Jara said there would be a variety of projects, displays, performances, video screenings and interactive presentations for students who attend to see.
He added that the presentations will cover a wide range of women's issues, including domestic violence, sexual health and the portrayal of women in the media.
Christy Pfleger (sophomore-psychology and women's studies), a teaching assistant for Women's Studies 001 (Introduction to Women's Studies), said the project of her section of the class would focus on sexual violence.
"We will be displaying a map of campus showing areas where sexual violence has been known to occur," she said. "We will also be handing out buttons with messages about stopping violent sexual acts."
Pfleger participated in the forum last year as a women's studies student and was excited to help her students prepare for the forum this year.
"Last fall, I helped with a project on safe sex," she said. "This year, it was really cool to be able to guide the students and see the forum come together from a different perspective."
In addition, women's studies professor Stephanie Springgay said students from her section of Women's Studies 003 (Introduction to Women, the Humanities and the Arts) will recreate skits addressing domestic violence, body image and contraception that were originally presented Nov. 16 at Old Main and outside the HUB-Robeson Center.
Jara said that although the forum will concentrate on women's issues, students of both genders should find something that interests them.
"Either you are a woman or you care about a woman, so there should be something at the forum for everybody," he said.
