UCSD Women's Center

We are excited to introduce you to our Women’s Center Interns for this academic year of 2020-2021! Our Intern spotlight for today is Jermani Sadler! Jermani is a third-year Marshall College student majoring in Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience with a minor in General Biology. She is a first-generation student and was born in Long Beach, CA, but grew up in Moreno Valley & Oak Hills, CA. Fun fact about her is that she is afraid of heights, but went skydiving a couple of yea...rs ago would definitely recommend, but never doing it again. She also describes herself as a Foodie because she is passionate about food. I love the detail in certain meals; I’ve been trying out all the steakhouses in San Diego. Jermani is passionate about social justice work and knowledge. She enjoys free expression and loves creating space for others to find the community. She believes in strengthening herself in feminist and intersectional beliefs so that she can navigate through the world with a deeper understanding of how to be an aid in dismantling oppression across all systems. Her hopes for this internship are to create a virtual community where students, staff, and faculty can interact with one another. It will be very different this year, but we are advancing day by day with innovative thinking of how to engage people during these difficult times.

Feminist Friday Spotlight! Slide 1: Feminist Friday Spotlight: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [Picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] Slide 2: At the Age of 29, New York native Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. In addition to being popular among her constituents, she is well known for her strong advocacy of worker's rights, equitable universal healthcare for all, climate change, LGBTQ+ Rights, and more. Ocasio-Cortez is currently working towards increasing awareness among politicians on how COVID-19 is negatively impacting communities of color and trying to reduce inequalities on legislative levels.

Don't miss our Love Your Body Intern Playlist! Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7yOtAATJ52BX9oAvKUznIm Love your Body Day is about breaking beauty normatives that have been imposed on us by society. Music is a great way to give yourself some self-love and get you up on your feet dancing like the baddie that you are. The Women’s Center Interns have created a playlist that includes songs that influence the way we love our bodies. We hope you all jam out and enjoy! For general information or to request an accomodation, contact us at [email protected]

Make sure to register for Persist!!!! Patrisse Cullors is the keynote speaker for day 2 (October 24th) of Persist! You're not going to want to miss it! Persist starts today (October 23rd) from 5 to 9 PM and continues tomorrow (October 24th) from 9 AM to 2 PM! Event will be via Zoom! For more information and to register visit persist.ucr.edu

Happening today!!! Join the Women’s Center for our first Feminist Film Club of the quarter happening on Oct. 23rd at 4pm. We will be discussing the film ‘Miss Representation. Watch the movie on your own (available on Netflix and on Youtube Miss Representation) between now and Friday, October 23rd. The discussion will be held via Zoom on Friday October 23rd at 4pm. Please be sure to register via https://tinyurl.com/WCMissRep Zoom info will be sent prior to the event.

psst...watching Persist is easy too! #persist #ucrpersist #registernow #empoweredwomen #womeninpolitics Head to https://persist.ucr.edu/ to register!

The Love Your Body Day campaign challenges the message that a woman's value is best measured through her willingness and ability to embody current beauty standards. Learn more about Love Your Body Day at https://now.org/now-foundation/love-your-body/. The Love Your Body Month campaign is dedicated to challenging the message that a woman’s value is best measured through her willingness and ability to embody current beauty standards and is about breaking beauty norms that have been imposed on us by society. The Women's Center is offering a variety of programs and resources this month, including a Spotify Playlist, a Poetry Project, a "Let's Question Beauty" Insta Poll, a "Why is Beauty Standard" Google Drive Exchange of Knowledge, "The Implication of Beauty Filters" and a Spotlight: How do our intern's celebrate Love Your Body Day?

Love Your Body Day campaign is dedicated to challenging the message that a woman’s value is best measured through her willingness and ability to embody current beauty standards We hope these collections of poems challenge you to embrace your own power, and give you the courage to fight against society normative beauty standards. Poems Presented (in order): Maya Angelou - Phenomenal Women ... Eileen Myles - Peanut Butter Kate Tempest - The Woman the Boy Became Rupi Kaur - Milk & Honey excerpt Link to the poems: https://docs.google.com//10OPSiZ8314Jgx4W7K-FOZ3qzgs/edit

Registering for Persist is easier than ever before! Simply go to persist.ucr.edu and select Register Today. Then answer a couple questions. THAT’S LITERALLY IT. ... Register now and tell your friends and fam too! Persist is for EVERYONE (campus & community) looking to build connections, stay informed, or be inspired by impassioned leaders. #persist #ucrpersist #registernow #empoweredwomen #womeninpolitics

Join the Women’s Center for our first Feminist Film Club of the quarter happening on Oct. 23rd at 4pm. We will be discussing the film ‘Miss Representation. Watch the movie on your own (available on Netflix and on Youtube Miss Representation) between now and Friday, October 23rd. The discussion will be held via Zoom on Friday October 23rd at 4pm. Please be sure to register via https://tinyurl.com/WCMissRep Zoom info will be sent prior to the event.