Monday
5-6 pm: SWEET Weekly Meeting (Mosaic Lounge)
“Student Women Embracing Equality at Tulane (SWEET) is the Tulane University student organization for lesbian, bisexual, queer, questioning, and trans women. It’s a safe place for queer women to meet and discuss issues, plan fun social and fundraising activities, and volunteer at events to give back to the New Orleans’ LGBTIQA community. New members and Loyola students always welcome.”
5:30-6:30 pm: What’s feminism got to do with it? A Lecture By Mary Trigg
(Anna Many Lounge) Mary Trigg, the 2014 Adele Ramos Salzer Lecturer, is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, and the Director of Leadership Programs and Research at the Institute for Women’s Leadership. Her anthology Leading the Way: Young Women’s Activism for Social Change was published by Rutgers University Press in 2010. Trigg is the founding director of the Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, a leadership education honors program for undergraduate women, and has co-founded four additional leadership programs for women at Rutgers. In addition, she directs the research at the Institute for Women’s Leadership. Her research interests include women’s leadership; U.S. women’s history; the history of feminism; women, work and family; feminist pedagogy; and young women. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in American Civilization from Brown University, an M.A. in English from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a B.S. from the University of Michigan. Sponsored by the Newcomb College Institute.
7-8 pm: Cleve Jones: Founder of the AIDS quilt (McAlister Auditorium)
Cleve Jones is a Human Rights Activist in San Francisco and has been an inspirational member of the LGBTQIA community. He worked for Harvey Milk during his time as Mayor of San Francisco. Jones served as a historical consultant for Gus Van Sant’s film “MILK.” He is also the founder of the AIDs quilt.
Tuesday
5-6:30 pm: Queer China, “Comrade’ China: Sexuality and Queer Activism in 20th Century China (Jones 102)This documentary directed by Cui Zi’en explores the history of homosexuality and queer activism in China during the 20th century. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director. Cui Zi’en is an independent filmmaker, novelist and queer activist from Beijing. This event is brought to you by the Silverstein Grant, the Asian Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies Departments, and Newcomb-Tulane College.
6-7 pm: Cooper Faculty Seminar “‘You Couldn’t Get De Awfulness of It’: The Slave Market in Enslaved People’s Daily Lives” (LBC 210) Guest lecturer, Stephanie Jones-Rogers is an Assistant Professor of U.S. Women’s History at the University of Iowa, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Law & Society at Tulane University. Our respondent is Laura Murphy.
7:30-8:30 pm: Queerness and Spirituality: Exploring the Intersections of Sexuality and Religion (Hillel)
Come join Tulane Hillel, The Wesley Foundation, and Tulane QSA next Tuesday 4/8 for a discussion on what it is like to identify within the LGBTQIA umbrella and identify within a religious denomination. We will have Hillel Rabbi Yonah Schiller and Pastor Max Zehner from the Wesley Foundation to help give their insights from a spiritual leader’s perspective on what it can meet to identify as both. Hope to see you all there!
Wednesday
12-2pm: Wednesdays With the O (LBC Garden Level: The O)
This weekly social, with free food, happens every Wednesday. Come take a mid-week break, relax, and enjoy good company and free food. Hosted by the O (Office for Gender and Sexual Diversity / Office of Multicultural Affairs / Religious Life).
8-9 pm: Queer Student Alliance Meeting (Mosaic Lounge, weekly)
New and returning members welcome!!! “Founded in 1972, the Queer Student Alliance (QSA) is the oldest, continuously-operating LGBTIQA organization in the state of Louisiana. (The organization has been run under the names Gay, GALA, BiGALA, and most recently, MOSAIC.) We are an alliance that embraces the similarities and differences of all people: gay, lesbian, straight, a/pan/bi/poly/sexual, and transgender. As a group, we seek to promote awareness, tolerance, equality, and compassion in order to cultivate a healthy environment for all individuals at Tulane. We provide an open forum for discussion in a safe, nurturing environment, and facilitate fun and enriching social activities for all Tulane students. Whether you identify as gay, straight, trans*, lesbian, GNC, or anything at all, know that you are always welcome to come to our meetings.
Thursday
6-7 pm: Gender Exploration Society (GES) Weekly Meeting (Warren Hall: Mosaic Lounge)
The Gender Exploration Society (GES) is a club whose goal is to create a safe space for trans* and gender non-conforming (GNC) identified individuals and their allies. Our group is social and discussion-based; discussions can be about any topics including Trans* 101 lessons, learning terms, learning how to be a better ally, current events, or campus politics. Most importantly, this is a safe, tight-knit group where individuals are able to express their feelings about what is going on in their own self-exploration journeys and every-day lives, as well as receive support and advice. This is a judgment-free zone, and it’s a small group, so members usually feel comfortable sharing. In this space people are able to try out different names and pronouns, and what’s said in the group stays in the group. We stress that all identities are valid, open-mindedness, respect, and not “outing” people.
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