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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Dear GW@MIT members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Events and opportunities have been flooding in! We don’t want you to miss out, so here are the ones with short upcoming deadlines. Check back in next week for more
events in our regular biweekly newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="778" height="367" id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image001.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gwamit"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="155" height="44" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image002.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b></a><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="131" height="44" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image003.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gwamit"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="162" height="44" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image004.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b></a><a href="http://twitter.com/gwamitweb"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="155" height="44" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image005.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gwamitweb/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="168" height="44" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image006.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal"><img border="0" width="780" height="72" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image007.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">Galentine’s Day Movie with GW@MIT!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> Feb 13 (Thursday), 6-8 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Where:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cheney Room (3-310) (Note: the Cheney room is open to self-identified women, transgender women, and non-binary individuals.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Sign up here:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
</span><a href="http://signup.mit.edu/1885603858"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://signup.mit.edu/1885603858</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Choose your movie here:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/Gr7KWpps2QkQQFL56"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">https://forms.gle/Gr7KWpps2QkQQFL56</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Join GW@MIT for a celebration of female friendship and grit this Galentine's Day! We will be screening a movie in the Cheney Room. Help us decide which one by making
your choice in the poll above! GW@MIT will provide movie snacks. Bring along a friend who hasn't been to the Cheney Room yet (and ask them to sign up and fill in the poll as well so that we have an accurate headcount)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">GW@MIT & Intel Event – Save the Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Intel will be visiting MIT to speak with GW@MIT members. The event is planned for February 19<sup>th</sup>,
more details to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:teal"><img border="0" width="780" height="70" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image009.png@01D5DB4E.F69E01E0"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">AR Action Summit – Call for Female Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This year’s AR in Action Summit is taking place at the Media Lab on February 12<sup>th</sup>. They are eager to have more female presenters. If interested, please contact Khahlil
</span><a href="mailto:Khahlil%20Louisy%20%3ckhahlil.louisy@gmail.com%3e"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Members can register to attend the summit for free
</span><a href="http://arinaction.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">Graduate Women Reading Group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Join a monthly reading group for graduate women at MIT!</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Do you like to read books? Would you like to read more and discuss the books you read with others? Then the Graduate Women’s Reading Group is for you! We are taking
new members this semester and would love to have you join in!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Graduate Women's Reading Group consists of around 15 members who meet monthly to discuss a book. The books are provided by Dean Staton, but the titles are chosen
by the members democratically once every six months. All members are allowed to nominate and vote on books we read. Some of the books we read last semester included: <u>Bad Blood</u>, <u>Educated</u>,
<u>Maybe you should Talk to Someone</u>, <u>Homo Deus</u>, and <u>Wild Game</u>.<br>
We meet Tuesdays at 5pm in room 3-310, which is the Margaret Cheney Room. Meetings are mostly the first Tuesday of each month, but not always. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The upcoming meetings are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Feb 4 -
<u>Talking to Strangers</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">March 3 -
<u>Uncanny Valley</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">If you are interested, please email Maha Haji at
</span><a href="mailto:mhaji@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">mhaji@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> with the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(1) What month you would like to start. We may have an extra copy of
<u>Talking to Strangers</u> for you, but you’re still welcome to come to the February meeting to see what it’s like. Otherwise, you can start at our next meeting in March.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(2) If you can come to the March meeting, let us know if you need a copy of
<u>Uncanny Valley</u>. (You should only be getting a book if you plan to attend the meeting for that month.)<br>
(3) If you have a Kindle-compatible e-reader and would prefer to get books that way, please send the preferred email address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Happy reading</span>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">MLK Celebration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">You are warmly invited to join other members of the MIT community at the 46th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on February 12, 2020 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM,
at </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=50"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">Morss Hall, Walker Memorial (MIT Building 50)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">.
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NOW</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Program Information</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">We gather each February as a community to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and to honor Dr. King's dual emphasis on global and local
issues. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Due to student feedback, this year's keynote speaker will be Kevin Richardson, one of the Central Park Five. We know he has some timely wisdom to share with us. Graduate
student Candace Ross (Computer Science) and undergraduate student Kelvin Green (Physics) will also share brief remarks.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Please visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
</span><a href="http://diversity.mit.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">homepage</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> for more information.
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">“The Luxury of Supposing”: Black Power & US History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">MLK Visiting Scholar Luncheon with Dr. Rhonda Y Williams<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Thursday, February 13<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">11:45am – 1:00pm
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">"The Luxury of Supposing": Black Power & U.S. History<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The celebrated novelist, essayist, and activist James Baldwin wrote in 1968 that “Americans” allowed “themselves the luxury of supposing” that Stokely Carmichael
“coined the phrase ‘black power’” in June 1966. In actuality, maintained Baldwin, Carmichael "simply dug it up again from where it’s been lying since the first slaves hit the gangplank.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This lunchtime presentation emerges out of Dr. Williams’ book-in-progress titled A Black Power History of the United States, which treats struggles over black power
(or lack thereof) and white power as a dialectic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Focusing on the centuries before the United States formally existed, Dr. Rhonda will discuss how white power and race, class, and gender oppression are not aberrations
or mere flaws of the country; they are in its DNA. Indeed, the early colonizing imperatives and building blocks of white power in the “New World” – racial capitalism, patriarchal privilege, and the dehumanization of human beings – provided the economic, political,
and social foundations for the nation. The tyrannical state of affairs, set in motion before the 19th century (and still with us even today), not only compelled, but also necessitated, black people’s struggles for self-determination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Please join us as Dr. Rhonda invites us to release our own luxury of supposing in order to think more intentionally about how U.S. history is told and how that
impacts us now.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>vegetarian and seafood</u> dishes at this event, and feel free to let us know if you have any dietary restrictions by emailing Rachel Ornitz in the ICEO (</span></b><a href="mailto:rornitz@mit.edu"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">rornitz@mit.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">)
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2F5496">Volunteer to help host the Northeast Regional Middle School Science Bowl<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Sign up
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The Northeast Regional Middle School Science Bowl will take place on February 22, 2020 at MIT, and we need your help to make it happen! Last year our regional champions made us proud at the national competition, taking home first place against all of the US
and US territories! Last year’s event was only possible with the 50+ volunteers that made it happen.<br>
We are looking for volunteer moderators, science judges, scorekeepers, rules judges, timekeepers, and general administrative helpers on the day of the competition. We will need volunteers for both the full day (approximately 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.) and for just the
early competition rounds (8 A.M. to 2 P.M.). There will be a training event at MIT before the competition on February 8, 2020 at 1pm to help you learn your roles at the competition. Also, you will get a free t-shirt and lunch for helping out!<br>
If you’d like to volunteer and will be available on February 22, please fill out the form below so we can figure out your time constraints and which roles you prefer:
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