Past Events
Diversity Lecture Series at Penn Featuring David Eng
Zoom
Speaker: Dr. David L. Eng, Ph.D. Richard l. Fisher Professor of English and Asian American Studies Topic: Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans. Dr. Eng will explore case histories that illustrate the social and psychic…
Women in Media and Communication Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Annenberg School for Communication Library
Despite being one of the biggest informational resources available, Wikipedia has a troubling gender gap: in the English language version of Wikipedia, it’s estimated that only 10-15% editors are women, and women are the subject of less than 20% of all biographical pages. Recent…
Queer and Trans of Color Activism in Philadelphia
Hybrid: The Forum & Zoom
LGBTQ+ people of color have historically acted as political bridge-builders and radical change-makers on behalf of their multiple communities. Join two queer activists of color, Hanae Masonfrom Black Lives Matter Philadelphia and Jorian Rivera-Veintidos from GALAEI: QTBIPOC…
40 Years of Queer BIPOC Feminism with Jennifer Nash & Jasbir Puar
As part of a year of programming on Care for the Future, the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies is hosting a series of events to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of two landmark publications for BIPOC queer feminist thought, This Bridge Called My…
Take Back the Night at Penn
College green
Take Back the Night is an international campaign designed to take a stand against interpersonal and sexual violence. On Penn’s Campus, Take Back the Night includes a speaker on College Green, a rally/protest and a march around campus with the Penn Band, and a survivor speak-out…
STAGED READING: What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
Bruce Montgomery Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
STAGED READING: What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi SchreckThursday, April 7 th | 6pmBruce Montgomery Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts All members of the Penn community are welcome to attend this free performance In June, the Supreme Court of the United…
Black Joy by Any Means Necessary: Deviance, Pleasure and Critical Media
Hybrid: Penn Museum & Online
Kitchen-table style discussion with Chaz Barracks, Aimee Meredith Cox, Shaka McGlotten, and Charlyn Griffith with Antoine Haywood and Deborah A. ThomasCon-artistry as a theory and practice stems from interpretations of the trickster in oral and literary traditions to…
Equality, Democracy, and Reproductive Justice: Abortion and Beyond
Hybrid: College Hall, 4th Floor & Zoom
This interactive event hosted by the Philomathean Society discusses reproductive justice in the United States with Dr. Serena Mayeri from Penn Law, an expert in social change through courts. It will cover social and legal changes surrounding abortion and Roe v Wade, and the path…
SAS 60-second lecture series presents FQT/GSWS Director Melissa Sanchez
Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall
FQT/GSWS Director Melissa Sanchez will present a 60-second lecture “Solidarity and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies” on Tuesday April 5 th at 12:00pm at the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of college hall.
Prosecuting Poverty Criminalizing Care
Arts Café & YouTube
Join Kelly Writers House on Thursday, March 31, at 12 PM EST in the Arts Café and on YouTube for a conversation hosted by Al Filreis with University of Tennesee Law Professor WENDY A. BACH. Bach is an expert in poverty law who has dedicated her career to representing children and…