America in Transition

Posted by Eileen Remley on Monday, October 31, 2016 in News Blurbs.

When: Tuesday, November 1st from 5:30pm to 8pm

Where: Black Cultural Center

America in Transition is an interactive documentary series and community-building initiative exploring social change from the perspective of trans people in intersectional communities. Please join director André Pérez for a screening and Q&A of “Learning to Recognize Myself Again” followed by the interactive workshop “The Visibility Contradiction.”

*Learning to Recognize Myself Again*

Arkansas: The threat of violence is an everyday experience for trans people. When Tiommi Luckett’s worst fears come true, she struggles to reconnect with the bold, adventurous woman she’s always been against a backdrop of self-imposed isolation. Episode address HIV criminalization, sexual violence, and healing from trauma.

*The Visibility Contradiction: Why are Trans People Dying in an Age of Celebrity* 2015 was heralded as the transgender tipping point, but it was a record-breaking year for violence and murders of trans women of color. Does celebrity make us safer? We will examine the role of visibility in movement building, the fight for civil rights, and achieving social justice.

There will be a reception with director and producer André Pérez at the K.C. Potter Center from 4:00PM to 5:15PM.

Dinner is to be provided at 5:30PM at the Black Cultural Center before the  screening and interactive workshop.

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