Posted in action, brown + black, fucked up shit, history, intersections, queer, thoughts on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this year, I went to a panel discussion entitled, “Perceptions of Queer Identity in the Muslim World” where I came across two very interesting men. The first speaker was Michael Luongo, who is the author of the bestseller book, “Gay Travels in the Muslim World” that describes his experiences as an American traveler in [...]
Posted in action, art, brown + black, events, global justice, history, intersections, queer, tagged Add new tag, art, communtiy organizing, homophobia, jihad for love, lesbians of color, middle east, students, teachers on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
A JIHAD FOR LOVE
Opens Wednesday, May 21!, IFC Center
Showtimes for Wed May 21 - Tue May 27:
11:20am, 1:15pm, 3:10, 5:05, 7:00, 9:30pm
Filmmakers in person at 7:00 and 9:30 tonight!
“Revealing and moving… a gifted filmmaker.” - Wall Street Journal
A groundbreaking look at gay and lesbian Muslims, A JIHAD FOR LOVE uncovers a hidden face of [...]
Posted in action, brown + black, fucked up shit, history, links, thoughts, whiteness on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Earlier this month, the New York Times released and article highlighting the ongoing health care disparities within the migrant farmworker population. Clearly, health care coverage and access is a larger discourse in national politics, but one might just as easily overlook the physical health of the laborers working in our agricultural fields.
The people need help [...]
Posted in action, brown + black, defining terms, queer, thoughts, tagged BBQ, Talk on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have a lot of work to do in terms of addressing the issues of hetronormativity, white supremacy, patriarchy, racism, environmental racism, domestic abuse, police brutality, capitalism, mental colonization, imperialism.. you know all these things that oppress us and we continue to rebel against..
That doesn’t mean that we don’t perpetuate some of these oppresive tendencies [...]
Posted in action, brown + black, intersections, queer, resources, tagged audre lorde project, bi, gay, gender non conforming, lesbian, organizing, people of color, queer, registration, training, trans, two spirit, workshop on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. - Audre Lorde
Join the Audre Lorde Project for two days of skills-building and political discussions about power, privilege & oppression.
May 3-4, 2008
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM (both days)
lunch at 11:30 AM; snacks throughout [...]
Posted in action, brown + black, events, intersections, tagged Angela Davis, Angola, pic, prison on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
April 22, 2008
5:00 pm-9:00 pm
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences Scholar in Residence Angela Davis
Pratt Institute, Memorial Hall
200 Willoughby Ave (between Classon Ave and Hall St)
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Department of English and Humanities are proud to present our spring 2008 Scholar in Residence, Angela Davis. The two day [...]
Posted in action, intersections, tagged Mia Mingus, violence, women on April 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Speech: Violence Against Women
by Mia Mingus
Violence against women is something I think about everyday. It is something I analyze until my thoughts go round in circles; something I agonize over, sometimes crying for myself, my friends, women and girls around the world, and women and girls who have not yet entered the world. It is [...]
Posted in action, thoughts, tagged bodies, healing, health, juice, money, spiritual, sustain on March 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While NYU, or your own academic institution, is providing funding for your clubs to put on events (and let me be very clear that this money that they’re “giving” you, they already robbed you of) use it in all the ways you would normally want to do with the money you don’t have now. The [...]
Posted in action, thoughts on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a really easy point: Support your local, independent booksellers. Amazon is The Man, and we need to keep the independent, social justice bookstores up and running.
