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Prisons Aren’t Safe for Anybody
CeCe McDonald joins prison abolition activists Reina Gossett and Dean Spade in a conversation about her own experiences surviving trauma and impossible situations, and the importance of collective organizing for people facing systems of violence.
Read MoreAfrican Men and Feminisms: Panel Reflection
Apr 17, 2014
In second panel of the African Women’s Rights and Resilience Conference, three key themes emerged. The first was the invisibility of (male) privilege, the second was an expressed fear of feminism, and the final theme was the way in which women’s rights could benefits entire communities. Regarding the first of these themes, Mohammed Yahya summarized […]
Read MoreFighting the Isolation and Dehumanization of Prisons and Policing
CeCe McDonald joins prison abolition activists Reina Gossett and Dean Spade in a conversation about her own experiences surviving trauma and impossible situations, and the importance of collective organizing for people facing systems of violence.
Read MoreI Use My Love to Guide Me–Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Impossible Situations
CeCe McDonald joins prison abolition activists Reina Gossett and Dean Spade in a conversation about her own experiences surviving trauma and impossible situations, and the importance of collective organizing for people facing systems of violence.
Read MoreExploring the Public Good in NYC
Panel at the For the Public Good Conference. Panelists include John Blasco, Nico Fonseca, Ede Fox, and Robert Hawkins. Moderated by Gail Cooper. Introduced by Lee Bell.
Read More“I Use My Love to Guide Me”: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Impossible Situations
CeCe McDonald, Reina Gossett, and Dean Spade
EVENT INFORMATION VIDEOS ASK A QUESTION RESOURCES Event Informaton In 2011, CeCe McDonald was a fashion design student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College when while walking to a grocery store, she and her friends were attacked by a group of white people shouting racist and transphobic slurs. When CeCe fatally stabbed one of their […]
Read MoreExploring the Public Good in New York City
Mar 24, 2014
On Friday, March 28th, local and international scholars, activists, and writers will come together through For the Public Good, a day-long conference co-sponsored by BCRW dedicated to discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving around the current challenges to providing healthy, safe, and fulfilling lives for everyone. The opening panel, Exploring the Public Good in New York City, will feature […]
Read MoreFor the Public Good Conference
Ana Amuchástegui, Lee Anne Bell, Elizabeth Bernstein, Sealing Cheng, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gail Cooper, Nico Fonseca, Kerwin Kaye, Mark Padilla, Mario Pecheny, and more
DESCRIPTION PROGRAM VIDEOS Description Register online. Special pre-conference panel on Thursday, March 27: Gender, Justice, and Activisms in New York City. Education. Healthcare. Policing. The environment. The primary facets of public life are often segmented into separate issues. While powerful social movements have developed around each of these topics, many structural forces cut across such […]
Read MoreReflections on Queer Dreams and Nonprofit Blues
Oct 14, 2013
Last week, I attended the Queer Dreams and Non-Profit Blues conference held by BCRW and the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School. As I moved from packed room to packed room, I was fortunate to feel comfortable in a space that reminded me of the college classrooms I left behind only a few months […]
Read MoreReflections in Justice: The Trayvon Martin Protests
Jul 15, 2013
Today I would like to share my thoughts on the protests that took place yesterday in Harlem and Union Square in New York City. Although there were many, these were the two I chose to participate in. I did this for two reasons, 1) to be in the presence of like minds who shared the pain and […]
Read MorePrison Abolition: Utopian Ideal or Emerging Reality?
Jun 10, 2013
BCRW’s Scholar & Feminist conference on Utopia featured a workshop with the activist and writer Reina Gossett, contributor to Captive Genders: Trans Embodiement & The Prison Industrial Complex whose work at New York’s Sylvia Rivera Law Project centers on providing services to low-income queer and transgender people. If the packed-to-the-brim classroom was any indication of the pertinence of the issue at hand, […]
Read MoreQueering Utopia: Circus Amok! at the S&F Conference
Apr 22, 2013
“Stay cool, stay calm, you have the right to remain silent. / Don’t run, don’t resist, and get that badge number.” So goes the catchy and campy tune performed by Circus Amok! that teaches people what to do when they are stopped and frisked by police. A “New York-based, one ring, no animal, queerly-situated, political circus spectacular,” Circus Amok! has […]
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