Manifesta's Destiny
Student-led group able to book internationally known author, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Eric Thorson
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: News
"Limiting the group to women is a mistake due to the fact that the issue of gender is not black and white," said Erickson.
Manifesta's goal is to provide a safe environment that students can use as a sounding board on human rights issues.
"People of minority groups, marginalized groups and different religious groups have a common struggle for equality. We've started having meetings between various diversity organizations, which hasn't happened for a long time," said Erickson.
Manifesta works alongside the Black Student Union as well as the Hmong Stout Student Organization while maintaining focus on its own agenda. Erickson and her group meet Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Ally Center next to Huffs on the first floor of the MSC. The meeting on the first Monday of every month is dedicated to discussing current and historical human rights events. The other meetings focus on upcoming projects that are in the works, such as booking more speakers and coordinating a sexual abuse awareness event. Manifesta is a relatively new group to UW-Stout, but Erickson feels that its presence on campus is necessary.
"My experiences in college have opened my eyes to the issues we face based on gender as well as the different groups that need to be advocated for," Erickson said.
Manifesta's goal is to provide a safe environment that students can use as a sounding board on human rights issues.
"People of minority groups, marginalized groups and different religious groups have a common struggle for equality. We've started having meetings between various diversity organizations, which hasn't happened for a long time," said Erickson.
Manifesta works alongside the Black Student Union as well as the Hmong Stout Student Organization while maintaining focus on its own agenda. Erickson and her group meet Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Ally Center next to Huffs on the first floor of the MSC. The meeting on the first Monday of every month is dedicated to discussing current and historical human rights events. The other meetings focus on upcoming projects that are in the works, such as booking more speakers and coordinating a sexual abuse awareness event. Manifesta is a relatively new group to UW-Stout, but Erickson feels that its presence on campus is necessary.
"My experiences in college have opened my eyes to the issues we face based on gender as well as the different groups that need to be advocated for," Erickson said.
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