Tag Archives: Conferences
Awesome upcoming event: Momentum
TweetIn about two weeks, I’m heading down to Washington, DC to participate in a conference that I’m so freaking excited about. It’s Momentum: Making waves in sexuality, feminism and relationships. It’s two days of panels and presentations about a hundred different aspects and iterations of sexuality, with a list of amazing presenters as long as [...]
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Sex, Power, and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later
TweetThis Saturday, October 15th in New York City, Feministing will be co-sponsoring Sex, Power, and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later. The conference will be held at Hunter College and will feature some amazing panelists and a keynote from Anita Hill herself. The conference is free for students and a suggested donation of $20 [...]
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Sakhi summit: Preventing violence, promoting justice
TweetRethinking the way that organizers handle sexual assault and domestic violence is not easy work. The tools that are given to us are often tools that can also hurt us, i.e. an over reliance on the criminal justice system. If this week has shown us anything it is that sometimes the criminal justice system can’t be trusted–especially [...]
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Netroots Nation 2011: Immigration reform through a queer lens
TweetThis video comes from a session during the LGBT pre-conference focused on immigration. We had the chance to hear from DREAM activists, some of the bravest, most innovative folks I know. These young people put their own safety on the line, coming out as undocumented to put a personal face to this issue. These activists [...]
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