April is Sexual Assault Awareness month! Events all month!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The WRC and a campus advocacy group-Services Not Silence will be offering many events through out the month! Including:

Consent Workshop Series

-April 9th 6-8pm SEM  II A2109 Part 1: Recognizing and Coping with Triggers
-April 16th 6-8pm SEMII A2109 Part 2: Exploring personal Boundaries and Desires
-April 30th 6-8pm SEM II A2109 Part 3: Practicing Accountability and Allyship

Weekly Survivors Support Group

-April 10th,17th & 25th 12-1PM for female identified sexual assault survivors

-Male identified support group 1:30-3:30 pm April 25th

For group locations email servicesnotsilence@riseup.net

Bystander Intervention Training 

April 15th 5-7pm SEM II C1107
Have you ever wondered what you can do to personally stop sexual assault in your community? Come learn introductory skills in handling an intervention with confidence and safety and assisting after a conflict.

Self Defense class with FORGE 

April 18th 6-8pm SEM II C1107
- This class is geared towards people new to self defense and those needing a refresher course regardless of physical ability. Our class focus is based in self care and boundary setting when othes are violating your physical or emotional integrity. Learn basic psychological defense and safety planning. Learn how to throw devastating blows to your opponents weak areas using your knees, elbows, fists and feet. Learn defense against things such as chokes, hair pulls and bear hugs. Bring your questions and enthusiasm!

We look forward to seeing your there!

These workshops and events are brought to you by SERVICES NOT SILENCE in partnership with the WRC

Services Not Silence is a group of concerned students that believe the inadequate sexual assault services on campus silences survivors. 

Evergreen claims on its website and in promotional material to offer services that are not being provided. We are here to demand the services the school claims to provide. 

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!

For additional information and upcoming workshops on campus visit www.servicesnotsilence.weebly.com

Weekly meeting with the Womyn's Resource Center Group

Come by to be a part of the WRC group! Share space in a community of Womyn. Providing a safe space to talk, support, vent, relate, do activities and art, get involved, and have your voice be heard!

Meetings are open to all female identified folks. Certain meetings will be open for allies! 
Wednesdays 1:30 pm-2:30 pm SEM II C1107



 

Interested in learning self-defense?

On February 21st from 3-5pm the WRC will be sponsoring a Women's Self-Defense Class taught by Debbie Leung.
The first 20 people to sign up with a fee of $5 will be able to attend. They must sign up and pay the $5 during office hours (Mon-Fri 11 am to 5 pm). The deadline for signing up is February 14th (so that we will be able to contact Debbie and give her a numbers estimate).
Hurry and sign up today!

More info on Recbecca Walker!

Rebecca Walker will be speaking on campus February 1st.
At 12 pm there will be a book reading from the novel Baby Love. At 4 pm there will be a lecture based on the book What Makes a Man, discussing masculinity and male allyship.
More info about room details will be coming soon~

REMINDER: WRC Submissions due THIS Wednesday!!

Greetings aspiring journalists, poets, photographers, and all other creative female identified folks and allies! This is just a friendly reminder that all submissions for the Womyn's Resource Center's newsletter are due no later than THIS Wednesday, January 25th (midnight).

Please send all submissions to baddal13@evergreen.edu
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AND don't forget that the WRC meets every Wednesday at 1:30 in Student Activities on the third floor of the CAB. For more information contact coordinators Cari or Haley at tesc_wrc@yahoo.com.

Sincerely,

Dalyn Badis
Editor-in-Chief

Mark you calendars!

 

Rebecca Walker will be coming to speak at Evergreen on February 1st!
More details to come soon~

Interested in contributing to the WRC?

Hey are you an aspiring journalist, novelist, activist, or just care a lot about womyn's issues?! Are you female identified or an ally? Then submit your musings for publication in the Womyn's Resource Center's newsletter OR zine!

Some ideas for submissions include (but are not limited to!): articles discussing gender and sexuality, analysis of the Women's basketball games this past weekend, poetry - the possibilities are endless! If you're passionate about your content, then we'll passionately publish it! 

All submissions are to be sent to baddal13@evergreen.edu no later than Wednesday, January 25, 2012. 

Lastly, if you're more interested in reading and discussing WRC related news, the WRC meets every Wednesday at 1:30 in Student Activities on the third floor of the CAB. For more information contact coordinators Cari or Haley at tesc_wrc@yahoo.com.

Sincerely (and excitedly),

Dalyn Badis

Editor-in-Chief

Interested in holding a position with the WRC?

The Womyn's Resource Center is looking for a few dedicated female-identified people to fill some group positions! These position holders would be able to receive 2 academic credits for their work and a free (FREE!) trip to Washington D.C. to attend the Momentum Conference. This quarter is going to be full of awesome events and would love to see you all at our next meeting, Wednesday the 18th at 1:30pm in Student activities!

Fall 2011 Ovarian Submissions Needed!

The Ovarian is a zine put out by the Womyn's Resource Center once a quarter. Fall quarter is rapidity coming to an end and we need submissions from folks on campus and the Olympia community! This year the WRC has chosen to go with a theme: recipes! This is not limited to food, although it may include, but also things like recipes for self-care, great sex, personal liberation, or anything! Also, ART! Any art pieces, doodles, drawings, etc.are greatly appreciated! Submissions are DUE MONDAY DECEMBER 5th!!! Please email submissions to womynsresourcecenter.tesc@gmail.com with the subject 'ovarian submission' or drop it by the office in the CAB building, 3rd floor in student activities. Come be a part of a piece of WRC history!

Women of Color Coalition Present Christa Bell: Coochie Magik!

Thursday November 10th 5:30-6:30

Spoken Word & Performance 

In the Student Art Gallery

From 7-9 Womyn Identified Workshop

S&A Conference Room - 301

Womyn's Process and Empowerment Circle of Support (Lady P.E.C.S.)

                     Sunday November 6th, 2:00-4:00pm

This week is our creative circle, join us for body painting, art therapy, drawing and good company. Bring any glitter, paint, paper or other fantastical supplies to express yourselves.

All are welcome so bring your sisters, mothers, friends and anything you want to to talk about. Also feel free to bring booze and grub :) Can't wait to see you all!

I felt a need to create a community of Womyn in which to surround myself. I f...eel that Womyn are severely underappreciated, oppressed, neglected, taken dvantage of, used, mistreated, unloved, unwelcomed...the list is virtually endless. I WANT TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER YOU and I also have such a strong desire to recieve this from you. What do you love about being Womyn? What do you hate? What resources do you need? How can I help you? I am creating a space, held every other Sunday from 2:00-4:00pm, in which you will be WELCOMED, LOVED, APPRECIATED, RESPECTED, SUPPORTED and hopefully EMPOWERED! I want to listen to you, talk to you, be surrounded by you! We can talk, giggle, cry, make music, watch movies, read poetry, snuggle, bake, do arts and crafts, play outside, anything you feel like doing in the company of other amazing Womyn! I will provide drinks and treats. Please bring anything that inspires you (music, art, poetry, images, books, words)!

All ages, sexualties, races, ethnicities are welcomed and encouraged! Bring all your friends!

I would truly appreciate and enjoy your presence ♥ Sending so much love your way.. xoxo

Alice Bag at the Olympia Timberland Library!

Alice Bag, one of L.A.'s origional punks reads and performs at the Olympia library, TONIGHT from 8:30 to 9pm. Alice will read excerpts from her new book, Violence Girl, From East L.A. Rage to To Hollywood Stage: A Chicana Punk Story and perform three songs! For more info...Alice Bag at TRL

Umm...how cool is this woman?

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the WRC to support all Evergreen women and female identified persons as they work towards their educational goals. In order to do this, we must actively combat all forms of oppression that affect women and the greater campus community.

WRC History

The Evergreen Women's Resource Center is one of the oldest student organizations on campus; it has been active since the seventies. The WRC is much more than a student group, it has evolved from its roots as a woman's center to a safe space for all woman-identified and female bodied people on campus. It is accessible for those seeking books, zines, menstrual products, pregnancy tests, referrals and support. The events that the WRC sponsors promote a cohesive woman's community on campus.

We are creating this online space so that people who may be less comfortable with face-to-face interaction can find information about who we are and what we do - as well as asking any questions they may want answers to or help with.

This is also a way for us to keep interested persons up to date with what the WRC has been doing - so welcome!

If you have any questions/commentary please feel free to email wrc@riseup.net.