FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Queer Colored Bodies: Arts, Spirituality, Health & Activism Friday, March 24, 2000 - Sunday, March 26, 2000 Northampton, MA 01063-0100 The purpose of Queer Colored Bodies will be to center queer women of color within social change discourse, enabling men of color and allies to learn about and support queer women of color. The workshops will provide education, skills-building and personal development on topics ranging from spirituality to activism. Conference participants will learn how to be agents in thwarting misogyny, sexism, and racism while developing practical skills. Confirmed Guests Include: Anjali Arondekar Founding Member of the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) Editor of Trikone Magazine (South Asian LGBT Magazine) Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Women's Studies, Smith College LaShonda Barnett Author of Callaloo Writer & Ph.D. Candidate, American Studies Program, The College of William & Mary www.resnet.wm.edu/~lkbar1/ Cheryl Coward Freelance Writer and Web Development Consultant Crystal A. Griffith African-American Lesbian Filmmaker, Professor & Activist Five College Visiting Assistant Professor of Film/Video Production Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Brigette Moore Founder & President of Black Grrrl Revolution, Inc. www.blackgrrrlrevolution.org Enoch Page Transgender Scholar & Activist Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Kevin Quashie Editor of New Bones, the forthcoming anthology of contemporary black literature Currently working on a book on re-reading conventional texts in black studies canons Visiting Professor of African-American Studies, Smith College To register on-line, directions to the college and conference information visit: http://www.smith.edu/lbta/prism/page3.html For further information contact: Tiffani St.Cloud 413-585-5659 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
