Women's History Month 2021

Calendar of Events

“Rasquache Rebels: Women Making History”

The SAC Women’s History Month 2021 Committee invites you to our array of virtual panel discussions, workshops, and film screenings celebrating Women’s History. Our theme this year is “Rasquache Rebels: Women Making History.” Learn more about rasquachismo here.

Accessibility: All events will have ASL interpreting services.

Faculty: We welcome classes to our events! If you’re interested in bringing your class to an event, feel free to reach out to Prof. Amelia Serafine or Prof. Suraya Khan for more information.

Film Screening: Picture a Scientist

All Month Long: View Picture A Scientist online (link to be posted on this page soon!)
Faculty: If you would like to screen this in your class, email aserafine2@alamo.edu for more information.

Pandemic Protests: A Panel Discussion

Wednesday, March 3
6 – 7:30 p.m.

Pre-register on Zoom: https://alamo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lfG9dNYrS4a6qN7qTYC6PA

Opening Remarks: Dr. Sobia Khan, Dean of Academic Success
Moderator:  Professor Yon Hui Bell, English
Panelists:
Kimiya Factory, Black Lives Matter & Black Freedom Factory
Marz Cuauhocelotl, Autonomous Brown Berets de San Anto
Vanessa Canauhtli, Autonomous Brown Berets de San Anto
Joleen Garcia, Texas Organizing Project                
Special Guest:    Barbie Hurtado, San Antonio International Women’s Day March Collective

Women’s History Month has its roots in protest when garment workers in New York went on strike in 1909 for better pay and working conditions, and every year on March 8, women all over the world commemorate that first protest as they continue to organize and build social justice.

This use of protest was amplified with the Women’s Marches after the 2016 election, and even more recently, in this past summer’s protests, many of which were led and organized by women. Join us to kick off Women’s History Month with local women and women-identified activists organizing for Black Lives Matter and affordable housing and healthcare.

There will be door prizes!

Decolonize Your Diet: A Workshop with Dalina Soto, Anti-Diet Dietitian

Tuesday, March 16
1:40 – 3 p.m.
Pre-Register on Zoom: https://alamo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAoc-ioqzkiGNF-U16nVJ7gvNDeAueevx_m

Host: Roxanne Barrera, Scobee Education Center
Presenter: Dalina Soto, Anti-Diet Dietitian (your.latina.nutritionist on Instagram)

People often have a rough time understanding nutrition, especially in today's social media climate. In this workshop, anti-diet dietitian Dalina Soto will discuss simple nutrition tips for creating healthy habits and understanding growth. Attend for a chance to get prizes!

#ChangeRapeCulture: A Workshop with Kimiya Factory

Wednesday, March 17
6 – 7 30 p.m.
Zoom link: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/96034421121

Host: Professor Marianne Bueno, History
Presenter: Kimiya Factory, Black Freedom Factory

Learn about the #ChangeRapeCulture campus movement with changerapeculture.org co-founder Kimiya Factory. This will be an interactive workshop designed to inspire SAC students to work to dismantle rape culture on campus and the larger San Antonio community.

San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum (SAAACAM) Workshop on Creating Oral Histories

Tuesday, March 23
10:50 a.m. – noon
Zoom link: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/94336143362

Host: Professor Marianne Bueno
Presenters: San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum Community Oral History Project

About SAAACAM

Learn about oral history, its significance in preserving community histories, and how to preserve oral histories in your own family and community. This will be an interactive workshop where participants will learn how to conduct oral histories with family members and practice their skills in small breakout groups.

Picture A Scientist: A Virtual Chat with Women in the Sciences

Wednesday, March 24
6 – 7 p.m.
Zoom link: https://alamo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YPJcqAmMQgOB2z9iZMPtKw

Moderator: Heather Aguillar, Scobee Education Center
Presenters: Mareshia Donald, PhD and Paula Johnson Miles, PhD

This panel discussion to accompany Picture a Scientist (film available for your viewing throughout the month) will feature women in the sciences who have faced challenges, stared them in the eye, and overcame.

Lorde of the Fly: A Feminist Poetry Workshop with San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson

Thursday, March 25
10:50 a.m. – noon
Zoom link: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/91815384880

Host: Professor Yon Hui Bell, English
Presenter: Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson

Lorde of the Fly is a play on words to celebrate and explore the ideals of the brilliant and beloved Audre Lorde, who in her 1977 essay “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” stated, "We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired. For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for the final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us."

In the spirit of Audre Lorde, it's time to let our words fly over our fears and shatter the silence! We no longer have the luxury of waiting quietly. We will share the space with one another and celebrate our voices in all of their unique forms.  Our words are haughtier than the intimidating factors and forces that try to silence us. We are too fly for anything less than greatness.

SAC's Anti-Racist Reading Group: The Work of Maria Hinojosa

Friday, March 26 NEW DATE
Noon – 1 p.m.
Co-Sponsored with SAC’s Mexican-American Studies Program

Pre-Register on Zoom:  https://alamo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpcOigqj4vE9yntIfuahtxCNMR8Od3WOmN

Host: San Antonio College Anti-Racist Allies

SAC’s Anti-Racist Allies group invites students, staff, and faculty to join them for discussion of some short works by Maria Hinojosa, a pioneering, multi-media journalist and the founder of Futuro Media group. Please pre-register so you can receive the short reading materials ahead of time.

‘Zine Making 101: A Workshop with Members of the San Antonio ‘Zine Fest

Wednesday, March 31
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Preregister on Zoom at: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/92887641491

Host: Professor Amelia Serafine, History
Presenters: Members of the San Anto ‘Zine Fest
Suzy Gonzalez 

Explore decolonization and rasquachismo in this workshop with a focus on independent creativity and learning how to make your own ‘zine. Suzy González and the San Antonio ‘Zine Fest will discuss what ‘zines are, why they matter, and how you can start your own projects.

Once I Was You: Discussion with Author Maria Hinojosa

Wednesday, March 31
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SACMariaHinojosa 
Co-Sponsored with SAC’s Mexican-American Studies Program

Host: Professor Lisa Ramos, Mexican-American Studies and History
Presenter: Maria Hinojosa

SAC’s Mexican-American Studies program welcomes author Maria Hinojosa to campus.

Click here to get a printable WHM Calendar of Events.