2013 Peace Symposium
Rise to End Gender Violence!
April 19, 2013
Lane Community College Main Campus
Center for Meeting and Learning, Building 19
Our Keynote Speakers
JEAN KILBOURNE, Ed.D. is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on the image of women in advertising & her critical studies of alcohol & tobacco advertising. She is the author of the award-winning book Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel and co-author of So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood & What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids. www.jeankilbourne.com
JENSINE LARSEN is a social media expert, journalist & global women's empowerment leader. She founded World Pulse worldpulse.com/ after working as a freelance journalist covering indigenous movements and ethnic cleansing in South America & Southeast Asia. World Pulse is an action media network & interactive global women's newswire where women worldwide – including those using internet cafes & cell phones from rural villages & conflict zones– can speak for themselves & solve global problems. 50,000 women in over 190 countries are connecting through World Pulse & producing change. www.jensinelarsen.com
Afternoon concurrent sessions include:
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Gender and Media presentation by Reeanna Sage, LCC Oregon Student Association Organizer and LCC student leaders.
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Anti Oppression workshop with Maria Paladino, former Executive Director of Sexual Assault Support Services of Lane County and anti-violence consultant and activist.
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Trauma Healing presentation with Elaine Walters, founder and director of the Trauma Healing Project, a multidisciplinary effort that includes advocates, activists, administrators, counselors, survivors and students committed to the elimination of violence and the healing of trauma.
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Sexual Wellness presentation by Abigal Leeder of the Sexual Wellness Advocacy Team (SWAT) and University of Oregon students, addressing myths around sexual assault, consent, healthy communication & bystander intervention.
You are invited, so mark your calendars. The event is a free public event. Faculty please let students know and plan your class schedules so students can attend.
For more information contact Stan Taylor at taylors@lanecc.edu or (541) 463-5820.
Suggested Reading and Action related to the 2013 symposium theme:
Patriarchy Dominates Media's Steubenville Coverage - By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News March 19, 20013
VAWA - Violence Against Women Act passed - The Washington Post February 28, 2013
World Pulse is an action media network powered by women from 190 countries.
Launching Voices of Our Future - Training Program 2013
VDAY is a global movement to end violence against women and girls.
Half the Sky Movement - Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Voices of Our Future - A Citizen Journalism and Digital Empowerment Program