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Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions women have made to the United States and recognizes the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.
Public Fresno State events this week include:
March 27: “Amplify Your Heart,” paint and sip night with Kambrya Bailey, 7 to 9 p.m. at Tower Blendz, 802 E. Olive Ave., Fresno. Free smoothie and paint supplies, RSVP required for the 20 available spots. Sponsored by the Africana Studies Program. Contact: Dr. Meta Schettler, mschettl@csufresno.edu.
March 27: “Sankofa Gardens Workday,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Fresno State Horticulture Nursery (3150 E. Barstow Ave.). Join Minkah Taharkah from the California Farmer Justice Collaborative at a spring land prep workshop for a new Africana Studies garden plot. RSVP. Contact: Dr. Meta Schettler, mschettl@csufresno.edu.
March 27: Reproductive Justice Tea, a discussion on reproductive justice and activism with tea and pastries, presented by the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Fresno State Library Room 3212, featuring local reproductive justice-focused community organizations. Contact: Dr. Larissa Mercado-Lopez, lmercadolopez@mail.fresnostate.edu.
March 28: “Yasmeen’s Element” (2024), presented by Cineculture, 5:30 p.m. at the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center. “Yasmeen’s Element,” by Pakistani-American director Amman Abbasi, is the story of Yasmeen, a student who is eager to learn. She is helped and sometimes hindered by those she encounters, a parable for what women’s education can be in an unstable place. A discussion with Abbasi follows the film. Contact: Dr. Mary Husain, mhusain@csufresno.edu.
March 28-April 5: “Antigone,” presented by University Theatre. The conflict between justice and law rises to poetic heights in Anne Carson’s innovative translation of Sophocles’ classic tale of civil disobedience. Woods Theater (Speech Arts). Event times. Tickets are $10-$20. Contact: Miguel Gastelum, mgastelum@mail.fresnostate.edu.
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