WOCLN: Mold and Muse
Let your creativity flow and work with your hands. Make jewelry trays, worry stones, or anything your mind can imagine. Join us for a cozy evening of clay modeling, tasty snacks and good vibes!
Location: New Africa House Rm. 127
Date and time: 6th May 2025, 4pm to 6pm.
University Libraries Present 1200+ A Film and Panel Discussion about #MMIWG
Join Film Director Leonard Yakir, film Producer and former Grand Chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Sheila North, and Jennifer Wood, who is Ojibway from Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation, Ontario and a residential school survivor for a screening of 1200+ and panel discussion. 5:00 p.m. Reception, 6:00 p.m. Film Screening, 7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion. Presented by the University Libraries in partnership with the Center for Multicultural Advancement & Student Success, Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Center for Women and Community, and the departments of Film Studies, Anthropology and Communication.
Location: Old Chapel, 144 Hicks Way, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Date and time: 5th May 2025, 5pm to 9pm.
WOCLN: Green Thumbs
Ready to flaunt your green thumb? Swing by for FREE succulents. Get creative! Paint pottery while chatting with friends and make something uniquely yours.
Location: New Africa House Rm. 127
Date and time: 1st May 2025, 4pm to 6pm.
CWC: Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2025 - Learn Skills to Support Survivors
Learn Skills to Support Survivors for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Practice what you might say and do if someone shares that they've experienced violence.
Location: Check in at New Africa House room 213
CWC: Project Self
All are welcome to take part in CWC's Skill Sharing Community: Project Self.
Join us to hear 20-30 minute presentations about AI tools to hack your life, and how to map out the creative process!
Interested in sharing your own skill, story, or interesting tidbit? Visit CWC Project Self Application to submit your application to present.
Date and Time: 11th April 2025, 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
CWC: Pop-up Weeks
Flexible hours throughout the week so you don't have to miss out. Drop in to New Africa House Rm. 203, Monday to Friday, from 10 AM to 4 PM, for supplies, space, and inspiration.
- Spring Cleaning - March 31st to April 4th, 2025
- Replenish Lab - April 7th - April 11th, 2025
- Plant Parenthood - April 14th - April 18, 2025
- Replenish Lab - April 22nd- April 25th,2025
- Mend Your Clothes, Jewelry, and more - April 28th - May 2nd, 2025
WOCLN: Financial Literacy for Women of Color w/ SAM: Smart About Money
Open To: all individuals, particularly women of color, first generation students, and students of low-income backgrounds
Get smart about money and learn all things finance during our Financial Literacy event. Explore the barriers all individuals, particularly women of color, face and learn to navigate your personal finances to put your best foot forward. Get connected to resources on the UMass campus for any and all of your concerns. Take a step to bring your financial goals to reality!
Location: Goodell Hall Rm 669
Date and time: 22nd of April, 4pm to 6pm.
WOCLN: PeaceBirds - Story Circle and folding birds
This workshop with Mona Shiber & JuPong Lin introduces the PeaceBirds project by creating space for sharing stories and folding birds together.
By using story circle process, artists invite the community to share stories of ancestral connection with their homelands and experiences of migration and/or displacement. There will be folding demonstrations of the dove and crane, integrating mindful movements of hands, eyes and heart. The folded birds represent peace in many traditions.
Location: New Africa House Rm. 127
Date and time: 3rd April 2025, 4pm to 6pm.