2014
OCTOBER
Multicultural & International Student Programs Office, Division of Student Affairs
LGBTQIA HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS
Heritage Month Book Club: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
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Diversity, Dialogue, and Desserts Series: Progress Through Prevention Monday, October 20 • 6-7 p.m.
Plaza Room East, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Friday, October 24 • 2-4 p.m.
Join us for a discussion of the issues, stigmas and stereotypes related to HIV/AIDS, as well as new scientific breakthroughs in preventing the virus. There will also be a presentation by Dr. Andrew Spieldenner, assistant professor of rhetoric at The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. There will also be desserts! Sponsored by the Multicultural & International Student Programs Office
219 Mack Student Center, North Campus Hofstra students, faculty and staff are welcome to join us for a discussion of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock. Note: The discussion will be more lively and meaningful if those in attendance have read the book. Sponsored by the Multicultural & International Student Programs Office
Contact: Jenn.Christ@hofstra.edu
Contact: Jason.Spradley@hofstra.edu
LGBTQIA Heritage Month Reception
Pride Network Drag Show Wednesday, October 22 • 8-11 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1 • 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Multipurpose Room East, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join The Pride Network for its annual drag show featuring professional and student performers who dress as members of the opposite sex and put on a show for the Hofstra community.
The LGBTQIA Heritage Month Reception will feature Hofstra alumnus Micah Jesse as the keynote speaker. Micah is an entertainment/pop culture expert who has co-hosted Music Choice network’s on-demand show Certified and is now the host of his own live talk show, U&A. He is also the creator of the lifestyle and entertainment website MicahJesse.com. Sponsored by the Multicultural & International Student Programs Office
Sponsored by The Pride Network
Contact: jahmilasmith@gmail.com
Contact: Annick.Aska@hofstra.edu
Shoot for Pride!
LGBTQ in the Media
Tuesday, October 7 • 9 p.m.
Thursday, October 23 • 8-9:30 p.m.
145 Mack Student Center, North Campus
143 Mack Student Center, North Campus
H*INT members will take photographs with an instant camera of students holding up signs that display support for LGBTQ communities around the world.
Join our seminar on the LGBTQ culture and mainstream media.
Sponsored by Hofstra International (H*INT)
Sponsored by Collegiate Women of Color
Contact: Alejandra Salardi: alesalardi@gmail.com
Contact: HofstraCWC@gmail.com
National Coming Out/Jeans Day
Reel Ireland Film Series and LGBTQIA Heritage Month: Breakfast on Pluto
Wednesday, October 8 • 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Atrium, Mack Student Center, North Campus Please join the Office of Student Leadership and Activities in celebrating National Coming Out Day by wearing jeans to collectively show our support for the LGBTQIA community. Jeans Day began at Rutgers University in 1974 as a way to promote equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals. Members of the Hofstra community dressed in professional attire may pick up a jean patch that can be worn to show your support.
Thursday, October 30 • 6-8 p.m.
246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library, South Campus Directed by Neil Jordan, based on the Patrick McCabe novel, and starring Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea, the film focuses on the life journey of a transgender woman and explores the relationship between identity, violence and exclusion. The discussion will be facilitated by Hofstra Professors Maggie Burke and Greg Maney.
Sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Activities
Contact: OSLA@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by The Irish Studies Program, Multicultural and International Student Programs Office, LGBT Studies, and the Center for Civic Engagement.
Pride Network Film Screening: The Peculiar Kind
Contact: Gregory.M.Maney@hofstra.edu SPONSORS: 4Multicultural & International Student Programs Office 4Office of Student Leadership and Activities 4Collegiate Women of Color 4Hofstra International 4The Pride Network 4Irish Studies Program 4LGBT Studies Program 4Center for Civic Engagement
Thursday, October 16 • 7-9 p.m. Plaza Room West, Mack Student Center, North Campus Inspired by the YouTube Web series, The Peculiar Kind is a documentary that features LGBT multicultural women discussing issues such as coming out, discovering your sexuality, sex, and bisexuality. Sponsored by The Pride Network
Contact: jahmilasmith@gmail.com
MISPO Safe Space Training
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lgbthistorymonth.com.
Friday, October 17 • 1-3 p.m. Plaza Room West, Mack Student Center, North Campus Hofstra faculty and staff are encouraged to attend this “Safe Space” training session hosted by Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth to learn how to better support LGBTQIA students and help promote understanding and diversity at Hofstra! Sponsored by the Multicultural & International Student Programs Office and The Pride Network
Contact: MISPOLGBTQ@gmail.com
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