Reina Gossett: LGBTQ History Month Keynote
Towards a Queered Understanding of CRITICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE
Location
University Center : Ballroom
Date & Time
October 21, 2014, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Description
UMBC celebrates LGBTQ History Month with this Critical Social Justice campaign speaker.
Social justice activism through the lens of a trans* woman of color.
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A trans* woman of color, hearing Reina Gossett's lived experience is enough to captivate. Add to this years of meaningful experience in activism and community organization, in film-making and research, in writing and social justice work, and her growing recognition begins to make sense.
Reina offers a unique perspective on the experiences of LGBTQ/GNC (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender non-conforming) people, especially those who are also people of color and those of low-income backgrounds.
Sharing this perspective, and with such varied and interdisciplinary experiences, Reina brings new light to social justice activism and challenges even the most critical of us to examine our practices and beliefs, pushing all to embody the change that so many feel our world so desperately needs.
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Presented by Student Life's Mosaic: Cultural & Diversity Center and the Women's Center in cosponsorship with UMBC Athletics, Residential Life, and Freedom Alliance.
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Please note: The Women's Center will be closing at 5:30pm on this day to prepare for the event.