J-Flag Tour
The DC OUTfront Action Team, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals & Gays (J-FLAG), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) invite you to join us for a public forum featuring 2 speakers from J-FLAG, where we will come together to discuss homophobic violence and ways to demand justice from Jamaican authorities.
In Jamaica, violent of crimes against the LGBT community, including rape, beatings, and even murder, are reported each year. Prominent recording artists incorporate graphic references to homophobic violence in their music. And government leaders refuse to address the issue.
One group is speaking out. The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals & Gays (J-FLAG) will be appearing in Washington, DC to tell their stories of pride, struggle and courage in the face of injustice. Come learn what's happening in Jamaica, and what you can do about it.
When: Thursday, February 3, 2005
Reception at 7:00 PM, Program at 7:30 PM
Where: Equality Center, The Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the DC OUTfront Action Team at http://us.f514.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@dcoutfront.org or (202) 390-7888, or visit http://www.dcoutfront.org/.
Visions in Feminism Film Screening: Ladyfesto
Join Visions in Feminism for a Screening of
Ladyfesto: A documentary on Ladyfest Philly, March 20-23, 2003
Wednesday February 2, 2005, 9 PM $5 to benefit
Visions in Feminism’s 2005 Conference
All ages at the Black Cat 1811 14th Street, NW DC
http://www.visioninfeminism.org/
http://www.blackcatdc.com/
http://www.ladyfest.org/
http://www.ladyfestphilly.org/
An hour long documentary about and shot during Ladyfest Philly, a women's art festival, March 2003 Co-directed by Anne Crémieux and Kerry Pyne.
Email kalotto@hotmail.com for details
National Conference on Organized Resistance, February 3-6, 2005
The National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) has been happening every winter on the campus of American University in Washington DC since 1998. It aims to provide a space for activists to meet each other, have in-depth discussions, analyze strategies, tactics, beliefs, learn a few new skills, and give everyone a lot to think about after an inspiring weekend. Activists of all ages or levels of experience are welcome, as are curious non-activists and anyone looking to resist systems of oppression and create something new! For more information, visit http://www.organizedresistance.org/.
