IAP 2014 Activities by Category - Diversity and Inclusion

David Gray

Jan/20	Mon	07:00PM-09:00PM	W11-155 ComRoom
Jan/22	Wed	12:00PM-02:00PM	W11-155 ComRoom

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

What is identity? How is it defined by our current society? What role does it play in the pursuit of gender equality? Come explore these and other related topics in a roundtable discussion over a meal on the document ‘Advancing Toward the Equality of Women and Men’ authored by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity. Using the document as a framework, we will discuss important subjects such as identity, cultural relativism, the historical forces that have shaped the way people experience power differently, the role of media, and why the equality of women and men is of vital concern to all. The facilitators have experience working with various academic, NGO and faith-based representatives on these topics throughout the United States, Canada and particularly in Washington, D.C. No background is needed on the subject to participate. The rich expertise of all will be valuable to the conversation. Lunch on January 22 and dinner on January 20 will be provided.

Sponsor(s): Bahai Association
Contact: David Gray, (617) 413-0845, dgray@mit.edu

Ora Gladstone

Jan/26

Sun

12:30PM-08:45AM

Meet-Lobby W11-RAC, We will walk 1/2 mile to 1st Church

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Prereq: RSVP and cell #-need to know who's coming

Join the Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue on our visit to 2 very different Christian services: 1) 8:00am-St. Paul's AME (African Methodist Episcopal), Cambridge

2) 10:00 - Cathedral of St. Paul (Episcopal).

Meet 7:45am, Lobby - W11.  RSVP - ora@mit.edu, 617-610-1060

Sponsor(s): Chaplain to the Institute, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Ora Gladstone, W11-035, 617-610-1060, ora@mit.edu

Ora Gladstone

Jan/24

Fri

03:45PM-08:00PM

Meet-Lobby W11-RAC, Women-long sleeves, skirt or dress. No electronics

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21
Prereq: RSVP and cell #-need to know who's coming

Join the Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue on our visit to two very different Friday night/welcoming-the-Sabbath services: 1) 4:30pm Young Israel of Brookline (Orthodox - ID required, cell phones off, no electronics/photos, women-no slacks). 2) 6:00pm Temple Beth Zion (Spiritual, Jewish Renewal, song-filled) followed by a kiddush/light meal.  Call Ora 617-610-1060 to participate and for meeting instructions.

Sponsor(s): Chaplain to the Institute, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Ora Gladstone, W11-035, 617-610-1060, ora@mit.edu

Ora Gladstone

Jan/24

Fri

12:00PM-03:00PM

Meet-Lobby W11-RAC, Women-long sleeves, head scarf

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21

Join the Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue on our trip to the I.S.B.C.C. (Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center) for the weekly sermon, Jum'ah/Friday prayer, and a tour of this beautiful center. Women please no bare arms and if possible bring a scarf.  617-610-1060

Sponsor(s): Chaplain to the Institute, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Ora Gladstone, W11-035, 617-610-1060, ora@mit.edu

Amanda Rothschild, PhD student Political Science

Jan/27	Mon	03:30PM-05:00PM	Location TBD
Jan/29	Wed	03:30PM-05:00PM	Location TBD
Jan/30	Thu	03:30PM-05:00PM	Location TBD

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

What are our responsibilities to other human beings in crises ranging from school bullying to mass atrocity? Where does moral courage come from on an individual level? What makes one person a hero and another a bystander? Will states take costly action for the sake of moral goals? Come explore these themes with other MIT students in this seminar series! The series will examine the sources of moral courage and responsibility through discussion of philosophical writings on the subject, individual stories of both heroes and bystanders, and recent events including NATO’s intervention in Libya and the recent suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi. Material will be drawn from Camus’s The Plague, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower, Phillip Hallie’s Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed,Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men, and Samantha Power’s A Problem from Hell: America in the Age of Genocide, among others. Although this is a non-credit course, students are encouraged to keep a reflective journal detailing their responses and reactions to course material.

Sponsor(s): Political Science
Contact: Amanda Rothschild, rothscaa@mit.edu

Heidy Gonzalez, WGS Program Manager

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Register at http://wgsiap.weebly.com

Before Sex in the City, Twilight  and The Hunger Games became movie franchises, we had a long history of strong, complicated, and kick-ass leading women in film. Feminist film critics often lament the end of the "good old days" when women were presented as strong, capable, intelligent and complex characters (you know…human). During this IAP series we will examine the portrayal of women in cult classic films of the 80s and 90s. After the films we will ask: How were women portrayed in these films? What messages did we receive about what it meant to be a young woman during that time? What are the major themes of the films? Has anything changed since then? How are people of color portrayed in these films? Um, are there people of color in these films? What stereotypes are maintained and/or challenged in these films? Did these film break any barriers? Finally, why do these films have such a strong cult following?

• Cheney Room is a Women's Only space. This activity is only open to women students, faculty and staff.
• Two films will be screened each night.
• Pizza dinner provided to those that sign-up in advance

Sponsor(s): Women's and Gender Studies, Student Activities Office
Contact: Heidy Gonzalez, 14E-316, 617 253-2642, HEIDY@MIT.EDU

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Jan/15

Wed

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

- When Molly Ringwald ruled the world.
Sixteen Candles (1984) and The Breakfast Club (1985)

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Jan/17

Fri

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

- The Dangers of Babysitting.
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

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Jan/22

Wed

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

- What do young women want?
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) and Teen Witch (1989)

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Jan/24

Fri

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

-Kicking ass and taking names.
The Terminator (1984) and Alien (1979)

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Jan/27

Mon

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

-Going rogue: female assassins.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Point of No Return (1993)

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Jan/29

Wed

05:00PM-08:00PM

Cheney Room (3-310)

-The beginning of the end?
Thelma and Louise (1991) and Wonder Women: The Untold Story of American Superheroines (2012)

Abigail Francis, G@MIT

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

LGBTQA+ dinner and movie nights brought to you by G@MIT (bring your friends, allies and newcomers welcome!). Free food and a fun movie, early birds pick the film!

Sponsor(s): LBGT@MIT
Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, 617-253-5440, afran@mit.edu

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Jan/09	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	50-005 Rainbow Lnge
Jan/16	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	50-005 Rainbow Lnge
Jan/23	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	50-005 Rainbow Lnge
Jan/30	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	50-005 Rainbow Lnge

LGBTQA+ dinner and movie nights (bring your friends, allies and newcomers welcome!). Free food and a fun movie, early birds pick the film!

Katie McCune, Career Assistant, Sharri Harmel, Career Assistant

Jan/21

Tue

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-159

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

MIT women, have you thought about salary negotiation but aren’t sure how you can be effective? Do you know the costs of avoiding a negotiating a job offer? Are you just not sure where to start? Despite the fact that women have achieved greater equality in the workplace, we still negotiate much less often than men, and this is one of the factors that contributes to a 33% wage gap for women! This workshop provides strategies to successfully negotiate salary, as well as engage in other work-place negotiations. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Katie McCune, 12-170, 617-253-4744, kmccune@mit.edu

Adam Reynolds, Associate Chaplain

Enrollment: Advance sign-up helpful, not required
Sign-up by 01/08
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Attending all sessions strongly recommended
Prereq: Curiosity and an open mind!

Seek is a dinner discussion series offering an introduction to and exploration of faith in Jesus and connection with God. Seek is designed to be a non-preachy, non-dogmatic and zero-pressure environment that includes an emphasis on the practical aspects of faith, ample opportunities to ask questions, and informal discussions with a consistent group of similarly curious people.

seek.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Vineyard Christian Fellowship
Contact: Adam Reynolds, 617-359-7457, ADAM1@MIT.EDU

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Seek Sessions

Jan/06	Mon	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #1: Why Consider Faith in Jesus
Jan/08	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #2: What's So Important about Jesus?
Jan/13	Mon	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #3: How Can I Expect Prayer to Work?
Jan/15	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #4: How to Get the Best Stuff From the Bible?
Jan/20	Mon	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #5: Can I Expect God to Guide Me?
Jan/22	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #6: Why Friendships Are so Important
Jan/26	Sun	12:00PM-04:00PM	TBD, Seek Holy Spirit Day
Jan/27	Mon	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #7: What about Evil?
Jan/29	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	W20-027, Seek #8: On the Road to Your Impossibly Great Life

Dinner is provided at each session! Each evening will include a presentation on a relevant topic followed by open discussion. 

Location: Student Center Basement Meeting Room (by the elevators).

Sign up at: seek.mit.edu

Adam Reynolds - Associate Chaplain

Sean Delmore

Jan/27

Mon

05:00PM-06:30PM

50-005, Rainbow Lounge

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The models we use to explain gender+sexual orientation have grown from simple binaries (male/female) & linear continuums (gay, bisexual, heterosexual), to more complex versions. Still, if you've seen the Genderbread model or tried to diagram gender & sexual identities, you know there's room for improvement! Come help engineer (a) better model(s)! We'll have markers, crayons, a whiteboard, other creative supplies, some tips for getting started, and dinner. (Drop in, stay as long as you are able.) All are welcome!

Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, 617 253-0684, AFRAN@MIT.EDU