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Computer
Workshops, Presentations,
Social Events, and Washington D.C. Photo-Journal
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Monday,
May 6. The
2002 IWDO Project officially began this morning with a Welcome
Orientation at the  International
Center. During this introductory session, workshop participants
met one another as well as MSU participants from MATRIX, Women
In International Development (WID), and the African Studies
Center. The group convened to the International Center food
court for lunch, and afterwards the first technology workshop
began. Although it was only our first day in the computer
lab, participants quickly picked up on hypertext markup language
(html) and successfully created a webpage in wordpad! After
searching for images on the Internet, participants also practiced
inserting these images into their web pages as well. See more
pictures from our exciting first day together!
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Tuesday,
May 7. The workshop this morning started with a review
of basic hypertext markup language (html) and file transfer
protocol (ftp). After reviewing and critiquing the  websites
of several women's rights organizations in the U.S., the participants
shared ideas about the websites they intend to develop over
the next three weeks. After lunch at the MSU Union, Dr. Darlene
Clark Hine delivered a lecture titled "Elusive Equality:
The Political and Intellectual Activism of Professional Black
Women, 1890-1945." After the weather warmed up and the
clouds cleared away, the day concluded with a Welcome Reception
at the International Center. Members of the MSU community
who attended the reception included Dr. Darlene Clark Hine
and Dean Wendy Wilkins. See additional
pictures from the reception.
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Wednesday,
May 8. Today the IWDO participants began designing their
web projects. After discussing effective visual design, web
layout,  and
navigational schemes, they sketched out drafts of their sites
and began creating them in Dreamweaver. The afternoon was spent
listening to several informative talks from the MSU's Women
In Development (WID). Reitu Mabokela discussed her research
on women in university administration in the U.S. and compared
this with her findings from South Africa, John Metzler gave
a presentation on images of Africa and the Exploring Africa
website, and Jennifer Olson reviewed the Women In Development
website. The day concluded with a meeting with MSU Provost Lou
Anna Simon. Please see some of our other
pictures from today.
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Thursday,
May 9. This morning's technology session began with a review
of several women's rights and activist websites. The participants
then practiced making links and inserting images in Dreamweaver,
before moving on to make  their
first banners in Fireworks! After just a few minutes, they created
some very complicated and beautiful banners. And of course,
the session ended with a review of the important ftp procedure.
After lunch, the participants heard a lecture given by Dr. Tracy
Dobson on "Women and the Law in the U.S." The first
ever IWDO "Afternoon Tea" was held at the hotel, and
it was a resounding success! Tea, hot chocolate, and cookies
created a relaxing atmosphere where we shared our thoughts on
the lectures and technology sessions. See some additional
pictures from our day.
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Friday,
May 10. After
reviewing some basic skills in Dreamweaver and Fireworks,
the partipants spent time in the computer lab developing their
websites. Every person has created a banner with her organization's
name,  and
most have a consistent navigation scheme with which to work.
After lunch the women visited Quess Derman's Clinic. And instead
of attending open lab hours this evening, we all went out
to dinner at Jambalaya's Cajun Restaurant. As the pictures
for this evening indicate, there was much dancing and celebration.
See some more pictures from our day
in the computer lab and our evening at Jambalaya's.
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Saturday,
May 11.
Potluck Dinner at Cherry Lane! Thank you to all the participants
who cooked wonderful meals from their home countries. And after
 everyone
was full, we still managed to get in some dancing -- see some
of the participants' wonderful dishes and fancy dance moves
here.
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Sunday,
May 12. Thanks to Dr. Lisa Fine for hosting a wonderful
Mother's
Day Brunch at her home. 
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Monday,
May 13. After
working on their projects in the computer lab in the morning
session, the participants then went on to visit the Lansing
MARL office, followed by another Afternoon Tea.
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Tuesday,
May 14. Today the participants continued developing their
websites in the morning and then visited the Black Family Child
Institute in Lansing in the afternoon.
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Wednesday,
May 15. This afternoon the participantsvisited Lansing's
CADA (Council Against Domestic Assault), a center for women
and their children seeking shelter from domestic abuse. The
women had opportunities to speak with members of the Lansing
Community who work to protect women's rights and provide centers
to promote awareness of women's issues such as violence, childcare,
education and social welfare.
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Thursday,
May 16. In the afternoon Symposium, the participants presented
their Country Presentations and described their work  in
their home countries. See some additional pictures
of the Symposium and presentations.
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Sunday,
May 19. This
evening everyone attended a good-bye dinner at Mark Kornbluh's
home. See some more of the pictures
from dinner.
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Monday,
May 20. The Matrix/MSU section of the IWDO Workshop was
wrapped up today with a debriefing at the International Center.
After lunch and a break, the participants presented  their
websites and Matrix graduation certificates were distributed.
See some pictures
from award presentations.
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Tuesday,
May 21. The twelve participants, along with  Mark
Kornbluh, Joy Palmer, and Paula Rosinski, flew to Washington
D.C. On the first day they attended a Congressional
Reception.
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Wednesday,
May 22. The participants visited the State Department, presented
their websites, and discussed the ways in which they benefited
from the IWDO project and expect to carry
on their work with website development and Internet communications.
In the afternoon the group visited AED: Academcy for Educational
Development. Check out some of the images
from this day's events.
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Thursday,
May 23. The participants found their visit to Emily's List
useful, and in particular were interested in the organizations
method's for training women political candidates.
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Friday,
May 24. The Washington D.C. section of the IWDO Workshop
concluded today with a visit to the International Human Rights
Law Group
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