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https://omeka.middlebury.edu/archives_of_dissent/files/original/f792e5500319c976c43a6c5b4d17ca55.pdf
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Feminist Action at Middlebury, commonly referred to as FAM, has existed since the early 90’s when it was called the Coalition for Feminist Consciousness (CFC). After the DU mannequin incident of 1988, there was a surge of feminist activism in which The Coalition for Women/FAM was created. FAM’s mission is to explore and question the construction of gender and gender stereotypes and how they relate to gender-based violence, as well as address and explore a variety of issues relating to various feminisms. FAM continues to be present on campus today and has worked closely with Chellis House since the house opened in 1993. Over the years, FAM has engaged in comprehensive feminist activism on topics ranging from menstrual and reproductive justice, anti-sexual assault activism, and body positivity, to school, local, state, and national politics, and advocacy for trans rights and womxn of color.
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Feminist Action at Middlebury (FAM)/Coalition for
Feminist Consciousness (CFC)
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This Middlebury Campus op/ed was in response to an article by James O’Brien which criticized a recent gender violence poster campaign. This article discusses the misguided belief that the Middlebury community is aware of issues of harassment and assault and points to the value of creating dialogue about these issues, among other things. This article was co-authored by FAM, Men Against Violence, and Women of Color (WOC).
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Feminist Action at Middlebury, Men Against Violence, and Women of Color
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November 29, 2007
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Campus Op/Ed: "Sexual Harassment is an Issue"
apathy
awareness
dialogue
FAM
Feminist Action at Middlebury
gender violence
James O’Brien
Men Against Violence
op/ed
poster campaign
sexual assault
sexual harassment
The Campus
WOC
Women of Color
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https://omeka.middlebury.edu/archives_of_dissent/files/original/baf44218b2e0805041ca83313e3c0663.pdf
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Stares and Stairs group
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Stares and Stairs was a performance activism group formed in January of 2016 by Morgan Grady-Benson ‘18, Chi Chi Chang ‘18, Nell Sather ‘19, and Liz Dunn ‘18. After taking Lida Winfield’s J-term class, “Radical Humanity: Performance and Social Activism,” this group of students decided to challenge the culture of sexual assault on Middlebury’s campus through performance activism. Their estimated 10-12 performances between winter 2016 and spring 2018 took place in active party spaces; Atwater Suites, Social Houses, the Spring Concert, and an attempted performance at the Rites of Spring [An invite-only party held every spring by Middlebury’s secret societies/fraternities]. During performances four “performers” would stand spread out on a flight of stairs, in various states of undress, handprints in purple paint on their skin, not engaging verbally with those passing by and holding signs that read “I’m not asking for it,” “I’m still not asking for it,” and “Sexual assault leaves a mark.” Accompanying the “performers” were the “bodyguards” who engaged with audience members, managed their reactions in order to maintain a safe environment, and passed out slips of paper that gave information about the group, educational materials, and the date and time of their routine post-performance debrief and reflection discussion.
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Stares and Stairs
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Stares and Stairs Website Post
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This was the first blog post Stares and Stairs posted to their website on February 2, 2016. This post lays out the origin and goals of the group.
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Stares and Stairs
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February 2, 2016
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Stares And Stairs Blog Post: "The Atwater Staircase: Performance Activism"
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awareness
blog
J-term
performance activism
performance art
sexual assault
sexual assault prevention
Stares and Stairs
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