Willendorf, Austria, 30,000 BC

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION 2004
Women, Action, Peace

Thursday, March 4

Film and discussion: “Sin Dejar Huella/Without a Trace”
6:30pm, Lafayette 207
Winner of the Latin American Cinema Award - Sundance Film Festival. This is a smartly written road movie about two women on the run.

Friday, March 5

International Buffet Breakfast: "After War: Women's Changing Voice"
7:30am, Breakfast, $3; 8:10am, Keynote Guest Speaker, Free, Waterman Manor
Keynote Guest Speaker: Djurdja Knezevic is a Croatian native who has for the last twenty years been prominently active in women's initiatives in the former Yugoslavian states. Djurdja is currently a Special Advisor to the Women's Global Fund, and Editor of the feminist magazine Bread and Roses. She conducts education workshops, seminars and conferences with special attention to the history of women's rights and peace processes.

Women under Fire: Communication Across War Zones
11:30am, Billings Marsh Lounge
Guest Speaker: Djurdja Knezevic

“Tea for Peace”
12:15pm, Billings Marsh Lounge
Join Guest Speaker Djurdja Knezevic, Vice Provost Denise Youngblood, and Peace Corps alumni for tea and cookies.

Monday, March 8

Music and Prayer for Peace
8:00am, Ira Allen Chapel
Begin International Women's Day with joyful music and thoughtful reflection.

Women's Rights Activist Panel: Struggles in the Global Community
7:00pm, Lafayette 207
Join Djurdja Knezevic, speakers from the Reproductive Rights Coalition, the International Socialist Organization, and others for a discussion on how we can organize locally and globally to reclaim women’s rights.


Sponsored by: The Offices of Vice Provost for Multicultural Affairs, Vice President of Undergraduate Affairs, International Education, Residential Life, Student Life, Center for Cultural Pluralism, Women's Center, Women's Studies, with additional support from African Studies, ALANA Student Center, CDAE, Environmental Program, Geography Department, International Socialist Organization, Peace Corps