Community Forum: Beyond Marriage Equality: Intersectional Justice & Southern Organizing for LGBTQ Communities
Engage in a social justice dialogue with other community members and local panelists. We will discuss the value of creating an “intersectional” framework for collective organizing that strengthens Charlotte and the region. Panelists will share their experiences and the often complex struggles of LGBTQ work beyond marriage equality. New strategies are being formed that consider r...
Community Forum: Beyond Marriage Equality: Intersectional Justice & Southern Organizing for LGBTQ Communities
Engage in a social justice dialogue with other community members and local panelists. We will discuss the value of creating an “intersectional” framework for collective organizing that strengthens Charlotte and the region. Panelists will share their experiences and the often complex struggles of LGBTQ work beyond marriage equality. New strategies are being formed that consider race, ethnicity, gender, sex, class, age, ableness, social status and other identities when establishing a path toward inclusion, safety and equity. Join us in the discussion.
Date: Wednesday, Dec 17
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Levine Museum of the New South
Moderator: Bishop Tonyia Rawls, Freedom Center for Social Justice
Community Panelists:
Jermaine Lee, PowerHouse
Rebby Kern, Campus Pride
Rodney Sadler, Union Presbyterian Seminary & Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Daniel Valdez, Crisis Assistance Ministry
Paige Dula, Bank of America & Genderlines Founder
