Austin Alumni Association
What : Field Day with Students/Alums/Faculty so bring your family, ladybirds, family pets
Where: Patterson Park: 4200 Brookview Road, (Basically take Airport East of I-35, then right on Wilshire Blvd)
What you get: FREE PICNIC FOOD! (hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, cookies, drinks)
If you are interested in attending, please send a quick email to Margie or Leigh at [email protected], [email protected].
Thank you so much. Hope to see you there!
-Margie and Leigh
GPAC Alumni & Placement Co-Chairs
Just a reminder that the Gender, Globalization, and Governance Conference is right around the corner! If you haven't registered already, you can do so on the website: www.utexas.edu/lbj/genderglobalization. Don't miss the opportunity to hear some great speakers!! The information is listed below.
When: April 12-13, 2007
Where:April 12 -Eidman Courtroom, UT School of Law
April 13 -Old Regent's Conference Room, Main Building rm. 212 (UT Tower)
Keynote Discussion:
"Women's Human Rights Activism: Where Did We Start, Where Should We Go?"
April 12, 2007 5:30 - 7 pm: Eidman Courtroom, UT School of Law featuring
* Arvonne Fraser - former US Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of
Women
* Irene Tinker - Co-Founder of the International Center for Research on Women
* Sissy Farenthold - former Texas State Representative and co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus
Conference Panels
* Governing Violence: Legislating Rape as Genocide April 12 3:30 - 5 pm
* Governing Movement: the Feminization of Migration April 13 9-10:45 am
* Governing Labor: Women in the Informal Labor Market April 13 11am-12:30pm
* Governing Health: the Gendered Nature of the HIV/AIDS Crisis April 13 1:30-3pm
* Gendering Governance: Where Do We Go From Here? April 13 3:15 - 5pm
Speakers Include:
* Patricia Viseur-Sellers ?Special Legal Advisor to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
* Vasuki Nesiah ?Senior Associate, International Center for Transitional Justice
* Colin Rajah ?Program Director for International Migrant Rights and Global Justice, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
* Nicola Piper ?Consultant, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
* Christina Tzintzun ?Project Director, Workers Defense Fund
* Prabha Kotiswaren ?Lecturer, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
* Judith Auerbach ?Deputy Executive Director for Science and Public Policy, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
* Hilary Charlesworth ?Professor of Law, Australian National University
* Mariama Williams ?Research Associate, International Gender and Trade Network, and Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era
It�s time again for another student-alumni-faculty potluck dinner!
Please email Margie at [email protected], or Leigh at [email protected] to let us know if you can come to this event!
Thank you! Margie and Leigh, GPAC Alumni & Placement Committee Co-Chairs