Women�s Center - Calendar

October 2009: Upcoming Events

Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 pm, McCosh 46

Sex and the Soul: College Students, Religion, and Perceived Sexual Norms

How should religious beliefs define sexual practices?� What are the intersections between religious life and the "hookup culture"?� How do college students deal with religion and their sex lives?

Donna Freitas is a professor at Boston University whose book, Sex and the Soul, is based on hundreds of interviews with college students across the country.� Freitas depicts college students' often painful struggle with their sexuality with insight and compassion.�Freitas neither exalts nor denounces the sexual culture she observes, but strives to analyze and understand the forces behind it. Freitas’s work illuminates conflicts between students' diverse religious beliefs and the perceived sexual norms, and explores ways in which students might possibly reconcile their religion with their sexual desires.�

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Students may also attend an informal dinner with Dr. Freitas, at 6 pm in the Mathey Private Dining Room.� Meal passes will be available for upperclassmen without meal plans.� Contact Amelia at ajthomso@ or Cristina at cstanoje@ to attend. This event is part of the Let's Talk Sex "Conversations About Sex" Fall Speaker Series. Cosponsored with LeTS, Program in the Studty of Women and Gender, Department of Religion, Office for Religious Life, Anscombe Society, LGBT Center, SHARE, Office of VP for Campus Life, Projects Board, Mathey College.

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Wednesday, October 14, 6 pm, Women's Center, Frist 243

Queering the Colorline Family Dinner

This is a welcoming and supportive space for LGBT students, staff, and faculty of color to meet and hang out. Just drop in.�We’ll provide the food.�Cosponsored with the Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, and the LGBT Center.�Normally on the third Wednesday of each month.�But this month, we just couldn’t wait!

Friday, October 16, 8 pm, Forbes College Multipurpose Room

Autumn Gem: A Documentary on China's First Feminist

Film screening and discussion session with filmmakers. Free admission with PUID. Organized by Davis International Center, cosponsored with Forbes College, Carl A. Fields Center and the Women’s Center. Questions can be directed to intlctr@princeton.edu or info@autumn-gem.com. For more information on the film visit autumn-gem.com or autumn-gem.com/facebook.

Tuesday, October 20, 7 pm, Carl A. Fields Center Multipurpose Room

Pray the Devil Back to Hell: A Documentary Film on Liberia

�Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.
Thousands of women — ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim — came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about a agreement during the stalled peace talks. �A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, this award-winning film honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.