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Wake Forest University's Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA)

2009-10 Officers:
 
Co-presidents: Connie Miller (millcl6@wfu.edu); Grant Livesay (livegw8@wfu.edu); and Jessica Armstrong (armsjy6@wfu.edu)

 

Record Keeper: Katie Porter (portkh8@wfu.edu)

 

Treasurer: James Blair (blaijm6@wfu.edu)

 

Publicity Chair: Antonina Whaples (whapaj6@wfu.edu)

 

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Melissa Jenkins (jenkinms@wfu.edu) and Dr. Patricia Willis (willispk@wfu.edu, on leave Fall 2009) 

 
Fall 2009 General Meeting Schedule
 
(All Meetings are at 7:30 p.m. in Tribble A-108 unless otherwise noted)
 
Thursday, Sep 3: Intro Meeting
 
Thursday, Sep. 17:
Guest Speaker, Kimberly Coronel of Strong Girl Fitness (see sidebar for link to her blog!)
 
Thursday, Oct. 1:
Planning for upcoming events!:
  • "Love your Body Day!" (Wed, Oct. 21)
  • Continued speaker series
  • Collaborations with Campus Grounds
  • Involvement in the Panhellenic Breast Cancer Fashion Show (Oct. 26)
 
Wednesday, Oct. 21:
Screening of "Real Women Have Curves"
 
7 p.m. in Tribble A-108
 
Come celebrate "Love Your Body Day" 2009!
 
Movie Refreshments Provided!
 
Thursday, Oct. 29:
7:30 p.m. in Tribble A-108
Planning for November Women's Center Initiative Student Leader Dinner
 
Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m.:
Women's Center Committee Student Leader Dinner, co-sponsored by the WGS department and Campus Kitchen. By invitation. If your student group is interested in sending a delegate, please contact Katie Porter at portkh8@wfu.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FMLA Mission Statement
 

The purposes of the WFU FMLA are fivefold:

 

1.      To establish a broad constituency to work in pursuit of feminist ideals – social, political, and economic equality for women and men, girls and boys.

 

2.      To study and take action on national, state, local and campus feminist issues and concerns.

 

3.      To provide leadership and career building opportunities for feminist students.

 

4.      To educate the University community about feminist issues.

 

5.      To enhance the feminist community on campus.

 

In working to embody these five purposes, the WFU FMLA will uphold the mission and purpose of Wake Forest University, as found in the Student Handbook.  Likewise, the WFU FMLA will seek to uphold and embody the eight principles of the national FMLA organization:

 

1.      To promote equality between women and men and boys and girls and to support constitutional and statutory measures to gain full equality locally, statewide, nationally, and globally.

 

2.      To support safe, legal and accessible abortion, contraception, and family planning, including Medicaid funding and access for minors.

 

3.      To achieve civil rights for all people, including affirmative action programs for women and people of color.

 

4.      To support lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay rights.

 

5.      To not permit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status, national origin, size, or disability.

 

6.      To promote non-violence and to work to eliminate violence against women.

 

7.      To encourage programs directed at the preservation of the environment, clean air and water, the elimination of smog, toxic and hazardous wastes, chemical and nuclear weaponry.

 

8.      To support workers’ collective bargaining, pay equity, and the end of sweatshops.