2011 – Gender, Society, & Change: The Past, Present, and Future

Gender, Society, & Change:
The Past, Present, and Future

Applied Women’s Studies
Bradshaw Conference 2011

Claremont Graduate University,
The Stauffer Hall of Learning, Albrecht Auditorium,
925 N. Dartmouth Ave.

April 1-2, 2011

Keynote Speaker: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College

Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College, and former president of the National Women’s Studies Association, will give the keynote address to open the conference on Friday morning.

The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion with scholars from the Claremont Colleges on women in politics, labor, religion, and education today. The Friday afternoon session, devoted to women and criminal justice, includes a screening of Me Facing Life, a documentary about a young woman sentenced to life for a murder she committed as a juvenile, and a panel discussion with leaders of community organizations who work with youth and adult women in the criminal justice system. The afternoon session closes with a panel discussion on student activism. The day concludes with an evening of spoken word, poetry and other creative expressions by students from the Claremont Colleges.

Saturday sessions include panel discussions on men and masculinities across race and class, women in leadership, and feminism(s) across race and generations. The conference concludes with a screening of March On!, a documentary on the 2009 National Equality Act March in Washington, DC.

Program

Friday, April 1

9:00 am Welcome

Yi Feng, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Claremont Graduate University

9:10 am Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Linda M. Perkins, Associate University Professor and Director of the Applied Women’s Studies and Africana Certificate Studies programs, Claremont Graduate University

9:15 am Keynote Address

“Women in Struggle: Feminist Legacies”
Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College and Former President of the National Women’s Studies Association, 2009-2011

10:15 – 11:45 am Gender and Economics, Politics, Education, and Religion

Chair and Moderator: Janet Farrell Brodie, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and Professor of History, Claremont Graduate University
Economics: Cecilia Conrad, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Pomona College
Politics: Jean Schroedel, Dean of the School of Politics and Economics and Professor of Politics and Policy, Claremont Graduate University
Education: Daryl Smith, Professor of Education and Psychology, Claremont Graduate University
Religion: Tammi Schneider, Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate University

12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch and Film Screening: Gender and Criminal Justice

Screening of Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story during lunch http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/me-facing-life/film.html
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story is a hard-edged look into the troubled life of Nashville’s Cyntoia Brown, a young woman tried as a juvenile and currently serving a life sentence for a murder she committed at age 16.

1:30 – 3:15 pm Women and Criminal Justice System

Chair and Moderator: Susan Castagnetto, Director of Intercollegiate Women’s Studies, The Claremont Colleges
Panelist: Rosalinda Vint, Founder and President of Women of Substance, Men of Honor; Gender and the Juvenile Criminal System
Panelist: Susan Burton, Founder and Executive Director of A New Way of Life Reentry Home; Challenges of Formerly Incarcerated Women
Panelist: Cassandra Alvarado, resident of A New Way of Life Reentry Home; Personal Story of a Formerly Incarcerated Woman
Panelist: Sister Terry Dodge, Executive Director of Crossroads, Claremont, California; Successes of Formerly Incarcerated Women

3:15 – 4:30 pm Student Activism

Chair and Moderator: Gabriella Tempestoso, Student Life and Diversity Administrator, Claremont Graduate University
Panelist: Allie Fernandez, Human Rights Watch and Women Thrive Worldwide
Panelist: Rebecca Fernandez, Scripps Academy
Panelist: Keeonna Harris, A New Way of Life, A Women’s Reentry Residence
Panelist: Sammi Poindexter, Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations
Panelist: Rebecca Spence, Doula Project

4:45 – 6:45 pm Dinner (on your own)

7:00 – 9:00 pm Student Performances

(Scripps College, Performing Arts Center, Boone Hall, 231 E. Tenth Street, Claremont)

Saturday, April 2

9:00 – 10:30 am Masculinities

Chair and Moderator: Hugo Schwyzer, Professor of History and Gender Studies, Pasadena City College
Panelist: Edward Flores, Adjunct Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Claremont Graduate University; Latino males and masculinities
Panelist: Rev. Osie Leon Wood, Jr., Interim Protestant Chaplin, Claremont University Consortium and Director of the McNair Scholars Program, Claremont Graduate University; African American boys and men and masculinities
Panelist: John Erickson, Applied Women’s Studies student, Claremont Graduate University; Gay Masculinities

10:45 – 12:15 pm Women in Leadership

Chair and Moderator: Michelle Bligh, Associate Professor of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University
Panelist: Margaret Grogan, Dean of the School of Educational Studies and Professor of Education Women’s Leadership in Education, Claremont Graduate University
Panelist: Sarah Smith Orr, Executive Director, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College; Women’s Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector
Panelist: Marsha Sampson Johnson, retired Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for the Southern Company, Atlanta, Georgia; Diversity in Corporate Leadership
Panelist: Pammy O’Leary, Executive Director of the Public Leadership Educational Network, Washington, D.C.; College Women and Leadership

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 pm Feminism(s) Intergenerational and Racial

Chair and Moderator: Candida Jaquez, Associate Professor of Music, Scripps College
Panelist: Guadalupe Davidson, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, University of Oklahoma; African American women
Panelist: Jenell Navarro, AWS alumna and doctoral student in Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University; Native American women
Panelist: Eve Oishi, Professor of Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University; Asian American women
Panelist: Zoe Nicholson, Equity Activist; Veteran feminists

3:15-5:30 pm Film Screening

(Ron Burkle Family Building, Room 14, 1021 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont)
Screening of March On followed by a discussion by the filmmaker, Laura McFerrin and Zoe Nicholson, one of the individuals featured in the film.
March On documents the 2009 National Equality March through the lives of five families who put aside their daily routine, packed up their hopes and went to Washington DC to demonstrate that they believe in Equality. Along with footage from past marches, interviews and powerful speakers, March On takes you to this fantastic and historic event. In addition, March On includes Lt. Dan Choi, Lady Gaga, Cleve Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Staceyann Chin and Michelle Clunie.

5:30 pm Closing Statement

Linda M. Perkins, Director of the Applied Women’s Studies and Africana Studies programs, Claremont Graduate Universite Stauffer Hall of Learning, Albrecht Auditorium, 925 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, CA.
*Performances on April 1, 7-9 p.m. will be held at Scripps College, Performing Arts Center, Boone Hall, 231 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA.
Film Screening on April 2, 3:15-5:30 p.m. will be held in the Ron W. Burkle Family Building, Room 14, 1021 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, CA.

Gender, Society, & Change: The Past, Present, and Future

Applied Women’s Studies Bradshaw Conference 2011