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Attend BODIES OF REVOLUTION in NYC Sat, 5 Dec with Eve, Monique Wilson, Kimberle Crenshaw & Global Activists, Moderated by Laura Flanders


11/23/2015

Bor Logo.pngIn the lead up to One Bilion Rising: Rise For Revolution in February, don't miss this event, the next stage in our "State of ..." series.

One Billion Rising, the African American Policy Forum, and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS) at Columbia Law School are bringing together a formidable group of activists for a public discussion on resisting the violence of police and government.

>Speakers Include: Fartuun Adan (Somalia), Suad Amiry (Palestine) Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (USA), Eve Ensler (USA), Frances Garrett (USA), Nimmi Gowrinathan (Sri Lanka), Yanar Mohammed (Iraq), Lu Pin (China), Zoya (Afghanistan) TBA - Colombia and US/India

The discussion will look to the women's movements and activists working to change the reality of violence against women across the globe, including: Say Her Name and Black Lives Matter in the U.S., the Chinese Feminist Five, the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, the Gabriela Women's Movement and political party in the Philippines, Elman Peace and Human Rights institute in Somalia, RIWAQ: Centre for Architecture Conservation in Palestine, women activists in Afghanistan, the "Politics of Sexual violence in Sri Lanka," Dalit Women Fight in India, and One Billion Rising globally.

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