Category Archives: Columbia Events

Denim Day @ Columbia – Wed, April 27

Columbia Events, Community Citizenship, Healthcare Issues, SVR

DENIM DAY: HISTORY

Denim Day is a day for students and administrators
to join voices together in support of Sexual Assault
Awareness Month (SAAM). At Columbia University,
we began participating in Denim Day in 2010 and
look to grow our support this and every year.

In 1999, Denim Day became an international movement
in response to a 1998 Italian Supreme Court decision
to overturn a rape conviction. In the case, the justices
reasoned the victim’s jeans were so tight that she
must have helped to remove them, implying consent.

The day after the court decision, women in the Italian
Parliament protested by wearing jeans and holding
placards that read, “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.” In 2008,
the Italian Supreme Court overturned the ruling.

During this sexual violence prevention education campaign, we ask members of the Columbia community to wear denim, jeans, or a Denim Day sticker, on April 27th as a visible sign of support for survivors of sexual violence.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

1. On April 27th wear denim, jeans or a sticker in support of Denim Day.

2. Send a picture of your office members wearing jeans to denimday@columbia.edu.

3. Attend a SAAM event, such as the Clery Lecture (4/5) or Take Back the Night (4/14). Dates, times, and locations available at health.columbia.edu/SAAM.

 

EVENT: Seeking Solutions to End Sexual Violence Symposium

Columbia Events, Community Citizenship, Healthcare Issues, Other Schools, Speakers
You’re Invited to Attend the Seeking Solutions to End Sexual Violence Symposium 2016
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Columbia School of Social Work Students Against Sexual Violence Caucus is hosting the Seeking Solutions to End Sexual Violence Symposium to gather students from across campus so that we can collaborate in order to secure a system that works with and for survivors of sexual violence. The main purpose of this year’s Symposium is to discuss the scope of the problem, take an intersectional approach to our work, and begin to seek solutions. We are pleased to have speakers from a variety of NYC organizations working everyday on this issue: the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault, Safe Horizon, Anti-Violence Project, Legal Aid, Bronx Legal Services, NYPD, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, SAFER, New York Asian Women’s Center, GEMS, Day One, Sexual Health Innovations, and more!
WHEN: Saturday April 9, 2016 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM *
   *Networking Happy Hour to follow
WHERE: Columbia School of Social Work
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: http://tinyurl.com/endSV16
We look forward to seeing you there!

 

EVENT: Addressing Islamophobia

Columbia Events, Community Citizenship, Other Schools, Speakers

Addressing Islamophobia:
Dispelling Myths to Break Down Barriers

Monday, Feb. 15 @ 5 p.m. | Lerner Hall C555 (2920 Broadway / 115 St.)

Join us for an informative and interactive session about Islam and Islamophobia, featuring social justice educator and “hip-hop activist” Amer F. Ahmed, Ed. D.

Sponsored by the Office of University Life, Multicultural Affairs | Undergraduate Student Life, and the International Students and Scholars Office, withColumbia’s Muslim Students Association, and Turath, the Arab Students Association.

The event is free, but space is limited. To attend please register by Feb. 11 –http://bit.ly/ai215OMA. For more information visit http://bit.ly/CULisl.
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Columbia Coat Drive and Information for Students In Need

Columbia Events, Community Citizenship, Community Service, Fun Stuff, Going Green

Dear Students,

Columbia’s annual winter coat drive is underway through December 18. Leave gently used coats with Columbia Community Service (304 Earl Hall) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Monday through Thursday. Donations are picked up weekly for Cathedral Community Cares of Saint John the Divine.

 
Students who need a coat can contact Joan Grifith-Lee (jeg7@columbia.edu) who will make efforts to match students with coats that fit either through donations at Earl Hall or those made at St. John the Divine. 
Volunteers are needed! If you are interested in helping Cathedral Community Cares help neighbors in need, please contact Joan Grifith- Lee at jeg7@columbia.edu or 212-854-4288. 

TALK: How to Cover Pope Francis w/ Rev. John Wauck

Columbia Events, New York City, Speakers

TALK: How to Cover Pope Francis — Even Without Vatican Credentials

Rev. John Wauck, a Vatican expert and on-air papal commentator for ABC and other networks will present this talk on the eve of the arrival of Pope Francis in the United States.

The talk will be hosted by Ari L. Goldman and co-sponsored by the Religion Newswriters Association.

When: Monday, September 21 at 12:30pm

Where: Room 601B