conduct..
.
CCTV cameras used as a tool for surveillance, infringement of privacy and enforcement of patriarchal codes need to be done.
away with..
.
The mandatory gender orientation programme started last year must be enriched and broadened in consultation with the.
Centre for Women's Studies by introducing lecture modules/courses in various centres to expand the reach of the gender.
discourse across disciplines and centres in JNU. Based on the resolutions of SSS Board of Studies steps have already been.
initiated in this direction..
.
In keeping with this (and along with several crucial issues for the GSCSAH I have detailed in other leaflets), I propose that.
the GSCASH in JNU develop a module for workshops on masculinity, autonomy, and sexual harassment with the help of.
filmmakers, theatre persons, activists and academicians. This module, using interactive tools and literature (leaflets/.
.
folders etc) can be used in JNU in future, for every class/centre.- Abhiruchi Ranjan, candidate for GSCASH.
..
Biography:
I spent my professional life as an Interior Designer, and always harboured a dream of photography. Between moving internationally twice, a very demanding job and two kids to raise as a single parent, I never seemed to have time or money to indulge the whim.
I started taking evening classes at CCSF in 2007, with my first film camera, and fell in love. Since then, I have worked mostly in film, and my favourite cameras are vintage and low tech. Recently, I have challenged myself to find the same creative magic that I found in film, using digital tools. I believe that it is the eye, fresh mind, curiosity, imagination and drive that will deliver an unforgettable image. The tools and medium employed are secondary. I find inspiration in fleeting beauty, and the dream of the perfect image, which is usually just beyond the edge of my lens.
CCSF Photography and You:
On the recommendation of a friend, I enrolled in CCSF Photo51 in 2007 in the evening class. I have such happy memories of that semester. The days when I had class, I was energized, and could not wait for evening to get to class and learn. The instructors were down to earth, inspiring, smart and amazingly supportive. At that time, Photo 51 students could choose to learn using either digital or film cameras. I bought a simple 35mm film camera, and it was as if a whole new world was revealed to me.
Since then, I have completed most of the Photography classes offered at CCSF. In doing so, I have found inspiration, challenge and community. I have met so many talented and passionate photographers, both fellow students as well as instructors.
The thing I have valued most about my time at CCSF is the community. The diversity of the students is amazing, and I have been humbled many times when a fellow student revealed fantastic work during class critique. The learning experience I was offered has enriched my life in so many ways.
As an adult without a particular ambition to “attain “ a degree, I have nonetheless managed to gain some very solid photography skills.
I no longer take CCSF classes, but still miss the energy, community, learning and fun that I found in that darkroom.
What I learned at CCSF will never be unlearned, and my time there will always be a happy memory for me
at a croquis workshop facilitated by Geneva Rosett-Hafter at the Theatre Academy in Helsinki on February 17, 2013. - Pictures 1-55 are drawn by me during the workshop. Photos 56-67 I cropped from #3 and post-processed today. After deep, connective unlearning throughout the spring re-learning has begun to become visible...
The whole set: www.flickr.com/photos/connectirmeli/sets/72157634063972906/
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Vote Support and Elect Abhiruchi Ranjan as your representative to GSCASH.
.
17.3.13 From the Paradigm of `Modesty' and `Protection' to Freedom,.
Autonomy and Consent : Respect Women's Autonomy! Respect Her.
.
Seen the latest Tata Sky ad? Right Over Her Own Body and Mind, and Her Right to Say NO!.
.
A young man builds up towards asking his male friend if he can take the latter's sister out to dinner. There is a tense silence as the.
.
sister (sitting demure and silent with downcast eyes) and the young man wait for the brother's rage to explode. Then the brother says.
.
gruffly, "Yes, but bring her back before 10 pm." The `humour' in the ad draws from the possibility of the brother's violent rage. What is.
.
it that makes us, as a society, consider such situations perfectly `normal'? Why is it part of our everyday lives that women.
.
have to be constantly `protected' by guardians, they have to ask permission to go out for dinner with friends, to choose.
.
partners, to choose careers..
.
A spurned lover makes a video film of his girlfriend, on the sly in the act of love, in order to avenge her refusal. Morality of the girl in.
the footage became coffee table conversation in Jawaharlal Nehru University even as some of us were taking vicarious pleasure in.
watching the tape in private. This, despite the fact that the guy who shot it, was in the same footage. Women are the objects of desire,.
at the same time, `morality and chastity'. Women on campus have often been asked to sign in when they enter the boys hostels, fined.
for staying back over-night, chastised by the security guards over their `modestly' while sitting in public..
.
Women are constantly told that for the sake of their `protection', they cannot venture out in the evenings, they cannot dress the way.
they like, they have to keep seeking `permission' for anything they do even when they are adults perfectly capable of making choices.
for themselves. For millions of women, every single important choice in life is mediated and controlled in the name of `protecting' their.
`safety and honour'..
.
What exactly is this `raksha'? Is this `raksha' - this protection by families, brothers, fathers, mothers and cousins - just a show.
of love and care? The Tata Sky ad reminds us that `raksha' is more than a bond of affection. Let us recall how the young journalist.
Nirupama Pathak was brutally killed by her family (ostensibly with the help of her mother, father and uncle) because she dared to.
choose a partner. In the past few months there have been any number of instances from different states of brothers chopping off the.
heads of their sisters (because the latter had a sexual relationship of which the brother disapproved). The Tata Sky ad doesn't seem.
that funny anymore when you recall how two brothers killed Nitish Katara for daring to love their sister. This `raksha' is clearly not a.
protection of freedom, choice and autonomy..
.
Think of the Government's move to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18, in the context of families, vahinis and khaap panchayats..
If the age of consent were to be 18, and consensual relationships of young people between 16-18 to be automatically criminalised and.
branded as rape/sexual violence. With third parties allowed to file statutory rape complaints, every possessive family, khaap panchayat.
or `moral police' brigade will use the law to get the girl's male classmate/friend/boyfriend arrested for rape and sexual assault! The.
more so if the boyfriend in question is from a dalit/oppressed caste background while the girl is not..
.
What kind of `sensitisation' does GSCASH (and other institutions outside JNU) need to do?.
.
In the name of `gender sensitisation', Gillette runs an ad asking men to be `soldiers' to protect women. It's another matter that actual.
`soldiers' often sexually assault women, and men who believe they have to `protect' women end up policing her own freedom, like the.
protective brother in the ad! In fact protection is nothing but deployment of patriarchal control over women. Women's freedom lies in.
freedom from control of bearing the patriarchal burdens of `modesty', `purity' and `honour'. Sensitisation isn't about teaching some.
abstract concepts of gender justice. Sensitisation is actually a project of `unlearning' what society teaches us about gender..
Perhaps the most important lesson of sensitisation has to be the one of autonomy..
.
· Parents, families and friends have to learn the difficult lesson that they have neither right nor duty to be women's `guardians'. That.
women have every right to have friends, wear clothes, go where they wish, without seeking `permission' from brothers, fathers.
and families!.
.
· Sex education in schools must of course teach the basic biological facts about sex, as well as the basic lessons of sexual health..
But far more important is the lesson of autonomy over one's own body. We need structured programs where men are taught to.
respect women's sexual autonomy and women are made aware of their right over their body and consent..
.
· Girls need to learn that their bodies are their own: not to be handed over by parents in marriage over to the husband. Women have.
the right to say no, even withdraw consent, in "committed relationships". Everyone should learn to take NO from friends and.
partners, without behaving self-destructively and violently, without inflicting unwanted `love,' threats or violence on the person.
who says NO!.
.
Some Concrete Steps for Campus to Resist Protectionism and Surveillance.
.
· Campus security needs to stop monitoring, disciplining and interrogating couples sitting out late in the night by flashing torches in.
their faces, or women visiting men's hostel rooms..
.
· It should be ensured that security personnel and hostel wardens do not think it is their `job' to maintain vigil over women's `moral'.
conduct..
.
· CCTV cameras used as a tool for surveillance, infringement of privacy and enforcement of patriarchal codes need to be done.
away with..
.
The mandatory gender orientation programme started last year must be enriched and broadened in consultation with the Centre for.
Women's Studies by introducing lecture modules/courses in various centres to expand the reach of the gender discourse across.
disciplines and centres in JNU. Based on the resolutions of SSS Board of Studies steps have already been initiated in this direction..
.
· In keeping with this (and along with several crucial issues for the GSCSAH I have detailed in other leaflets), I propose that.
the GSCASH in JNU develop a module for workshops on masculinity, autonomy, and sexual harassment with the help of.
filmmakers, theatre persons, activists and academicians. This module, using interactive tools and literature (leaflets/folders.
etc) can be used in JNU in future, for every class/centre..
.
- Abhiruchi Ranjan, candidate for GSCASH.
..
NZ Trials training ran their first small group training day in July 2019 at Western Valley near Little River. The property is known for being slippery in the gullies, and the rain over the previous couple of days ensured it was the perfect venue to learn new skills. The days comprised one group in the morning which is when these photos were taken, then my turn in the afternoon. We started on a slippery hill which was difficult to walk up and were shown how to ride up and how to keep moving to prevent a five. Over the course of riding a number of sections we were given guidance on braking, clutch control, body position, and gear selection. The drizzly weather wasn’t noticeable under the trees and the day gave me some advice on riding the slippery conditions I have always struggled with. Thanks to Jules assisted by David and Derek. All I have to do now is unlearn some of my bad riding habits.
Jules ran a second training day at McQueens Valley the next day, and has a number of other training days planned. At present these are Kaikoura on 10/11 August and in the North Island at Lake Kimihia near Huntly on 25 August.
Enjoy the photos.
Parker had these in his room. He almost traded them for some Tweeds a few years back, good thing he didn't
//
best pick up line ever (sarcasm):
"definitely will marry you"
hm.
/
//
what is life..
..but a series of heart breaks
a series of lost mistakes
a series of abused regret
a series of lessons unlearned
temptation foregone
indulgence
whim
happenstance
meaningless depravity
and pain
haha.
but really
life is..
..1. Taco salads from Qdoba
2. inner peace. mostly brought on by becoming lost in wilderness
away from society
social constructs
that keep us safe from ourselves
our animalistic instincts and desires
away from the industrialization that chokes humanity
when we are in nature
away from technology
or man-made advancements
that distract from our true purpose
when we are in nature we are whole
we forget the scars and pain and insecurity
life is fucking beautiful
but boy is it fucking painful as well
contradictions co-existing
creating what is a perfect balance
in an imperfect world
////
I fail
and I fail
and I fail
but maybe I am just succeeding at failure
turned in a different light is success
my action may be considered failure
if the goal was inaccurate
unobtainable
unrealistic
but damn did I want *it*
***
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
A.Men.
***
Allah Ek
God is One
King of the Earth
The Sky the Moon and the Sun
His Bounty
His Will Always Be Done
This was the first time Marziya looked at me ...what was she thinking I really dont know...but today two years later Marziya holds the Nikon D 80 assisted by me presses the shutter pushing her head into the soul of the viewfinder...
The inaugural Femmepowerment brunch sought to provide opportunities for empowerment, support, learning and unlearning, and promotion of women-centered research, events, and organizing on campus and beyond.
"Exploring Race, Representation, and History in Children's Literature" This session for early childhood teachers, hosted by Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice and Project Unlearn on 1/26/2019, provided time for early childhood teachers to explore how to address issues of race, representation, and history in developmentally appropriate ways. The session was held at the beautiful Eaton Hotel in DC. Two children's books were provided to participants, courtesy of NMAAHC (where the session was originally scheduled) and donations from publishers. This session was in preparation for DC Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Learn more about the week of action here: www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/black-lives-matter-...
I love the message these guys are promoting and have picked up more than a few of the unlearn beanies to send home to dad who wears them with amusement.
The inaugural Femmepowerment brunch sought to provide opportunities for empowerment, support, learning and unlearning, and promotion of women-centered research, events, and organizing on campus and beyond.
I said that I would post some photos of the work of Inez, Cherokee
potter operating a gallery in Tulsa in the 1970's.
I have three images now. This first is a treatment of the wedding jar
form. The design is done with slips from various local Oklahoma clays.
The overall color/patina is the result of "waterproofing" the pot in
boiling water / pine pitch.
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"I find I have a great lot to learn – or unlearn. I seem to know far too
much and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am
getting on." -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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I was aware of the damage when I purchased it. The previous owner bought it in this condition, intending to rescue it, but did not have time and opted to sell it. As fixes go, it shouldn't be that bad.
Still, though: I understand reusing quilt tops for crafting purposes, but this is somewhere between ridiculous and craptastic.
Blog entry: domesticat.net/quilts/oregon-trail
My unlearned and completely amateur guess on the age of the fabrics in this quilt top: 1880-1900, skewing toward the former.
See domesticat.net/2010/10/needs-name-other-chomp for initial thoughts on this quilt top.
molten tears
on the cheek
of humanity froze
photography
is stealing the soul
of a situation
up close
make it
read like poetry
what was once
prose from
your vision
into
the heart and soul
of another
person flows
like a tree
laden with
fruits it grows
sharing
wisdom
knowledge
what one
did not know
holistically healing
curing through
what you show
keeping alive
memories
of long time ago
a picture shot in
mumbai
in the heart
of a super mom
teresa burke
it glows
photography
is your souls echo
for pedantic pompous
salon photographers
media photographers
this is not yet so
only their camera
takes pictures
continuous mode auto
compose shot and expose
they dont know
the difference
between their ass
or their rectum
or their nose
as a poem
in unlearning photography
a bitter pill of truth
ground reality
i enclose
a two year old
waiting in the wings
street photographer
takes a bow
Stained glass experts at Canterbury Cathedral have just finished work on a magnificent 19ft high window, described as one of their most challenging commissions for many years.
The window has been created for a church in Dallas, Texas but before jetting off to the States panels from the window will be on public display in the Treasury area of the Cathedral Crypt from Saturday 4 February (13.30 hrs until 16.00 hrs on this day) until 22 February.
The Cathedral’s team of glaziers has been working on the medieval-style window, which is based on Canterbury’s Redemption window in the Corona, for the last two years. Commissions are undertaken by the Stained Glass Studio to offset the cost of conserving the Cathedral’s own historic glass but the Dallas project was not going to be without its headaches for the experienced Canterbury conservators.
Director of the Stained Glass Studio Leonie Seliger explained: “It was important to the Episcopalian clergy that the design should pay homage to the original stained glass of Canterbury Cathedral. This was a massive undertaking because the windows here were produced by the greatest stained glass artists of the time so to replicate their work would require an incredible amount of talent and skill.”
“First and foremost we wanted to make sure it would be as true to the original as possible, not only in the design but in the iconography and stories. I had long phone calls with their theological adviser about the exact content of the cartoons, different attributes and colours, and it occurred to me this is the same conversation that would have taken place 800 years ago between the Prior and the Glazier – it was as if the distance in time collapsed upon itself.”
Challenges
It was not going to be as simple as copying what went before as the new window incorporates different geometric shapes, which meant repositioning many of the features whilst making sure that they told the same story.
Areas of Canterbury’s Redemption window have been damaged and replaced over the centuries so to be true to the medieval period, the design of elements – as intricate as faces and wings – had to be borrowed from other medieval glass in the Cathedral and even from France.
Getting the actual glass right was to be another challenge as Leonie explained: “Due to building regulations in Texas all new public buildings must include a special energy saving glass. This outer layer of glass has a distinct greenish-brown hue, which meant that we had to choose brighter colours for the stained glass to counteract that. Another challenge was that modern production is so refined that there are very few imperfections in the colours or thickness and we worried that this would deaden the final design. So we contacted the glassblowers who supply us and asked them if it was possible to recreate those lovely variations that you can see in the original medieval glass. And they did. It meant a lot of unlearning for them and some trial and error, but eventually they managed to un-refine their process and produce this marvellous glass.”
The final design features three narrow arched windows with three rosettes above. The central lancet depicts the end of the Passion story from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection and then the Ascension with stories from the Old Testament, including Abraham sacrificing his son (pictured right), on either side.
Every minute detail has been important as the window is to be used by clergy in Dallas to illustrate Bible stories for young members of the congregation and they plan to use cameras to blow up sections as small as a 50p coin on to large screens during services.
Leonie summed up the work: “There is an irony in that aspects of the final window are probably closer to the original work of the medieval stained glass makers than the actual window it’s based on. Also, we did not artificially age the new work, so what you see now is very close to what the windows in Canterbury Cathedral looked like 800 years ago – before surface corrosion and repairs changed their appearance significantly. The completed Dallas window contains a huge number of tiny pieces of glass, more pieces than any other window we have produced in my time here. It was a very ambitious project and one that every member of the stained glass workshop was involved in.”
The inaugural Femmepowerment brunch sought to provide opportunities for empowerment, support, learning and unlearning, and promotion of women-centered research, events, and organizing on campus and beyond.
Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build the big bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You fasten the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
NZ Trials training ran their first small group training day in July 2019 at Western Valley near Little River. The property is known for being slippery in the gullies, and the rain over the previous couple of days ensured it was the perfect venue to learn new skills. The days comprised one group in the morning which is when these photos were taken, then my turn in the afternoon. We started on a slippery hill which was difficult to walk up and were shown how to ride up and how to keep moving to prevent a five. Over the course of riding a number of sections we were given guidance on braking, clutch control, body position, and gear selection. The drizzly weather wasn’t noticeable under the trees and the day gave me some advice on riding the slippery conditions I have always struggled with. Thanks to Jules assisted by David and Derek. All I have to do now is unlearn some of my bad riding habits.
Jules ran a second training day at McQueens Valley the next day, and has a number of other training days planned. At present these are Kaikoura on 10/11 August and in the North Island at Lake Kimihia near Huntly on 25 August.
Enjoy the photos.
Dug out the poor old neglected tenor from the shed, Friday before Christmas and strapped it round my daughter's neck. Sadly neither of us can play it since I can't get the bassoon fingering (I learnt ot for 10 years) out of my brain and can't unlearn it. My daughter on the other hand, is a student of violin and has some hope for the future.
Students and Professors of Dublin City University came to Bangalore for a meetup "Unlearn Digital Marketing" conducted by Web Marketing Academy (WMA).
The inaugural Femmepowerment brunch sought to provide opportunities for empowerment, support, learning and unlearning, and promotion of women-centered research, events, and organizing on campus and beyond.