Second Annual
4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being
and
40th Wisconsin Women and Gender Studies Conference
TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION:
Equity, Sustainability, Empowerment
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Pre-conference
Thursday, April 27, 2017
| 3:00 * | GWS Colloquium: Ellen Samuels, “Yvonne and Yvette McCarther: Race, Sex, Class, Conjoinment.” Auditorium |
Thursday, April 27, 2017
| 4:00 * | Soffa Lecture and 4W Keynote: Vandana Shiva ~ Women Lead the Way: From violence to Non violence, from greed to sharing, from hate to love Alumni Lounge |
| 6:30 * | Gerda Lerner Film and director’s talk: “Why Women Need to Climb Mountains” Alumni Lounge |
Friday, April 28, 2017
| 8:00-4:00 | Conference Registration |
| 8:00-9:00 | Session 1 (concurrent sessions) |
| 9:15-11:45 * | Summit Plenary I: Transformative Transnational Feminism: Theory and Praxis for the Future of Feminism Alumni Lounge |
| *nf/speakers.html#PlenaryII | Summit Plenary II: Democracy, Gender and Transformative Education in Europe: The Case of Spain Alumni Lounge |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch (Lowell Hall Dining Room) |
| 1:00-2:00 | Session 2 (concurrent sessions) |
| 2:15-3:15 | Session 3 (concurrent sessions) |
| 3:15-3:30 | Refreshments (AT&T Lounge) |
| 3:30-4:30 | Session 4 (concurrent sessions) |
| 4:45-5:45 | Session 5 (Poster Session I) |
| 6:00 * | 40th Anniversary Gender and WS Librarian Office Reception 3rd Floor East |
| 7:00 * | Step by Step: Building a Feminist Movement, 1941-1977 Rooms 325 & 326 |
Saturday, April 29, 2017
| 8:00-4:00 | Conference Registration |
| 8:00-9:00 | Session 6 (concurrent sessions) |
| 9:15-10:30 * | Summit Plenary III: African American Women Beyond the Stereotypes: Mental health, Resilience, and Sustainability Alumni Lounge |
| 10:45-11:45 | Session 7 (Poster Session II) |
| 12:00-12:45 | Lunch (Lowell Hall Dining Room) |
| 1:00-2:00 * | Summit Plenary IV: Social Transformations to End Exploitation and Trafficking for Sex (STREETS): Survivor and Educator Perspectives on Human Trafficking Education Alumni Lounge |
| 2:15-3:15 | Session 8 (concurrent sessions) |
| 3:15-3:30 | Refreshments (AT&T Lounge) |
| 3:30-4:30 | Session 9 (concurrent sessions) |
| 4:45-6:15 * | Summit Plenary V: Multiple Ways of Knowing: Insights Grounded in Indigenous Experiences Alumni Lounge |
(All events in Pyle Center unless otherwise indicated)
* Indicates Free and Open to the Public
Conference Co-chairs:
Lori DiPrete Brown, Director, UW-Madison 4W Initiative
Helen Klebesadel, Director, UW Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium
Special Thanks to the Summit Planning Committee
Summit Contacts:
Helen Klebesadel, Director
UW Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium
Email: hrklebesadel@wisc.edu, Phone: 608-262-3056
Dace Zeps, Program Administrator
Center for Research on Gender and Women, UW-Madison
dazeps@wisc.edu, Phone: 608-263-2053
The 4W Summit co-convenors and sponsors are honored to be
holding this conference under the auspices of the
UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing, and a Culture of Peace
as part of a global United Nations Platform
on education, science, and culture.