>>Dear Students and Colleagues, >> >>Hunter College will be celebrating the life and legacy of Audre >>Lorde from October 11 through October 16, 2012. This marks the 20th >>Anniversary Year of Lorde's transition to the next realm. >>Unfortunately, the opening celebration, which will be held on >>Friday, October 12, 2012, is completely booked. However, this >>herstorical gathering will be made available through live streaming >>and will also be recorded and made available for viewing at a later date. >> >>There are still plenty of seats available for the mini-film >>festival celebrating Audre Lorde's Life and Legacy, which will be >>held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 on Hunter's new campus in East >>Harlem and Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Hunter's main campus on >>East 68th Street. Discussants at the Saturday film screenings will >>included Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell Moore, Jasmine Burnett, >>Maame-Mensima Horne, and Kwame Ocran. Please spread the word. >>Please either click on this link for detailed information --> >><http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/wgsprogram>http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/wgsprogram >>--< >>or scroll down. >> >>Warmly, >> >>Lynn >> >>Lynn Roberts, PhD >>Assistant Professor >>Community Health Education >>CUNY School of Public Health @ Hunter College >>2180 Third Avenue, Room 530 >>New York, NY 10035 >>212-396-7742 >><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >> >> >>************************************************************************* >> >> >>Celebration: Audre Lorde >> >> >> >> >>20 Years Later >> >>[] >> >>Photo by Dagmar Shultz >> >> >> >>Confirmed Speakers: >> >> >> >> >>Meena Alexander, Asha Bandele, Amina Baraka, Rich Blint, Cheryl >>Clarke, B. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch Cole , Blanche Cook, Clare Coss, >>Tami Gold, Jewelle Gomez, Melinda Goodman, Ange-Marie Hancock, >>Jennifer Hayashida, Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins, MD, Dawn Lundy Martin, >>Rosalind Petchesky, Robert Reid-Pharr, Lynn Roberts, Aishah >>Shahidah Simmons, Donna Weir Soley, and Ronaldo Wilson. >> >> >> >> >>DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FOR THIS OCT. 12th EVENT, REGISTRATION HAS >>REACHED CAPACITY AND IS NOW CLOSED! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Friday, October 12, 2012 >>9:30am - 6:30pm >>ROOSEVELT HOUSE >>47-49 East 65th Street >>New York, NY 10065 >> >> >> >> >> >> >><http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/abouthunter/maps>Maps and Directions to >>Hunter College >> >> >> >> >>PROGRAMME >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>9:00am - 9:30am >> >> >>REGISTRATON AND COFFEE >> >> >> >> >>9:45am - 9:55am >> >> >>WELCOME BY JENNIFER RAAB >> >> >>President, Hunter >> >>College >> >> >> >> >> >>10:00am - 10:10am >> >> >>WELCOME BY RUPAL OZA >> >> >>Director, Women and Gender Studies Program, Hunter College >> >> >> >> >>10:30am - >> >>12:00pm >> >>PANEL I: AGE, RACE, CLASS, SEX: INTERSECTIONALITIES >> >> >> >>Panelists: >> >> >>Johnnetta Betsch Cole >> >> >>Rich Blint >> >> >>Ange-Marie >> >>Hancock >> >> >> >> >> >>Aishah Shahidah Simmons >> >> >> >>Moderator: Jeremy M. Glick >> >> >> >> >>12:00pm >> >> >>LUNCH >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>1:30pm - 3:00pm >> >> >>PANEL II: THE EROTIC AS POWER: ACTIVISM, HEALTH, LIFE >> >> >> >>Panelists: >> >> >>B. Cole >> >> >>Blanche Wiesen >> >>Cook >> >>Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins >> >> >>Robert Reid-Pharr >> >> >>Lynn Roberts >> >> >> >>Moderator: Rosalind Petchesky >> >> >> >> >>3:15pm - 4:45pm >> >> >>PANEL III: POETRY IS NOT A >> >>LUXURY >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Panelists: >> >> >>Cheryl Clarke >> >> >>Jewelle Gomez >> >> >>Melinda Goodman >> >> >>Donna Weir Soley >> >> >> >>Moderator: Meena >> >>Alexander >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>5:00pm >> >> >>POETRY READINGS >> >> >> >>Panelists: >> >> >>Asha Bandele >> >> >>Amina Baraka >> >> >>Clare Coss >> >> >>Dawn Lundy Martin >> >> >>Ronaldo Wilson >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Moderator: Donna Masini >> >> >> >> >>6:30pm >> >> >>RECEPTION >> >> >>FILM SCREENINGS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Saturday, October 13, 2012 >>2:00pm - 4:00pm >><http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1126&card=price>A >>Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde by Ada Gay >>Griffin and Michele Parkerson (1995) >>Discussants: Darnell Moore and Aishah Shahidah Simmons >>4:00pm - 6:00pm >><http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c621.shtml>The Edge of Each >>Other's Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde by Jennifer Abod (2002) >>Discussants: Jasmine Burnett, Maame-Mensima Horne, and Kwame Ocran >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Location: >> >> >>Hunter College >> >> >>Silberman School of Social Work/CUNY School of Public Health at >> >>Hunter College >> >>2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street >> >> >>2nd Floor Auditorium >> >> >>New York, NY >> >>10035 >> >> >>Tuesday, October 16, 2012 >>6:00pm - 8:30pm >>Screening of >><http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1323>Audre >>Lorde-the Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Location: >> >> >>Hunter College - Main Campus >> >> >>68th Street and Lexington Avenue >> >> >>Lang Recital Hall - Hunter North Building >> >>424 >>-- >>Supporting women of color and Indigenous women's right to decide: >> >>If and when she will have a baby and the conditions under which she >>will give birth >> >>If she will not have a baby and her options for preventing or >>ending a pregnancy >> >>Parent the children she already has with the necessary social >>supports in safe environments and healthy communities, and without >>fear of violence from individuals or the government >> >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "SisterSong NYC" group. >>To post to this group, send email to >><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >>For more options, visit this group at >><http://groups.google.com/group/sistersong-nyc?hl=en>http://groups.google.com/group/sistersong-nyc?hl=en > ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >If you wish to unsubscribe from the COMHE-L List, please send an >E-mail to: <mailto:>"[log in to unmask]". 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