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After Tiller Screening
Newcomb Film Series
 

Wednesday, January 22, 6pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium
Free and open to the public


After Tiller intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson have created a moving and unique look at one of the most incendiary topics of our time, and they've done so in an informative, thought-provoking, and compassionate way.

January 16, 2014


 

Rebel- New Orleans Theatrical Premiere

Friday, January 17, 7pm
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street

Shrouded in mystery and long the subject of debate, the story of Loreta Velazquez is one of the Civil War's most gripping forgotten narratives. Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban immigrant raised in New Orleans' French Quarter, was one of the estimated 1000 women who secretly served as soldiers during the American Civil War. Who was she? Why did she fight? And what made her so dangerous that she has been virtually erased from history? Actors and historians bring Velazquez' story to life in this beautifully directed documentary, weaving drama and animation with historical and archival material to unravel the mystery of this secret soldier in a riveting detective story about a woman, a myth, and the politics of national memory. Please contact info@iguanafilms.com for additional information.
 

Fridays at Newcomb: Newcomb Book Club

Friday, January 24, noon
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building 

Join us for a book discussion at the first Fridays at Newcomb of the spring! Free books available. This Spring's Zale-Kimmerling writer-in-residence will be Susan Choi. She will be giving a reading on March 17, 2014. In anticipation of her visit, we will be hosting a discussion of her book A Person of Interest as the first Fridays at Newcomb of the spring. Pick up a copy of the book from the Newcomb College Institute and then join us on Friday, January 24 at noon in the Anna Many lounge of the Caroline Richardson building for a discussion of the book. This discussion will be open to all -- students, alumnae, interested community members. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Laura Wolford at lwolford@tulane.edu if you have any questions.
 

Roe v. Wade and the New Jane Crow: Reproductive Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Thursday, January 30, 7pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium
Reception to follow

Lynn Paltrow, JD, is the executive director and founder of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women. A graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law, she has worked on numerous cases challenging restrictions on the right to choose abortion as well as cases opposing the prosecution and punishment of pregnant women seeking to continue their pregnancies to term. Ms. Paltrow has served as a senior staff attorney at the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, as Director of Special Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, and as Vice President for Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of New York City. Ms. Paltrow conceived of and filed the first affirmative federal civil rights challenge to a hospital policy of searching pregnant women for evidence of drug use and turning that over to police. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
 

Python Programming Workshop: Spring 2014

Tuesdays, 5pm
Have you ever wanted to make a game or web based app? Want to play with the new RaspberryPi computers? No previous programming knowledge required, Sign up here for free python workshops hosted by Women in Technology, Tuesday nights at 5pm in the spring semester with prizes for the best projects and most assignments completed. Python is a great introduction to programming because it's simple to use and easy to read. See our facebook group for more updates.

Other spring events:
 

Newcomb Film Series: Girl Rising

Monday, March 24, 8pm
Lavin-Bernick Center, Kendall Cram Lecture Room
 
Girl Rising is a groundbreaking feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to transform societies. The film presents the remarkable stories of nine girls around the world, told by celebrated writers and voiced by renowned actors revealing a critical truth: educate girls and change the world. Co-Sponsored by TUCP and CELT.
 

Newcomb Film Series: Hannah Arendt

Wednesday, April 2, 6:30pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium

This award-winning film profiles the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker—controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils—introduced her now-famous concept of the “Banality of Evil.” Co-Sponsored by Women in Politics.
 

An Evening with Kate Bornstein

5th Annual Custard Lecture
Thursday, April 10, 7pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium

Kate Bornstein is an author, playwright, and performance artist. She's best known for her books on postmodern gender theory, Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us and My Gender Workbook. She has written Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws, and a memoir, Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger. Co-Sponsored by Gender & Sexuality Studies, the Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity, and the Gender Exploration Society.
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