Where will you be June 7th?

Because the American Life League will be staging protests at “any clinics or facilities that distribute the birth control pill” to mark the 43rd anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court case that recognized a couple’s right to privacy extended to the free purchase of birth control.
Predictably, their hip, youthful site is a wonderland of misinformation, [...]

It’s Here! It’s Here! The Vagina Monologues are Here!

Exciting news: a group of Marquette’s own Vagina Warriors are performing The Vagina Monologues off-campus. The production will raise awareness about sexual violence and, with your help, will also raise some funds for the V-Day Campaign to end sexual violence.
Where: Ruby G’s (address: 2043 W. Wells)
When: Friday May 2, 7-10 p.m.
Suggested donation: $5-10
While it’s [...]

Sex and Chocolate, need I say more?

Ahoy! Tonight is the Sex and Chocolate panel. Mmmm.  It’s co-sponsored by Watumishi, Empowerment, and Health Ed and is part of Watumishi’s AIDs Awareness Week.  A description of the event:
The Sex & Chocolate panel discussion is a question and answer forum on human sexuality, faith and health issues. Students receive a note card at the [...]

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dental Dams (aka, Thank You Anthony Rapp)!

This evening, I had the pleasure of hearing Anthony Rapp, star of the poignant and rousing Rent, speak about his experience with the show to kick off Aids Awareness Week.  He is well-spoken and smart, and was patient (more patient than I was) with some of the foolish questions people asked, such as, “Have you [...]

Best Week Ever

This is just a quick list (compiled by Empowerment co-chair Caitlin)  of some great events this week, both as a part of AIDS Awareness Week and as a week of general awesomeness.  Check it out!
Monday, April 21st: Movie: Rent, 8pm AMU 157
Tuesday, April 22nd: “Sex and Chocolate” Panel discussion on sexual health, 7pm AMU 157 [...]

V to the 10th: Another Perspective

Here is a great Salon article reviewing The Vagina Monologues from a slightly less enthusiastic point of view. Part of the reason those of us at Marquette are so TVM-happy is that, at our university, such dialogue is censored on campus. (*gasp! women have private parts!*) So, Eve Ensler’s loud and [...]

V to the 10th Recap, part 4: The Ninth Ward

The day after the performance, we were preparing to road-trip back to Wisconsin. However, we thought that it was important to witness some of the Katrina devastation so that our experience of New Orleans included more than just the glitzy, rebuilt, touristy areas. So, led by one of our members who had volunteered [...]

V to the 10th Recap, part 3: The Performance, part B

Once again, I have to apologize for the amount of TVM recapping that is going on, but there is just so much to say!
Anywho, back to some more of the performance highlights:

V to the 10th Recap, part 2: The Performance, part A

After a long day of Superlovin’ and French Quarter visitin’ (Bourbon Street = fabulous jazz, fabulous food, disturbingly unfabulous sexual exploitation and strip joints), the nine of us headed to the Arena (right next door to the Superdome), where the performance was going to take place. We got there pretty early to find our [...]

V to the 10th Recap, part 1: Superlove

We’re ba-ack!
Nine of us made the arduous trek from Milwaukee, WI down to New Orleans to attend V to the 10th, the 10th anniversary of V-Day.  It was an exciting event, filled with humor, tears, information, and activism–and it blew my mind.
Here are some of the highlights of the event: