Special Events Presentations 2/19/2012
YJ ’12: We’re going to do special events presentations now. Then we will vote online in a week.
Tina Hu ’12: There are 7 applications and 5000 dollars. Keep that in mind while you’re listening to the presentations.
I (Heart) Female Orgasm
Maria Aghazarian ‘13 and Carolyn Jacoby ‘13
Maria Aghazarian ’13: I (Heart) Female Orgasm is a sex ed program. They’ve been to Smith twice and Wellesley five times. They provide information to all genders and orientations. The emphasis is on individuals making decisions that are right for them and talking about things that don’t get talk about enough like consent and anatomy. They also talk about body image issues. We’ve been trying to bring them to campus for three years. They gave us $200 off their usual price because it’s hard to get special events funding. Bryn Mawr is close to a place they can stay for free, so they can make a living off of this. We will also have $1,000 from Active Minds, which brings the projected total price down to $2,100.50.
Tina Hu ‘12: How are you getting the money from Active Minds?
Maria Aghazarian ‘13: They have $1000 from AMO and no set plans for it. Body image issues and sexuality are extremely relevant to mental health.
Blair Smith ’12: When and where is the event?
Maria Aghazarian ‘13: It’s going to be March 21rst in Goodheart, so $100 will be for tech for Goodheart.
Julia Fahl ’12: How many people are you expecting will attend the event?
Maria Aghazarian ‘13: When they’ve come to colleges, 10% of the students show up. It’s a non-ticketed free event, so that people can come even if it’s last minute. It’s an education program so the emphasis is on giving out information. We want it to be an open atmosphere. The event will be open to the trico.
Lindsey Crowe ’14: What would the talk actually be about?
Maria Aghazarian ’13: It would address issues of sexuality and sexual orientation on a larger scale and get information out to more people. They talk a lot about myths people have and learning how to be comfortable with your body. The focus is on female pleasure. It’s information you don’t get in wellness. It’s more involved and funny and relevant not just about disease prevention. They talk about issues of consent, and different things you can do, but it’s not like a how to. If you’re interested in learning more you can go to their website: sexualityeducation.org
Karina Siu ’14: How much are you asking for?
Maria Aghazarian ‘13: Right now it’s $3,100.50. If we get support would bring down to 2,100.50 if they support. We’re relatively confident Active Minds wants to be involved.
Saba Qadir ‘13: Could we have an estimate of the price after you’ve spoken with active minds and before it goes to voting.
Maria Aghazarian ‘13: It goes to voting next week will have an answer by them.
GMGA Ghanaian Music/Global Entrepreneurship
Robin Riskin ‘12
Robin Riskin ’12: I’m from Haverford. This is a tricollege symposium about Ghanaian music. Soulfege, the number 1 hip hop artist in Ghana, wants to come to Haverford, which is kind of a big deal. He’s known both for his rise in ghetto and international fame. Paapa is also signed on. On March 21, there will be a GMGE kick off at Bryn Mawr with a teach-in with Ghanaian students from trico so we can learn about what we’ll be hearing. There will Ghannian food. On Thursday, March 22nd there will be a workshop with the 360 class. In the evening there will be a screening of Homegrown. On Friday, March 23rd at 10pm there will be an open mic and a workshop called crafting the beats. There will be a concert 10pm to 2am concert in Founder’s Hall. The funding is set for Haverford. We have formed committees. There’s a head committee and a general committee. We’re asking BMC and Swat for funding for posters refreshments and to help pay for Soulfege. The funding is set for the artists. We’re asking for $500 which is a small but crucial part of making this event successful.
Nora Chong ’12: How much money are you asking for?
Robin Riskin ’12: $500.
Julia Fahl ’12: $500 for food and posters sounds great, but is there more information about what that $500 is going to.
Robin Riskin ’12: $450 was our total request. We got $150 from deans office for this, and food costs $100.
Get Your Spring On
Elizabeth Olecki ‘12 and Emily Kirchner ’12
Elizabeth Olecki ’12: This event is modeled off Get Your Paint On event. It will basically be a big party with tables of food, jello wresting, and moon bounces. You may be asking yourself “Why fund this?” Well, it’s the same spirit of the Get Your Paint On event. It will be a dry, non-club sponsored event meaning it will be inclusive. Students have noticed a lack of utilization of outdoor space. This would be a great way to celebrate the warm weather! There’s a buzz on campus about jello wrestling, probably because of the jello wrestling at Haverford. I wish I could jello wrestle but not in a creepy way. About the jello wrestling – it’s a special type of jello just for wrestling. It’s non-staining, does not stick, and doesn’t hurt the grass. It’s instant set so it doesn’t take a lot of set up. I’ve talked to about 100 people about this. We were asking people what would you want to have if not jello wrestling. The answer was a moon bounce. We thought about getting a slip and slide, but there were water utilization issues. We definitely wanted to burn some other type of inflatable thing – maybe a jousting thing or the derby thing from May Day 2010. We’re only asking for $1,400, which includes the rental of a moon bounce, food, jello, and baby pools. The reason we came up with doing this was because it sounded like a good idea. This is kind of beyond the scope of special events funding as it’s usually defined, but we think a lot of people would come and money would be well spent. We’ve talk to constituents and a lot of people are excited.
Nora Chong ’12: What’s the date of this event?
Elizabeth Olecki ’12: It would be on April 13th on Merion green, which is two weeks before end of the school year. It would be a pre May Day/Haverfest warm up.
Bacaso
Ntsadi Mofokeng ‘12
Ntsadi Mofokeng ‘12: I’m president of Bacaso, which is the African and Caribbean student organization. We want to bring Trevor Noah to campus. He’s been on jay leno twice. He’s a comedian who deals with identity type issues having to do with being of mixed race. He provides a different perspective on African and other images of Africa, not just what’s in media. Because we’re a small liberal arts college, he’s willing to come for 3000 dollars, which includes transportation. We can only get him when he’s already on the east coast, so he’d be coming Monday April 2nd. It would be in Rhoads dining hall, which is a small intimate space. Part of the funding would go to feeding him while he’s here and publicity.
Mujeres
Christine Calderón ‘13, Sharaai Marerro ’13, Jessica Robles ‘13
Christine Calderón ’13: We want to bring Joe Hernandez to campus. He talks about politics, feminism, and latino identity. He teaches hip hop and spoken word workshops. He’s a teacher and started open mic events for high school youth in the city of Santa Monica. We’re planning on having him come on April 13th in Dalton 300 so we could easily transition into the hour workshop. He charges $1,260 dollars. We have to pay for his flight. Some money will be coming from Mujeres. We don’t have to pay for lodging. We’re asking for $2,650 total, most of which is for his performance fee, and the rest is advertising through out the trico.
Ali Raeber ’13: Dalton 300 is small. Have you thought about any other spaces?
Christine Calderón ’13: TGH is booked right now. We wanted a space where people could sit down because of the writing workshop.
Julia Fahl ’12: Goodhear Music room fits 150 people.
Sharaai Marerro ’13: It’s booked.
Wealth Gap Exhibition
Nora Chong ’12, Hallie Garrison ’13, Katie McCormick ‘13
Nora Chong ’12: We’re hoping to have to have an exhibit about the wealth gap in the U.S because governments programs benefit a lot of people, including probably most of you when you’re out of school and older in the form of food stamps, social security, and Medicare. In every county there’s a range of how much people are benefiting from these things. This would be an exhibit of graphics presenting information in an accessible way. There’s an interactive map on New York Times website about the wealth gap. We could have things like that which would make it easy to digest information and facts about how things are distributed. It would be in the campus center so people could walk through on Friday, March 30th from 10-2, which is lunch hour so people will be coming through a lot. We’re asking for $500 for postings, a $300 honorarium from Daniel Denver who’s the news editor of the Philly City Paper and who talks a lot about equal opportunity and segregation in Philly. Philly is one of the most segregated cities in the world. This event would speak to students at BMC who relate to Philly. The reason for this event comes out of the enthusiasm around the occupy movements and questions about what are the relative inequalities of place we’re living. As people in world, it’s important for us to be aware of these things as we conduct ourselves as citizens. We’d be getting support from the CEO, SJPP, VITA, and LIFT, Pensby Center, and the econ department. These are some the partners and sources we’re talking to about combing resources and some funding will come from them, but the main bulk of the funding will com from special events. We’re asking for $1037.39 total.
Julia Fahl ’12: Would there be a way to incorporate this with the Class Dismissed? discussion the frosh have been having and are encouraged to be having throughout the year?
Nora Chong ’12: That’s great idea. SJPP has been focused on bringing those discussions to forefront of people’s minds, so working with them would be good.
Hallie Garrison ‘13: We could do some of the advertising for that through SJPP
Project Educate in Africa/She’s the First
Jasmine Arnold ‘12
Jasmine Arnold ’12: We want to bring Tammy Tibbetts to campus. She’s the founder of She’s the First. She would to be coming to BMC in April from NYC. She started two non-profits. I know a lot of people at BMC would be interested in hearing her talk. Her speaker fee is $350, $225 are for travel and accommodations, and $50 are for baking materials for tie dye cupcakes and advertising, which comes to a total $670. We’re really excited to bring her to the trico community.
Nora Chong ’12: Can we vote for 1 only?
YJ ’12: We can spend up to $5000. It will be clear in the email.