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Roc Rainbow Rally: Celebrating Activism Across Generations

Roc Rainbow Rally: Celebrating Activism Across Generations In-Person

6:00pm–7:00pm, Barbara J. Burger iZone’s Kessler Forum, Rush Rhees Library

Rochester’s LGBTQ+ community has a long and rich history of activism that we can learn and benefit from as we try to create a more welcoming and inclusive future. This intergenerational panel will celebrate and share activism and advocacy through discussion of past experiences and selection of digitized physical objects that represent their activism and advocacy.

Moderator 

Jordan Ealey, assistant professor of black studies at the University of Rochester

LGBTQ+ resources from local organizations will be available. Please register for this event


This event is part of the Roc Rainbow Rally, view the full schedule here. 

The Roc Rainbow Rally is made possible with generous support from Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X · Digital Media Studies · River Campus Libraries Excellence Fund · Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, & Preservation · Digital Scholarship · The Rossell Hope Robbins Library · Edward G. Miner Library · The Barbara J. Burger iZone · Writing, Speaking, & Argument Program · Art & Art History · Visual & Cultural Studies · Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies · Philosophy · Susan B. Anthony Center · The Center for Community Engagement · Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center · The Learning Center ·The Greene Center · LGBTQ+ Network · Rochester Rainbow Union.
Date:
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
* iZone (Map )
Library:
Rush Rhees

Registration is required. There are 70 seats available.

Event Organizer

Emily Sherwood