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    <title>Women on Wednesday</title>
    <link>http://www.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter</link>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Garden of Truth Report: Native women speak their truths]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Native women suffer rape, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sex trafficking at three times the rates of non-native women, an outrageous circumstance linked to colonization, poverty and racism. The pervasiveness of the problem, coupled with Minnesota’s native women’s leadership, led the Women’s Center to invite two of the five authors of a groundbreaking research report entitled, Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Native women suffer rape, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sex trafficking at three times the rates of non-native women, an outrageous circumstance linked to colonization, poverty and racism. The pervasiveness of the problem, coupled with Minnesota’s native women’s leadership, led the Women’s Center to invite two of the five authors of a groundbreaking research report entitled, Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[Queer Women of Color]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Queer women of color face, at a minimum, racism and homophobia on a regular basis. The intersection of these identities presents several challenging issues. Homophobia often exists within communities of color, in addition to mainstream discrimination. Many queer women of color may have first or second generation immigrant family members, creating additional and sometimes, tense cultural contradictions. Queer women of color are also faced with the unique problem of inadequate networking, as very few spaces exist for queer women of color, especially for specific groups of women of color. What are the strategies queer women of color employ to access and/or create the spaces needed for personal and professional growth and activism for social change?]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Queer women of color face, at a minimum, racism and homophobia on a regular basis. The intersection of these identities presents several challenging issues. Homophobia often exists within communities of color, in addition to mainstream discrimination. Many queer women of color may have first or second generation immigrant family members, creating additional and sometimes, tense cultural contradictions. Queer women of color are also faced with the unique problem of inadequate networking, as very few spaces exist for queer women of color, especially for specific groups of women of color. What are the strategies queer women of color employ to access and/or create the spaces needed for personal and professional growth and activism for social change?]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[One Transgendered Woman’s Story]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ease of access to pornography and the pornification of mainstream media are having a major impact on our culture from child development to relationships to sexuality. With exposure through various technologies occurring at younger ages, there is a greater health and public health impact on children, youth and adults. From cyber-bullying and stalking to production of child porn and sexting, younger and younger ages are inundated with a tsunami of sexist and abusive media. Studies are just beginning to show how the impact of the normalization of sexual harm is effecting all ages. Learn about the implications on gender socialization, brain development, intimacy and sexual behavior problems as well as ways we can individually and collectively "demand the change" and take back our sexuality.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ease of access to pornography and the pornification of mainstream media are having a major impact on our culture from child development to relationships to sexuality. With exposure through various technologies occurring at younger ages, there is a greater health and public health impact on children, youth and adults. From cyber-bullying and stalking to production of child porn and sexting, younger and younger ages are inundated with a tsunami of sexist and abusive media. Studies are just beginning to show how the impact of the normalization of sexual harm is effecting all ages. Learn about the implications on gender socialization, brain development, intimacy and sexual behavior problems as well as ways we can individually and collectively "demand the change" and take back our sexuality.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:duration>00:51:34</itunes:duration>
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	<title><![CDATA[Voices Merging: Expressions of Intersecting Identities]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://media1.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter/womenonwednesday/2012-Spring/WOW-20120321.mp3</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Voices Merging (VM) is a multicultural student-based artist coalition dedicated to providing venues, workshops and comfortable atmosphere for all types of artists. Founded in 2002 at the University of Minnesota, VM has grown to be a driving force not only for young performance artists but has also continued a tradition of spoken word in Minnesota. Voices Merging unites students regardless of ethnicity, age, or differences and encourages the love of spoken word and the performing arts.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Voices Merging (VM) is a multicultural student-based artist coalition dedicated to providing venues, workshops and comfortable atmosphere for all types of artists. Founded in 2002 at the University of Minnesota, VM has grown to be a driving force not only for young performance artists but has also continued a tradition of spoken word in Minnesota. Voices Merging unites students regardless of ethnicity, age, or differences and encourages the love of spoken word and the performing arts.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[Competing Identities]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[We live in a very “black and white,” either/or society. Consequently, it is not surprising that diverse women, including women of color, are pressured to choose between identities, versus being supported to holistically integrate their desire to struggle against all forms of injustice affecting their lives. In addition to choosing how to define themselves (for example, as a woman or as a person of color) is the conflict about which oppression to put first. In this often silent struggle, women of color and other diverse women are forced to diminish fundamental parts of their identity. This session gives voice to real women who struggle with the contradictions and challenges required by society’s identity markers as mutually exclusive categories.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[We live in a very “black and white,” either/or society. Consequently, it is not surprising that diverse women, including women of color, are pressured to choose between identities, versus being supported to holistically integrate their desire to struggle against all forms of injustice affecting their lives. In addition to choosing how to define themselves (for example, as a woman or as a person of color) is the conflict about which oppression to put first. In this often silent struggle, women of color and other diverse women are forced to diminish fundamental parts of their identity. This session gives voice to real women who struggle with the contradictions and challenges required by society’s identity markers as mutually exclusive categories.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[Religious Traditions and Gender]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The influence of religion in the lives of women and girls is one of the most highly studied, provocative and controversial issues in the field of women’s studies—and in women’s daily experience. Three women have been invited to speak from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths about the role of religion in women lives. The purpose is to support a discussion on the ways that religion, from various spiritual traditions, shape and give meaning--and challenge--to women’s lived experiences.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The influence of religion in the lives of women and girls is one of the most highly studied, provocative and controversial issues in the field of women’s studies—and in women’s daily experience. Three women have been invited to speak from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths about the role of religion in women lives. The purpose is to support a discussion on the ways that religion, from various spiritual traditions, shape and give meaning--and challenge--to women’s lived experiences.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[API Women’s Activism]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Race, class, gender, sexuality, age, marital/relationship status, ability/disability, ethnicity, child full or child free, religious background, citizenship status and more are the areas that will be explored during this series on women’s multiple identities. Our speakers will be voicing the complexities and richness of their lives as women in contemporary U.S. culture, as well as the contradictions and challenges that come from living in multiple worlds. The purpose of this series is to give visibility to and explore the rich layers of women’s multiple identities and how these intersections shape their lived experiences and perceptions. Join us each week to meet empowering, interesting and inspiring women willing to share themselves and their areas of expertise.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Race, class, gender, sexuality, age, marital/relationship status, ability/disability, ethnicity, child full or child free, religious background, citizenship status and more are the areas that will be explored during this series on women’s multiple identities. Our speakers will be voicing the complexities and richness of their lives as women in contemporary U.S. culture, as well as the contradictions and challenges that come from living in multiple worlds. The purpose of this series is to give visibility to and explore the rich layers of women’s multiple identities and how these intersections shape their lived experiences and perceptions. Join us each week to meet empowering, interesting and inspiring women willing to share themselves and their areas of expertise.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[LGBTQ Panel]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://media1.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter/womenonwednesday/2012-Spring/WOW-20120215.mp3</link>
	<description><![CDATA[LGBTQ individuals often struggle to negotiate their identities both within the dominant culture and within the LGBTQ community. There are often contradictory expectations and norms in these communities, requiring skill to navigate the two worlds, including making choices about how to present one’s gender, what level of activism to engage in, and even scripts for dating. Panelists will discuss a variety of issues such as gender performance, the distinction between gender and sexual orientation, and the complexities of living with intersecting identities.]]></description>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[LGBTQ individuals often struggle to negotiate their identities both within the dominant culture and within the LGBTQ community. There are often contradictory expectations and norms in these communities, requiring skill to navigate the two worlds, including making choices about how to present one’s gender, what level of activism to engage in, and even scripts for dating. Panelists will discuss a variety of issues such as gender performance, the distinction between gender and sexual orientation, and the complexities of living with intersecting identities.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Lives of Two Women with Disabilities]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://media1.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter/womenonwednesday/2012-Spring/WOW-20120208.mp3</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In the reproductive justice realm, the experience of women of color and older women, (those who faced life before legal abortion and access to birth control) has been difficult and, at times, highly discriminatory. Further, at some point in the vast majority of women’s lives (98%), there is a need for birth control and other reproductive health services regardless of race, class, disability and age. Join this diverse panel of presenters who will be discussing current issues of reproductive rights and of life before Roe v. Wade.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reproductive Rights: The Continuing Journey to Justice]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://media1.stcloudstate.edu/womenscenter/womenonwednesday/2012-Spring/WOW-20120201.mp3</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In the reproductive justice realm, the experience of women of color and older women, (those who faced life before legal abortion and access to birth control) has been difficult and, at times, highly discriminatory. Further, at some point in the vast majority of women’s lives (98%), there is a need for birth control and other reproductive health services regardless of race, class, disability and age. Join this diverse panel of presenters who will be discussing current issues of reproductive rights and of life before Roe v. Wade.]]></description>
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	<itunes:duration>00:49:30</itunes:duration>
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