LGBTQ Student Lifeâs 2014 OUTober keynote speaker, transgender activist CeCe McDonald, addresses racism, transphobia, and incarceration faced by transgender women of color. The keynote will take place at Bond Chapel at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15. The program is hosted by the Office of LGBTQ Student Life and the Institute of Politics, and sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the Spiritual Life Office, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture.
CeCe McDonald was a political prisoner incarcerated for defending herself against a racist, transphobic assault in July, 2010. Due to her willingness to fight, supporters and activists in Minneapolis and across the U.S. built up a solidarity campaign to demand her freedom, and were able to win her a reduced sentence. After serving a 17-month term, she was released in January 2014.
After being released CeCe quickly became a leading and outspoken fighter in the movements for LGBTQ liberation, prison abolition, and racial justice. She is currently working on a forthcoming documentary with actress Laverne Cox on her case, âFree CeCeâ. She was the Grand Marshall of Seattle Pride this year, she received the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights award, and has spoken on Democracy Now!, MSNBC, and various other media outlets.
This event is free and open to the public.
Date: October 15, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
See:http://lgbtq.uchicago.edu/news/transgender-activist-cece-mcdonald-provides-outober-keynote-lecture
Date: October 15, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
See:http://lgbtq.uchicago.edu/news/transgender-activist-cece-mcdonald-provides-outober-keynote-lecture