2009 Oct 05
For Immediate Release
"Love Your Body Week" Celebrated at EMCC
Week of Activities to Promote Healthy Body-Image, Self-Esteem
Avondale, Arizona – October 5, 2009 – Approximately 80 percent of women in the United States are dissatisfied with their appearance, according to the National Organization for Women (nowfoundation.org). From airbrushed advertisements to the rise of cosmetic surgery, women are now, more than ever, subjected to society's expectations of what women should look like. Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC), a Maricopa Community College, will celebrate "Love Your Body Week" with a variety of campus activities that will bring awareness to these social expectations and how women and men can free themselves to learn to love themselves for who they are. All events are free and open to the public.
Monday, October 19
- 9:00 a.m. – Film Screening: "Breasts: A Documentary," CTL
- 10:00 a.m. – Film Screening: "Killing Us Softly," CTL
- 11:00 a.m. – Film Screening: "Thin," Part One, CTL
Tuesday, October 20
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Tania Katan, writer and performer, "My One Night Stand with Cancer," CTL
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 – RJ Shannon, Department of Health, "Love Your Body, STDs and AIDS," CTL
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Film Screening, "Plastic Disasters," CTL
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Film Screening, "Thin," Part One, CTL
- 5:45 p.m. – Faculty Discussion, "The Body Electric," CTL
Wednesday, October 21
- 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Outdoor event, including activism circle, student displays, agencies, arts and crafts, student clubs, dance performances, and music; Ceremonial Plaza
- 10:00 a.m. – Film Screening: "Barbie Nation," Part One, CTL
- 11:00 a.m. – Film Screening: "Thin," Part Two, CTL
Thursday, October 22
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Film Screening, "Wasting Away," CTL
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Faculty Discussion, "The Influence of Cultures on Eating Disorders," CTL
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Faculty Discussion, "Manly Men, Girly Men and Real Men: Declassifying Men's Lack of Self-Esteen," CTL
Noon – Zumba Workshop, Image Zone (southeast lawn)
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Film Screening, "Thin," Part Two, with student discussion, CTL
- 5:45 p.m. – Love Your Body Creative Readings, Plaza Gallery
Friday, October 23
- 9:00 a.m. – Faculty Discussion, "Private Dicks: Men Exposed," CTL
- 10:00 a.m. – Film Screening, "Barbie Nation," Part Two, CTL
- 11:00 a.m. – Film Screening, "Killing Us Softly," CTL
For additional information, please contact Dr. Olga Tsoudis at 623-935-8592 or Erin Blomstrand at 623-935-8332.
