May 3, Thursday noon-1 PM. PFLAG-North Bay ~ Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. PFLAG is a national non-profit organization that celebrates diversity and envisions a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings, individually and collectively. PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all who share in, and hope to realize this vision. Queer Lecture Series in Stev 1002.

May 5, Saturday Cinço de Mayo

The month of April fulfills many roles for a variety of groups and issues on campus. Asian heritage is celebrated wth a full schedule of activites all month long. Sexual assualt awareness, disability awareness and Earth Week are also observed.

April 3, Tuesday Noon Opening Ceremony Asian Heritage Month with Sonoma County Taik:Darwin Quad Kick off Asian Heritage Month with live performances, music and fun at this ASP SuperNooner! Sonoma County Taiko will be performing traditional taiko drumming and dancing. Enjoy your lunch with this incredible display of culture and pride. This event is in support of Asian Heritage Month. FREE

April 3-5, 1:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The Clothesline Project Salazar Quad. An event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

April 4, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Post Natyam Collective: South Asian Dance Performance,   The Post Natyam Collective is a multinational community of dance artists, scholars, and organizers critically and creatively engaging with South Asian dance forms and aesthetic concepts. Post Natyam Collective members create both independently and collectively and are located in various places such as Europe, South Asia, and the U.S. Their cutting edge explorations break through gender stereotypes, refuses exotification, and disrupts strict dichotomies between East and West. FREE at the Cooperage

April 5, Thursday noon-1 p.m. Rev. Jay Johnson, Ph.D Jay Johnson, a theologian and Episcopal priest, works for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry.  Jay has served as the co-chair of the Gay Men's Issues in Religion Group of the American Academy of Religion.  He has also served as a parish priest in the Episcopal Dioceses of Chicago and California and is currently a clergy associate at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Berkeley. Queer Lecture Series, in Stev 1002

April 5, Thursday 7 p.m. Poetry with Aimee Suzara Aimee Suzara has been sharing poetry and multidisciplinary performance since 1999.   Her play, Pagbabalik (Return) appeared in festivals in 2006-7 and she is working on her second, A History of the Body, both supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation. Recently, she collaborated with Amara Tabor Smith and Deep Waters Dance Theater for the food-justice themed dance theater piece, Our Daily Bread. Aimee will be sharing her stories of her struggle with her heritage through her poetry. FREE in Ives 101.

April 12, Thursday Diverse-City reception for student art exhibit in Library Gallery (second floor). Diverse-City is an exhibition showcasing the work of student artists who are part of the diverse community found at Sonoma State University.  It will include art, which centers around themes of gender, race, or ethnicity. Emerging artists have been invited to use the University Library Art Gallery as a forum to share their work with the rest of the University and Library visitors.  The high visibility of the library gallery is perfect for bringing these charged and challenging issues to the greater college community.  The exhibit will be up for one month. Curated by: Carlos Merino de Villasante.

April 12, Thursday 6:30 p.m. Take Back the Night An event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stevenson Quad

April 12, Thursday noon-1 p.m. Dr. Priya Kandaswamy-The Heterosexuality of Citizenship:  Race, Marriage and the Politics of State Recognition Priya Kandaswamy is an Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Mills College.  Her talk will address how access to marriage recognition has emerged as the central arena of struggle for lesbian and gay rights in the U.S.  This talk recontextualizes this struggle by turning to the practices of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the aftermath of the Civil War.  The Bureau’s emphasis on marriage worked to define citizenship as a heterosexualizing institution that reinvented rather than challenged racial stratification.Queer Lecture Series, Stev 1002.

April 12, Thursday & p.m. Minh Dang: A Story of Redemption When Minh Dang was a child, her parents sold her into a sex trafficking ring in the San Jose Area of California. Minh escaped and now she is sharing her inspirational story. She speaks about overcoming tragedy, and spreads awareness about the prevalence of sex trafficking especially in the Bay Area. Her personal experiences and accounts empower students to end the violence. FREE in Ives 101

April 13, Friday 8:00 p.m. San Jose Taiko Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. In North America, this term is used to describe both the Japanese drum itself and the art form of kumidaiko (ensemble drumming with Japanese drums). Since 1973, San Jose Taiko (SJT) has been mesmerizing audiences with the powerful, spellbinding, and propulsive sounds of the taiko. Inspired by traditional Japanese drumming, SJT performers express the beauty and harmony of the human spirit through the voice of the taiko as they strive to create new dimensions in Asian American movement and music. This event is in support of Asian Heritage Month. For more information, visit www.taiko.org. FREE in Ives 101

April 14, Saturday Expanding Your Horizons Conference Sonoma State University.  A conference for 7th and 8th grade girls and young women to encourage them to study more math and science in school in order to broaden their career and educational options.

April 16-22 Earth Week: Celebrate the week leading up to Earth Day with tons of exciting events including live bands, tons of giveaways, and the Earth Festival. Throughout the week, there will be lectures, documentaries, and plenty of earth-friendly freebies. Educate yourself on ways to improve the environment and how you can lead a sustainable life on this planet. (ASP)

April 16, Monday 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Earth Week Kickoff Kick off this incredible week with tons of giveaways, music, and Earth-friendly clubs on campus. Come and view Mount Trashmore, a representation of the enormous amount of trash Sonoma State produces in one day. Free in Darwin Quad.

April 16-May 25 Anne Frank exhibit in the University Library in several locations.

April 17, Tuesday11 a.m.-1 p.m.—Earth Week Festival There is something for everyone at this year’s Earth Week Festival. Enjoy live music, crafts, giveaways, and so much more. Organization from campus and throughout the community will be coming out to celebrate the Earth and will educate you on how to live a happy, healthy, and sustainable life. FREE in Darwin Quad 

April 19, Thursday noon-1 p.m. Meghan Murphy, MSW Meghan Murphy is the Program Director of Face to Face a local non-profit agency that provides supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and prevention education to the community at large.  She will discuss how HIV/AIDS impacts the local queer community, prevention efforts targeted to the queer community, and the joy of working at a queer friendly agency.  Queer Lecture Series in Stevenson 1002.

April 19, Thursday noon Sushi Workshop Do you love sushi?  Have you ever thought about creating your very own roll? Then come to the Multicultural Center, where you can learn the ancient art of making sushi, while learning about the rich cultures of the countries of Asia. This event is in support of Asian Heritage Month. FREE in the Student Union Multi-purpose room.

April 19, Thursday 8 p.m. Free Pizza Comedy with Samson Koletkar Samson was born and raised in Mumbai. Growing up Jewish in Mumbai was more perplexing to those around him than Samson himself. With a Masters degree in Computer Software, he moved to San Francisco to work in IT, before taking the plunge in the field of Standup. As a First generation Indian Jewish guy with zero historical knowledge of American Standup, Samson brings a refreshingly new approach to cerebral, witty, thought-provoking humor with a global perspective. Being an Indian Jew in America has only added to the anomaly that is Samson. His comedy is socially aware and is driven by his personal trials and tribulations. He highlights religious, political, social and traditional hypocrisies and issues, and shares his views on day to day absurdities of the human nature. Free.

April 22, Sunday Earth Day

April 23, Monday 7:30 p.m. Diversity According to Family Guy and South Park” with Matt Glowacki, Many times T.V. imitates life and then life begins to imitate television. Programs operating on the fringes of societal acceptance often have a more developed, logical, and inclusive view of our society than the entities which have a strangle hold on morality in our culture. As a result, television shows, such as The Family Guy and South Park, are more likely to teach and reinforce the morals and values of young adults than the real home that they are being raised in. This program will break down stereotypical attitudes and behavior towards differences and attune viewers to a higher level of understanding of how the media portrays diversity as well as reinforce the theme of education through absurdity. Matt Glowacki was born in 1973 in Janesville, Wisconsin. His birth drew attention because even though he was healthy, he was born without legs. From the very beginning, his parents made sure to provide him with every opportunity to participate in a normal life. While attending the university and playing wheelchair basketball, Matt developed and administered a community awareness program entitled, “What It Takes: Cornerstones for Success.” Matt brought this program and his messages and competitive wheelchair sports to over 25,000 students across the state.  Free in the Cooperage

April 23-27 Disability Awareness Week

April 24, Tuesday 8 p.m. To Write Love on Her Arms Fashion ShowThis exciting fashion show is in honor of “To Write Love on Her Arms Day,” a day that raises awareness for a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. This event is co-sponsored with Join Us Making Progress. In the Cooperage.

April 25, Wednesday noon-2 p.m. Denim Day An event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In Stevenson Quad.

April 25, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Old Man River” Documentary and Discussion “Old Man River” is a documentary film version of the stage show in which actress Cynthia Gates Fujikawa explores the story of her father, actor Jerry Fujikawa, who had a long career in films and television, most often as a stereotyped Asian. The daughter, in the course of searching out her late father's history, discovers many things that she had not known, among them that her father had spent time in Manzanar, the internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II, that he had had a family prior to hers, and that somewhere out there was a sister she had never known existed. Following the film, actress Cyndy Fujikawa will be speaking about her experiences with the film. Free in Ives 101.

April 25, Wednesday 7 p.m. "I Am Sam” Film, Sean Penn stars in this drama as Sam Dawson, a developmentally disabled adult who has been working at a coffee shop and raising his daughter Lucy for seven years. Sam receives help in his parenting duties from a circle of trusted confidantes, including his ADD-afflicted best friend Ifty , the paranoid Robert, an agoraphobic neighbor, and his other disabled pals, Brad and Joe (played by real-life developmentally challenged actors Brad Silverman and Joseph Rosenberg). Although he provides a structured and loving environment for Lucy that includes regular visits to IHOP, video nights, and karaoke, it seems as though everyone in society is trying to separate him from his daughter, because they do not believe he is fit to raise a child. This dramatic story of father-daughter love is incredibly powerful and inspiring. Free in Darwin 102

April 26, Thursday 11 a.m.-noon Beyond Etiquette: Disability and Cultural Competence, presented by Anthony Tusler. 12 noon informal discussion.  Faculty, students, and staff encouraged to attend. Hosted in Schulz 1121.

April 26, noon-1 pm. Mia Nakano:Visibility of and by the API Queer community: “Using photography and film-making to create social change" The Visibility Project seeks to break down racial, sexual, gendered, and ethnic stereotypes by utilizing visual media to breakdown multifaceted barriers. Lead and founding artist Mia Nakano, a queer Japanese American photographer, discusses her story, the process of the project, and shares how it developed from photographing queer sex workers in Nepal, to working in the United States with people from all walks of life.  Queer Lecture Series in Stevenson 1002.

April 28, Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Embracing & Celebrating Diversity during Asian History Month symposium. Peter Jamero the author of "Growing up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American" and "Vanishing Filipino Americans: The Bridge Generation."will be the keynote speaker. Also included are an intergenerational diverse panel, group discussions, and entertainment. Families are welcome. There will be a "children's section" with traditional Filipino games. Free admission. Sponsored by FAASSU (The Filipino American Association @ Sonoma State University; FANHS Sonoma County (The Filipino American National Historical Society); FACSCI (The Filpino American Community of Sonoma Count,y Inc) and Elisa Velasquez-Andrade, SSU Director of Diversity.  For more information, Karen Pennrich. Cooperage.

March 1-31 XX: Women, Art & Science exhibit in the library gallery by female artists who get inspiration from science. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday Noon - 5 p.m.

March 1, Thursday 4-6:30 p.m. XX: Women, Art & Science Reception,University Library Art Gallery.

March 2, Friday 7 p.m. and March 4, Sunday 4 p.m. LE BONHEUR ("Happiness"). Agnès Varda's third feature is a cheerful, sunny, colorful film, about love, fidelity and the search for happiness, all of it scored with the richly emotional music of Mozart. Though happily married, a young husband and father falls into an affair with a postal worker. Without moralizing or providing psychological explanation, Varda's depiction raises the essentially philosophical question, 'Is this happiness?' (1964, 82 min., in French with English subtitles). $6 general admission, $5 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $4 for SFI members and children under 12. Free for SSU students. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall.

March 6, Tuesday 4 p.m. New Year Baby with Socheata Poeuv. In New Year Baby, Poeuv embarks on an emotional journey with her parents to their homeland, retracing the family's path and picking up lost pieces of her history along the way. Using animation to illustrate family memories and Cambodian history, the film intertwines the stories of Poeuv's parents with those of millions of others who suffered under the Khmer Rouge. Following the film, director and actress Socheata Poeuv will speak and answer questions about her film. Presented in collaboration with the Holocaust Lecture Series. Free. Ives 101.

March 7, Wednesday Noon Women and Science Lecture Series with Suzanne Rivoire, SSU Computer Science and Julie Silk, Executive Director Expanding Your Horizons. Schulz 3001.

March 7, Wednesday 8 p.m. Shattering the Silence of Sexual Violence with Angela Rose. At the age of 17, Angela Rose was abducted at knifepoint, outside a suburban shopping mall and assaulted by a repeat sex-offender who was on parole for murder. After being released by her attacker, she then suffered at the hands of authorities who subjected her to blame and additional victimization. Angela turned her anger into activism and refused to be a victim. Transformed into one of the nation's most passionate and effective advocates for the prevention of sexual violence, Angela has lobbied for laws for victims and has promoted the importance of education on issues surrounding sexual violence. Free. Main Gym.

March 7, Wednesday Noon Women and Science Lecture Series with Suzanne Rivoire, SSU Computer Science and Julie Silk, Executive Director Expanding Your Horizons. Schulz 3001.

March 8, International Women's Day Thursday, Noon-1 p.m. Alma López, MFA. Born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa and raised in East Los Angeles, Alma López has exhibited her work in museums and community organizations all over California, the nation, and internationally. Through her work, her activism, and her popular website, López is one of the most

March 8-10, Thursday-Saturday The Vagina Monologues, March 8-9 from 7-9 p.m., and March 10 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Cooperage.

March 13, Tuesday, 3-5 p.m. Women's History Month Lecture, featuring Aliou Ly, who has been teaching post-colonial African history at SSU this year. Multi-Purpose Room.

March 14, Wednesday, Noon Women and Science Lecture Series, with Lynda Williams, media performance artist and physicist a.k.a The Physics Chanteuse. Schulz 3001

March 14, Wednesday, 7 p.m. My So-Called Enemy, with Lisa Gossels. This rare film about Arab-Israeli coexistence goes far beyond documenting a one-time encounter at a peace camp. It follows six of its compelling subjects for seven years to reveal the way the young women's attitudes and relationships are tested as they mature and as the conflict deepens. Discussion to follow film. Check out a preview at: with Lisa Gossels. This rare film about Arab-Israeli coexistence goes far beyond documenting a one-time encounter at a peace camp. It follows six of its compelling subjects for seven years to reveal the way the young women's attitudes and relationships are tested as they mature and as the conflict deepens. Discussion to follow film. Check out a preview at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="hEKYUp5D2_s. Free. Ives 101.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="hEKYUp5D2_s. Free. Ives 101.

March 14-16, Wednesday-Friday Tunnel of Oppression

March 19, Monday, 7:30 p.m. Oblivious to Everyone,with Jessica Lynn Johnson. This award winning, internationally touring solo show written and performed by this published playwright explores the media's influence on American society. Johnson portrays a slew of characters of different age, sex, and race as a means to examine the influential stereotypes, prejudices, and pressures prevalent in American media. For more information, visit www.jessicalynnjohnson.com. Free. Ives 101

March 20, Tuesday, 7 p.m. From Princesses to Pop Tarts: What the New Culture of Girlhood Means for Girls, with Peggy Orenstein, writer/journalist. Orenstein wrote School Girls: Young Women, Self Esteem and the Confidence Gap, Waiting for Daisy, and her newest, Cinderella Ate My Daughter. Visit http://peggyorenstein.com for more information. Free to students. Commons.Cooperage

March 21, Wednesday, Noon. Women and Science Lecture Series, with Carmen Works, SSU chemistry and Shona Mookerjee, SSU biology. Schulz 3001.

March 21, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Miss Representation, uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions. Check out a sneak preview at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkIiV6konY. Free. Ives 101.

March 22, Thursday, Noon-1 p.m. Juno Obedin-Maliver, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Obedin-Maliver, a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCSF, has a long-standing dedication to social justice issues in the United States and abroad. Her current work is focused on promoting health for women and LGBT people. Juno is proud to be a founding member of the Stanford Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Medical Education Research Group (LGBT MERG). Part of the Queer Lecture Series. Stevenson 1002.