Past Events
OWN IT Penn 2023
ARCH (3601 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
OWN IT Penn is proud to present our 7th annual empowerment summit at ARCH (3601 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104) on March 18 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Join us in addressing this year's theme: resilience. SUMMIT SCHEDULE (3-18-23) 9:00 – 9:30 Refreshments and Networking (ARCH 208…
Women Transforming Societies: The Global Fight for Human Rights
Perry World House
A conversation honoring International Women's Day, looking at how women mobilize to demand their rights and challenge government policies.
These Are Our Stories - A Trans Oral History Listening Session (Virtual)
Save the date for the Trans Oral History Listening/Community Session (Virtual) The Trans Oral History Project (TOHP) is a community engagement initiative that collects and makes accessible the stories of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people, beginning with those who…
“If This Story Was a Stack of Photographs”: How We See Queer African Resistance.
330 Fisher-Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut St
This talk looks at photographs and documentary practices of and by queer African artists who use images, primarily in domestic spaces, to tell stories about the imperfect forms of adaptation, life-building, and queer belonging on the African continent. By looking at writers…
"Racializing Subjectivity in 17th Century Erotic Narrative" 2023 Phyllis Rackin Lecture by Professor Valerie Traub
Ovidian-inspired erotic epyllia and their pornographic progeny play an important role in the early modern construction of racial whiteness. Francis Beaumont’s narrative verse Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (1602) and A Dialogue Between a Married Lady and a Maid (c. 1684) illustrate…
Abolition. Feminism. Now Group Discussion
Join FQT/GSWS for a conversation about Abolition. Feminism. Now (Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie). Arielle Julia Brown, Kathy Brown, and Kirsten Lee will lead a discussion about the indivisibile projects of abolition and feminism.
Connecting Conversations: Strengthening LGBTQ+ Families Panel
Join Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative for an interdisciplinary panel discussion. Moderator Jessica Halem speaks with experts from research, policy, and startups to explore how we can strengthen LGBTQ+ family formation through community, healthcare, and services. Join us on Zoom…
From Congress to the Vatican: The Promotion of Maternal-Fetal Surgery & Perinatal Palliative Care as Alternatives to Abortion Care
Online
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal protection for abortion care, maternal-fetal surgery and perinatal palliative care have been heavily promoted as alternatives for people whose pregnancies are complicated by a severe fetal condition. These are…
Heritage & Presence Symposium
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th floorKislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and ManuscriptsVan Pelt Library, 3420 Walnut Street
What is the relationship between heritage—a set of shared articulations and sensations of the past—and our lived realities? How do efforts to construct and erase these shared understandings impact the possibilities of a shared and shareable present? These questions have acquired…
FEB. 23rd: These Are Our Stories - A Trans Oral History Listening Session
Trans Resource Center - William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 This location is ADA accessible Save the date for the Trans Oral History Listening/Community Session at the William Way LGBT Community Center! The Trans Oral History Project (TOHP) is a community…