Events in the New York City community
The summer 2013 Harm Reduction Training Calendar is available here.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center's schedule of events can be viewed here.
Events at The New School
What's the Tea? Thursdays, 2:45-3:45 p.m., starting in September
66 Fifth Avenue, room N-819
Come by and chat over tea and cookies at the new weekly social for LGBTQIAGNC students. Sponsored by the Queer Collective and Student Health Services. For more information, email wellness@newschool.edu. This event is canceled on days when the university is closed and during holidays.
Violence, Resistance, and the Queer Imaginary: A Panel Workshop
Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Bark Room, 2 West 13th Street, ground floor
Historically,
violence against queer bodies has taken many shapes. Every day youth
all around the world are bullied in schools, resulting in psychological
trauma, social exclusion, and, at times, death. In the workplace, sexual
violence against queer bodies has resulted in harassment, economic
strain, and wrongful termination. More and more, the streets themselves
are perilous terrain, evidenced by the fatal shooting of Mark Carson in
New York and attacks on queer people worldwide, police harassment and
targeting of visibly queer and trans bodies, and lack of access to safe
spaces. These events make palpably clear the ways in which race, class,
and disability are inextricably linked with imaginaries around sexuality
and gender expression.
Following the work of academics and
activists that cautions us to resist calls for hate crime legislation,
the queer community is pressed to generate new forms of resistance to
combat homophobic and transphobic violence. This workshop is dedicated to exploring the various possibilities for the queer community
to generate new forms of resistance, rupture embedded cultures of
violence, and strengthen ties connecting queer agents and organizations.
The workshop will take place around National Coming Out Day, urging us
to reflect upon the legacies of queer struggle by courageous activists
and the lessons brought to bear with the politics of visibility.
Safe Zone Training
Friday, October 11, 2013, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
This introductory training familiarizes
participants with the aims and goals of the university's Safe Zone
program. Topics covered include
- Common experiences of the LGBTQIAGNC population
- Commonly used LGBTQIAGNC terms
- Stereotypes commonly associated with the LGBTQIAGNC population
- Heterocentrism, heterosexism, transphobia and homophobia
- The coming-out process
- On-campus resources for LGBTQIAGNC students
- External and Web-based resources for LGBTQIAGNC students
- The role of a person trained in Safe Zone
- Ways for non-LGBTQIAGNC identified folks can further their own development as allies
To participate or obtain more information, email safezone@newschool.edu.
