Some would suggest that we have moved to a society where Playboy is accepted on college campuses, Girls Gone Wild is an accepted spring break activity and pornography is a multimillion-dollar business.

What does this mean? Is there an affect on women and society? Discussions about pornography typically provoke 3 main points of view: 1) Pornography and other sex work is a choice. Women can take charge of their sexuality. It can be empowering. 2) Pornography is immoral and/or obscene. 3) Pornography contributes to a society that sexualizes and objectifies women. It contributes to the culture of violence against women. What do you think? Come to this interactive lecture with Rus Funk, a trainer, educator and activist. Rus Funk, MSW has been working for more than 25 years to address social, racial, gender and sexual justice throughout the country.

To find out more about Rus Funk and his work, please visit www.rusfunk.com Join Rus Funk and the Women's Center on April 8th to ask the question, "Pornography, What's the Big Deal?"

Date: April 8, 2008, 4:00 p.m. with standing reception to follow

Location: Schulman Center (Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life) (Google map of this location)

For more information contact stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu