Highlights at
Foothill College
Thursday, March 1
Mills College Information Fair
The event includes opening remarks from Foothill College Writing
Center Director/Instructional Associate Nancy Ginsburg Gill, author
of
The Subject Is You: Writing the Transfer Essay. A
representative from
Mills
College, an independent liberal arts college of 1,500 diverse
students, will also be available to answer your questions. A hidden
gem in Oakland’s rolling foothills, Mills College awards
bachelor’s and graduate degrees to women, and certificates to
women and men. Mills offers extensive scholarship programs in the
arts and teaching with annual scholarships up to $15,000. Mills
recently opened a business school and offers cross enrollment at UC
Berkeley. Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Location: Library Quad Event Tent
Free Admission
Monday, March 5
Concrete Jungle Self-Defense Clinic
Cordelia Clancy, training director for the
Concrete Jungle
Self-Defense Training Organization, is the first woman
hand-to-hand combat instructor to train bodyguards for the
Pentagon’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Richard Myers.
Participate in the clinic and you’ll develop confidence and
peace of mind, and empower yourself with the same street-effective
skills used by bodyguards, police officers and special-forces teams.
All fitness levels are invited to attend this co-ed training.
Co-sponsored by Foothill College Health Services Office.
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Location: Library Quad Event Tent
Free Admission
Tuesday, March 6
Women’s History Month Lecture Series I: Generations of
Women Moving History Forward Forum
The forum features Assemblywoman
Sally Lieber
(D-San Jose) from the 22nd Assembly District, who is also a Foothill
College alumna and California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore;
Foothill-De Anza (FHDA) Chancellor
Martha Kanter,
Ed.D.; FHDA Board Trustee
Betsy Bechtel and
former mayor of Palo Alto; and philanthropist and Krause Center for
Innovation at Foothill College Executive Director
Gay
Krause. Panelists will discuss the triumphs, victories and issues
that challenge women leaders in politics and education. At the
conclusion of the presentation, panelists will answer audience
questions. The forum moderator is Foothill alumna
Sarah
Wiehe, a former FHDA student trustee, and current graduate
student at Stanford University. Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Location: Library Quad Event Tent
Free Admission
Wednesday, March 7
Opening Ceremony Featuring Maze Taiko
Celebrate the movement of generations of women moving history forward
by seeing the rhythm and feeling the beat of ancient taiko
instruments. Live music from
Maze
Taiko, an all-female band, creates a fusion of intricate rhythms
and melodies that fill the stage with vibrant movement and sound.
Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Location: Library Quad Event Tent
Free Admission
Wednesday, March 7
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture—Searching for Earth-like
Planets: NASA's Kepler Mission Featuring Astronaut & Scientist
Janice Voss
Astronaut/Scientist Janice Voss of the NASA Ames Research Center will
present
Searching
for Earth-like Planets: NASA’s Kepler Mission. In
November 2008, NASA is scheduled to launch the Kepler Mission. Dr.
Voss, who is the science office director for the project, will
describe the design and expected results from the four-year mission.
She will also discuss her experiences as a scientist in space. She
has logged more than 49 days in space, traveling 18.8 million miles
in 779 Earth orbits. Co-sponsored by the Foothill College Astronomy
Program, NASA Ames Research Center, SETI Institute and Astronomical
Society of the Pacific.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Smithwick Theater
Free Admission
Thursday, March 8
Film Festival I: Busting Out Screening & Discussion with
Director Francine Strickwerda
This event commemorates International Women’s Day, the global
effort to connect all women who are affected by the pressures of body
image. The film will inspire you to achieve your full potential while
celebrating the collective power of women. Audiences will also have
the unique opportunity to view and discuss the film with director
Francine Strickwerda. The
Busting
Out documentary chronicles America’s current obsession
with breasts and how it relates and connects with breast cancer and
body image issues. Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 6505
Free Admission
Friday, March 9
Film Festival II: Circle of Women
The provocative
Circle of Women video features a variety of
women discussing their relationships with their bodies. You’ll
learn about the societal influences, internalized standards of
beauty, self-esteem, racial identity and other topics that shape our
perceptions of body image. You’ll also have the opportunity to
discuss similar issues in your own life. The presentation is
facilitated by Foothill College Student Health Services Coordinator
Naomi Kitajima, M.S. The film was produced by Eddie Moore Jr., Ph.D.,
director of diversity of The Bush School in Seattle. Co-sponsored by
Foothill College Health Services Office. Complimentary refreshments
provided.
Time: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 6505
Free Admission
Saturday, March 10
Second Annual National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS
Day—Educate Yourself
Raise your awareness of the increasing global impact of HIV/AIDS in
the lives of women and girls. With the theme of taking action to save
our lives, Women and girls will learn which actions they can take to
fight against HIV/AIDS, including getting tested for HIV; practicing
safe methods to prevent HIV; choosing not to engage in high-risk
behaviors; talking about HIV prevention with family, friends and
colleagues; empowering yourself; and providing support to those
living with HIV/AIDS. Learn how you can also participate in the
national campaign at
www.omhrc.gov.
Monday, March 12
Film Festival III: War Zone & Presenter Shawn Townes, Ph.D.
Foothill College Speech Communication Instructor Shawn Townes, Ph.D.,
will screen the provocative film,
War Zone, and
facilitate a discussion detailing how the women featured in the film
experienced the street and passersby as kind of war zone in which the
women assaulted, victimized and treated as sex objects. You’ll
discuss what it feels like to be a woman walking on the street in a
cultural environment that does nothing to discourage men from
heckling, following, touching or disparaging you in public spaces.
Armed with only a video camera, filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West
demonstrates that streets are a war zone for women, and by
confronting her abusers she reclaims space that was stolen from her.
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: Room 5891
Free Admission
Monday, March 12
Women’s History Month Lecture Series Part II: Progressive
Changes in Pakistani Parliament
Foothill College History & Women’s Studies Instructor
Dolores
Davison, M.A., will discuss the changes recently enacted by the
Pakistani parliament, which have moved rape out of the religious
sector of law and into the secular. Co-sponsored by Foothill Business
& Social Sciences Division.
Time: 11 a.m.–Noon
Location: Room 3303
Free Admission
Monday, March 12
Film Festival IV: The Shape of Water
The
Shape of
Water documentary by Kum-Kum Bhavnani details the stories of
strong, powerful women who are “confronting the destructive
development of the Third World with new cultures and a passion for
change.” Watch Senegalese, Israeli, Palestinian, Brazilian and
Indian women as they become forces of profound change in their
homelands. Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 6505
Free Admission
Tuesday, March 13
Meet Artist Liz Harvey Reception
Experience new works by featured artist
Liz Harvey, a
sculptor who works primarily with craft processes especially those
culturally associated with women. Harvey acknowledges the influential
role that American feminist artists of the 1970s have had on her work
and often uses her work to highlight the pleasure that is found in
the everyday. Her exhibition has been made possible by a generous
grant from the Peninsula Community Foundation Peninsula Artists Fund.
Complimentary refreshments provided.
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Location: Semans Library Gallery
Free Admission
Wednesday, March 14
Comedy Theatre Featuring Sex Signals
This event blends a combination of comedy and audience interaction to
discuss just that—sex signals! Watch
professional
comedians speak about the misunderstandings that are evident
between the sexes, while also being able to view what your peers have
to say about dating, sex, acquaintance rape, and the frustrations of
understanding the complexities of males and females. Co-sponsored by
Foothill College Health Services Office. Complimentary refreshments
provided.
Time: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Location: Smithwick Theater
Free Admission
Thursday, March 15
The Madwoman of Chaillot—A Photo Journal
Actress, vocalist and photographer Annette Stenger, who also serves
as executive assistant to the college president at Foothill College,
will present her photo journal based on author Jean Giraudoux’s
play,
The
Madwoman of Chaillot. A famous verse from the play reads,
“Nothing is ever so wrong in this world that a sensible woman
can’t set it right in the course of an afternoon.” A
sabbatical project completed in Paris, Stenger’s original photo
journal is a detailed beautiful study of the
“madwoman’s” journey through the magical streets of
Paris, and the villages of Saignon and Mont St. Michel.
Time: Noon–1 p.m.
Location: Chinese Heritage Room (Room 3523)
Free Admission
Additional Events & Activities
- Art Exhibitions & Displays—Admission is free.
Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, 8
a.m.–4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. For more
information, call (650) 949-7282.
- For additional event, driving and
parking information, access
www.foothill.edu
or call (650) 949-7282.
Earn College Credit
- Enroll in Foothill's SOSC 36 course and earn one unit
of transferable credit. For requirements and registration information,
call (650) 949-7218.
- PAA and PGA available for faculty and staff participation.
