Month of March
**Peace Corps and International Women's Day displays at the Iowa City Public Library

 

March 1
Women and Money Workshop: Home Buying
Sponsored by the Iowa Women's Foundation
6:30-8:30 p.m., Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A

To register or for more information: call 319.337.4222 or e-mail [email protected]

 

March 1
**Peace Corps Day Panel
The Act of Volunteerism as a Way of Life
7:00 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa Room

Representatives of volunteer agencies will discuss their experiences and the value of volunteerism as a way of life. Panelists will include:
Elysha Iversen--Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and Recruiter
Joy Tassin --Americorps Outreach Specialist
Steve Wieneke--Humanitarian Aid in Central America
Dan William Younkin--United Nations Volunteer

 

March 2
Send-Off for Future Volunteers
Sponsored by the Iowa Peace Corps Association and Peace Corps
6-8 p.m., The Mill Restaurant, Iowa City

Send-off for future Peace Corps Volunteers and party for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

 

March 3
**Service Project
Meet 9:00 a.m. at Old Brick in Iowa UNA office, 20 East Market Street, Iowa City

Groups will go out to several sites for volunteer work, some projects ending by noon, others extending into the afternoon. Call 319-337-7290 so we know you're coming.

 

March 3
Book Signing: Leslea Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies
Sponsored by Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City

For more information: call (319) 337-2681.

 

March 4
**Peace Corps Author Mark Kane and RPCV Gordon Rowe
2:00 p.m. Borders Books, 4100 University Ave., West Des Moines

Mark Kane will read from his translation of Yamna by Francois Bonjean, a novel set in Fes, Morocco, circa 1930. Yamna is the story of Bonjean, a Christian, and his wife, a Muslim. Fes was then and remains a medieval city, over 1,000 years old, the religious center of Morocco and a locus of high culture. The author lived for 20 years in Fes, married to a Moroccan, until his death in 1963. Bonjean and his wife were revered in Fes for their spirituality. Yamna was published posthumously in 1968 in a very limited edition. Bonjean's widow still lives in Fes.
Mark is the garden editor for Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and lives in Des Moines. RPCV Gordon Rowe will also be there to discuss his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia. He has traveled to Morocco.

 

March 6
**Movie screening of Out of Africa and Peace Corps Author Linda Donelson
7:00 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union, Terrace Room

After showing the film Out of Africa, Linda Donelson will talk about her book, Out of Izak Dinesen: Karen Blixen's Untold Story, which has been a bestseller at Amazon.com for the past five years. Linda Donelson lived with her family in Kenya in the early 1980s on a research farm overlooking Karen Blixen's land. She is creator of karenblixen.com, "The Karen Blixen-Isak Dinesen Information Site," on the World Wide Web, a comprehensive guide to Karen Blixen. She is also author of "Karen Blixen" in Bruccoli's Twentieth Century Danish Writers, a reference book on Scandinavian literature. Linda Donelson will discuss Hollywood's approach to Karen Blixen, its benefits and drawbacks, and the controversies surrounding the portrayal of Karen Blixen. She will also discuss how Karen Blixen's interaction with native Kenyans compares to that of modern expatriot volunteers (such as the Peace Corps) in East Africa.

 

March 6
Iowa City Foreign Relations Club Luncheon
Sponsored by the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
Noon, Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 N. Clinton, Iowa City

Dr. Maureen McCue will speak on "Health and Human Rights: Connecting Iowa to the Rest of the World"

 

March 8
International Women’s Day Celebration
7:00 p.m., Richey Ballroom, Iowa Memorial Union

Join a big party to celebrate women and volunteers, enjoy international dancers and music, and sample a variety of international finger foods. $10 tickets in advance ($5 students); $12 at the door ($7 students). Send your reservation in advance to Iowa UNA, 20 East Market St., Iowa City, IA 52245, or call 319-337-7290, or email [email protected]

 

March 9
Send-Off for Future Volunteers
Sponsored by the Iowa Peace Corps Association and Peace Corps
6-8 p.m., La Fuente Mexican Restaurant on Duff Ave., Ames

Send-off for future volunteers and party for RPCVs. Call 515-663-9905 for details.

 

March 9
Live at Prairie Lights: Amy Tan
Sponsored by Prairie Lights
Buchanan Auditorium on the UI Campus

For more information, call (319) 337-2681.

 

March 10
**Peace Corps Author Linda Donelson
7:30 p.m., Barnes and Noble Bookstore, West Des Moines

RPCV Linda Donelson will read from her award-winning biography of author Izak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) and give a slide presentation. Linda was a PCV in Africa who now lives in Iowa City. She will emphasize Izak Dinesen's role as an independent woman living in Africa and her interaction with the Kenyans. She will also discuss the effects of the Hollywood film Out of Africa on Karen Blixen's international legend.

 

March 22
The New U.S. Presidency
Sponsored by the Linn County United Nations Association
7:30 p.m., Peoples Church, 600 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids

Linda Barrow will talk on what the new presidency means for US-UN relations. Linda is a professor of political science at Coe College. Her specialty is Latin American affairs.

 

March 23
"Black Women and the Politics of Reproduction"
Sponsored by UI Women's Studies and African-American World Studies
4-6 p.m., University of Iowa, location to be announced

Talk by Dorothy Roberts, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, author of Killing the Black Body. A lecture in the program series, "Reproduction, Motherhood, and Women's Health: Issues for the 21st Century" sponsored by Women's Studies and African-American World Studies.

 

March 23-26
UNA-USA 2001 National Convention
New York City

This year's National UNA-USA Convention is in honor of 2001 and the International Year of the Volunteer. The theme: "Helping the United Nations Help the World." The Convention program will feature a plenary on the Association's educational programs; skills sessions on advocacy; issue sessions on arms control and globalization; and workshops on the Adopt-a-Minefield, Model UN, and Global Health Initiative programs. A pre-convention session will be held on "Engaging Students and Young Professionals."

All UNA members are encouraged to attend. The Iowa UNA has funds in its budget to support the travel expenses of one chapter person. You must apply for the support. Contact the division as soon as possible, 319-337-7290.

 

March 24
Members Day at the United Nations
2:00-5:00 p.m., New York City
Members Day at UN Headquarters is during the 2001 National UNA-USA Conference. All UNA-USA members are welcome even if they do not attend the full conference.

 

March 29
Live at Prairie Lights: Gillian Conoley
Sponsored by Prairie Lights
8:00 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City

For more information: call (319) 337-2681.

 

March 30
International Bazaar
Sponsored by the Iowa Women's Foundation
4:30-8:00 p.m., The Art Mission, 114 S. Linn Street, Iowa City

For more information: call 319.337.4222 or e-mail [email protected]

 

March 30
Live at Prairie Lights: Terry Tempest-Williams
Sponsored by Prairie Lights
8:00 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City.

For more information: call (319) 337-2681.

 

** Denotes events planned by participating sponsors