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 [...]
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Posted in brown + black, events, fucked up shit, tagged 50 shots, accountability, acquit, murder, NYPD, police, police brutality, sean bell on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The three detectives in the Sean Bell murder were just acquitted. Here’s the NYT Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/26/nyregion/26BELL.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
PEOPLES JUSTICE for Community Control and Police Accountability is calling for a rally and community speak-out in front of the Queens DA’s office - please see below for more information on this important event
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Rally will include performers & speakers who have [...]
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Friday, June 06
6:30 pm
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
Lesbians of Color Art Exhibit
This exhibit focuses on violence against lesbians of color and the lesbian love that empowers them. The artists are sending the healing energy of their art to lesbians of color here and around the world who are being stigmitized, rejected, imprisioned and killed. Besides the daily [...]
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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 [...]
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Lavender Light Gospel Choir is dedicated to keeping alive the black gospel music tradition in an environment supportive to lesbian and gay people, with a special ministry to black lesbians and gays. Through our performances and recordings, we seek to uplift, entertain and educate. We strive to be a visible force in this world, offering [...]
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Posted in events on April 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Does our sexual or racial identity compel an activist intersection with such a horrifying status quo or not? Is it sexual or racial identity that will catapult each of us into creative agency for social change? I would say, I hope so.” – June Jordan
Put on by The CipHER Project and co-sponsored by the New [...]
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