National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 21-27
“It’s Time to Talk About It”

Event Calendar

Thursday, 2/18 America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?
This documentary film examines the myth of physical perfection perpetuated by the American media industry. By revealing the contradiction between health promotion and financial gain and challenging the narrow definitions of beauty, the film encourages us to reclaim our self-esteem from the advertising industry.
6-7 PM, Meet & Greet with Darryl Roberts, Wellness Center
7-9 PM, Film Screening followed by Q&A, ARC MP 6

Monday, 2/22 Love Your Genes!
Bring a pair of jeans to this jeans-decorating workshop and let your creativity flow! Design your jeans with positive and empowering body image messages and wear them during the week to help raise awareness.
7 PM, Garner Hall

Tuesday, 2/23 Body Image Letter Writing Campaign
Join the Women's Resources Center, Feminist Majority, and the National Organization for Women and write a letter to various organizations in either protest or praise of their advertisements. If you don't have time to write a letter, don't worry! Sign one of the pre-written letters!
11 AM – 2 PM, Illini Union (Quad side)

Tuesday, 2/23 Love Your Genes!
Bring a pair of jeans to this jeans-decorating workshop and let your creativity flow! Design your jeans with positive and empowering body image messages and wear them during the week to help raise awareness.
7:30 PM, Busey-Evans Hall

Tuesday, 2/23 One Size Fits Me: Exploring Positive Body Image
Learn how to develop a healthy relationship with food, exercise, and your body and how to be a role model for others in this interactive workshop. Part of the Tuesday @ 7 workshop series.
7-9 PM, 406 Illini Union


Wednesday, 2/24 NoBODY is Perfect: The Truth About Eating Disorders
Preview the documentary film “Beauty Mark” and hear a panel of campus and community experts discuss the influence of media and culture on students’ body image, the role of nutrition and exercise in eating disorders, and what treatment and recovery look like.
7-9 PM, Clements Auditorium in the ARC


Friday, 2/26 That Takes Ovaries: Empowerment Workshop & Open Mic
Writ n' Rhymed and the Women's Resources Center will be co-hosting an open mic with the women of That Takes Ovaries! Come hear and share stories about any time you were gutsy, courageous, wild and outrageous. In honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we invite you to talk about loving the skin you're in! Own that beautiful body of yours!
8 PM, Allen Hall Main Lounge


Ongoing Activities

Be Comfortable in Your Genes Clothing Drive
Donate those jeans that no longer fit or other gently used clothing that makes you uncomfortable in your body! Boxes will be at the following locations throughout the week: CRCE, ARC, Ice Arena, the Oasis, Wellness Center, and Women’s Resources Center

Ribbon Campaign and Resource Table
Stop by one of our resource tables at the Illini Union or the ARC during the week and pick up information and free materials! Help raise awareness and promote body size diversity by wearing your plaid ribbon throughout the week.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Fat Talk
A 4-minute Fat Talk Free video will be aired throughout the week on the screens at ARC, CRCE, and McKinley Health Center. You can also catch a showing of the video on Channel 7 throughout the week.

UIUC Build a Wall Project
Stop by any of these locations throughout the week and contribute to our interactive display! Post your own body-loving and self-affirming messages to help us build a wall over unrealistic and harmful media images. Women’s Resources Center, CRCE, ARC, Ice Arena, La Casa Cultural Latina, Allen Hall, OIIR Office, Counseling Center, Undergraduate Library, YWCA, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, Oasis, Weston Hall, and Illinois Street Residence Halls