Lubbock Area Community Events
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“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Strategic Plan Priority 4. Further Outreach and Engagement
We will expand our community outreach, promote higher education, and continue to engage in partnerships in order to improve our communities and enrich their quality of life.
Events
One Billion Rising
ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that
1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world
population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Email:
ttu.fmla@yahoo.com
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is used as the centerpiece of V-Day: A Global Activist Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls. It is based on real women's stories so it allows women who hear the stories to know
that they are not alone in their own experience. Read more...
The Love Below - An evening of live spoken word and musical performance where women express themselves erotically and honestly through song, poetry and monologues. In celebration of Black History Month and of strong black women everywhere, students at Texas Tech are proud to present "The Love Below". Contact: Nezi Momodu email: nezifah.momodu@ttu.edu
Take Back the Night Rally & March
The first Take Back the Night event in the United States for which we have received
documentation took place in Philadelphia in October of 1975. Email: ttu.fmla@yahoo.com
V-MEN: Steppin' Up
Hosted by Lubbock V-Men - V-Men started in 2009 with a workshop that focused on including men in the dialogue
of violence against women. This V-Men workshop allowed men to tell their stories,
just like women have done through The Vagina Monologues. Not only did this allow men
to establish a context to come together on the issues of domestic and sexual violence,
but it also allowed participants to be ground-floor collaborators on a new performance
piece to be performed in the future.
Other Events
Rainbow Roundtable
Hosted by Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center and the Women's & Gender Studies
American Association of University Women
Are you a college student who is passionate about women's issues? Want to make change
on your campus while gaining invaluable leadership experience? Look no further than
AAUW (American Association of University Women) student organizations.
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
TTU Student Organization members are planning, meeting and organizing. Join them on
Facebook to find out more and to join. Email: ttu.fmla@yahoo.com
Hands of Hope Collection Drive
The Women's & Gender Studies (drop off in DOAK Hall RM 123). Collection of items help benefit those that reside at Women's Protective Services. Wish list: See "Hands of Hope" page
Past Events
Rape Culture at Texas Tech
In 2014 students, faculty and staff at Texas Tech formed an informal discussion of
how we all can take part in combating harassment, sexual assault and rape.
Annual Slutwalk Lubbock
The first event in Lubbock was organized in 2011 as a hat tip to the flagship SlutWalk International, which launched in Toronto after a police officer from that city made international
headlines when he said "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be
victimized.
Miss Representation - Film Screening
Hosted by Texas Tech Zeta's - Lovely Lambda Omicron Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
The documentary Miss Representation, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and aired
on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The film explores how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation
of women in positions of power and influence.
Events
- September 28, 2020: Scholarship Application Available NOW
- October 02, 2020: Feminist First Friday
- October 05, 2020: Scholarship Application Available NOW
Other Events
Press
Past Events
West-Texas Association for Women in Science (WT-AWIS)
GLBTQ & Allies Awareness Month (October)
TEDxWomen - Hosted by TEDxLubbock
League of Women Voters of Lubbock County celebrates the 90th Anniversaries of the League of Women Voters and Women's Right
to Vote (19th Amendment). Contact the League Office for more information: 744-0023
or email at lwvlubbock@att.net
AAUW (American Association of University Women) Lubbock Chapter
Women's & Gender Studies
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Address
DRANE Hall 257-260 | MS 2009 | Office Hrs: M-F, 8-5 -
Phone
806.742.4335 -
Email
womens.studies@ttu.edu