Calendar of Events, UMF and Beyond
Thursday, September 7
7 p.m., Mabel Hastie Lounge, Ricker Hall. Organizational meeting, Farmington Area Citizens to End Sweatshops. For more information, call 778_7387 or e_mail umfws@maine.edu.
Saturday, September 9
Westmarket Square, Bangor, 12_4 p.m. Clean Clothes Fun Fair, featuring a keynote speech by Jim Hightower, author of If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Candidates, a sweatshop fashion show with celebrity models, clothes made with dignity, child labor photo exhibits, and much more. Location in case of rain: Hammond St. Congregation Church, 28 High St., Bangor. For more information, call 947_4203 or e_mail pica@mint.net.
Tuesday, September 12
Lincoln Auditorium, Roberts Learning Center, 7_8:30 p.m. The Rock the Boat Speaker Series presents a debate between state senate candidates Russ Christensen and Chandler Woodcock. Topics addressed will include women's role in the local and global economy, reproductive rights, and the upcoming gay rights referendum. For more information, call 778_7387 or e_mail umfws@maine.edu.
Saturday, September 16
11 a.m._2 p.m., Colby College, Whitney Room, Roberts Union. Fall meeting, Maine Women's Studies Consortium. All faculty, staff, students and community members interested in women's studies are welcome. For more information, contact cathlynn@usm.maine.edu.
Sunday, September 17
9:00pm Latte Landing: "The Country With No Milk," a multi-media reader’s theater presentation based on food stories told by four women whose lives span the history of the Soviet Union, presented by Lee Sharkey, Jocelyn Barrett, Faye Joost, Amy Hesbe, and Sharon Parker.
Wednesday, September 27 9:00pm Latte Landing: Acoustic folk rock performance featuring Sharon Parker, Erin Clark, and Kaylyn Palella.
Sunday, October 15
Portland, 11 a.m. World Women's March 2000, sponsored by Portland NOW. Women around the world will march on this day in unity to demand the elimination of poverty and a fair distribution of the planet's wealth, the elimination of violence against women, and equality between men and women. The march and rally will start at Congress Square and end at Monument Square. For more information, call 771_8872, e_mail nowofme@aol.com or go to www.now.org.Tuesday, November 7
ELECTION DAY - Don’t forget to vote!
Saturday, November 18
UMaine, Orono. 15th annual Maine Women's Studies Conference: "Women around the World: Bringing the Global Home." Keynote speaker, Amrita Basu. For more information, contact the UMF Women’s Studies Center or go to http://www.umaine.edu/wic/CONF/main.htm