Activities and Organizations
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
(Registered Student Organization)
The Feminist Majority is an organization devoted to identifying, understanding, and rectifying the issues surrounding women's rights and equality in Society. Our task here at U of I is to help inform students and ultimately make a difference in the lives of others - striving for an eventual world where women no longer have to struggle for equality. Campus for Choice has joined forces with the Feminist Majority to better perpetuate this vision and mission.
http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/feministmajority/
For more information contact Megan Kough, kough@uiuc.edu, or Maureen Gombas, gombas@uiuc.edu.
NOW (National Organization for Women)
We take action to improve the rights of women. Our programs and actions include access to abortion rights and contraception, ending domestic violence/sexual assault, working for lesbian and gay rights, ending discrimination in education and the workplace, and election work for feminist candidates including voter registration.
For more information on the student chapter of NOW, contact Amber Kirchhoff at akirchh2@uiuc.edu.
The Champaign County NOW and Student Chapter website is https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/NationalOrganizationforWomen(NOW)studentchapter/
Men of Impact
Men of Impact's primary goal is to educate, motivate and urge Black men to become strong and responsible leaders within their community. Men of all ages and backgrounds participate in interactive workshops and planning sessions which address the numerous, pressing issues facing our community. Although Men of Impact is dedicated to the uplifting of Black men, we encourage men and women of all backgrounds to participate in our various activities.
President Charles L. Williams, clwillms@uiuc.edu
Men Against Sexual Violence
Men Against sexual violence (MASV) is a service group of like-minded individuals dedicated to the elimination of all forms of sexual violence against women and men. Although our main focus is the education of men, membership is open to all, regardless of sex, gender, race, ethnicity, creed, nationality, or sexual orientation. As part of the continuing campaign we intend to focus on raising overall consciousness about these problems so that all are equipped with the knowledge necessary to prevent the perpetuation of these crimes.
Women of Color
The Women of Color Core Committee consists of 10-12 African American women from the campus as well as the community. In addition to our annual conference, Women of Color hosts many other programs and events centered around education, health, and political issues in our community.
http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/aacp/woc/index.asp
