“How can we now move around the people who were systematically disempowered and those whom we used gender based violence against to keep them in that position?” Clark asked. “How do we now move them into a position that elevates them — that lets them get into the spaces and work the way that they deserve to work? We owe it to them. That’s where the movement needs to go next.”
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Your heart is racing, you’re losing sleep, your appetite is changing…is it love? Nope. It’s EXAMS! Stress is a normal reaction to an event or occasion where we need to do our best. The good news is that there are ways to manage stress so that we can function and be successful.
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Earth Day at the Women's Center
April 23, 2018
Celebrate Earth Day at the Women's Center!
Stop by anytime between 11am and 5pm to take part in an interactive Earth Day display and earth friendly giveaways. Come grab your bamboo plants, reusable straws, Earth Day buttons, and other merch! Join us as we bring awareness to environmental responsibility.
Apr
25
25
MLP Application Deadline
April 25, 2018
The Men's Leadership Project pair undergraduate students with a local middle school student. Students who serve as bigs take a course through the Curry School of Education which helps to give them the knowledge and understanding of the developmental challenges that their little is facing.
Click here to apply to be a Big Brother with the Men's Leadership Project.
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25
25
Take Back the Night: Lifting the Shades
April 25, 2018
This event is co-sponsored by the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition, UVA Title IX Office, UVA Honor Committee, and the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women's Center
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