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10/26 Dance: "And She Said..."

WHAT:

Dance Theater "And She Said..."

showcasing women’s poetry on love & war

presented by

Lakshmi Sriraman &

Aniruddhan Vasudevan

WHEN:

7 p.m. Tuesday

October 26th

WHERE:

Center Theater

Student Center

University of Kentucky

Lexington

Click here for a map to the Student Center.

Free & open to the public.

DETAILS:

And She Said... is a dance-theater work based on women's poetry on love and war. It uses different vocabularies of dance and theater to accentuate the plurality of voices, nuances of styles, and differences in time and context. Bharatanatyam (a classical Indian dance form), spoken word, and contemporary Tamil theater forms come together in this work. Not only do Sappho, the ancient Greek poet, and Maya Angelou meet each other in this performance work,they also meet Avvaiyar, Aandal, Salma and Sukirtha Rani, Tamil women poets whose work span centuries. Tamil is one of the oldest classical languages in India.

Lakshmi Sriraman is a performer and dance teacher based in Lexington, KY. Being passionate about sharing her love for dance, Lakshmi founded ‘Shree School of Dance’ to provide Bharatanatyam education in Kentucky. She is currently a student of Priyadarsini Govind, one of the leading Bharatanatyam artists in the world.  Click here for more about Lakshmi Sriraman.

Aniruddhan Vasudevan is a performer, activist and writerbased in Chennai, India. He has studied with Guru Chitra Visweswaran, a dancer and teacher of great importance. Aniruddhan has traveled and performed widely, including in the USA. As the Director of The Shakti Resource Center, Chennai,he is currently engaged in setting up support and advocacy services for LGBT people in this region.

SPONSORS:

Kentucky Foundation for Women

UK Department of Gender & Women's Studies

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michelle Del Toro

UK Women Studies
257-1895

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9/25 Change One Woman’s Life: Fistula Foundation Fundraiser

WHAT:

Change One Woman’s Life: Fistula Foundation

2 Million women live with untreated fistula

Cure rate is 90%

It takes $450 to help one woman

WHEN:

12 - 3 pm Saturday

September 25th

WHERE:

Gorham Hall in E.S. Good Barn

University of Kentucky
1451 University Drive
Lexington

Click here for map to the Good Barn

Click here to view & print the event flyer.

TICKETS are only $10.   Interested individuals can email Harege Baye at abresh-12.hb@uky.edu to reserve a spot.  The $10 tickets will be sold day of at the event.  If you are unable to attend but would like to help, please make out you check to the "The Fistula Foundation" and mail it to the CKCPJ, attention: Richard Mitchell, 112 N. Upper Street, Lexington, KY 40507-1119.

DETAILS:

UK College of Dentistry Class of 2013, Student National Dental Association, and African Student Association present: a fundraiser for the Fistula Foundation.  Please join us for a fun filled afternoon: enjoy delicious food from various countries and performances by talented students.  Join us to help change a woman's life.

Thanks to Planet Thai, Cielito Lindo, SEKI, Mulligan's, Curry House Casual Indian Dining, Masala!

About Fistula

Click here to learn about the tragedy of fistula at the Fistula Foundation website.  A fistula is simply a hole between an internal organ and the outside world that should not exist.  There are two primary causes of fistula in women in developing countries:  childbirth, causing obstetric fistula and sexual violence, causing traumatic fistula.  The latter is often the result of sexual abuse during war. 

According to the World Health Organization approximately 2 million women have untreated fistula and approximately 100,000 women develop fistula each year. The fistula victims are mostly women in their teens or early twenties. Fistula is preventable and treatable, if these women had access to medical care. While mourning the loss of their unborn babies, these women are often abandoned by their husbands and ostracized by their communities because of their inability to have children. We can help bring their lives back to normal by sponsoring for their surgeries. A fistula surgery is only $450. Just that amount can literally change a woman’s life and future.

Our goal is to raise awareness as well as raise support to pay for 4 (four) fistula surgeries. We would like to sponsor one woman in each of the four countries where Fistula hospitals are found (Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Afghanistan).  100% of our proceeds will go to the Fistula Foundation.

Directions

The University of Kentucky Good Barn is across University Drive from Commonwealth Stadium, and about one
block east of Nicholasville Road/Limestone, just south of the Cooper/Waller intersection.  Designated parking is available on the west side of the Good Barn.  It's a non-football Saturday so there will be parking all around you.

SPONSORS:

UK College of Dentistry Class of 2013

UK Student National Dental Association

UK African Student Association

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:'

Harege Baye

abresh-12.hb@uky.edu

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2/26 SCN: Educator: Asenath Andrews w. Film: Grown in Detroit

WHAT:

Educator: Asenath Andrews

&

Film: Grown in Detroit

See how teen mothers connect with Mother Earth.

WHEN:

12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Monday

April 26

WHERE:

Auditorium

Taylor Education Building

University of KY

Corner of S. Upper & Scott Avenue

Lexington

Click here for map to the Taylor Building

Free & Open to the public

DETAILS:

UK's College of Education is hosting Principal Asenath Andrews of the Catherine Ferguson Academy, an alternative, all-girls, public high school in Detroit, Michigan, where the vast majority of students are mothers or are pregnant. 

Despite national statistics suggesting that these, mostly African American, young women are destined to drop out, 90% of CFA's students not only graduate, but continue on to two- or four-year colleges. These stats would be impressive for any high school, but it seems nothing short of amazing for these young mothers to, simultaneously, break the cycle of poverty and national expectation.

According to Principal Andrews, the academy's agricultural curriculum is among the key ingredients related to student success. The students help to manage the farm. They grow fruits and vegetables as well as alfalfa and other crops for livestock. They erect needed structures, even helping to build a barn on school grounds. By caring for animals, growing a garden (taking food home to their families), and critically discussing then actualizing food justice and security issues, these students actively recognize their potential to literally shape the world around them.

The successes of the CFA are documented in the award-winning film, Grown in Detroit. Taking first prize at the prestigious Austin Film Festival, the film is currently being contracted to show throughout the country. Click here to go to the film's website.  You can view the trailer for the film by clicking here:

We have invited an interdisciplinary panel to join Principal Andrews in responding to the film and associated opportunities/challenges. Panel includes:

• Judy Jackson (Institutional Diversity)

• Karen Tice (EPE and Women and Gender Studies)

• Rosiland Harris (Sociology and Agriculture)

• Evelyn Knight (Appalachian Center and Public Health).

Reception to follow at the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center.

SPONSORS:

Sustainable Communities Network

UK College of Education

UK Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

UK Institutional Diversity

UK School & Counseling Psychology,

UK Geography,

UK Sociology,

UK Gender and Women's Studies,

UK College of Agriculture,

UK Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center,

UK Appalachian Center

UK Public Health

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jim Embry

859-312-7024

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3/31 Take Back the Night 2010 Lexington

WHAT:

UK VIP - Violence Intervention & Prevention Center presents

Take Back the Night 2010 Lexington

WHEN:

7:00 p.m. Wednesday

March 31

WHERE:

Depart at 7:00 p.m. from:

Patterson Office Tower plaza at the University of Kentucky; Lexington; OR

3rd Street Stuff; 257 N Limestone; Lexington; OR

Triangle Park; Corner of Main Street & Broadway; Lexington

March to:

Courthouse Plaza; Limestone & Main Street; Lexington

DETAILS:

On Wednesday, March 31st Lexington will join the national movement of Take Back the Night with a march and rally downtown. Thirty three years ago, women started to stand up and speak out against sexual violence under the banner of Take Back the Night. During those years, Take Back the Night became known internationally as a visible way for men and women to take a stand against sexual violence as well as domestic violence in their community.

If you would like to participate, meet at one of the MARCH WITH ME launch sites at 7:00pm. Current sites include the Patterson Office Tower plaza at the University of Kentucky, the parking lot of 3rd Street Stuff on Limestone, and Triangle Park. The marches will lead everyone to Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington where the rally will be from 7:30-8:30 pm.  Area colleges, high schools, and community members are invited to participate in this powerful mission to illuminate the darkness surrounding victims of violence and speak up for healing, change, and the right for everyone to live free of violence and fear. The rally will include special speakers, musical guests, a candlelight vigil, community resource tables, and more.

SPONSORS:

UK VIP - Violence Intervention & Prevention Center

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenya C Cummings

(859) 257-3189

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3/25 One World Film: Lemon Tree

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

Film:  Lemon Tree

Israel, 1992 (PG)

Eran Riklis, Director
Arabic & Hebrew with Subtitles (106 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 25th

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to print & post the event flyer.

Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

DETAILS:

In this drama based on a true story, Palestinian widow (Hiam Abbass) fights to keep her lemon grove from being destroyed when Israeli security forces declare it a threat to the Israeli defense minister living next door (Doron Tavory). Teaming with a young lawyer (Ali Suliman), the widow takes her case to the Israeli Supreme Court. But in the process of seeking justice, she's forced to hide the forbidden bond growing between them.

Reception between showings sponsored by The Muslim Women’s Council of Kentucky

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

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3/18 One World Film: In Search of Our Fathers

WHAT:

The 2010 One World Film Festival presents

In Search of Our Fathers

USA, 1992 (Not Rated)
Marco Williams, Director
English (70 min.)

WHEN:

5:00 & 7:30 p.m. Thursday

March 18

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & Open To The Public.

Help spread the word.  Click here to see descriptions each of the films in this series.  Click here to view a calendar of all of the films.

DETAILS:

Marco Williams was 24 years old when he learned his father's name. It was the first of many things he would discover about himself and his family in a journey into his family's past. In Search of Our Fathers is the first-person story of Williams's seven-year search to learn about his father, to uncover the circumstances surrounding his birth, and to come to terms with what it means to grow up fatherless.

SPONSORS:

One World Film Festival

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annette Mayer

(859) 266-6073

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1/9 KFA Film: Straightlaced - How Gender Has Us All Tied Up

WHAT:

The Kentucky Fairness Alliance invites you to see the film:

Staightlaced - How Gender Has Us All Tied Up

WHEN:

10:45 Reception

11:00 a.m. Film

Saturday January 9th

WHERE:

Kentucky Theatre

214 East Main Street

Lexington

Free & open to all.

DETAILS:

In November 2007, the documentary company GroundSpark interviewed friends of Josh Shipman at Lexington's Dunbar High School’s Memorial Garden for their film "Straightlaced.” Hannah Landers candidly spoke of her love for Josh, the purpose of the Garden and her dismay at the hardships Josh endured as an openly gay and flamboyant individual. Josh Shipman took his own life on October 5, 2006.  He was just shy of 16 years old.

In May of 2008, days before Hannah and her mother were to travel to California to continue her interview, Hannah’s life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident. Hannah was 17 years old. In an effort to continue Hannah’s work and tell Josh’s story, the film “Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up” will premiere in their hometown of Lexington.  GroundSpark dedicated the film to Hannah.

No admission will be charged, but donations are requested. Proceeds benefit the Hannah Landers Scholarship Fund and a contribution to be made to a suicide prevention program in honor and memory of Josh Shipman.

This program has received support from Fred Mills of the Kentucky Theatre and the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice.  Additional assistance for the program was from the Kentucky Fairness Alliance, the Lexington GLSO GSA, the Voice of Silence, and Dunbar’s No Day But Today.

Click here to learn more about Straightlaced and to watch a trailer about it.  The heart of Straightlaced is candid interviews with more than 50 teens from diverse backgrounds.

With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. Their stories reflect a diversity of experiences, demonstrating how gender role expectations and homophobia are interwoven, and illustrating the different ways that these expectations connect with culture, race and class.

From girls confronting media messages about culture and body image to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren’t gay, this fascinating array of students opens up with brave, intimate honesty about the toll that deeply held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all our lives.

SPONSORS:

Kentucky Fairness Alliance

Central Kentucky Council for Peace & Justice

Gay & Lesbian Service Organization (GLSO)

Jesse Higginbotham Technology Trust

Lexington Gay Straight Alliance

Kentucky Theatre

Voice of Silence

Dunbar High School's No Day But Today

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Woloch

859-338-6499

11/20 LAL presents 'Witness' - - a creative collaboration between artists and women who have experienced violence

WHAT:

Witness

- a creative collaboration between artists and women who have experienced violence

WHEN:

Opening Reception

5 - 8 p.m. Friday

November 20

Exhibit continues thru 11/25

WHERE:

J Allen Studio and Spa.  

527 S Upper St.

Lexington

Click here for a map to the event.

Free & open to the public.

DETAILS:

Witness is the culmination of months of work that was done by partnerships that consisted of survivors of violence against women and visual artists.  Survivors became story tellers and shared their journeys with their partners and together they created works of art to depict their stories.  

Every 15 seconds, a woman in the United States is battered . Every two minutes, someone in this country is sexually assaulted . These staggering statistics are personalized in the Lexington Art League's upcoming exhibit "Witness."

“Witness is an example of the way in which arts and activism can come together and affect social change,” said LeTonia Jones, vice-president of the LAL Board of Directors and the Advocacy Programs Administrator for the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association. “The artists, who were carefully screened and uniquely trained for this type of work, can creatively help survivors find another way of expression that’s different from counseling or journaling, which are typical approaches to treatment. And the survivors, or storytellers as we are calling them, can feel empowered by sharing their story and encouraging others to take action for themselves or on behalf of others in these dangerous situations.”

“This is an uncomfortable subject to talk about, and it can elicit a very emotional response, but Witness is an accessible way to bring it out, make it less furtive and talk about it,” said Maria Almario, a member of the Witness work group, an activist and UK Ph.D. candidate concentrating on human trafficking. “By coming together for this program, in such a visible way, the organizations participating in the project, the artists and the participants have a much stronger voice, resulting in what we hope will be a big, positive impact on the community’s knowledge of how to work to end the violence.”

Witness is sponsored in part by the UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women, and LAL has partnered with Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA), Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program (BDVP), Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center (BRCC), Third Street Stuff and Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children and Youth (KUMH) to develop and produce the program, making this project one of the most comprehensive visual arts activist efforts in Lexington.

This exhibit is in conjunction with the November Gallery Hop.  

SPONSORS:

Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program

Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center

Kentucky Domestic Violence Association

Lexington Art League

Third Street Stuff

UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

press@lexingtonartleague.org

859.254.7024

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11/12 Lunafest - Benefit for BG Domestic Violence Program

WHAT:

Lunafest Benefit for Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program

- short films by and about women

WHEN:

6:00 p.m. Light Refreshments, Reception, Raffle

6:30 p.m. Films

8:30 p.m. Optional Discussion

Thursday November 12

WHERE:

Talon Winery

7086 Tates Creek Road
Lexington

Click here for a map to the winery.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $12 for students. and non profit workers!  Click here to order tickets online.

DETAILS:

Lunafest benefits the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program and Breast Cancer Research. The event features a series of short films by and about women.

Tickets can be purchased at Joseph Beth Booksellers, from Talon Winery or from the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program. 

SPONSORS:

Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane E. Fleet

859.519.1915 (office)
1.800.544.2022 (office)

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10/2 FrancisFest: a film: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

WHAT:

5th Annual FrancisFest: Pathways to Peace

A Film: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

- a documentary film

WHEN:

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Friday

October 2

WHERE:

Lexington Public Library
140 East Main Street

Lexington

Click here to view, download, & print the FrancisFest flyer. 

Free & open to the public

DETAILS:

While conflict and disagreement among people of different faiths often dominate world headlines, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”, a 60 min. film, details the success of an unlikely interfaith alliance between Muslim and Christian women in resolving the Liberian conflict via nonviolent and peaceful protest. Their work led to the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as Africa’s first elected female head of state.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.  To  find out more about the film, click here to go to the film's website.

Discussion to follow. Reception in Art Gallery

About Francisfest

The Lexington-based Franciscan Peace Center is celebrating its 5th annual October FrancisFest with a 5-event “Pathways to Peace” series that embodies a variety of genres: live theatre, documentary film, dance, live presentations and discussions. All events are free and open to the public.

Voices for Peace and Justice (October, 2009)

This event is also part of 'Voices for Peace & Justice,' the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice's October 2009 event series.  For a complete schedule of "Voices" events click here. 

SPONSORS:

Franciscan Peace Center, Inc.

Catholic Newman Center at the University of Kentucky

Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice

Clinton Franciscans (Iowa)

The Interfaith Alliance of the Bluegrass

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

FranciscanVision@aol.com

859-230-1986