College of Charleston campus | Monday, November 13, 6:30 p.m. | Addlestone Library room 227 | Free and open to the public

Syndicated columnist Celia Rivenbark will discuss her award-winning--and hysterically funny--work.

Sponsored by the CofC College Bookstore. Cosponsored by WGS.

College of Charleston campus | Wednesday, Nov. 15, at noon | Arnold Hall in the Jewish Studies Building | free and open to the public

Claire Curtis (Political Science, CofC), Conseula Francis (English, CofC), Eliza McGraw (author of Two Covenants: Representations of Southern Jewishness; Washington, DC)

Motherhood is a hot topic these days, with regular missives from the mainstream media creating new controversies around old questions (should mothers work outside the home? is motherhood a valid career choice? which mothers should feel guiltiest?). Panelists will offer feminist perspectives on the public debates surrounding motherhood today. Feel free to bring your lunch.

College of Charleston campus | Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:00 p.m. | Arnold Hall in the Jewish Studies Building | free and open to the public

The Never Go Back campaign is a nationwide initiative, sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation, to raise awareness among young people about the threats to abortion access and birth control. Since January 2006, over 600 new pieces of anti-choice legislation have been introduced in states across the nation. View the film Never Go Back: The Threat to Legal Abortion and discuss the importance of reproductive justice.

Sponsored by students in Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies.

College of Charleston campus | Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. | Stern Center Ballroom | free and open to the public

RABBI ANTHONY HOLZ (KKBE, REFORM); RABBI ARI SYTNER (BSBI, ORTHODOX); RABBI ALAN COHEN (CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, CONSERVATIVE)

Each semester, the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston hosts a conversational forum led by the rabbis of our three local congregations. Now in its eleventh year, the panel is one of the proudest accomplishments of Jewish Studies as it shows both the diverse views within Judaism, while at the same time demonstrating the unity of the Charleston community and the importance of dialogue.

This semester, the three rabbis will discuss Jewish views about women. Many of the key issues that have confronted Judaism in the past fifty years--the status of the
agunah, mixed seating, the ordination of women rabbis, even same-sex marriages--revolve around the place of women. The divergent views that have emerged will be represented by the rabbis.

Co-sponsored by the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program, JSU/Hillel, and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.

Women's and Gender Studies students are sponsoring the following events as fundraisers for the Women's and Gender Studies Program:

Best Sex Ever 101: A Panel on Safe, Healthy Sexuality

College of Charleston campus | Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 8:00 p.m. | Location TBA | $5 admission

Three panelists, including sex therapists and sex educators, will offer information about how to have a safe, healthy sex life. The $5 admission fee gives you one ticket for a raffle of Pleasure Party paraphernalia.

Feminist Date Auction

Yo Burrito on Wentworth Ave. | Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 p.m. | free and open to the public (but bring money to bid on a date!)

Come bid on a date with a feminist! Men and women will be offering a night out on the town for a good cause. Each "date" comes with a gift certificate for dinner at a local restaurant. Meet someone new or bid on a friend!

College of Charleston campus | Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7:00 p.m. | Education Center 116 | free and open to the public

"A Film That Will Challenge How You Think About Breasts"

Deals with training bras, breast cancer, breastfeeding, augmentation, men's obsession and anything and everything else pertaining to breasts and the stereotypes surrounding them.

Film is 57 minutes long.

For more information, please visit: http://www.stiritup.com or http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/bust.html or call 442-5522.

Sponsored by Women & Gender Studies, Sociology & Anthropology, and Counseling & Substance Abuse Services.