Thursday, October 18
Storytelling & Performance Series: Creative Writing for Social Justice with Cherrie Moraga - a 2 Hour Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Kimmel 804
Join the legendary playwright, poet, essayist and activist educator Cherrie Moraga for a transformative writing workshop! Moraga is the co-editor of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. This year Moraga also completed a new collection of writings — A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings 2000-2010. Please RSVP for this event by emailing lgbtq.student.center@nyu.edu with “Cherrie Moraga RSVP” in the subject line to reserve a spot. Come prepared with an open mind and soul to write for social justice!
Thursday, October 18
Reel Queer Film Series: Pariah
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Kimmel 802
Directed by Tisch alum Dee Rees, Pariah highlights the trials and tribulations of a young black woman in Brooklyn as she explores her sexual and gender identity. It illustrates how the responses of family, friends and significant others may be simultaneously empowering and devastating for queer folks of color. The film showcases a compelling coming of age story in NYC at the intersection of racial identity, sexual and gender expression.
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