- Methods of Advocacy & Activism (Fall 2010)
Individuals can find personal motivation in their own lived experiences and begin
to mobilize larger groups, but how? This forum offers us an opportunity to hear feminist
voices that remind us of how one person’s dedication to a cause or issue can become
another person’s reason to act on behalf of that cause. Come along and learn about
getting or keeping your group up and running.
- Collective Identity within Social Movements (Fall 2010)
This forum is intended to discuss how the history of the Women’s Movement and the
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Civil Rights movement intertwine and
construct multiple voices with a common goal of gaining equality. We will view the
documentary, Mom’s Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers’ Custody Movement.
This film, narrated by Kate Clinton, interviews sons and daughters who were seperated
from their mothers, the mothers themselves, and one women who made the difficult decision
to flee with her children. Founders of the Lesbian Rights Project (now the National
Center for Lesbian Rights) and the Lesbian Mothers’ National Defense Fund recount
the founding of their organizations in response to the bevy of court rulings granting
custody to grandparents, fathers and distant relatives based on the belief that lesbians
would be unfit parents.
- Social Networking in Real Time (Spring 2010)
Members of the student organizations Graduate Feminist Scholars,
V-Day Lubbock Coalition and staff of the Women's Studies Program presented the first
forum, providing a space for reflection, learning and exchange, debate and agenda
setting. Participants learned of the many accomplishments achieved over the past
year and future plans of each organization.
The main theme of this forum was to strengthen feminist movements and learn how to
expand strategic alliances with others on and off campus. Additionally, participants
were able to use this forum as a tool for awareness raising, education and learning,
mobilization as well as peer review and assessment.
Support for these events provided by:
TTU Graduate Feminist Scholars
TTU Women's Studies Program
V-Day Lubbock Coalition
Feminist = someone who believes in the social, political and cultural equality of women and
Forum = an assembly, meeting place, etc., for the discussion of questions of public interest.