"MCLA’s location provided me with endless opportunities to gain professional experience in the arts. I had a lot of fun working as a tour guide at MASS MoCA and in the education department at the Berkshire Museum, which allowed me to figure out what kinds of jobs I would like and to meet a lot of interesting arts professionals along the way. MCLA’s small size helped me develop close working relationships with my favorite professors who always took time to advise me on academic and professional concerns. I really felt like they were with me all the way."
Monica Henry ’07 Education Coordinator, Clark Art Institute
News & Press Releases
Oct. 9, 2008
NORTH ADAMS, MA – The Susan B. Anthony Women’s Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host “StereoTalk II” on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoosac Harbor (the basement of Hoosac Hall) on the MCLA campus.
“StereoTalk II” is the sequel to last spring’s community conversation about stereotypes and how language can be used to diss and dismiss, and sometimes threaten other people.
The event is free and open to the public.
The event is structured like a television talk show. MCLA students who represent MCLA’s Women’s Center, the African American Studies Club, and BGLAD (Bisexuals, Lesbians, and Gays Making a Difference), as well as instructors Rita Nnodim and Amy Stevens, will serve on a panel to launch the discussion.
Stevens also will serve as the host. A PowerPoint slide show depicting a wide range of stereotypes will also be used to facilitate the conversation.
Last spring nearly 50 people gathered to expose how people regularly use language to commit verbal hate crimes. Many of those in the audience reported personal experiences with being threatened and/or otherwise verbally menaced by someone else.
According to Women’s Center Director Susan Birns, “This year we are leading with issues related to gender-based stereotypes and transgender issues, but we are not limiting ourselves to those areas. Race and ethnicity, religion, social class, and sexual orientation are all included. Come join in what is certain to be a lively conversation and raise the issues that concern you the most.”
Light refreshments will be served. For additional information contact the Women’s Center at 413-662-5497.
