2015 Conference Schedule Overview

Menstrual Health & Reproductive Justice:

Human Rights across the Lifespan

The 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

at The Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University

June 4-6, 2015

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OVERVIEW (as of March 14, 2015)

[And here is a more detailed schedule for conference presenters (pdf), as of April 21, 2015]

CORCORAN ROOM

WEDS

9 AM-3 PM

SMCR Board Meeting
 BONUS EVENT: Mikveh TourVisit Mayyim Hayyim. Tour their mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath intended to mark transitional moments including niddah (the practice of monthly immersion following menstruation). Suggested donation: $25.00/person, but any amount accepted. Wednesday, June 3, 2015 3:30-5:30 pm. Open to the Public.
Lobby 9 AM Vending and Display Tables Open
Function Room

THURSDAY

9-10:30AM

OPENING Plenary: Flash!

(8 speakers @5 mins each)

  1. “Spokeswomen” from Sustainable Cycles
  2. Jax Gonzalez, Menstrual Activist 
  3. Crimson Wave, Menstrual Comedy Duo
  4. Joan C. Chrisler, Feminist Psychologist and Menstrual Cycle Research, Founding Editor, Women’s Reproductive Health
  5. Alice Dan, Menstrual Cycle Researcher and Founding Director, Center for Research on Women & Gender at Univ of Illinois, Chicago
  6. Sharmila Murthy, Legal Scholar, Researcher of Water and Human Rights
  7. Sharon Powell, Artist & Educator, SL Powell Public Affairs Services Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College Chicago
  8. JoAnn Loulan, Psychotherapist & Author: Period: A Girl’s Guide
8 rooms  11-12:30PM

Concurrent Session 1

4 papers or 1 one workshop per session. Up to 8 sessions

FACULTY

DINING

ROOM

12:30-2PM

LUNCH on your own (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boxed lunches available for pre-order)

AND

Film Screening  of “MENSTRUAL MAN

Brief post screening discussion moderated by David Linton

Function

Room

 2-3:30  PM Plenary: “Menstrual Hygiene Management Across the Globe”

Faculty

Dining Room

3:30-5 PM

Screening & Discussion of “Things We Don’t Talk About: Women’s Stories from the Red Tent” w Moderated Discussion

(moderator pending)

Function Room 5-7 PM

Poster Presentation and “Widening the Cycle” A Menstrual Art Exhibit (curated by Jen Lewis)

 

7pm-9pm Organized Dinners Out (hosted by board members)
8 PM

Sustainable Cycles Event: Potluck Dinner and Connections

(at MakeShift at 549 Cols Ave (South End)

Lobby 9 AM Vending and Display Tables Open

Function

Room

FRIDAY

9-10:30AM

Plenary: Tomi-Ann Roberts: “Mainstreaming the Flow:

(Still) Selling My Soul to Start the Conversation”

 

8 rooms 11-12:30PM Concurrent Session 2—up to 8  sessions

Function

Room

12:30-1:45PM

Plenary (with LUNCH): Beyond “Menstruation Bathroom”:

Stimulating Social Change Through Visualizations of Gendered Blood

Moderator TBA

Panel Members

  • Diana Alvarez
  • Gabriella Boros
  • Ingrid Goldbloom-Bloch
  • Lucy Madeline
  • Kyle Peterson
Function Room 2-3:30 PM

Keynote: Loretta Ross, Reproductive Justice Pioneer (sponsored by Diva International, Inc.)

 

3:30-4PM Break 
6 rooms 4-5:30PM Concurrent Session 3—up to 6 sessions
5:30:-7:00  PM Organized Dinners Out (hosted by board members)
Function Room? 7-9:00 PM

Menstrual Comedy & Cocktails (sponsored by Lunette)

 

10 rooms

SATURDAY

9-10:30AM

Concurrent Session 4—up to 10 sessions
10 rooms 11-12:30PM

Concurrent Session 5—up to 10 sessions

 

Faculty

Dining
Room

 

12:30-2:00PM

Lunch on Your Own (vegetarian, vegan and gluten free

boxed lunches available for pre order)

AND

Film Screening: NED: No Evidence of Disease (with moderated discussion)

AND

Party to celebrate ten years of Chart Your Cycle

and Adventures in Menstruating! All weekend long, peruse zines at the Mobile Menstrual Zine Library stall.

During lunch, celebrate 10 Years of Chart Your Cycle, Adventures of Menstruating, and the power of zines! Listen to readings, grab party bags and mini zines, and create your own page to contribute to a communal conference zine.

2:00-2:15 BREAK

Function

Room

2:15-3:15 PM

 

AWARD PRESENTATIONS:

  • Making Menstruation Matter Award to

Our Bodies Ourselves’ Former Executive Director, Judy Norsigian 

  • SMCR Awards
3:15-3:30 PM BREAK
Function Room 3:30-5:00PM SMCR Membership Meeting (all welcome!)
Faculty Dining Room (TBD) 5-7 PM Where Do We Go From Here? Table Discussions Over Dinner On-Site
Function Room 7-9PM

Poetry Open Mic, Hosted by Dominique Christina2012 and 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion and a sprinkle-feature from Boston’s first slam team, The House Slam AND a fabulous Raffle, too

Sponsored by Lunette

Suggested Donation for those not registered for conference: $5-10. 

BONUS EVENT: In Her Shoes: A Feminist History Walking Tour around Boston
Sunday, June 7 10 am-NOON Cost: Sliding Scale: $5-10/per person. Open to the Public so invite your local friends! Local feminist historian Elizabeth Dake will lead a spirited exploration of the work and contributions of women in Boston in areas such as health and reproductive justice, education, science, and immigration over several centuries. Boston has a particular legacy of a convergence between academic, non-governmental organizations, municipal institutions, and grassroots communities. The women selected below represent the multifaceted nature of Bostonian society as well as the variety of fields in which women practice their feminism and affect social change. These sites are centered on the Boston Commons and downtown, similar to a traditional Boston history walking tour, however some locations are further out.

 

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