March is Women’s History Month
Saturday, March 5 – 3 p.m. – Fargo Theater: MSUM Film Studies Professor Raymond
Rea’s screening of Northern Pains, the Story of the Fargo-Moorhead Derby Girls. Northern Pains is a short (30 min) documentary that follows Fargo-Moorhead’s own roller derby team, the FM Derby Girls. This film tells the story of the team through the voices of key players Athena Babitol, RusHerella, Den’iied, K.C. Lay, Karmic Retribution, and Aneeda Bangalot. Derby Girls will be present!
Tuesday, March 8 – International Women’s Day – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – CMU Ballroom A.
Student panel discussing issues around access to food, a light lunch of brown rice and beans, Sri Lankan dancing performance. Free!
Wednesday, March 9 – 7:30 p.m. – Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium – Screening of the film Women from the Land: Women, Prairie, Culture by Teresa Konechne.
Panel discussion on land use, women’s experiences in rural culture, and life on the prairie with local experts and film maker follows the screening. Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by MSUM Film Studies, Women’s Studies, and American Multicultural Studies.
Monday, March 28 – 6:30 p.m. – Science Lab 118 – Professor of Biology and Multidisciplinary Studies Emerita Yvonne Condell will do a talk on Women Nobel Prize Winners.
All are welcome to these events!