Jan 28: Act Queer! Economics: Race, Class, Gender and the Economy
In 2010 all of the Act Queer! calls will focus on the current state of the economy. As news stories, individuals and organizations have been discussing the drastic effects of the current economic downturn, there has been limited information about how the economy affects low-income people, queer/trans people, immigrants, people with disabilities, people of color, and those of us who fit two or more of those categories. We envision this year-long teleconference series to help all of us understand the economy and capitalism, and to use that knowledge to continue challenging and changing the systems that create poverty and economic injustice in our communities, and to promote an economic system promotes justice, and the health and well being of all people.
The first call in this series will introduce some of the most recent work being done on how the economic crisis is affecting people of color and the LGBT community. This series is a product of a partnership with the Center for Popular Economics. With their expertise these calls will provide some of the latest and most compelling economic speakers and research.
JOIN THE CALL TO LEARN MORE!
Please RSVP to this call. Supporting materials will be sent out in advance to those who RSVP.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST
Conference Call # (712) 432-0600
Password: 751219#
Presenters include:
Alyssa Schneebaum, UMass – Amherst (Poverty in the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community)
Dedrick Muhammed, Insititute for Policy Studies (Racial Wealth Divide, State of the Dream Report)
This call is the first of a new year-long series that focuses on the current state of the economy. This series is included 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.