FLY presents Body Talk: Inventing a New Language
Wed, Oct 15, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 267 -- BLUE CARD EVENT
Celebrate "Love Your Body Day"
Build a stronger body image and healthier eating habits with Guest Speaker Marisa Goodwin of EDIN (Eating Disorders Information Network). Come learn about FLY, body image and how to become a healthier you!
Movie: "Mean Girls"
Wed, Feb 13, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 213 -- BLUE CARD EVENT (40 cards available)
Film and discussion of how the "girl/women" culture affects body image and self esteem issues for high school girls and college women. Led by Allison Salmon of Counseling and Psychiatric Services of the University Health Center. Host: FLY Student Organization
Raised in African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron thinks she knows about survival of the fittest. But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and encounters psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.
Movie reviews
Movie: "The Devil Wears Prada"
Wed, Feb 20, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 213 -- BLUE CARD EVENT (40 cards available)
Deanna Walters, Graduate student intern in the Health Promotion Dept of UHC will lead a discussion on women, fashion and the media following the film. Host: FLY student organization
Andrea "Andy" Sachs, an aspiring journalist fresh out of college, lands the magazine job "a million girls would kill for": junior personal assistant to editor Miranda Priestly, who dominates the fashion world from her perch atop Runway magazine. The environment in the place is cold and extremely critical with the physical appearance. Andy has to change her simple and plain style, for a more trendy and elegant one, in order to gain the acceptance of her ruthless boss and colleagues. Maybe the old Andrea has gone, now more preoccupied about her image and her future in the magazine.
Movie reviews
Movie: "Real Women Have Curves"
Wed, Feb 27, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 213 -- BLUE CARD EVENT (40 cards available)
Cecilia Herles, Women’s Studies Instructor will lead a discussion on body image, cultural identity, and health following the film. Host: FLY student organization
Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life...
This is the story of Ana, a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage she agrees to work with her mother at her sister's downtown LA sewing factory. Over the summer she learns to admire the hardworking team of women who teach her solidarity and teamwork. Still at odds with what her mother expects of her, Ana realizes that leaving home to continue her education is essential to finding her place proudly in the world as an American and Chicana.
Movie reviews
Love Your Body Day! -- October 18
Real beauty comes from within...accept yourself as the unique individual you are, be happy, and be confident; let your real beauty shine through. -- from the NOW Foundation
5 Ways to Love Your Body!
1. Throw away the scale and focus on fitness.
2. Invest time and money in yourself rather than the diet industry.
3. Slow down and savor the flavor of food.
4. Get active -- go dancing, do yoga or just take a walk.
5. Cook a special meal for you and a friend (or lots of friends).
FLY (For Loving Yourself) Meeting -- Join Us!
Tuesday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Dawson Hall, Room 206
Every Body GET UP! Month is dedicated to promoting healthy attitudes and behaviors about body image. Events include street painting, an opening celebration at Tate Plaza, free yoga classes, movies, an art exhibit, a candlelight vigil, and Fearless Friday, a no-diet day. Sponsored by University Health Center, FLY student organization, UGA Parents and Families Association.
Yoga for Every Body at UHC
Wed, Jan 24, 3:00-5:00 pm, University Health Center, Conference Room A
Led by Dr. Debra Alvis, UHC CAPS Psychologist
Celebrate and nurture body, mind, and spirit with a hatha yoga session! This session is designed to help you to calm the mind, relax the body, nourish the spirit,and enhance body awareness. You will be introduced to gentle yoga postures, meditation, relaxation, and breathing practices. No experience with yoga is necessary. Yoga mats and cushions will be provided. Please wear loose comfortable clothing and arrive a few minutes early as space is limited.
Movie: "Do I Look Fat?"
Mon, Feb 5, 7:00 pm, LGBT Resource Center, 124 Memorial Hall
Film and discussion led by Dr. Chuck Zanone, UHC CAPS Psychologist.
"Do I Look Fat?" is a feature-length documentary on gay men, body image and eating disorders. It is a comprehensive introduction to how such a small word like "fat" managed such large and complex meanings among gay individuals and the community as a whole.
Movie reviews
Opening Celebration
Tues, Feb 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Tate Plaza
Decorate blue jeans, get your picture taken for posting on the UHC Everybody webpage, write on our “Embrace Your Body” wall, enjoy hot cocoa, get a “tattoo”, and learn about all the events happening during February.
Movie: "Mean Girls"
Wed, Feb 7, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 147 -- BLUE CARD EVENT
Film and discussion of how the "girl/women" culture affects body image and self esteem issues for high school girls and college women. Led by Allison Salmon of Counseling and Psychiatric Services of the University Health Center.
Raised in African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron thinks she knows about survival of the fittest. But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and encounters psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today.
Movie reviews
Free Yoga!
Thur, Feb 8, 15 and 22, 7:00 pm, Creswell Hall TV Lounge
Led by Rhett Crowe, Pilates instructor from the Ramsey Center
Movie: "A Girl Like Me"
Tues, Feb 13, 12:30 pm, African American Cultural Center, Adinkra Hall, 404 Memorial Hall
Film and discussion led by Koqunia Forte.
"A Girl Like Me" is a Youth Documentary from Reel Works Teen Filmmaking participant Kiri Davis which explores the standards of beauty imposed on today’s black girls. How do these standards affect their self-esteem or self-image? Come view this short film and share in a discussion about body images for black women. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the African American Cultural Center & the UHC Health Promotion Department.
Movie reviews
Dance Class and Movie: "Center Stage"
Wed, Feb 14, 6:00 pm (dance), 7:00 pm (movie), Tate Center, Room 139
Jazz dance class led by Emily Davis from the Ramsey Center
Refreshments will be provided.
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
Movie reviews
Art Exhibits: "Alterations" and "Mirror, Mirror - Changing images of men"
Mon-Fri, Feb 19-23, Tate Gallery
Mon, Feb 19, 7:00 pm, Reception and poetry reading, Tate Gallery -- BLUE CARD EVENT
Clothes define, shield, or protect us. Artist Birgit Gehrt created a series of unconventional garment sculptures and accessories entitled, "Alterations." This exhibit explores the issues around body image and clothes that are deeply engrained in our everyday life. Come "alter" your perspective at this exhibit. Information about "Alterations"
Movie: "The Devil Wears Prada"
Wed, Feb 21, 7:00 pm, Student Learning Center, Room 147 -- BLUE CARD EVENT
Film and discussion on women, fashion and the media led by Dr. Peggy Kreshel.
Andrea "Andy" Sachs, an aspiring journalist fresh out of college, lands the magazine job "a million girls would kill for": junior personal assistant to editor Miranda Priestly, who dominates the fashion world from her perch atop Runway magazine. The environment in the place is cold and extremely critical with the physical appearance. Andy has to change her simple and plain style, for a more trendy and elegant one, in order to gain the acceptance of her ruthless boss and colleagues. Maybe the old Andrea has gone, now more preoccupied about her image and her future in the magazine.
Movie reviews
Fearless Friday
Fri, Feb 23
Fearless Friday is a one-day moratorium on dieting and preoccupation with food and weight. The goals are to advocate for non-restrictive, healthy eating patterns and non-punitive physical
activities for EveryBody and to increase awareness of the dangers of too restrictive eating and the social, emotional and physical consequences of food-, size-, and weight-obsessions.
Candlelight Vigil
Mon, Feb 26, 7:00 pm, UGA Arch
FLY student organization will hold a candlelight vigil to remember victims of eating disorders as well as provide light as a message of hope for recovery for those who struggle with eating and body image issues. All are welcome.
