Co-chair: Amanda Mather Co-Chair: Kelsey Sheridan
Phone: 503-530-6073 Phone: 561-818-3275
Email: AmandaMather2012@u.northwestern.edu Email: sheridan@u.northwestern.edu
For Immediate Release: Northwestern University Sex Week
April 9-14th
Evanston, Illi. - As university “Sex Weeks” gain attention and increasingly garner scrutiny, Northwestern University College Feminists prepares to launch its sixth annual Sex Week, running from April 9th-14th. A veteran of the sometimes contentious Sex Week phenomenon, Northwestern is proud to continue its tradition of provocative, relevant, and engaging programming. This Sex Week will feature its most diverse, provocative set of events yet, hosting everything from professors on homosexuality research to the founding editor of Bitch Magazine, from workshops on feminism and female submission in BDSM culture, to a lecture on gender and sexuality in webcomics.
“Given how polemic conversations around sex have become in recent months here in America, it’s no wonder Sex Weeks have come under fire. In reality, Sex Week strives to be a safe, inclusive place for people of all practices to analyze and discuss their wants, thoughts and desires,” says co-chair Kelsey Sheridan.
Sex Week aims to incorporate women, LGBTQ people and people of marginalized sexual identities into the sex conversation and encourage empowered, informed personal decisions.
“Conversations like the ones we’ll be having during Sex Week open the door for greater understanding and acceptance and by presenting these really important topics in a smart, sensitive, and entertaining way, we hope to reach our campus community and beyond,” says Sex Week co-chair Amanda Mather. “Sex Week has a unique ability to host this dialogue, as a religiously and politically unaffiliated group. We aren’t afraid to present something contentious and we always seek to provide relevant, and engaging content with something that appeals to everyone.”
All Sex Week events are open to the public and admission is free unless otherwise noted. The full schedule of events (attached) and more information about Northwestern’s Sex week can be found at www.northwesternsexweek.com.
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Sex Week welcomes and encourages media coverage of all of our events, listed below.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Sex Week co-chairs, Amanda Mather (amandamather2012@u.northwestern.edu) or Kelsey Sheridan (sheridan@u.northwestern.edu).
Monday April 9th
Getting Bi: Bisexuality Workshop with Laura Stuart and Doris Dirks
Cosponsored by the LGBT Resource Center
*Registration required (Norris website)
4:00-6:00pm, Searle 3-220
Sex Sells: Sex and Sexuality in Advertising with C. Riley Snorton and Mohanbir Sawhney
7:00-8:00pm, University 121
How to Hate Women and Have Bad Sex: Trolling the Men’s Right Movement
8:00-9:00pm, Annenburg G02
Co-Sponsored by Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault (MARS)
Tuesday, April 10th
Sexpo: Sexual Health Fair
12:00-3:00pm, Northwestern Room
Co-Sponsored by Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators (SHAPE)
Draw All the Things!: Contemporary Gender Issues in Comics with Anne Moore
5:00-6:00pm Harris L07
The Purity Myth: Documentary Screening
7:00-8:00pm, Harris 107
Co-Sponsored by The Women’s Center and SHAPE
Wait Till You See My D!ck
A Panel on Hip Hop, Gender, and Sexuality
8:00-9:00pm, Harris L07
Wednesday, April 11th
Sexy Swing Dance Lessons with BLAST
6:00-7:00pm, Norris Louis Room North (205A)
Co-Sponsored By BLAST
Baby, I Was Born This Way?: Sexual Orientation Lecture with Dr. Bailey
7:00-8:00pm, University 121
Slam, Bam, Thank You Ma’am: Sexy Open Mic Night
8:30-9:30pm, Dittmar Gallery, Norris
Co-Sponsored by Slam Society
Thursday, April 12th
**Sex Worker, Hooker, or Victim?: A Panel on Sex Work and Its Implications
12:00-1:00pm, Kresge Centennial Hall 4365
Feminism and Female Submission in BDSM: A Presentation by the Pleasure Chest
5:00-6:00pm, Kresge 4425
Sex Tapes, Purity Rings and Drive-Thru Weddings: A Night with BITCH Magazine
7:00-8:00pm, Swift 107
Co-Sponsored by SHAPE and Her Campus
Sexy Bachata Lessons with BLAST
8:30pm-9:00pm, Location TBD
Co-Sponsored by BLAST
Friday, April 13th
Hooking Up with God: Pressure and Sexual Decision Making with Rev. Julie Windsor Mitchell
12:00-1:00pm, University Christian Ministry
Lunch provided by UCM
Sex after Sexual Assault: Workshop with Eva Ball
3:00-4:00pm, Searle Health Center
Saturday, April 14th
Not That Kind of Film Fest: Documentary screenings
Co-Sponsored by SHAPE
Paris Is Burning: Documentary Screening
2:00-3:30pm, Swift 107
The Scarlet Road: Screening and Discussion on Sex and the Disabled
with Therapist Kelly Connell
4:00-6:00pm, Swift 107
Sex Positive: Documentary Screening
6:00-7:00pm, Swift 107
**tentative, awaiting contract discussions
