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Letter from the Editor:

Hey folx,

Spring break is almost here, thankfully!

As ya'll know, March is Women's History Month, and we are celebrating at Sloss through art and community aid!

Make sure to check out information about ARTiculations and the Resource Room in this newsletter!

Pride Alliance, a LGBTQIA+ student organization on campus, is holding a gender affirming care drive to help our new resource room! If you want to donate, don't be afraid to reach out!

The Sloss Center still has recent additions, like the kids corner in our space! It is available for students, faculty, and staff with children to have an accessible place to hang out on campus. As well, come in weekly for a sweet treat that we provide! They are delicious and free for the public!

This is my continuous reminder that everyone at the Sloss Center is a resource to students, faculty, and staff on campus and we will support folx in any way that we can.

We have many community aid and resources to help you navigate through, and are in the process of creating even more opportunities for individuals who visit the Sloss Center. So please feel free to stop by and chat with any of us on the Sloss staff. As well, we have a lot of community aid programming coming up, so keep a look out!

As always, continuous events and programs are happening throughout Iowa State, make sure to stay up to date and join in, meet some amazing individuals, and learn about different identities.

Any additional information about the Sloss Center can be found on our website.

If any individuals have any questions about events, programs or community aid, please reach out to me: mamason@iastate.edu.

In community,

Madison Mason (she/they)
PR and Communications intern.

Women's History Month at Sloss

For Women's History Month, the Margaret Sloss Center for Women's and Gender Equity is celebrating by uplifting women and gender non-conforming artists through the ARTiculations series.

As well, Sloss will be opening our resource room during the month of March, in efforts to represent the feminist fight against poverty, and understanding gender justice within oppressive economic systems.

For more information about the feminization of poverty, learn more here.

An interview series focusing on the contributions of local women and non-binary artists.

The third volume of interviews in the series features Catherine Reinhart, Sasha Phillips, Jo Allen, and Tashina Azure. The interviews will air on KHOI Radio, 89.1 FM on Mondays at 4pm throughout March for local listeners. Not local? Listen live at khoifm.org.

This program is hosted by Nancy Gebhart as a collaboration between the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity and KHOI Community Radio.

Catherine, Sasha, Jo, and Tashina were asked to provide a playlist to accompany their interviews. Those songs were collected as an ARTiculations Volume 3 Spotify playlist.

Revisit the March 2022 interviews featuring artists Jamie Malone, Kristin Roach, Sara Merritt, and Helen Barton.

Revisit the October 2022 interviews featuring artists Charlie Esker, Vivian M. Cook, Sang Lee, Zoë Fay-Stindt, and Tanvi Rastogi.

The interview series is recorded at the KHOI studios with Mike Murphy and edited by Rosie Rowe.

The Sloss Center is thrilled to announce the addition of a new resource at the Sloss House: The Resource Room! Doors will open on March 7th, 2023 with an opening celebration planned for Thursday, March 30th at the Sloss House. More details to come.

The Resource Room can be found on the first floor of the Sloss House (front entry of house is accessible) and will offer a dry goods pantry, basic needs supplies such as menstrual products, toiletries, a limited number of clothing items, as well as resources for student parents, such as diapers, baby food, and more. The Resource Room is entirely supported by the generous support of donors and the SHOP Food Pantry.

To get involved, contact slosscenter@iastate.edu. We're currently accepting the following donations:

Gender Affirming Care Donations

Sloss Kids Corner

All students, faculty, and staff with children are able to use this space! We have toys, books, and more available for kids to entertain themselves with!

ARTiculations

AAUW Start Smart salary negotiation workshops are specifically designed to teach you how to negotiate salaries for a new job. In every two-hour workshop you will gain confidence in your negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play and learn:

How to identify and articulate your personal value
How to develop an arsenal of persuasive responses and other strategies to use when negotiating
How to conduct objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits
About the wage gap, including its long-term consequences

Negotiations can increase the potential to earn higher salaries and better benefits packages. By negotiating fair and equitable salaries, you will be better able to pay off loans, buy the things you want and need, and even save (though it may seem like it is far away) for retirement.

Crafternoons

Formerly a speaker series, Feminist Fridays are 'crafternoon' sessions at the Sloss House. Through the healing process of creativity, making, and creating, we connect with our communities and end the week together in solidarity.

Job Opportunity

Student Organizations

Pride Alliance

Come to Pose trivia night at the Sloss Center from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on March 1!

The Pride Alliance is a safe and brave space for queer individuals on campus. Pride Alliance strives to mix education and activism with socializing, pride and support. To sign up for an email list and be alerted on events and meetings, email iowastatepridealliance@gmail.com.

You can also follow the Iowa State Pride Alliance on Instagram and Twitter @iowastatepride.

ACCESS

Rec Services

Women's Weight Lifting Clinic

An opportunity for women to learn how to properly weight train is available for registration. Each class will begin in the fitness studio, State Gym 1218, for a presentation on the lift of the day and time to practice with a PVC pipe. Then the class will progress to the racks in State Gym. To register, follow this link.

Women* Climb Night

Women* Climb Night is Back! This semester we are offering women* climb nights once a month, on the last Wednesday of every month from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. This event is free to ISU members and open to non- pass holders and community members who are eligible to purchase a facility day pass!

*Why the asterisk? This program is open to individuals who identify as women or genderqueer. This includes women who are cisgender, trans, or of trans experience. We also welcome individuals who identify as gender non-binary or any other gender identity who seek this community. We recognize that gender is complex and members of our community that identify as women, genderqueer or belong to this group are all welcome to this program.

Taxes Preparation

Women's and Gender Studies

The Iowa State University Women’s and Gender Studies Spring Student Conference is now accepting proposals! The conference will take place on Saturday, April 15^th from 9am-4pm at the Iowa State University, Student Innovation Center. Any undergraduate and graduate student who attends a college or university in the state of Iowa is welcome to submit a proposal. Projects can be research based, creative project, activist work, pedagogy or other thematic work related to gender, sexuality, identity and/or feminism. Proposals must be submitted by Monday, March 20^th at 11:59pm and will be accepted on a rolling basis.

The conference is free and open to anyone to attend. You don’t have to be presenting to attend! We encourage attendees to register, but it is not required. Lunch will be provided. Please visit the WGS Conference Website to learn more about proposal submission, registration and updates about the conference! E-mail wgsconference@iastate.edu with any questions. If your program has a newsletter or would be willing to promote this event in anyway it would be greatly appreciated! I have included social media graphic with this e-mail and this link leads to all information needed WGS Conference Website. Please e-mail rcooney@iastate.edu if you have any promotional questions.

The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success

Register for Lavender Graduation!

The Lavender Graduation Ceremony is one of the many traditions LGBTIQA⁺ students, faculty, and staff have created for themselves at Iowa State. Each year, graduating members of the Iowa State lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and ally community are recognized during this special event. All spring, summer, and fall 2023 graduates are invited to participate!

Register here!

International Students and Scholars Office

Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

Writing and Communication Consultations

Visit our website to make an appointment: https://www.asc.dso.iastate.edu/
ISU Writing and Communication Consultations and Academic Success Center invite you to register for our March 29^th speaker series, "Rewriting, Reclaiming, and Reorienting in Digital Spaces." This event will feature a conversation with Ashlee Bird, Joseph Lewis Erb, and Casey Koyczan, who will each share their work advocating for Indigenous language justice through technology and design, followed by a Q&A with attendees. Link to more info and registration here: www.asc.dso.iastate.edu/speaker-series

Want to be apart of our Newsletter?

Student organizations and offices that involve gender equity, multicultural engagement, and queer identities are always welcome in our newsletter. Reach out to be a part of the Sloss Newsletter.

mamason@iastate.edu

Get in touch!

Reading an excellent feminist text? Have a post for our social media? A feminist event you want us to know about? Just want to say hi?

slosscenter@iastate.edu

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