Event Announcement: World AIDS Day tabling

Please join us on World AIDS Day, December 1, for a consciousness-raising event focused on the connection between the AIDS pandemic and violence against women. We will be tabling in the Student Union concourse between 10am and 2pm, where we will be handing out information on this issue as well as pamphlets from Community AIDS Network, condoms and red ribbons by which you can demonstrate your commitment to stopping the spread of AIDS.

When: Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 10-2
Where: Student Union concourse (2nd floor)
What: Information table
Why: Highlighting the link between AIDS and violence against women

Event Announcement: Movie night to celebrate American women's suffrage

Join L.I.P. Service for a movie night as we celebrate the upcoming election and honor the brave women who fought for American women's right to vote. We will be showing the film "Iron Jawed Angels," which recounts the struggle of suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment, as well as enjoying some pizza and pop.

Where: Women's Studies office, Schrank Hall North 58
When: Monday, November 3 @ 4-6pm

If you have questions, as always, send an e-mail to lipservice.ua@gmail.com

Reminder: Halloween Party this Friday!

Please join L.I.P. Service and Women's Studies for a Halloween party this Friday (10/24) from 4-8pm at the Women's Studies office, Schrank Hall North 58. We will be enjoying pizza and pop, playing some games, making some art, screening some scary movies, and raising money to end violence against women! Come learn more about L.I.P. Service's activities and plans for the year as well as the Women's Studies minor and certificate programs. Costumes are optional but highly encouraged!

Online Meeting: 10/10/08 to 10/17/08

*Please leave comments in order to participate in the meeting! When commenting, for purposes of clarity please reference the section on which you are commenting in your reply. This meeting will be considered open for "attendance" for 10/10 through 10/17.*

I. October event #2: Halloween costume party!

-- October 24 @ 4-8pm in the Women's Studies office, Schrank Hall North 58

A. L.I.P. Service is sharing in the Women's Studies program's Halloween party as a fun way to celebrate the holiday and recruit more members. Please plan to join us for fun and games as well as an opportunity to be more involved in the group and learn more about the Women's Studies minor. Costumes are optional but highly encouraged!

1. We need people to volunteer to help out by working the different stations and tables at the party. Here are what we'll be having – please let us know if any sound interesting to you!

- Name Game (Guess who is on your back based on someone’s clues to you)

- Mummy Game (Wrap a friend in toilet paper, send them to the finish line quicker than the other mummies)

- Collage Art (Working on a huge feminist collage)

- Adam and Eve Game (Pin the Leaf on Adam or Eve paper figures)

- Serving food (pizza and pop, passing out trick-or-treater bags for completing a series of activities)

- Informational tables (providing information on L.I.P. Service, Vagina Monologues, and possible violence against women handouts)

- Donation table (People will donate money towards our cause: violence against women and get to write their name on a paper pumpkin or leaf to be displayed in the Women's Studies windows)

2. We need the following things donated for the event. (This is also a good way to help out if you CANNOT attend the party.)

- Pop

- Bags of candy

- Trick-or-treating bags

- Toilet paper for mummy game

- Sidewalk chalk (needed before the day of Oct. 24)

- Construction paper / art supplies

3. Any other questions / concerns / thoughts about the party?

II. Plans for future group events

A. November: Movie night

-- November 3 @ 4-6pm in the Women's Studies office, Schrank Hall North 58

1. As a reminder of the significance of women's right to vote, we will be watching the film "Iron Jawed Angels" about the suffragettes. As IMDB summarizes: "Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote." Our plan is to enjoy pizza and pop, and maybe popcorn and cotton candy, as part of our movie night.

2. Would you be interested in helping out at the event in some way?

3. Another movie night opportunity to pass along: Women's Studies will be showing part one of a documentary on human trafficking on November 24 3-4:30pm in CBA 139.

4. Do you have any other ideas for a November event that you'd like to see happen?

B. December: World AIDS Day consciousness-raising

-- December 1 @ 10am-2pm in the Student Union

1. We will be having a table in the concourse of the Student Union to hand out red ribbons and share information on the worldwide AIDS pandemic and its relationship to the issue of violence against women.

2. Would you be interested in helping to staff the table?

3. Another movie night opportunity to pass along: Women's Studies will be showing part two of a documentary on human trafficking on December 1 @ 3-4:30pm in CBA 139.

C. January: Game show event

1. We will have a redux of our successful game show event "To End Violence Against Women, Please CLICK HERE." Details on date, time, and location will be announced at a later date.

2. Do you have any suggestions for added topics, improvements, etc.?

D. February: The Vagina Monologues

-- February 13 & 14 @ 7pm at Knight Auditorium in Leigh Hall

1. L.I.P. Service will be helping with the Women's Studies production of the Vagina Monologues. We need volunteers for acting, lights, sound, ushers, ticket takers, selling tickets, etc.!

2. If you're interested in taking part in some way, the Women's Studies office will be holding the first organizational meeting soon. The same meeting will be held twice, so if you can not make it to one please join us for the second. The meeting days and times are as follows:

-- October 29, 2008 (Wednesday) at 2pm in the Student Union 323

-- October 30, 2008 (Thursday) at 2pm in the Student Union 323

E. March: Self-defense class

1. Tentatively, the Green Dragon martial arts club might be willing to provide a self-defense class just for L.I.P. Service members. This is still in development. Would you be interested in this as a possible event?

F. April: Pledge to end sexual assault

1. April is sexual assault awareness month. We are considering having some sort of event where we raise peoples' awareness of what it means to offer consent and to ensure that sexual involvement is always a consensual act between willing partners. This might involve having students sign a pledge to actively seek consent/avoid sexually assaultive behaviors. Would you be interested in this as a possible event?

III. Other business

A. T-shirts: we finally have our organizational financial accounts sorted out, so we will be placing an order for shirts very soon. If you have already placed/paid for an order, you will be contacted once they come in, and will be able to pick them up during regular office hours at the Women's Studies office. If you're interested in purchasing a shirt but have not placed an order yet, now is the time! Bring cash or check (made out to The University of Akron) for $15 to the Women's Studies office and fill out an order form.

B. Scrapbooking committee: we would like for L.I.P. Service to maintain a scrapbook of photos and other content from all of our events. If you are an arts-n-craftsy sort of person and would like to be involved in putting together our group scrapbook, please consider joining the scrapbooking committee! For more information or to sign up, please contact committee chair Shireda Duncan at smd34@uakron.edu

IV. Any other questions / comments / other issues to be raised that were not addressed above?

Thanks, everyone! We look forward to hearing your feedback!

Event Announcement: Take Back the Night rally

Join L.I.P. Service and Rape Crisis Centers of Summit and Medina Counties for this year's Take Back the Night rally -- a movement to raise awareness about and commit to end sexual violence.

When: Friday, October 10 @ 6-9pm
Where: First Grace United Church of Christ -- 350 S. Portage Path, Akron

For more information on Take Back the Night: www.takebackthenight.org

Volunteers are needed to help with the event (setting up, clean up, bringing baked goods, etc.), so please e-mail us (lipservice.ua@gmail.com) if you're interested in being a volunteer! As always, feel free to contact us with questions or post your questions in comments.

Event Announcement: Game show to raise awareness about violence against women

This Tuesday, September 23 at 2 - 4pm L.I.P. Service: Liberation in Progress will be sponsoring a fun and interactive game event titled "To End Violence Against Women Please CLICK HERE." This quiz-show-style game will be an exciting opportunity to spend time with fellow action-oriented students and help to raise awareness about issues related to violence against women, including domestic abuse, sexual assault, and female genital mutilation. We will also be using this as an opportunity to help raise money for Rape Crisis of Summit and Medina Counties, so come join us for a fun and educational consciousness raising event!

Location: Student Union room 316

Agenda from the informational meeting

L.I.P. Service
Informational Meeting
Wednesday September 3rd
4:30 pm

I. Welcome
II. Introduction of Organization
a. Tag line
i. "Promoting Action and Awareness of Gender Equity"
b. Philosophy/Mission
i. To act as a resource for feminists on The University of Akron campus.
ii. To address issues and concerns relating to women and affecting women on campus as well as in the community.
iii. To serve as a safe community/support system for women on campus.
iv. To assist the Women’s Studies Program with events.
c. Focus
i. This year's focus: raising awareness of and ending violence against women
d. Meeting Times
i. Most meetings will take place via the blog; announcements of "meetings" will be sent via the e-mailing list
e. Membership requirements/duties
i. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Akron of any gender identity. A 2.0 GPA is required to participate in any campus organizations. No membership fee is required. Suggested minimum involvement for membership is some participation in online meetings and attending at least one event per semester. This minimum qualifies members to run for officer positions for the next year.
Introduction of Officers
f. Stephanie Cunningham – President
g. Alyssa Berthiaume – Vice President
h. Shireda Duncan – Treasurer
i. Cassie Simpson – Assistant Treasurer
j. Kameka Fullwood – co-advisor
k. Patricia Milhoff – advisor
Event Plans
l. September’s Event: "To End Violence Against Women Please CLICK HERE" – interactive game show (complete with prizes) to be held September 23 at 2-4pm in Student Union room 312.
m. October’s Event: Take Back the Night – speaking out rally and march raising awareness of survivors of sexual and domestic violence to be held October 10.
n. Next semester – The Vagina Monologues, February 13 and 14. Sponsored by Women's Studies; L.I.P. Service will be assisting throughout the project. Sign up with Kameka to be involved in performing, assisting with technical work, promotion, etc.
Open-Forum Discussion
o. Students' input of November’s event
i. Suggestion of engaging in a fundraiser or collection of items to benefit a local shelter
Questions
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