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>INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
>A day of celebration and education
>Schedule of Events
>Billings Center
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>Tuesday, 7 March 2000
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>7:00 pm - Film and discussion: Campus Center Theatre, Billings.
>"I skuggan av solen" - "Sunshadow" a film by Susanna Edwards.  A portrait
>of Cristina Sanchez, Spain's most famous female matador.
>Discussion moderators: Peggy O'Neill-Vivanco and Professor Luis Vivanco
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>Wednesday, 8 March 2000
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>9:05-9:55 am - Opening Ceremony: Marsh Lounge
>"Celebrating the Spirit" The Reverend Christine Leslie.
>"Women and Work" Chris Fearon from the Fleming Museum
>Music, art, song, and light refreshments with an international flavor will
>be available.
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>10:10-11:00 am - Discussion: Marsh Lounge
>"The Journey to Gender: Women's Progress and Perspectives from Mexico City
>to Beijing and Beyond." Elayne Clift, Women's Studies Faculty member.
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>11:15-12:05 pm - Panel: Marsh Lounge
>"Crossing Borders, Confronting Stereotypes"
>Panelists:  Gertrude Akpalu, Nursing Student; Edna Rodriguez-Mangual,
>Assistant Professor of Spanish; and Namita Sharma, Community Member.
>Panel moderator: Peggy O'Neill-Vivanco
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>12:20-2:15 pm - World Dance Performances: Great Hall and North Lounge.
>"Think Globally.  Act Locally" The Apse.  A resource fair of local activist
>organizations.
>"Global Grazing" North Lounge.  A tasting of a variety of international
>finger foods.
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>2:30-3:20 pm - Student Essay Presentations: Marsh Lounge
>Students being honored for their essays on women's contemporary global
>issues shall present on their essays.
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>Peggy O'Neill-Vivanco
>Study Abroad Advisor
>Office of International Educational Services
>University of Vermont
>L/L Faculty Box 8
>Burlington, Vermont  05405-0384
>USA
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>Tel: (802) 656-4296
>Fax: (802) 656-8553
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Kyla J. McLeod
Graduate Assistant
Center for Cultural Pluralism
The University of Vermont
phone (802)656-7990
Fax (802)656-3348