Check Out the Women's Center's Lending Library New Titles Recently Added The Women's Center has just added some amazing new book titles to its lending library! We'd like to thank both Delana Gregg and Janet McGlynn who graciously donated them through the Presidents Commission for Women Award 2011. Check out our titles:

  1. "I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim" by Deepak Chopra
  2. "He's a Stud, She's a Slut and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know" by Jessica Valenti 
  3. "Men and Feminism" by Shira Tarrant, PhD
  4. "Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men" by Michael Kimmel
  5. "Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power & a World Without Rape" by Jaclyn Friedman & Jessica Valenti
  6. "S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College" by Heather Corinna
  7. "The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities" by Ching-In-Chen, Jai Dulani & Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
  8. "Gender Born, Gender Made" by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
  9. "Color of Violence: the Incite! Antology" Edited by: Incite! Women of Color Against Violence

Check out other titles we have by clicking on "website" below.


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100,000 Stories: Which One is Yours?

Save the date for all of these amazing Women's Center 20th Anniversary events for the fall 2011 semester.
Thank you to the wonderful work and support of our co-sponsors...without you these events would not be possible.

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Work Study Job Posting
Department: Women’s Center

FWS Position Title: Student Staff

Position Duties:
  • All members of the Women’s Center assist with general operations (i.e. greeting visitors, providing resources, manage office calendar, answering phones)
  • Each student staff member also selects a long term project(s) (i.e. film series, book club, website maintenance)
  • Each staff member will also be responsible for preparing/helping out with 20th anniversary events
  • This is a “front line” office position
  • Staff member must be able to attend weekly staff meeting

Required Skills: 
  • General appreciation for and understanding of the purpose for a university women’s center.
  • General appreciation of diversity/inclusive practices
  • Ability to work well with others and/or independently
  • Willingness to address sensitive personal and social issues independently and through interaction with others

Employment Stat Date: Fall 2011 (mid-August if possible)

Hours Per Week: 7-15

Pay Range: starts at $7.25

If interested, please call or come by: 410-455-2714. Location: Commons 004
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Read on for the August news coming out of the Women's Center! ]]> Read on for the August news coming out of the Women's Center! Document https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/40b574355d7e82539413c381b8341598/69e36d7a/news/000/007/975/8a50bae297807da9e97722a0b3fd8f27/August 2011 newsletter.pdf?1313673344 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/7975/guest@my.umbc.edu/90b3c89204fe5cfc99d0367a9ffc03d7/api/pixel Women's, Gender, & Equity Center https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xsmall.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/original.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xxlarge.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xlarge.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/large.png?1750974263 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/medium.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/small.png?1750974263 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xsmall.png?1750974263 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xxsmall.png?1750974263 Women's Center 0 0 true Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:15:44 -0400 Women's Center July '11 Newsletter See what's going on in our community. 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In order to keep you connected, we've created a Facebook page. Yes, the Women's Center is now on Facebook. Come and visit us to see our latest events, news and pics. Feel free to make comments or suggestions regarding the center or anything else. We always appreciate feedback. Also, don't forget to "Like" our page! We thank you all for your support and hope to see you soon.

Please click on link below or search for us on FB by typing "Women's Center at UMBC"


--Women's Center Staff


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]]> See what's going on in our community. Newsletter https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/f48caddcf3edce42a99e946aeff10cc8/69e36d7a/news/000/006/757/6e0e24295e8a86282cb559b860416812/May 2011 newsletter.pdf?1304452630 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/6757/guest@my.umbc.edu/31f032d77b084790db8c1b39c4567b2a/api/pixel Women's, Gender, & Equity Center https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xsmall.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/original.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xxlarge.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xlarge.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/large.png?1750974263 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/medium.png?1750974263 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/small.png?1750974263 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xsmall.png?1750974263 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/125/78272a4842689b30dbf74672182b78f8/xxsmall.png?1750974263 Women's Center https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/xxlarge.jpg?1304452649 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/xlarge.jpg?1304452649 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/large.jpg?1304452649 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/medium.jpg?1304452649 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/small.jpg?1304452649 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/xsmall.jpg?1304452649 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/006/757/897a9a2b554640752d749543235a1b16/xxsmall.jpg?1304452649 6 0 true Tue, 03 May 2011 15:58:26 -0400 Fundraiser for the Women's Center Buy Your Women's Center Mug Today!
Our mugs have arrived! Show your support to the center by purchasing a travel mug with our logo on it! Your purchase will help us raise funds that are much needed for the operation of the center. This is a multipurpose fundraiser as each mug purchased will help the Women's Center with:

1) Donations: Donate much needed funds to the Women's Center

2) Sustainability: Help replace Women's Center paper cups with a more sustainable alternative!

3) Cost Savings: The Women's Center will spend less money on paper cups and more money on important programs!

4) PR: People will see your awesome mug and want to visit the Women's Center for anything from free coffee and tea to critical crisis response and referral!

Thanks for helping us in achieving our goals!
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Cost: $10 each; Cash or Check made payable to the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
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The Healing Arts

The Restoring Power of Imagination
by Cathy Malchiodi

Telling without Talking: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Violence
Art breaks the silence of domestic violence.
Published on September 26, 2008


Speaking the truth about domestic violence is a step toward healing for all survivors. But when talking about violence brings shame, ambivalence, and fear, art therapy gives survivors not only a voice, but also is a way to raise consciousness about the profound effects of battering and all forms of abuse between partners.

While I have no explanation for the psychology behind the current financial crisis, as a therapist I am certain of one psychological effect of an economic turndown -- an increase in domestic violence. In this time of economic uncertainty, job loss, home foreclosures, and increased costs of living, pressures mount in families and frayed tempers inevitably will give way to an increase in battering and abuse. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person may all be part of the dynamics, including any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound another individual.

While domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, or gender, for the past 25 years I have worked with adult women and child survivors and mostly those who have found refuge in shelters and safe houses. I suspect that with the continuing economic rollercoaster, we will see a rise in not only reports of domestic violence, but also a strain on these community-based programs that help women and children leave abusive relationships.

Although personal safety and a violence-free life are the first and foremost issues for anyone who is the victim of domestic violence, the long term healing process involves recovery from cumulative trauma, often posttraumatic stress reactions, and almost always personal shame and loss of self. Art therapy, which formally began as a field and treatment shortly after World War II, continues to be widely adopted to help battered women and children deal with their physical and emotional scars. Art as a healing force does not come easy for those whose lives have been controlled, are accustomed to betrayal and punishment, and have learned self-hatred. But inevitably when it does, creativity and imagination restore a sense of possibility, identity, and reconnection with parts of the self that were silenced in order to survive the violence. While survivors often feel shame in talking about abuse, talking about their artworks is an experience of finally coming home.

The tradition of art as a voice for domestic violence survivors has spawned a number of well-known programs, including the Clothesline Project, a project to address violence against women. In 1990, visual artist Rachel Carey-Harper, inspired by the AIDS quilt, presented the concept of using shirts hanging on a clothesline as a way to raise consciousness. Since doing the laundry was always considered women's work and women often exchanged information over backyard fences while hanging their clothes out to dry, the concept of the clothesline became the vehicle. Each year thousands of women now tell their stories of survival—and commemorate victims who died from domestic violence—by using words and/or artwork to decorate a t-shirt to be exhibited on a clothesline. And programs such as A Window Between Worlds in Venice, CA, serve as models for how art helps both women and children develop a sense of hope, possibility, and safety.

In her seminal volume, Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman echoes the very reason that violence must be transformed in some way in order for recovery to begin: “Certain violations are too terrible to utter out loud: this is the meaning of the word unspeakable …Atrocities, however, refuse to be buried.” Domestic violence is one of those atrocities that continues to plague lives and for its survivors, is often too horrific to verbalize. Unfortunately, it may increase and intensify in these weeks and months if the expected financial crises continue. And while art is not the panacea for abuse, it is certainly a way through it and one that not only transforms the atrocities of violence, but also sends a powerful message that ultimately breaks the silence. 

If you need help, please contact National Domestic Violence Hotline at http://www.ndvh.org/ or phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

©2008 Cathy Malchiodi

www.cathymalchiodi.com

Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-healing-arts/200809/telling-without-talking-breaking-the-silence-domestic-violence


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