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Our Voices: Trans Stories, Trans Justice, Trans Resiliency

Sasha Alexander, Giselle Bleuz, Luce Lincoln, Devin Lowe, Olympia Perez, and Marin Watts
Apr 4, 2017 | 6:00pm
Screening and Discussion
James Room, 4th Floor Barnard Hall
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

Our Voices: Trans Stories

Featuring:

  • I Am (HEAR), Islan (Won’t You Celebrate), and Interview with Juan Evans (excerpt) by Sasha Alexander and Olympia Perez, Black Trans Media
  • Over Stigmatized, a short film by Giselle Bleuz and Devin Lowe with Luce Lincoln, Global Action Project  
  • From the Ground to the Sky (excerpts) by Marin Watts, Trans Justice Funding Project 

In a time when transgender and gender nonconforming communities remain under attack, it is crucial to lift up stories of trans resiliency and power. This film screening and panel will highlight ways trans communities fight back, build community, and center the intersectional work essential to survival.

Giselle Bleuz, Devin Lowe, and Luce Lincoln of Global Action Project, Marin Watts of Trans Justice Funding Project, and Olympia Perez and Sasha Alexander of Black Trans Media will share work that highlights the legacy of trans leadership, organizing, and activism during this historic moment.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is preferred but not required.

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Image Credit: Luce Lincoln, Global Action Project

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