Women’s Institute for Leadership and Learning
9:15am-
“Food and Nourishment: Understanding Food Insecurity, Health and Food Activism in Communities of Color”
Location: Gould Hotel Board Room
Presenters: Denise Harrison, Kent State; Cynthia Trocchio, Kent State
This dialogue is centered around nutritional and health related issues in communities of color. Given that people of color, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Asian Americans lead the way on health related illnesses based on consumption of highly processed, genetically modified, high fructose and sugar laden foods. The aim of this discussion is to assist in developing platforms for changing the consumer mindset of consumption without question.
“An Analysis of Eco-
Location: Seneca Falls Community Center
Presenters: Alysah Berwald, St. John Fisher College; Melissa Guck, St. John Fisher College; Erica Mader, St. John Fisher College; Wendi Sierra, St. John Fisher College; Jill Swiencicki, St. John Fisher College
This session will explore how the concepts of femininity, motherhood, and nature are depicted in popular anime. While anime, Japanese animated feature films, are stylistically similar to western children’s cartoons, they frequently tackle complex and adult themes. The anime analyzed in this session, including Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, The Wolf Children, and Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox, each tackle environmental issues, often through the narratives of young women and their connection with the natural world.
“Emerging, Awakening, Naming The Path of Ecofeminist Recognition”
Location: Gould Hotel Ballroom
Presenters: Jesse Curran, Stony Brook University; Ken Cooper, SUNY Geneseo; Lucia LoTempio, SUNY Geneseo; Devon Gawley, SUNY Geneseo; Jenna Chevrin, SUNY Geneseo
On college campuses, even fewer students self-
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