Middlebury, Vermont: Three Middlebury College student-run organizations have joined forces to host a symposium titled “Global Feminism” from Wednesday through Sunday, April 12-16. Student coordinators from Middlebury College Women of Color, Feminist Action at Middlebury (FAM) and the college’s chapter of Amnesty International have planned an array of informative events, free and open to the public, including lectures, discussions, a one-woman show, a film and slam poetry......

.....A panel discussion titled “Creating Sustainable Dialogue” will take place on Friday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m. in McCullough Student Center. Middlebury College student panelists include first-year students Gorret Namuli of Uganda and Zohra Safi of Afghanistan, sophomore Htar Htar Yu of Burma, and seniors Assia Elgouacem of Algeria and Darcel Williams of Alaska. The panelists will compare the different ways in which they experience life as women in their respective countries, and will examine the intersection of politics, economics and women’s status. A question and answer session will follow.....