The Committee on Services and Resources for Women coordinates the observation and sponsors many of the events, including the Celebrate Women 2000 Brown Bag Series. All events are free and open to the public.
Events listed are in Hattiesburg unless otherwise noted.
In Europe, from the 15th through the 17th centuries, the church and state cooperated in the torture and execution of thousands of women accused of being witches. Winner of seven major awards and an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary. Venturing to Vietnam 20 years after her husband was killed in a mortar attack, film maker Barbara Sonneborn finds a mesmerizing landscape filled with the psychic remnants of war. Getting beyond the emotional and physical devastation, she talks to those on all sides of the struggle, discovering a common bond in loss and ultimately understanding. A Sociological Look at Gender, Politics, and Community on the Internet.