Meet me at the Schomburg: March 6, 7 pm

[Professor Kim]

March 6, 2008 / 7:00 Eastern

Drawing from the life and work of individuals such as Bayard Rustin and Huey P. Newton, the discussion will delve into the intersecting oppressions of race and sexuality, looking through the critical lens of where we have come from, the current state we are in and the struggle that continues into the future.

Sponsor: NY Civil Liberties Union

Guest Speakers:

Bill Perkins - NYS Senator of Harlem
Marjorie Hill - Chief Executive Officer, Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Kim Pearson - Professor of Journalism and Interactive Media, The College of New Jersey
Bennett Singer - Producer/Director, Brother Outsider
Edgar Rivera Colón - Fellow, Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers University

Moderator:

Donna Lieberman - Executive Director, NYCLU

Thursday, March 6
7 p.m.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037
2 or 3 train to 135th Street and Lenox Avenue