PHOTO/JERI CHADWELL
BY JERI CHADWELL
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and SHAKERS Sisters on a Move provides an outlet for university women
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n a Thursday night on the eve of International Women’s Day, the members of the Sisters on a Move club met in the William Raggio Building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. A few weeks prior, they’d set up a table inside the Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center and handed out handcrafted Valentine’s Day cards with motivational messages to passersby. The group usually holds its weekly meetings on Thursdays, but on this night—with midterms looming—this one was to be less formal, a movie night for those with time to attend. The evening’s selection was Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. Twenty minutes prior to the scheduled 7 p.m. start time for the film, women began filtering into the large lecture room where it was to be shown. With each new arrival, discussions of club business subsided and greetings commenced—“How are you?” most often met with a response of “tired.” When club member Kayla Duddridge arrived, she’d already been up nearly 13 hours and had a tension headache. Club Historian Keiyana Black sat Duddridge down in a chair and proceeded to give her a scalp massage as the group members chatted and club talk gave way to catching up. “It’s like this every Thursday,” said Faith Thomas, the club’s director of events. The ladies of SOAM’s Nevada chapter are busy—but what is it they’re up to? What’s the mission of Sisters on a Move?
Sisters on a Move is a club for women of all colors and creeds. The members meet every Thursday and also do community service on and off campus.
