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November 5, 2018
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Message from the GWAMIT Board:

Hi GW at MIT Members!

We are excited to announce that the GW at MIT Empowerment Conference: Fierce, Fearless, Phenomenal is happening this week! We included details of the schedule and events below. You can also visit the conference website<https://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/spring-empowerment-conference/> for further information!

We hope to see you all there!

- The GW at MIT Board

Event overview:

GW at MIT:

1. GW at MIT Empowerment Conference: Fierce. Fearless. Phenomenal. (Nov 6-10)
2. GW at MIT running group: walk, jog, run! (Nov 10)
3. GW at MIT: Rosie's Place tampon drive (Nov 5-10)
4. GW at MIT and LSC: No man's land film festival (Nov 16)

OTHER:

5. Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art (Nov 10)
6. Financially Empowered Women: self-defense for you and your money (Nov 14)

Did you know ... ?

Dava Newman is the keynote speaker  (Nov. 6th) in the GW at MIT Empowerment Conference this year! You can learn a bit more about her and her many talents in the video below!

Storied Women of MIT:

Dava Newman
(1964 - )

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(click here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_geNZbgeyAY> to see video about her)

GW at MIT event details

1. GW at MIT Empowerment Conference: Fierce. Fearless. Phenomenal.

When & where: November 6-10, MIT. Check details below!
Website: web<https://gwamitempowerment2018.wordpress.com/>

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Many of the events have limited spots, so register soon!

Nov 6 (12-1.30 pm) - Fireside chat with Dr. Dava Newman- come listen to her experience as a professor and Deputy Administrator of NASA (and circumnavigating the world on her sailboat!) over lunch, and get to ask your own questions as well! Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-chat-with-dr-dava-newman-tickets-51894744578>.

Nov 5-7 (9 am-5 pm) - Professional portrait sessions with Lindsey Michelle Williams-come get discounted headshots! Register here<https://spark.adobe.com/page/BREROMDaDJI8T/>.

Nov 8 (12-1.30 pm) - Storytelling 101-Empower your narrative with Kirsty Bennett- hone your narrative skills through this interactive workshop over lunch. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytelling-101-empower-your-narrative-tickets-51891160859>.

Nov 8 (2-3 pm) - The dynamics of gender and privilege with Abigail Francis- take a deep look at how our privileges relate to our gender identity. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dynamics-of-gender-and-privilege-tickets-51975255388>.

Nov 8 (4-5 pm) - Become financially empowered - Basic of investing with Mark Porter - learn about the basic building blocks of stocks and bonds and how to get the most out of your savings! Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/become-financially-empowered-basics-of-investing-tickets-51948950710>.

Nov 9 (10-11.30 am) - Outing with Brandeis - Join GWAMIT and Brandeis WiSI (Women in Science Initiative) for an outing to the MIT Museum. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outing-with-brandeis-wisi-beautiful-brain-exhibit-tickets-51975987578>.

Nov 9 (12-1.30 pm) - Mindfulness for less stress with Susanna Barry - learn how mindfulness can promote stress resilience. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mindfulness-for-less-stress-tickets-51946272700>.

Nov 9 (2-3 pm) - Strength training- Come learn the basics of strength training with a group of women who all want to get stronger! Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-strength-training-class-tickets-51837806274>.

Nov 10 (9.30-10.30 am) - GW at MIT Walk/Jog/Run- Whether it’s your first time around the block or you’re a seasoned runner, we hope you’ll join us to walk, jog, or run, followed by snacks or drinks at Tatte. Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gwamit-walk-jog-run-tickets-52034277926>.

All week: Tampon Drive for Rosie's Place<http://www.rosiesplace.org/> - The donation box is in 3-310 and 50-220! You can also donate funds to MITgiving.

2. GW at MIT Running Group: Walk, jog, run!

When: Saturday, November 10, 9:30 AM
Where: Meet at Student Center (Alchemist Statue), MassAve

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Whether it’s your first time around the block or you’re a seasoned runner, we hope you’ll join us to walk, jog, or run, followed by snacks or drinks at Tatte!!

Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gwamit-walk-jog-run-tickets-52034277926>.

3. GW at MIT: Rosie's Place tampon drive

When: All week, Nov. 5-10
Where: 3-310 and 50-220 (donation boxes). Accepting donations through MITgiving too.

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As part of the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference, we are gathering tampons to donate to Rosie's Place<http://www.rosiesplace.org/>.

Rosie's Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Its mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.

The donation box is in 3-310 and 50-220. You can also donate funds to MITgiving.

4. GW at MIT and LSC: No Man's Land Film Festival

When: November 16, 7.30pm
Where: 26-100
Website: web<http://nomanslandfilmfestival.org/>

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The goal of this festival is to connect like-minded individuals who are action-oriented, wish to support a shared vision of gender equality, have a desire to experience their passions and environments through a uniquely female lens, and above all, love. Along with cultivating a deep interest in exploring the vastness of our planet from a female point of view, No Man's Land strives to create a history of motivating audiences to implement and inspire change. Our mission transcends the films presented; this festival acts as a platform for progressive thought and movement in the outdoor industry.  At No Man's Land, we aim to un-define feminine in adventure and sport through adventure.

No Man's Land Film Festival is an all-woman adventure film festival based out of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado that meets a need and desire to highlight and connect individuals who identify as women in pursuit of the radical. We are a collaboration and celebration of humans who are deeply engaged in enhancing the female presence in the adventure arena.

Other

5. Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art: Future of Genders

When: Saturday, November 10, 10.30am to 6 pm
Where: Building E15, Bartos Theater
RSVP: here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-max-wasserman-forum-tickets-48917502567>

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Artists and cultural practitioners are at the forefront of critically analyzing and reimagining how we think about, experience, and represent gender. In particular, the political and cultural strategies of trans and genderqueer people, both historically and today, offer vital insights into and pathways for emergent conceptions of gender. The 2018 Wasserman Forum: Future Genders, November 9-10, will address these developments from multiple perspectives by bringing together important voices in the visual arts, architecture, activism, and scholarship. Registration for this event is required. To register, click here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-max-wasserman-forum-tickets-48917502567>.

2018 MAX WASSERMAN FORUM SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 10

 10:30 AM - 12 PM     Gender in Space: Policies, Pedagogies, and Publics

This panel brings together a range of figures working across the visual and spatial fields to brainstorm, share, and critically reflect on creative strategies for engaging with gender in public space. In an age of trigger warnings and safe spaces, bathroom bills and border walls, Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, panelists will to consider the following questions. What are the potential and limitations of art, architecture, and activism in contesting, subverting, and cultivating pedagogies and policies? Working within institutional infrastructures, how can cultural practitioners resist and reform spaces of gender-based violence such as the university and the art museum? Can they enable or even give rise to new publics and subjectivities? What tools do trans, dis/ability, and critical race studies offer for framing these questions in different ways?

Lucas Crawford (University of New Brunswick)

zethu Matebeni (University of Cape Town)

Carlos Motta (Artist, New York)

Moderated by Kian Goh (UCLA)

1:30 - 3 PM     Artistic Genealogies: The Legacies of Trans History

Despite the increasing hyper-visibility of trans people in public culture over a century, vital histories of trans life have been lost, neglected, obscured, hidden, and erased. At the same time, cultural practitioners, both historically and today, have devised methods to collect, chronicle, and share trans cultural production and other historical residues. For many artists and archivists, exploring the past has been particularly instrumental for visualizing the future. Reflecting on the archive as a site of not only intergenerational memory, but also historical possibility, this panel will center on the following questions. In what meaningful ways have artists, curators, and researchers excavated, sustained, and re-animated these archives? How does trans history open up new understandings of the archive’s role and responsibility? What tensions and discrepancies emerge in the project of institutionalizing such histories?

 Shu Lea Cheang (Artist, Taipei and Paris)

Wu Tsang (Artist, Los Angeles)

Chris E. Vargas (Artist, Bellingham, Washington)

Moderated by Susan Stryker (University of Arizona)

3:30 - 5 PM     Considering Forms: Transgender and Genderqueer Artistic Strategies

Whether through representation or abstraction, art and image-making have been important tools for engaging with and theorizing the multiple articulations of gender. By examining the stakes of visibility and the politics of form as critical concerns for artists, this panel asks: What strategies do cultural practitioners employ to bridge physical and imaginative borders, and how do these strategies complicate presumptions about identification and expression? Beyond its embodiments, how does gender operate as metaphor, as method, as category, or as potential? Moreover, how does art illuminate the manifold intersections of gender with race, sexuality, class, and dis/ability?

Cassils (Artist, Los Angeles)

Jacolby Satterwhite (Artist, New York)

Alok Vaid-Menon (Artist, New York)

Moderated by David Getsy (SAIC)

6. Financially Empowered Women: self-defense for you and your money

When: Wednesday, November 14, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Where: Media Room, Z-Center 120 Vassar Street

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Financial Self-Defense
Phishing, Ransomware, Identity Theft, Data Breaches….the list ofcyber security attacks and threats against our financial and digital life grows daily. The sophistication of cyber-criminals is also growing – learn tips, tricks and best practices to help keep your finances and identity safe.

Self-Defense Tips and Techniques
Knowledge isdefense. Understanding cyber security attacks and threats and how to protect yourself can help prevent you from becoming a victim. Learning tips and techniques to identify and avoid unsafe situations in everyday life is also an important thing to know – whether you’re walking down the street, running through the park, or relaxing in your own home.

Our Speakers
MIT FCU’s IT Specialist, Yasmine St. Eugene, will address the most common types of cyber security attacks; socially engineered malware, password phishing, social media threats and unpatched software. Learn tips and tricks to avoid becoming a victim of these all too common threats.

Dave Hagymas, the MIT Men’s Tennis Head Coach, has been teaching MIT students self-defense as a credited course for years. He will offer tips on how to avoid unsafe situations, and techniques to defend yourself in a potentially violent encounter.

This seminar is designed to provide basic knowledge to make you feel safer – in both the digital world and real world.

The night will consist of:

  *   Basic overview of financial self-defense, cyber-security, and what to do if you’ve been hacked
  *   Overview of and a 45 minute session of self-defense techniques
  *   Open discussion

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