Events
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Taking Children: A History of American Terror
Laura Briggs, Dina Francesca Haynes, Valeria Luiselli
The three panelists will address the long history of policies of family separation in light of the current anti-migrant federal policy on the southern border of the United States.
Read MoreWe Keep Each Other Safe: Mutual Aid for Survival and Solidarity
Dean Spade, Mariame Kaba, and Ejeris Dixon
Dean Spade, Ejeris Dixon, and Mariame Kaba discuss mutual aid as an abolitionist project.
Read MoreFeed the Fire: A Cyber Symposium in Honor of Geri Allen
Terri Lyne Carrington, Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Fred Moten, and more
Celebrating the work of the late pianist, composer, improvisor, and educator Geri Allen, and launching the special issue of the journal Jazz and Culture, “The Power of Geri Allen.”
Read MoreTransformative Justice in the Era of #DefundPolice: Lessons from the Past, Strategizing for the Future
Shira Hassan and Mimi Kim
Shira Hassan and Mimi Kim will join us for a conversation about the history and development of transformative justice, its importance in current movements towards liberation, and everyday practices.
Read MoreQueer Asylum: ‘This is Who I Am’ – LGBTQI+ Experiences of the UK Asylum Process
Performers will read first-hand accounts of the particular challenges faced by LGBTQI+ individuals seeking sanctuary and basic human rights in the UK.
Read MoreThe Sex Obsession: Perversity and Possibility in American Politics
Janet Jakobsen in conversation with Sydnie Mosley, Ann Pellegrini, Pamela Phillips, Dean Spade, and Tourmaline
A conversation on The Sex Obsession: Perversity and Possibility in American Politics, a new book by Janet Jakobsen.
Read MoreBlack Lesbian Conference: Revolutionary Wellness
BEYOND BOLD AND BRAVE presents the 3rd Biennial Black Lesbian Conference
Read MorePast as Prologue: Storytelling about Resistance to the Brutality of Incarceration
Kathy Boudin, Monica Cosby, Laura McTighe, and Toussaint Losier. Moderated by Mariame Kaba.
Live transcription available at http://bit.ly/pastasprologue2020 Register here. This event will take place online from 4pm – 6pm ET on 5/8/20. Live captions will be provided. Contact bcrw@barnard.edu with any questions. For centuries incarcerated people and others have painted a grim and gruesome picture of conditions inside prisons and jails. There have been countless reports, testimonies, […]
Read MoreAbolition Feminism: Celebrating 20 years of INCITE!
Beth Richie, Mimi Kim, Nadine Naber, Cara Page, Shana M. Griffin, Kiri Sailiata, and Angela Y. Davis
Join founders and generations of leaders of INCITE! for a discussion of the origins, genealogies, and futures of abolition feminism. The conversation will be followed by a reception honoring INCITE!’s 20 year anniversary.
Read More“I Am Queen Mary”: Public Art and the Politics of Representation
La Vaughn Belle and Jeanette Ehlers with Ariana Gonzalez Stokas and Mabel O. Wilson, moderated by Monica L. Miller
In October 2019, an historic sculpture entitled “I Am Queen Mary” co-created by artists LaVaughn Belle and Jeannette Ehlers arrived at Barnard College on a long-term loan. Speakers will discuss how “I Am Queen Mary” contributes to and challenges the politics of public art, depictions of Black women in public art, and the history of Black women and representations of Black women in art at Barnard College.
Read MoreMoving at the Speed of Trust: Disability Justice and Transformative Justice
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Elliott Fukui
Join us online for a conversation with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Elliott Fukui on the intersections of disability justice and transformative justice.
Read More[Postponed] Queer Asylum in Germany: Between Queer Liberalisms and Colonial Sexualities
Mengia Hong Tschalaer
Taking several specific case studies as point of departure, the project illustrates the central role of Eurocentric sexual regimes in determining the parameters of asylum the il/legal.
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