Gathering at the Well Forum

Gathering at the Well 10th Annual Forum

Topic: Reframing Homeland Security: Building a CWW Agenda for Justice and Care at Home, at Work and in the Community

When: Thursday, April 3, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (lunch following)
Where: Alumni Lounge, Lydon Library, UML North

Featured speaker: Cynthia Enloe, Ph.D., Clark University

About the Forum:

On April 3, the Center for Women and Work hosted its 10th Anniversary Gathering at the Well, an annual event that brings people together in the spirit of examining important national issues for women and work through a local and activist lens. The featured speaker for the special anniversary event was Cynthia Enloe, a noted feminist political scientist and author of many books examining militarism through the lens of gender, race, class and ethnic identity. Enloe spoke to the theme of the forum, challenging us to think about security broadly as justice and care for all. The morning had also featured the research of CWW faculty associates around the theme of security, as well as a number of other activities, presentations, and opportunities for discussion.

The CWW Gathering at the Well has built a tradition of creating an event that is exciting, provocative, and creative, and this special forum will exemplify these characteristics as we tackle the critically important issue of what it means for us to be safe in the twenty first century.

Historically women gathered at the well to collect water and share common issues. They turned what is often an onerous task into a source of strength. The Center for Women and Work's annual forum, Gathering at the Well, hopes to tap into that strength by establishing a forum to promote dialogue on issues of women and work and developing action agendas for the region. 

Program Details:

8:30 to 9 a.m. – Coffee, registration, conversation
9 to 10:30 a.m. - Featured speaker:  Cynthia Enloe, Ph.D.
Re-envisioning Local, National and Global Security as if Women Mattered followed by CWW scholarship presentation
10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Local Stories of Security & Insecurity
12:30 p.m. – Lunch

Contact: For more information, call (978) 934-4380

The event is co-sponsored and funded in part by the UML Council on Diversity & Pluralism & the Department of Psychology.