Upcoming Events!:

TONIGHT 3/30: The Minnesota Student Association is our student government on campus.Cortez Riley and Mandi Stebbins are running for president and
vice-president, and would love your support tonight at the debates which
they will both be participating in. These debates are for next year's term,
and are tonight from 5-7pm in the Coffman Theater.

Cortez and Mandi are running for 'The Transparent Democracy', and are
seeking changes in tuition hikes, the fees committee's structure, and a
student-based election process for our next U of MN president. Please come
to hear more, and check out the Facebook page which has more information on
their platform as well as upcoming election-related events. Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=396138419907&ref=mf. For more
information about MSA, you can go to http://www.msa.umn.edu/

• Tomorrow, 3/31/10, from 11:30-4pm, WSAC will co-host the LGBTQ Health Fair! Stop by our room (Coffman 202), and the Queer Student Cultural Center (down the hall) to meet representatives from progressive clinics and advocacy centers. Go upstairs to room 326 for free HIV testing!

• Also tomorrow, at noon: join the Graduate Student Workers United to protest unfair fees. Meet at the Social Sciences tower on the west bank.

• Thurs, 4/1 at 6pm: WSAC and Amnesty present the 2nd to last installation of the Global Women film series: “Finding Dawn,” a documentary about the more than 500 mostly indigenous women who have been missing or murdered in the past 30 years. Come for discussion about this largely ignored and unreported tragedy. In Coffman 202. Free snacks. Invite your friends on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&ref=ts&id=100000871163239#!/event.php?eid=371291037907&ref=mf

• Fri., 4/2, 5:30pm in the Mississippi Room: Black Motivated Women presents “Skirts, Suits, and Stilettos: Work after College.”

• Amnesty International Concert: DEMAND DIGNITY! a human rights benefit concert to raise awareness about homelessness and poverty. Free pizza! Friday, April 2nd from 9-12 (doors at 8:45)
The Whole, Coffman Union featuring Tyler Blanski, Vaudeville, and Risingside bring a nonperishable food item and/or gently used clothing and get a ticket discount!!

• Fri., 4/9 at noon in CMU 202: Bufandas by Yolanda. Join WSAC and the Women’s Center for our biweekly knitting group. All skill levels welcome.

• Join WSAC, Voices Merging, and the Cypher Coalition for: From Vices to Verses: A New Era of Hip Hop Education, Art and Action
Three-day conference at the University of Minnesota to highlight hip hop activism

April 9: “I Used to Love H.E.R.: Bring Back the Love,” exploring hip hop feminism and women’s roles—past, present and future—in the culture. Keynote speaker: activist and former Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente.

April 10: “Remixing Borders, Transcending Boundaries,” focusing on using hip hop as a tool to create unity and move beyond generational, national and cultural boundaries. Keynote speaker: hip hop activist and author Bakari Kitwana.

April 11: “Us,” focusing on hip hop’s power to heal and transform individuals and communities through organizing, activism and youth engagement. Keynote speaker: educator and multidisciplinary artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

Other presenters include filmmaker Rachel Ramist, Chaka Mkali of the Hope Community Center, Sage Morgan Hubbard of Northwestern University, Ruth Nicole Brown of the University of Illinois, poet and activist Tish Jones, rapper/poet/writer Kyle “Guante” Myhre, photographer B-Fresh and many more.

On Saturday, April 10,***DEAD PREZ*** and noted Twin Cities performers Toki Wright, Maria Isa, PosNoSys, Ill Chemistry, the Tru Ruts crew and others will take over the Cabooze for a special concert.

Registration for the conference is free. For updates, see http://www.vicestoverses.com.

We Need Volunteers –Writers, Photographers, Film Students, Good People! Visit www.vicestoverses.com or email vicestoverses@gmail.com

• Check out Sophie’s speech on Feministing!: http://www.feministing.com/archives/020489.html#more

• WSAC’s meetings are Mondays at 2:30pm, and are open to everyone. Stop by Coffman 202 anytime. Read below for this week’s meeting notes.

WSAC Agenda
• genderheads evals: successful event, 20 people!

• Robert from MPIRG: Beautiful U Day: WSAC endorses!
o If you are interested in participating, please email WSAC@umn.edu or stop by and sign up in Coffman 202

• LGBTQ Health Fair
o Our room (202), QSCC, Room 326
o Are we allowed to put tables in the hallway?
o Wednesday 11:30am-4pm
o Meghann and Molly (10-11 help set up stuff in WSAC)
o Promote! Promote! FB Event!
o Get posters for it, need people to help flyer

• Alice: Mental Health Advocacy Day
o April 26 (Monday) 12:15pm Flashmob (Event ~10am-4pm)
o Planning meetings Wednesday night 6pm, 2nd floor Coffman (Mandi is interested)
o WSAC wants to table (front lawn of Coffman) (Megan can table)
 Subcommittee: Megan, Molly, Sophie, next week
o $150 (co-sponsorships/programming) give money AGREE

• Fees final recommendation: $27,200
o Summer planning meetings

• “Finding Dawn” 6pm 4/1. Promo/facilitators/snacks/drinks (Andrea and Carla for advertising)
o Invite pals on facebook
o Facilitate: Andrea and Grace

• BMW gala: we can table before and after. 5:30-?
o Business Casual
o They want us to participate
o Alice, Sophie @ 5:30pm in Mississippi Room bring the banner

• SBD/SEFE meeting report back: need scripts by 5/31. Subcommittee? Tabled for further discussion.

• Betsy: TBTN update
o Need speaker and MC
o Brian Coyle Center reserved

• Molly: Vices to Verses update and tabling volunteers needed. Aidan, Jess, and Mandi to table on Sunday, April 11.

• “The Greatest Silence” on April 29th? Cosponsor with STAND and Amnesty.

• RATH: subcommittee for this? Kira, Betsy, Mandi, Grace. RATH will possibly be film-themed this year and be April 26-30.

• Ski-U-Mah: ½ page 100 words+photo for $250. Yes? Who wants to prepare/submit? Tabled for further investigation of benefits of this kind of advertisement.

• PRIDE tabling? Register online before 4/1 for $75 with $25 discount. If we want to simply publicize WSAC: additional $75. To do sales at table: add $40 to that. Fees committee wants us to fundraise. Approved.

• Fundraise: yard sale instead of clothing swap? Tabled.

• combine S.O.S. with Chop from the Top? Approved.

• Jessie and Betsy report back: Tabled.

• Stay after for restructuring discussion cont.: Tabled.

Announcements
o Mandi: on her campaign with Cortez. WSAC endorses their campaign.
o 4/1 3pm State of the University speech in CMU theater
o Kira: Muslim Awareness Week