Posts from March 2012

GENDER ACROSS BORDERS: ARTS, ACTION, ACTIVISM SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 12-13, 2012 BUFFALO, NY
For more information and to register: genderin.buffalo.edu/GAB

The UB Gender Institute cordially invites you to attend the 2012 Gender Across Borders Symposium: Arts, Action, Activism. Taking place the evening of Thursday, April 12th and throughout the day and evening of Friday, April 13th, this interdisciplinary symposium is free and open to the public and will bring together artists, scholars, and activists to explore the intersections of feminism, gender, activism, and artistic practice.

The symposium opens Thursday evening with a screening of rare films and a panel on Women, Media Access, and Film & Video Activism. Friday’s schedule features two panels: Feminism & Visual Protest Culture and Gender & Digital Activism, and Occupy Lunch, an interlude of installations, performances, and workshops with artists and activists. Closing the event will be a Cabaret of performances including music, spoken word, and theater.

The full schedule ::READ PDF:: is also available at our website:
Although the symposium is a free event, we do request pre-registration. To reserve lunch, please register by Thursday, April 5.

We are accepting applications to participate in Occupy Lunch through March 26th.

If you have questions about the symposium, please email us at artsactionactivism@gmail.com

I have had the worst head cold congestion, cough since monday. I was hoping to keep it from progressing into a cough but I am all coughtastic this morning. I blame the shift in weather coupled by crazy allergies making my throat raw and susceptible to infection. This often happens when I scratch my throat a lot because of allergies.



I have been working from home to prevent everyone else from getting it. This is actually quite unusual. Most of my coworkers go in sick all the time, which is how I generally get sick.

I could just not work but I go crazy when I have nothing to do and even more so over the stress of the work building up makes me anxious and its not like doing nothing makes it get better. I am glad I have a job that can be done from just about anywhere. I can't imagine if I had to operate some specialized machine that was only in one place.

Generally, I can get more done away from the office even in worse physical health. If I ever get a new job I may pursue the kind that allows me to work remotely.

She has found the wooden spoon.

We took off to Toronto for the weekend to see Andy C at the guvernment as part of bass week 2012. For the last 17 years he has been one of my favorite djs. His sets are always amazing. The trip was pretty great I wish I could have stayed for Saturday night too

My one problem with Canada is trying lack of internet. I wish at&t and Rogers would just allow customers to roam both ways as some partnership.

She is so cute. I think zoey must be jealous of all the attention.

The clam bars are open. I am going to be so sad when the weather ends.

Its amazing the difference in color scheme. @lilho talked about how much she loved the beach in Hawaii and Josh talked about how he hated beaches and sunlight.

We tried a some non fish items at seabar lunch. I got the locomoco, a Hawaiian classic, that consists of fried rice topped with a hamburger and then a fried egg, all covered in gravy. It was actually quite delicious. I also got the chirashi zushi bowl.

It was worth the 45 minute wait. I love that it came with chicken legs. Way bigger than I expected compared with the portions of everything else.

Even Basra needs a cool down.