Caribbean women's rights leader to give lecture, workshop at UB

Her lecture, "Rural Women in Belize: Considerations for the 21st Century," will take place at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 in 280 Park Hall on UB's North Campus. A reception will follow.

The UB Caribbean Students Association will sponsor a lunch in connection with Ellis' visit from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in 145B Student Union. The public is invited to attend A small fee will be charged; reservations are not necessary.

The lunch will be followed at 3 p.m. by workshop conducted by Ellis in 280 Park Hall titled, "Networking Between Women's Studies Programs in the Caribbean and North America."

Ellis has a long history of working with development projects sponsored by government agencies and private foundations. She is known in particular for her work with the Rural Women's Association of Belize, an organization she helped to found 10 years ago. The association employs the research-action methods developed by the noted Dutch anthropologist and feminist scholar Maria Mies, who has facilitated the publication of many third-world scholars. Ellis has been a participant in several U.S. conferences, including a meeting on "Women, Information and Technology" organized by the Schlesinger Library. Ellis' visit is co-sponsored by the Dean's Office, Faculty of Arts and Letters; the Department of Sociology and the Department of Anthropology; the Dean's Office, Faculty of Social Sciences; the Graduate Group in Feminist Studies; the Graduate Group in Human Rights; the Graduate Student Association; the Anthropology Club, American Studies Club and Caribbean Student Association.