The Women of Cantonese Opera

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, February 25th, from 12:10pm - 1:10pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Boger Hall 113

Event Organizers: Suki Chen

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  A 20-minute presentation and discussion on female roles and performers in Cantonese opera, highlighting its unique tradition of gender performance and its cultural significance. Followed by a mini creative workshop (e.g., designing simple opera-inspired props or artistic cards).

Women's History Month Kick Off

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, February 25th from 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Daniel Family Commons (DFC)

Event Organizers: The Resource Center and the Womxn of Color Collective

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  Please join The Resource Center, Womxn of Color Collective, and the 2026 Women’s History Month Committee for the Women’s History Month Kick-Off. This event welcomes all members of campus, faculty, staff, students, and allies, to celebrate the start of Women’s History Month at Wesleyan!

English Vinglish Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, February 25th, from 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Fisk 201

Event Organizers: Office of International Student Affairs and Shakti 

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  Join student members of Shakti, Wesleyan’s South Asian student organization, for a screening and discussion of English Vinglish, a Hindi-language comedy-drama film about an Indian woman’s transformative journey learning English in New York City. Indian food from a local Middletown restaurant will be provided at the event by the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA).    

35 Shots of Rum Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Saturday, February 28th, at 8:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Series, WesDocs, CFILM

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  2008. France. Dir: Claire Denis. With Alex Descas, Mati Diop. 100 min.  A subtly stirring portrait of a widowed father, his daughter, and the surrogate family they build in their apartment complex. As changes happen to these withdrawn but emotive characters, what takes shape is a warm, understated meditation on how to let go and move on. (Spoiler: it involves drinking a lot of rum.)

WHM Intersectional Trivia 

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, March 4th, from 7:00pm - 8:00pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information: The Resource Center (167 High Street)

Event Organizers: The Resource Center, WesAbilities 

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  Come join The RC and Wesabilities for some Women’s History Month Trivia! This trivia will focus on various intersections with womanhood and how that may impact the experience of women. 

Women's History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, March 25th, from 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Olin 014

Event Organizers: Olin Library

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  RSVP (link).  Attendees will be introduced to Wikipedia editing, with explanations on everything from copyediting to creating new articles on the internet’s largest encyclopedia. We will then collaborate to create or edit articles from a list of subjects related to women’s history.

Body Movement For You

Event Time and Date: Monday, March 30th, from 7:00pm - 9:00pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information: Schoenberg Dance Studio

Event Organizers: The Resource Center, FXT, COMO, and KDC

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  A dance event where we focus on moving the body in ways that feel good for you, not based on the standards imposed on women to look a certain way. This event is about body positivity and moving your body for the sake of movement. 

Seeds Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, April 1st, at 8:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Series, WesDocs, CFILM

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2025. USA. Dir: Brittany Shyne. Documentary. 123 min.  Seeds is a documentary that takes a sensitive exploration of an African-American family that has owned their farm for over 100 years. This film is a visual cultural essay that blends the richness of the South to create a photographic portrait of southern black farmers. As one of the few African-American centennial farms left in the nation, Seeds hones onto this notion of reconciling an identity within a place through poetic visual symbolism.  WesDocs welcomes director Brittany Shyne for a Q&A following the film.