Act Queer Teleconference!: Cultural Organizing and Queer Movements
Posted by Kenyon on November 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Queers for Economic Justice would like for you to join us on a national conference call on the significance of cultural organizing within queer movements as part of our ongoing monthly series on racial & economic justice issues that impact poor/low-income, people of color, disabled, LGBTQ communities.
Social justice movements often have bitter divides between people who do cultural work and those that do “political” work. Some movements have made good use of both strategies–those that are organizing to shift cultural narratives and dream new realities, and those who are organizing to undo current and/or build new economic and political realities.
But what can new queers doing economic/political organizing learn from the cultural workers of our movement? JOIN THE CALL TO FIND OUT!
Please RSVP to this call. Supporting materials will be sent out in advance to those who RSVP.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST
Conference Call # (712) 432-0600
Password: 751219#
Presenters include:
Graciela Sanchez/Amanda Haas, Eperanza Peace and Justice Center (Cultural organizing, radical politics & creating community)
Selly Thiam, None on Record (documenting the struggles and joys of QLGBT Africans through audio stories)
Aurin Squire, Freedom Train Productions (showcasing black, queer protagonists in theatre)
Kebo Drew, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (promoting the visibility of queer women of color to address social justice issues through authentic life stories)
Other presenters TBA!!!
This call is the 6th of a new monthly series called in our national coalition-building work called Act Queer! The purpose of the Act Queer! teleconference series is to connect grassroots LGBTQ, racial,and economic justice organizations with national queer and/or allied coalitions and organizations to share information and strategies on racial and economic justice issues.
