Join the UGA Fashion Design Student Association on Thursday, April 14th at the Special Collections Building for "Prints and Power: a Frankie Welch-inspired Fashion Show." Doors open at 6:00 PM, runway show begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are required and available for purchase here: https://linktr.ee/fdsauga
This event is co-sponsored by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Join the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors on Thursday, April 14th from 5:00-6:30 p.m.for this virtual panel that highlights Black and Indigenous voices in the sustainable fashion industry.The panel will feature writer and research Teju Adisa-Farrar, fashion designer Korina Emmerich, and environmental educator Dominique Drakeford.
Over the course of 6 weeks, 8 students have developed unique and engaging tour stops as part of the Special Collections Student Docent Program. Join us at UGA Special Collections to explore the galleries with our newest tour guides! This tour is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck. For more information, contact Jess Brown at jmb18449@uga.edu, 706-542-6367.
"BLACK WOMEN’S #HISTORICALWELLNESS: Traditions of Connecting Self-Care to Social Justice" presented by Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, Georgia State University.
FEED THE GREEN: FEMINIST VOICES FOR THE EARTH challenges the cultural imagination surrounding the destruction of the environment and its impact on femicide and genocide. This informative documentary, by Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies professor and scholar Jane Caputi, highlights an active global resistance movement and an alternative imagery communicating resistant green consciousness.
Activist Pidgeon Pagonis was born intersex, not conforming to standard definitions of male or female, and experienced genital mutilation as a child. Now Pidgeon is fighting the medical establishment, seeking to end medically unnecessary surgeries and human rights abuses on intersex people in the United States and around the world. An estimated 1.5% of the population is born with intersex traits. While most of these babies are healthy, their bodies are treated as a medical emergency.
NOTHING WITHOUT US tells the inspiring story of the vital role that women have played - and continue to play - in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Combining archival footage and interviews with female activists, scientists and scholars in the US and Africa, Nothing Without Us reveals how women not only shaped grassroots groups like ACT-UP in the U.S., but have also played an essential part in HIV prevention and treatment access throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
DEFIANT LIVES is a triumphant film that traces the origins of the world-wide disability rights movement. It tells the stories of the individuals who bravely put their lives on the line to create a better world where everyone is valued and can participate.
Join us for an afternoon of family fun highlighting the new exhibit Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics on Saturday, March 26th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the exhibit with gallery games and activities. Get crafty and make your own scarf design! This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck. For more information, contact Jan Hebbard at jhebbard@uga.edu, 706-583-0213.
What do patterned scarves have to do with politics? Find out when you join us for a guided tour of the new exhibit Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck.
For more information, contact Jan Hebbard at jhebbard@uga.edu, 706-583-0213.
