Women's Empowerment Brunch Returns

After a pandemic-related hiatus, ESF's 6th Women's Empowerment Brunch will take place Sunday, November 7, 11am-2pm, in Gateway Center.  With a theme of Making Space, the program will feature a panel discussion and literary pieces and art centered around outer space and physical space.  Poems, short stories, essays and image can be submitted by members of the campus community at https://linktr.ee/TheBaobabSociety.  

Submit literary works or art and/or register at https://linktr.ee/TheBaobabSociety  

Online registration is now open. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase in the two weeks prior to the event, M-F 10-2, in Gateway Center.  Prizes have been generously donated by campus groups; all proceeds will be donated to organizations that empower women and girls.  Registration will enable planners to finalize orders and accommodation requests, but walk-ins are welcome (space permitting). Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase onsite.

As has become tradition for this event, the dress code is for participants to wear what makes them feel empowered.                                                          

The 2021 WEB is presented by the Baobab Society and the ESF Women's Caucus, in collaboration with The Writing Resource Center, Poetry Society, ESF Bookstore, Green Campus Initiative, and the Environmental Studies Student Organization,  with support of the Undergraduate Student Association, Counseling Center and the Sustainability Office.  

To learn more about past events dating to May 2016, please visit the summaries compiled at:  http://esfwomen.blogspot.com/search?q=empowerment+brunch.

For questions about the 2021 program, contact thebaobabsociety@gmail.com and follow @thebaobabsociety on Instagram.  

Vera House resumes CAPT office hours in Centen

Vera House’s Campus Advocacy and Prevention Team will resume in-person office hours for all ESF students (Undergraduate and Graduate), Tuesdays, 3PM-6PM in Centennial Hall beginning November 2.  Students should check in at Centen’s front desk upon entry.

An advocate will be available to talk CONFIDENTIALLY about questions or concerns about sexual violence, partner violence, or stalking as well as reporting options and connections to support services.  Whether students have experienced something, or know someone who has, Vera House’s CAPT is there.  For more information about the Campus Project serving ESF, SU, LeMoynce, OCC and other institutions,  visit https://www.verahouse.org/campus-project, contact CAPT coordinator Chris Kosakowski at ckosakowski@verahouse.org or the Team CPTeam@verahouse.org.

For a printable display to hang on your door or bulletin board, or have visible during upcoming advising meetings,  click here.  

Vera House also offers a support line for all community members 24/7:   (315) 468-3260 (TTY for Deaf Community (315) 484-7263 during business hours).  In St Lawrence County (Ranger School), Renewal House’s crisis line (315) 379-9845 is staffed 24 hrs/day.

For more information about how ESF community members can #IdentifyInterpretIntervene and #ChooseAction, resources are available at https://linktr.ee/ESFchooseactionnetwork.  To get involved, contact  chooseaction@esf.edu, or the Choose Action Network Project Coordinator, Jennifer Keating, MSW, jkeating@esf.edu or 315-470-4867.