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On New Ground: Liberating Gender & Sexuality
September 19, 2007
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It’s a well-worn path in human history. Non-traditional and marginalized communities attacked for their lifestyles and their individual choices… whether it’s based on sexual identity, gender equity or the quest for collective empowerment. So how do we challenge and overcome gender and sexual oppression?
Dr. Andrea Smith, of “INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence” co-founder, Loretta Ross, SisterSong founder, and Imani Henry, International Action Center staff organizer spoke at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia this summer. They have some answers.
Featuring:
Suzanne Pharr, Southerners on New Ground founding member; Dr. Andrea Smith, “INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence” co-founder; Loretta Ross, Sister Song founder and National coordinator; Imani Henry, International Action Center staff organizer.
Senior Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Associate Producer: Puck Lo
Interns: Samson Reiny and Joaquin Palomino
For more information:
Southerners on New Ground
(S.O.N.G.)
PO Box 268
Durham, NC 27702
919-667-1362
www.southernersonnewground.org
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
incite_national@yahoo.com
www.incite-national.org
SisterSong
(Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective)
1237 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-756-2680
www.sistersong.net
info@SisterSong.net
International Action Center
5C - Solidarity Center
55 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-633-6646
Additional Information:
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Write letters to the Jersey 4 themselves:
Patreese Johnson # 07-G-0635 and Renata Hill # 07-G-0636
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
PO Box 1000
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Terrain Dandridge # 07-G-0637 and Venice Brown # 07-G-0640
Albion Correctional Facility
3595 State School Road
Albion, NY 14411-9399
Counter Punch Article
“Killer Lesbians Mauled by Killer Court”
www.counterpunch.org/day07052007.html