Cesar Chavez Day at Indiana State Museum, March 28

9:30am – 2pm at the Indiana State Museum (650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis)

Description: Through his efforts in the labor movement, United Farmworkers Union founder Cesar Chavez became a significant civil rights leader. This new festival celebrates his life, work, and legacy. Students will explore his impact on the labor movement and migrant farming in Indiana and discover how his actions brought about changes in agriculture and sociocultural diversity. This event is included with museum admission and free for members. School group and homeschool group reservations are required to receive the $1 per student admission fee. Call 317.232.1637 for registration.

Vernon Jordan Speaking at IU, March 27

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club invite you to a special program featuring Vernon Jordan Jr., renowned African American lawyer and civil rights leader. Mr. Jordan will deliver the Neal-Marshall Lecture in Public Policy:

Thursday, March 27
2:30 p.m.
Whittenberger Auditorium
“America Crossing Boundaries of Possibility”

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., a lawyer and presidential advisor, has been an influential figure in the civil
rights movement and in American politics since the early ’60s. Jordan has served as field director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), executive director of the United Negro College Fund, executive director of the National Urban League, and head of the transition team for U.S. president Bill Clinton. He has been the recipient of numerous awards. His autobiography, Vernon Can Read!, was published in 2001 The School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club invite you to a special program featuring Vernon Jordan Jr., renowned African American lawyer and civil rights leader.

Israel Culture Symposium, Sign Up For Workshops, March 31-April 3

Israel Culture Symposium

LOCATION: Provided Upon Registration

REGISTRATION: jrwoolf@indiana.edu

March 31- April 3 2008

Each WORKSHOP is FREE and offered on Monday (Mar 31), Tuesday (Apr 1), and Wednesday (Apr 2) evenings. Sign up for as many as your schedule allows. ALL ARE WELCOME to attend the finale. SPACE is LIMITED, so RESERVE your spot today! Email jrwoolf@indiana.edu.

SOUNDS OF ISRAEL

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30pm - 10:30pmIsraeli clarinetist Gilad Harel, plays a wide range of musical styles, and is a founding member of KLEZ­SHOP, an Israeli klezmer trio. He will facilitate a work­shop on music in Israel and its influences. Participants will enjoy listening to all the Sounds of Israel and walk away with a CD of the country’s latest hits!

EATING ISRAELI

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 7:00pm - 9:00pmLearn how to cook popular Israeli food, discover their origins and enjoy the tastes. Anat Journo, an Israeli with Moroccan/Tunisian heritage, will introduce youto Israeli foods and participants will receive their own Israeli cookbook. Mon: Meat Dishes; Tues & Wed: Dairy.

ISRAELI SEXUALITY

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00pmJoin Beverley Damelin, a sex educator and founder of The Dinah Project (www.dinahproject.com), as she speaks on SEX throughout Israeli culture.

ISRAEL ON THE MOVE

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00pm - 10:00pm One of Israel’s greatest belly dancers, Yael Becker, will return to Bloomington after making her first appearance in March ‘07. She will facilitate this workshop on dance throughout Israel.

SYMPOSIUM FINALE

THURSDAY, 8PM AT WILLKIE AUDITORIUM

Don’t miss the opportunity for excellent food, music, a possible guest appearance by Klezshop, and a belly dance performance by Yael Becker you won’t forget!

Theta Nu Xi’s 2008 Week of Events:"THE ONE WORLD", March 24-29

Wednesday: "SURVIVOR" Kiva in the IMU - 7:00p
In collaboration with Sigma Delta Tau and the Kung Fu Club. Come learn how to be a survivor with these self-defense moves.

Thursday: "TRUE LIFE: MUJERES IN LAS ARTES" - La Casa 7:00p
In collaboration with La Casa Gamma Phi Omega, International Center, Sigma Lambda Gamma, and Sigma Lambda Upsilon. Tune in to celebrate the creative forces of Latina women in the arts.

Friday: "TASTE OF ASIA" Auditorium - 7:00pm
Come with the sisters to the Taste of Asia and enjoy lots of delicious cuisine!

Saturday: "INVISIBLE CHILDREN"
Community Leadership & Development Center in Read - 7:00 pm
Learn about the plight of child soldiers in Northern Uganda and what YOU can do to help!

Never Perfect" and Conversation with Director/Filmmaker Regina Park

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008

Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: Grand Hall, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center, 275 N. Jordan Avenue

There is a question why more and more women subject themselves to time-consuming, expensive and sometimes painful processes in their quest for physical perfection. Yet this constant striving to reach a beauty ideal is not simply a matter of an individual's personal aesthetic choice. Traversing historical and contemporary notions of beauty, stereotypes and iconography within Asian and popular cultures, NEVER PERFECT incorporates a rich selection of archival footage and commentary from numerous voices which ignites lively debate on the phenomena as they pertain to race and gender identity. Never Perfect explores the complex journey of a young Vietnamese-American woman’s struggle with popular perceptions of beauty and body image as she fights the stigma of racial self-hatred in her decision to undergo cosmetic surgery.

Sponsored by: IU Asian Culture Center, Sociology Dept., Communication and Culture, RPS Student Programs and the Community Education Program, Culture Studies, COMU, and Asian American Studies Program. For more information, please email acc@indiana.edu or call IU Asian Culture Center at 856-5361.

IU Habitat for Humanity 5K RUN/WALK

Date: Mar 29, 2008

IU Habitat for Humanity Annual 5K Run/walk Benefitting the building of houses in Monroe country to help eliminate substandard housing MORE INFORMATION on IUHABITAT.ORG
Location: bloomington
Web site: http://www.iuhabitat.org

Disabilities Awareness Month Fair

Date: Mar 26, 2008

Join the IU Office of Disability Services for Students for a celebration in honor of Disabilities Awareness Month on Wednesday, March 26 all day in the lobby of the Wells Library.
More Contact Info: 855-7578
Location: Wells Library
Web site: www.indiana.edu/~iubdss

A Midwife's Tale (1998): A Film Festival Celebrating Women's History Month

Date: Mar 25, 2008
Time: 6:30 PM

The Indiana University History Department presents: Women's History on Film, a festival celebrating Women's History Month at the Monroe County Public Library, free and open to the public Presenting: A Midwife's Tale (1998): A documentary of the acclaimed book with the same title about life in colonial America
More Contact Info: Professor Maria Bucur-Deckard
Location: Monroe County Public Library (Meeting Room 1B)
Cost: FREE

Portrait of Teresa (1979): A Film Festival Celebrating Women's History Month

Date: Mar 23, 2008
Time: 2:30 PM

The Indiana University History Department presents: Women's History on Film, a festival celebrating Women's History Month at the Monroe County Public Library, free and open to the public Presenting: Portrait of Teresa (1979): A woman surviving the hardships of the triple burden worker, mother, wife in communist Cuba

More Contact Info: Professor Maria Bucur-Deckard
Location: Monroe County Public Library (Auditorium)
Cost: FREE

Sexual Health Seminar by Mary A. Ott, MD

Date: Mar 6, 2008
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM

March 6, 2008, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in Indiana Memorial Union-Oak Room _ "Will boys really be boys? A developmental approach to relationships and sexuality among adolescent men" _ Mary A. Ott, MD _ Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
More Contact Info: CSHP@indiana.edu
Location: Oak Room, IMU
Web site: http://www.sexualhealth.indiana.edu/seminars.html
Cost: Free

Reaping the Harvest of a Lifetime; The Path of the Sage

Elderhood is a time of unparalleled inner growth, a time when we can revitalize our lives with new meaning and make a positive difference in the world. It is never too soon or too late to walk the path of the Sage. This workshop will take you on a journey through the sage-ing process a) promoting a conscious approach to aging, dispelling the myths and affirming the second half of life, b) using contemplative skills to connect with one’s own inner wisdom, c) demonstrating how forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves, d) exploring libido, the life instinct, and thanatos, the instinct for completion, e) teaching how to live with compassion serving as mentors, healers in society, and stewards of the planet. . .

Date: March 8th – 9th, Saturday & Sunday
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Days Inn Airport (3 minutes east of airport, Park Fletcher)
5860 Fortune Circle W
Indianapolis, IN 46241
317-248-0621
Tuition: $250
Information: Rosemary Cox
574-271-7996
rmzestcox@yahoo.com

Please make checks payable to the Sage-ing® Guild and mail to Rosemary Cox, 52395 Santa Monica Drive, Granger, IN 46530 Conscious aging is living the second half of life with hope, courage and gratitude while realizing our unfulfilled potential.

www.sage-ingguild.org

CommUNITY Education Multi Culture Fair

Come enjoy food, music, dance, and more as we celebrate different cultures here at IU. March 2, 2008 from 3-6pm in the McNutt Flame Room

Women's History on Film

February-March 2008 Monroe County Public Library, Free and open to the public

All Films will be accompanied by an introduction presented by a faculty member of the History Department

*Kadosh (1999): Friday, February 29, 3pm, Meeting Room 1C

A drama about the meaning of patriarchy in ultra-orthodox Jewish society

*Iron-Jawed Angels (2004): Monday, March 3, 6pm, Auditorium

A drama about the suffragist movement in the United States

*4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2007): winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or: Sunday, March 9, 2pm, Auditorium

A chilling drama about the draconian pro-natalist policies of communist Romania

*Portrait of Teresa (1979): Sunday, March 23, 2:30pm, Auditorium

A woman surviving the hardships of the triple burden worker, mother, wife in communist Cuba

*A Midwife's Tale (1998): Tuesday, March 25, 6:30pm, Meeting Room 1B

A documentary of the acclaimed book with the same title about life in colonial America

*Sisters in Law, (2005): Saturday, March 29, 2:30 pm, Meeting Room 1B

A remarkable documentary about women enforcing and interpreting the law on behalf of other women and children

*Losing Isaiah (1995): Monday, March 31, 6pm, Auditorium

A drama about race and gender in the American court system told through the story of the fight between two women to be declared the mother of young boy

Organized by the Indiana University History Department's Gender and Sexuality Field

Co-Sponsors: Office of Women's Affairs; Department of Gender Studies; Russian and East European Institute; American Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Jewish Studies; Cultural Studies; Latino Studies

Help SWSA Support Relay For Life

SWSA has created a team for the annual Relay For Life event. The event will be held on March 29-30th. To register to join our team go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/iuswsa. Help raise money and support this very important cause! For more information or questions contact danieder@indiana.edu.

March Is DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH AT IUB

Join DSS for Disabilities Awareness Day

March 26, 2008 from 9:00am-4:00pm
at the Wells Library Lobby for an interactive event exploring disabilities on IU’s campus

Leaders Without Borders/Lideres Sin Fronteras

March 1, 2008
West Lafayette, Indiana

Indiana University and Purdue University are proud to collaborate for the first time in hosting a conference that will cultivate leadership among Latino students. Together we can expand our horizons by creating a nexus for culture, identity, education, community, career development, current issues, and leadership information.

For more information and registration information see http://www.purdue.edu/lcc/ILLC08/.