Ms. Marshall will be speaking on the background and writing process of her latest published novel, The Fisher King . Cosponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Cosponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, The Curry Community Committee, Special Lectures, The Forum for Contemporary Thought, School of Architecture, Office of African American Affairs, Carter G. Woodson Institute, Studies of Women and Gender, African American Parent Alliance, and the Virginia Organizing Project. Formerly Executive VP for Network Communications at ABC, Westin was the highest ranking woman advisor in the White House in 1992. She will discuss how new technology is transforming network television and speak powerfully on risk-taking and leadership in the media.
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In this humorous solo performance Crimes Against Nature , author and actor Christopher Kilmartin takes the audience on a trip through the absurdities and contradictions of masculinity via the lens of his own life, subsequently challenging us to think about how these contradictions bear serious consequences for men and women. Cosponsored by the Sexual Assault Education Office, SAFE, IFC, ISC, and the Cultural Programming Board. Currently the President of LifeMinders Inc, Allison Abraham was formerly the Chief Operation Officer of ivillage, one of the most popular destinations for women on the Web. Thursday, April 12 Take Back the Night Join the women and men of UVa, Charlottesville, and Albemarle in reclaiming every woman's right to be free of violence. The annual march will begin with a rally on the Downtown Mall, featuring keynote speaker Patricia Ireland, President of the National Organization for Women.