Northwestern College Feminists hosted a conversation with three Chicago reproductive rights activists Tuesday about reproductive justice and their personal journeys in activism. The talk, which incorporated virtual and in person components, was moderated by Sekile Nzinga, NU’s former director of the Women’s Center. At the start of the talk, Nzinga framed reproductive justice as having.
Content warning: This story includes mentions of sexual assault and murder. As part of Multicultural Student Affairs APIDA programming, Chicago nonprofit KAN-WIN facilitated a workshop and presented a timeline about gender-based violence in Asian Pacific Islander Desi American communities Tuesday. KAN-WIN provides services like legal advocacy and support groups to those affected by gender-based violence..
The African American Studies department will officially change its name to the Black Studies department in the next few months pending final approval by Northwestern’s Board of Trustees, according to a Thursday news release. The department’s new title aims to better reflect “the breadth of its scholarship and teaching,” according to the formal name change.
Multicultural Student Affairs hosted “Skin Stories — Bodily Ritual and Art in APIDA Communities” on Wednesday, inviting panelists Rin Jung and Janani Nathan to share their experiences with tattoo artistry. During the talk, tattoo artists Jung and Nathan discussed the ideas that inform their tattoo practices. They described their journeys in tattooing, as well as.
Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators hosted a Sexual Health Talk as part of Northwestern Sex Week on Tuesday. In its presentation, two SHAPE educators centered sexual pleasure and provided information on contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections and more. To begin the presentation, McCormick junior David Botana, one of the educators, read aloud NU’s definition.