Vagina MonologuesAuditions Update

Cast of 16

Everyone has their parts

We’re fully casts J


Feb. Recruiting Contest

Recruiting contest for the month of February so we can getnew members.

Open to new members only. Point system. Most points at theend of the month = $50.

-1 pt. for joining the mailing list (or having a buddy joinand quoting your name)

-2pts for attending Passion Party and/or for every 1 hr. yousign up to sit at the table during the Bath Tub Project

-3 points for attending a meeting

*Bonus 3 points: 1 time only. For physically entering the WC(A244a).


T-Shirts

-meeting with Andrew on Monday

-he needs the order again, we should get them in 2-3 weeks

-price will be $20, $5 of which will be going to a charityof our choice


Passion Party

 Tuesday Feb. 1st

 7-10 pm @ The Wall

Bar is open

Games and prizes!


Bath Tub Project

Week before and after Reading Week

Feb. 14-18 + Feb. 28- Mar. 4

SJ will make a poster

We will have a sign up sheet for ppl wanting to sit at thetable

-Waiting to see if we can get a Downtown drop-off duringReading Week


Lad's N' Lashes

Feb. 25th @ Royal Legion

AIDS committee fundraiser

Buy your tickets ASAP if you’re interested

They sell out every year


Canadore/Nipissing Relay for Life

March 11th in Canadore Gym

(See Facebook for further details)

 

White Ribbon Campaign

Looking to have a ‘Run a Mile in Her Shoes’ race

(Guys running in heels)

Fundraise the month of March

Race: looking at Saturday, March 26th

Up the Monastery Trail (weather permitting, ortherwise, inUniversity)

Will need to start advertising during February

Rules: 1 inch minimum heel + heels must be on at all times

Prizes to be determined for 1st, 2ndand 3rd places (want suggestions for next week)

Suggestion: basket, foot massage

 
***Our meetings will take place on Thursday at 11:30 am in class A241***
 
Attendance: Lisanne, Jami, Trina, and Michelle
Absent: Celine, Matt, and Sarah-Jane
1.) New Meet Time
-we will begin our meetings at 11:30 sharp
-if you are late or have to leave at any point then just exit quietly
2.) Passion Party (Feb.1)
-we will have another Fantasia party at the wall on Feb. 1 at 7:10pm
-MEN and WOMEN are allowed
-it is an all inclusive event
-there will be games and prizes
3.) Club Daze (Jan. 17-21)
-Club Daze was a failure
-only two people volunteered to sit out with our bulletin board
4.) Lottery for North Bay Aids Committee
-winner ($100.00): Andy
-donation ($200.00): North Bay Aids Committee
5.) Intro Classes
-we will be touring the introduction courses and trying to recruit new members
-any existing members are encouraged to come and talk about the women’s centre at these times:
-Tuesday 6:30 (Sal’s)
-Wednesday 12:30 (Wendy’s)
6.) Lads N’ Lashes (Feb. 25)
-tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door
7.) White Ribbon Campaign
-we need to start brainstorming about this event
-Matt needs to quotes on a banner for the event
8.) Vagina Monologues
-our contribution to IWW will be this play
-auditions begin Jan. 24 and will be going until Jan 26th
-they will be held in F210
-they will be from 9:30pm-11:00pm
-Talk to Trina or Lisanne for more information
-only women can be in the play, but men can be working behind the scenes
-all WC members should be advertising in their classes because this play and its actors are not restricted to the WC and its members
-Trina has volunteered to make the tickets
-tickets will be $5 for students and $7 for the public
9.) Bath Tub Project
-we will be holding the bath tub project for two weeks this year (one week before and one week after reading week)
-members will be required to call around to local hotels, grocery stores, dentist offices, etc. to ask for donations
-the project does not require that people sit at a booth. We do need someone to flip the pool over in the morning and throw a couple of products in there and then take the products out at the end of the night and rest the pool against the wall. This needs to be done every day.
-better advertising and media coverage needs to be thought of this year
-if anyone has any ideas for attention grab then please email us back or flag one of us down in the hall.
-we need to contact Residence for support. In past year Residence has been a very helpful ally with this particular project
 
1.) New Meet Time
-we will begin our meetings at 11:30 sharp
-if you are late or have to leave at any point then just exit quietly
2.) Fantasia Party (Feb.1)
-we will have another Fantasia party at the wall on Feb. 1 at 7:10pm
-MEN and WOMEN are allowed
-it is an all inclusive event
3.) Club Daze (Jan. 17-21)
-sign-up sheet for the Club Daze will be posted on the WC’s door
-please sign up…even if it is just for an half hour
-we will have the AIDS lottery sheet set up at the table
-we need to sell the rest of the squares as soon as possible
4.) Vagina Monologues
-our contribution to IWW will be this play
-auditions begin Jan. 24 and will be going until Jan 26th
-they will be held in F210
-they will be from 9:30pm-11:00pm
-Talk to Trina or Lisanne for more information
-only women can be in the play, but men can be working behind the scenes
-all WC members should be advertising in their classes because this play and its actors are not restricted to the WC and its members
5.) Intro GEND courses
-we will be going to Sal and Wendy’s introductory courses to talk about the WC
-it will be less of a recruitment and more of a class discussion asking “what can we do to make the WC more appealing to you?”
-less formal and more class discussion
6.) Bath Tub Project
-we will be holding the bath tub project for two weeks this year (one week before and one week after reading week)
-members will be required to call around to local hotels, grocery stores, dentist offices, etc. to ask for donations
-the project does not require that people sit at a booth. We do need someone to flip the pool over in the morning and throw a couple of products in there and then take the products out at the end of the night and rest the pool against the wall. This needs to be done every day.
-better advertising and media coverage needs to be thought of this year
-if anyone has any ideas for attention grab then please email us back or flag one of us down in the hall.
-we need to contact Residence for support. In past year Residence has been a very helpful ally with this particular project
7.) IWW
-we will be putting on the Vagina Monologues
-IWW still needs speakers so if anyone has any ideas as to who could interest both student and professor then please forward them to us or Dr. Wendy Peters
8.) Constitution and Elections
-elections should happen earlier this year because most of the current executives will be gone next year. Having the elections happen earlier means that the newly elected can have ample time to shadow their respective executive.
-something to consider is whether you want voting to happen by paper or electronic ballot.
-should we or shouldn’t we fix the constitution? This was a concern of last year’s members and executives. We decided that we needed to have more member vocal participation for us to change it. Members don’t seem concerned so we won’t be changing it until someone comes to us with concern or the newly elected members ask us to.
-Because many of the members and executives will be leaving Nipissing this is a chance for younger members or other members who have been dissatisfied with the WC’s politics to come forward and enhance the WC.
-this will be discussed when we tour the Intro GEND courses
9.) New Posters for WC
-we need new posters with our new time and date on them
-Sarah-Jane is responsible for creating and distributing them
10.) New Resources
-all members should keep their eyes open for new resources that we can add to the WC
-we do have extra funding for this at this particular time
 
Hey Everyone!

Happy New Year! We hope you all had amazing holidays!

This is just a quick message to let you all know that our meetings will be resuming January 13th, 2011. Meetings will be taking place on Thursdays @ 11:30am in Room A241.

We look forward to seeing all of you again and even seeing some new faces.

Best of wishes for 2011!

Sincerely,

Nipissing University Women's Centre