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September

• September 28 - Women's Studies Booktalk
  4pm, University Center 303
  Charles Bussey, John Egerton and Susan Ford Wiltshire--three contributors to "Where We Stand: Voices of Southern Dissent" will be joined by Tom Osborne, former ABC bureau chief at the United Nations and APSU adjunct in Political Science, to discuss threats to our democracy. Join us at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 in UC 303.
   

• September 29 - Mona Lisa Smile
  7 pm, Harned 245
  Feminist Film Series
  In 1953, the shifting political culture of America rested on the verge of change. When Katherine Willis (Julia Roberts) arrives at Wellesley College, she is astounded to find a finishing school hiding behind the facade of educating women. Katherine boldly and defiantly leads her student to demand more for their lives. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance.
   

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October

• October 11 - Judy Gorman Concert
  7 pm, Gentry Auditorium
  Judy Gorman is a folksinger for peace and social justice. The concert is free and open to the public.
   

• October 12 - Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories
  7pm, Clement Auditorium
  In observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Office of Student Life and Leadership and the Women's Studies Program are showing the documentary "Breaking the Silence: Children's Stories" at 7 p.m., Oct. 12, in the Clement Auditorium. This hour-long movie will be followed by an open forum. There also will be prize drawings.
  For complete details:   www.tcadsv.org
   

• October 13 - Clothesline Project
  University Center Plaza
  Go to http://www.apsu.edu/women_studies/clothesline.htm for more information.
   

• October 26 - If These Walls Could Talk 2
  7pm, Harned 245
  Feminist Film Series
  This film depicts the difficulties faced by lesbians at different points in time. In 1961, a woman (Vanessa Redgrave) is "widowed" when her partner of 50 years suddenly dies. The 1972 portion stars Michelle Williams, who finds dealing with the sexual politics of the gay community increasingly more complex when she falls in love with a boyish woman (played by Chloe Sevigny). The most modern portion, set in 2000, portrays a contemporary lesbian couple (Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres) determined to have a baby.
  96 minutes
   

• October 27 - Clothesline Project
  University Center Plaza
  Got to http://www.apsu.edu/women_studies/clothesline.htm for more information.

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November

• November 16 - Born into Brothels
  7pm, Harned 245
  Feminist Film Series
  Set in Calcutta's notorious red-light district, this documentary piece explores the lives of its most vulnerable citizens, children who work in the sex trade. Faced with the risks of HIV, brutality and murder, discover how children as young as 10 cope with their everyday reality. Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, the picture's eight subjects shot the still footage themselves. Here you will meet eight children who are the off-spring of prostitutes trying to make enough money to buy their next meal.
  85 minutes

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