Students Against Sexism in Society
Students Against Sexism in Society is a student club that meets in the Human Rights Center. Ellen Vessels and Kelli Refer are the co-leaders of SASS for 2007-08. Typically, SASS meets at 9:00 pm on Thursdays
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Current SASS executive board
- President Kelli Refer
- President Ellen Vessels
- Secretary Haley Gallagher
- Treasurer Ashley Atkinson
- Publicity Whitney Meredith
SASS's Mission Statement
Students Against Sexism in Society is a Human Rights Center organization dedicated to both intelligent discourse and meaningful activism. SASS strives to provide resources for the advancement of women, including speakers, lectures and performances celebrating feminist scholarship and women’'s accomplishments. SASS’'s efforts also include open forums, awareness campaigns, art statements, marches and open dialogue. SASS welcomes every student, staff member, and visitor to meetings in hopes of a varied and lively ongoing discussion and increased understanding of what it means to be against sexism.
Club Activities
SASS has been known to do some really amazing events, including, but not limited to:
- Take Back the Night
- Love Your Body Conference
- Alternative Menstrual Products Workshop
- The March for Women's Lives in DC
Recent Guests Hosted by SASS
- Kate Bornstein, a transsexual advocate, author, and performance artist
- Alix Olson, spoken word poet and activist
- Queen Sheba and Georgia Me, spoken word poets
- Larry Kirkwood, artist
- Benjamin Atherton-Zeman of "Voices of Men," education on violence against women
- Shalija Patel, spoken word poet, performance artist, and activist
History
Pre-2001
From an indeterminate point in the past up until the end of the 2001-2002 academic year, SASS was a non-hierarchical organization with members including Miriam Timmer, Lisa Knisely, Rebecca Kuglitsch, Bastian Underwood, and Adrienne Hill, among others. SASS activities during this period included the first Love Your Body activities, as well as tabling and speakers. A well known conflict between SASS and the Beta fraternity also occurred during this time period, culminating in the two groups co-sponsoring an anti-oppression workshop byKierin Matthews on April 17, 2002. At the end of the 2001-2002 year, the majority of SASS members graduated; Adrienne Hill, the only non-graduating member, left to study abroad in Japan.
Post-2001
During the orientation week prior to Fall Term 2002, Josh Ferchau appointed Megan Gamble, an incoming first year, as the new head of SASS.
