BBB - Mona Lisa Smile

Hi All, After an unintentional hiatus, the Babes Beyond Borders Film series is back in action!! This Friday March 6th at 3pm we will be showing Mona Lisa Smile, starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhall.

This film tells the tale of a young university professor who discovers that nearly all of her female students are only in university to find a husband - and when they do, they drop out. She struggles to convince her students that they should be able to pursue careers and lives of their own, not simply define themselves by what their husbands do.

Come out on Friday to see how the rest of the film unfolds - it's a good one!!! Some great discussion will follow afterwards for sure, therefore we shall reconvene at the wave immediately after the film, around 5 pm!!! Hope to see you all there!

ps - There will be a meeting at 1:30 to discuss the upcoming Women's Studies conference that UPEI will be hosting in October - please make every effort to attend because some very important things need to be discussed!!

Babes Beyond Borders Returns!

Hello All!

I am happy to announce that the Babes Beyond Borders film series has been ressurected!!

The UPEI Women's Studies Society is proud to present:

CALENDAR GIRLS!!!!!!!

When: Friday December 30, 2009

Where: Blanchard Hall Residence - Apartment 222

Time: 3-5 pm

There will be a WSS Meeting before hand, so please try to be there around 1:00. We have lots to discuss regarding fundraisers, possible conference, and of course, upcoming BBB films!! For more info, see the Facebook Event page under the UPEI Women's Studies 08-09 group, or contact me at 626-4620. Hope to see you all there!

*PLEASE NOTE* Location Change - We will now be having our meeting and watching the film in Blanchard Hall Residence in Kerrilynn's apartment. Blanchard Hall is the residence that parallels Bellvedere Ave., beside Subway. For more directions, and for someone to come downstairs to let you in, call 626-4620 OR 626-4585. See you friday!

Erica

Film #3 - A Long Kiss Goodnight

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know about our upcoming event this Friday, November 14th!!! We will be showing Film #3 of our Babes Beyond Borders Film Series.

Presenting: A Long Kiss Goodnight

Date: Friday November 14th, 2008
Time: 4-6 pm
Place: Dawson Lounge, Main 420
Bring: Yourself, your friends, snacks to share

Note - The Women's Studies Society will be having a brief meeting before the film (starting around 3pm), so please come if you would like to contribute/help out at our upcoming events!
Thanks, See you Friday!

Erica

Pictures of the Day

Here are some pictures from our Rockey Horror afternoon.

Peace,
Kerrilynn

Movie Suggestion

Hey everybody!

Thought I'd make a quick post to recommend a film I watched last night called Finn's Girl.

Finn, the main character, is definitely a "babe beyond borders" as she is the head doctor of an abortion clinic. Throughout the movie she receives several threats and a few near death-experiences because of her profession. The movie accurately portrays the challenges surrounding abortion and has a nice twist at the end of it.

I won't tell too much about the plot but I definitely recommend checking out this film! Click on the links if you'd like more information about it!

Oh and PS It's Canadian!!

Martha

This Week...

Hello All :)

Thank you for the wonderful posts that continue to appear on our lovely little blog - it has become such a great source of sharing and communication - loving it!!!

Coming up this friday are two pretty important events for the Women's Studies Society, so I wanted to post a reminder :)

Friday October 31st, 2008

1) UPEI WST Society Montly Meeting - 1:30pm
Dawson Lounge, Main 420

2) Babes Beyond Borders Film Series - Film #2 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Dawson Lounge, Main 420 - 4-6pm
Popcorn and juice provided - please invite all your friends and bring snacks to
share if you so desire :)

Hope to see everyone out on friday - The meeting will be a really great opportunity to brainstorm and plan for some events for the rest of the semester/year, so it'd be great to have a large turnout so that we can have everyone's input. And of course, following our fantastic meeting will be our second film in the BBB series - so stick around afterwards!!!

See you all on friday!

Erica

Thelma & Louise Feedback

It is first thing in the morning for me so I give a lot of and's and um's.

Peace,
Kerrilynn

Updates! Updates! Updates!

Hello Everyone!

First off, I wanted to say how EXCITING it is to see how many people are getting involved with the blog - BIG thank you to Kerrilynn for her excellent video posts and Friday rants! Thank you to all who have contributed so far as well!

The UPEI Women's Studies Society will be hosting its FIRST EVENT this friday, October 17th - The first film in a series titled "Babes Beyond Borders"!!!! We will be showing THELMA & LOUISE at 4pm in the Dawson Lounge (Main 420) - all are welcome - bring your friends and your snacks, and enjoy the film!

Thanks to all who showed up for the "Wear Black for the Arts" on friday afternoon in the Quad - it was great to see everyone out there doing what they love to do - ART!!!! Hopefully some of the bigshots in Ottawa will listen for a change!

The UPEI WST Society monthly meeting will be held on Friday, October 31st @ 1:30 p.m. in the Dawson Lounge - everyone welcome!! The meeting will be followed with a screening of our 2nd film in our "Babes Beyond Borders" series from 4-6, film TBA.

That's all for now, thanks again for making this blog such a success! If you are interested in posting and have yet to recieve the login info, please contact upei_wst_society@hotmail.com

Hope everyone had a fantastic thanksgiving!

Erica