Seminars in the City
Histories of Activism
In the spring of 2004, CLAGS will offer an exciting new
Seminar in the City that we have been developing in collaboration with the Audre
Lorde Project. The Histories of Activism Seminar will examine LGTBQ histories,
current trends, the politics of the movement, and intersections (and perhaps
divisions) within broader LGTBQ movements and struggles for racial, social, and
economic justice. The meetings will be facilitated by CLAGS's own Jasbir Puar
and Sonia Katyal, and ALP's Rosamond S. King, through a series of
weekly readings, lectures, interactive sessions, panel discussions, and
handouts, and will also benefit from a number of guest speakers-both local and
out of town-who have been directly involved in organizing LGTBQ communities of
color.
Click here for the seminar schedule:
Histories of Activism
Specific goals for Histories of Activism include:
Developing an understanding of the broad historical and cultural forces of the
last 50 years that shaped - and in turn, were shaped by - the organizing
formations we have today; Building a critical mass of New York-area people who
are committed to and understand the context of LGTBQ organizing by people of
color; Exploring the recent history of LGTBQ activism and organizing in the US,
post-1950, by people of color and their allies; Examining specific efforts
within 1) mono-racial and multi-racial LGTBQ communities of color to develop
analysis of commonalities and differences among different racial and ethnic
communities; and 2) single-gender and multi-gender efforts; Tracing the
development of some LGTBQ informal networks, organizations, and communities for
people of color in the past four decades, and examining the relationship of
these formations to queer liberation, AIDS activism and racial justice
struggles; Developing an understanding of coalition-building efforts within
LGTBQ people of color communities (and with other communities), and identifying
key challenges and successes.
The Histories of Activism Seminar is made possible, in part,
by a generous grant from the Andrew Goodman Foundation. To
register for this free Seminar, which will meet Tuesdays, February 10 (Room 310)
and 17 (Room 203), and March 2 (Room 310), 9 (Room 410) and 16 (Room 310), from
6:00-8:00pm at the LGBT Community Center, please contact the CLAGS office at
212-817-1955. You may also email your registration request, along with any special needs
you may have, to clags@gc.cuny.edu. Space is limited.
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