Moral Voices 2015-2016: Violence against LGBT+ Individuals/Communities
Moral Voices is a student-led initiative run through Brown RISD Hillel which focuses on a different issue of universal moral importance each year. Our 2015-16 theme is violence against LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. We will focus primarily on violence on a national level, partnering with groups both on campus and in the larger Providence area to foster relationships and implement changes that will extend far beyond just this year. E-mail Moral Voices Co-Chairs, Natalie Cutler and Rachel Levy, at moralvoices@brownrisdhillel.org.
Events (Spring 2016)
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Transvisibility: An Evening with Mara Keisling, ED National Center for Transgender Equality Tuesday, April 12, 7pm (Lower Salomon) Mara Keisling is the founding Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. Mara is a transgender-identified woman and a parent. As one of the nation’s leading voices for transgender equality, Mara has appeared on news outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. This event is brought to you by Moral Voices and co-sponsored by the LGBTQ Center, BWell Health Promotion, Spectrum, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Chaplains, RISD's Office of Intercultural Student Engagement, and Brown RISD Hillel. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required at: transvisibility.eventbrite.com |
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An Intersectional Scholar in Residence Shabbat with Ilana Kaufman
Friday, April 8th, 7:30pm at Hillel
Please join us for a powerful and engaging Shabbat featuring scholar-in-residence Ilana Kaufman, who will speak during dinner about building our Jewish communal capacity to advance justice.
Saturday, April 9th, 1pm in JWW411
Follow-up session with Ilana titled "Working Towards Justice as Intersectional Jews"
Ilana Kaufman is Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay, for the San Francisco, CA-based Jewish Community Relations Council. As a strategic designer, planner and problem solver, Ilana is regularly engaged by regional and national Jewish federations, community relations organizations, philanthropic entities and community service providers. She has been featured in the Jewish Times of America, and has published articles the Forward and, eJewish Philanthropy. A nationally regarded thought leader on the importance of grappling with race and racism in the Jewish community, Ilana was featured in the series “ELI Talks: Inspired Jewish Ideas” in 2015 and was recognized by both the Jewish Multiracial Network and the New York Public Library Blog Celebrating African American Jews for Black History Month in 2016.
Friday, April 8th, 7:30pm at Hillel
Please join us for a powerful and engaging Shabbat featuring scholar-in-residence Ilana Kaufman, who will speak during dinner about building our Jewish communal capacity to advance justice.
Saturday, April 9th, 1pm in JWW411
Follow-up session with Ilana titled "Working Towards Justice as Intersectional Jews"
Ilana Kaufman is Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay, for the San Francisco, CA-based Jewish Community Relations Council. As a strategic designer, planner and problem solver, Ilana is regularly engaged by regional and national Jewish federations, community relations organizations, philanthropic entities and community service providers. She has been featured in the Jewish Times of America, and has published articles the Forward and, eJewish Philanthropy. A nationally regarded thought leader on the importance of grappling with race and racism in the Jewish community, Ilana was featured in the series “ELI Talks: Inspired Jewish Ideas” in 2015 and was recognized by both the Jewish Multiracial Network and the New York Public Library Blog Celebrating African American Jews for Black History Month in 2016.
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UPDATE 3/16: Unfortunately, the Moral Voices Keynote has been canceled. Please see this announcement for more information.
Spring Keynote: Redefining Realness with Janet Mock Monday, March 21 7pm in Salomon Facebook Event Link Join Moral Voices for a very special keynote event, featuring TV host, New York Times bestselling author and nationally known advocate for trans women's rights Janet Mock. Janet will share her raw and honest experiences growing up young, multiracial, poor and trans in America. Her book, "Redefining Realness," published last year, is "a powerful vision of possibility and self-realization, pushing us all toward greater acceptance of one another—and of ourselves—showing as never before how to be unapologetic and real." Her talk will be followed by a book signing. A limited number of books are available free of charge for those students who have financial hardship. Please indicate your interest in a complimentary book by emailing moralvoices@brownrisdhillel.org. |
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If you require any special assistance, such as an ASL interpreter, please let us know.
Register: https://mvjanetmock.eventbrite.com Tickets are free and open to the public.
This event is brought to you by Moral Voices and co-sponsored by Brown Center for Students of Color, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, LGBTQ Center, Sexual Assault Peer Educators, Swearer Center for Public Service, Office of the Chaplains, RISD's Office of Intercultural Student Engagement, and Brown RISD Hillel.
About Janet Mock
Janet Mock is a writer, cultural commentator, advocate for trans women’s rights and the New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More. Feminist cultural critic bell hooks called Janet’s memoir, "A lifemap for transformation," while Melissa Harris-Perry said "Janet does what only great writers of autobiography accomplish—she tells a story of the self, which turns out to be a reflection of all humanity." A board member at the Arcus Foundation, Janet has been called one of the smartest women on Twitter by Fast Company and her work has been recognized by the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, the Anti-Violence Project, and Planned Parenthood. Hailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Janet lives and writes in New York City, and has been fan-girling over Beyonce for 16 years.
Register: https://mvjanetmock.eventbrite.com Tickets are free and open to the public.
This event is brought to you by Moral Voices and co-sponsored by Brown Center for Students of Color, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, LGBTQ Center, Sexual Assault Peer Educators, Swearer Center for Public Service, Office of the Chaplains, RISD's Office of Intercultural Student Engagement, and Brown RISD Hillel.
About Janet Mock
Janet Mock is a writer, cultural commentator, advocate for trans women’s rights and the New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More. Feminist cultural critic bell hooks called Janet’s memoir, "A lifemap for transformation," while Melissa Harris-Perry said "Janet does what only great writers of autobiography accomplish—she tells a story of the self, which turns out to be a reflection of all humanity." A board member at the Arcus Foundation, Janet has been called one of the smartest women on Twitter by Fast Company and her work has been recognized by the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, the Anti-Violence Project, and Planned Parenthood. Hailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, Janet lives and writes in New York City, and has been fan-girling over Beyonce for 16 years.
"AIDS, Sexuality and American Religion" - A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Petro
February 25th: 7:30pm (Petterutti Lounge)
“Is AIDS a judgment from God?” – the Reverend Billy Graham, often lauded as “America’s Pastor” owing to his popularity in late 20th century, asked this question to a crowd in Columbus, Ohio. “I could not say for sure,” he answered, “but I think so.” This talk looks at the role of religious figures in the early history of the AIDS crisis in the United States. While some leaders of the Christian Right pronounced AIDS as God’s punishment for homosexuals and for the nation that harbored them, others called for care and compassion or even joined the front lines of AIDS relief work and activism. Major Christian leaders and organizations offered new moral visions – both Protestant and Catholic, progressive and conservative – for AIDS education, as they brought Christian discussions of sexual morality, including homosexuality, into the national spotlight. AIDS sparked the creation of this moral rhetoric and quickened efforts to advance a larger moral agenda regarding the health benefits of abstinence and monogamy, a legacy glimpsed as much in the traction gained by abstinence education campaigns as in the more recent cultural purchase of gay marriage.
February 25th: 7:30pm (Petterutti Lounge)
“Is AIDS a judgment from God?” – the Reverend Billy Graham, often lauded as “America’s Pastor” owing to his popularity in late 20th century, asked this question to a crowd in Columbus, Ohio. “I could not say for sure,” he answered, “but I think so.” This talk looks at the role of religious figures in the early history of the AIDS crisis in the United States. While some leaders of the Christian Right pronounced AIDS as God’s punishment for homosexuals and for the nation that harbored them, others called for care and compassion or even joined the front lines of AIDS relief work and activism. Major Christian leaders and organizations offered new moral visions – both Protestant and Catholic, progressive and conservative – for AIDS education, as they brought Christian discussions of sexual morality, including homosexuality, into the national spotlight. AIDS sparked the creation of this moral rhetoric and quickened efforts to advance a larger moral agenda regarding the health benefits of abstinence and monogamy, a legacy glimpsed as much in the traction gained by abstinence education campaigns as in the more recent cultural purchase of gay marriage.
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Vulnerability: Faith, Violence & LGBTQ+ Identity (A special Thursday Night Supper
November 19th, 5:30 pm (Home of Janet Cooper-Nelson) Professor Anna Bialek led a discussion-based talk on the curricula she developed and training she has led on sexual assault and intimate partner violence within religious communities, in connection with her scholarship on vulnerability, as relates to LGBTQ+ identity. Thursday Night Supper (TNS) brought to you by the Office of the Chaplain's and Moral Voices. |
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