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Six-week event series planned for Women's History Month
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The March Matrix is the BSU Women's Center's calendar of events surrounding Women's History Month, a six-week celebration beginning Feb. 25 and ending April 5. Download it in PDF format here
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji State University, the BSU Women's Studies Program and the BSU Women's Resource Center will host or be involved with a six-week series of activities to celebrate March as Women's History Month, beginning Feb. 25 and ending April 5. The events range from an open house at the BSU Women's Center to a presentation of "The Vagina Monologues."
On-campus events surrounding the Women's History Month celebration include:
• Feb. 25; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - BSU Women's Center open house; Lower Union.
• Feb. 29; 7-9 p.m. - Dust & Fire Reception; American Indian Resource Center.
• March 1; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Northwest Minnesota Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony; Beaux Arts Ballroom.
• March 4; noon-1 p.m. - Brown Bag lunch: "Waste Not, Want Not," by Colleen Greer and Carla Norris-Raynbird; Viking Room, Lower Union.
• March 5; 7 p.m. - Women on Wednesday film series, "Thunderbird Woman," a biography of Winona LaDuke; American Indian Resource Center.
• March 18; noon-1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch: "Writers Who Care About the Environment," by Erika Johnson and Anna Carlson; Viking Room, Lower Union.
• March 19; 7 p.m. - Women on Wednesday film series, "Erin Brockovich," American Indian Resource Center.
• March 25; noon-1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch: "Babes and the Woods: Women's Objectification and the Feminine Ideal as Ecological Hazards," by Dr. Britan A. Scott; Viking Room, Lower Union.
• March 28-29, 7:30 p.m. -"The Vagina Monologues," Beaux Arts Ballroom.
• April 1; 6 p.m. - Women on Wednesday film series, "Taafe Fanga (Skirt Power)," Hagg-Sauer Hall 100.
• April 2; noon-1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch: "Women's Reproductive Health," by Jan Maas and Barb Eriksson-Capes; Viking Room, Lower Union.
A complete listing of events surrounding Women's History Month is available by visiting the Bemidji State University events calendar on the Web at http://www.bemidjistate.edu/calendar. For more information about Women's History Month and the activities surrounding its recognition, contact the BSU Women's Center at (218) 755-3771.
About Bemidji State University Bemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota's lake district, occupies a beautiful campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. The University enrolls nearly 5,000 students annually and offerings include more than 65 undergraduate majors and 13 graduate programs encompassing the liberal arts, interdisciplinary studies and applied fields. The University is a member of the Minnesota State College and Universities System and has a faculty and staff of nearly 600. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global/multicultural understanding. For further information about the University, visit our web site at: http://www.bemidjistate.edu.