Act Queer! Teleconference: Cultural Organizing in Queer Movements
The purpose of Act Queer! 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 research, organizing and advocacy.
Our November 19, 2009 teleconference focused on organizations that are using cultural organizing to push queer social justice issues.
To hear each presenter, press play on the audio player. Read materials from each presenter just below the audio player.
Graciela Sanchez and Amanda Haas, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center (San Antonio, TX) discuss the necessity of providing bilingual organizing in queer movements; grounding our communities in the knowledge of the intersection between our heritage and our queerness
Selly Thiam, None on Record (U.S., Canada and South Africa) discusses the documentation of the struggles and joys of QLGBT Africans through audio stories and their use for political change
Aurin Squire, Freedom Train Productions (New York City) discusses their theatre performances as a vehicle for imagination and creativity; using stories/performances to create empathy not just tolerance; using art as activism
Freedom Train’s manifesto
Kebo Drew, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (California) discusses using their films to bring visibility to the many facets of queer women of color; women of color and immigration; QWOCMAP Annual Film Festivals
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Act Queer Teleconference!: Cultural Organizing and Queer Movements
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.