Anita Hill, 20 Years Later

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Sex, Power & Speaking Truth 20 yrs later

From anitahill20.org:

Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Hunter College in New York City. The conference will bring together three generations to witness, respond and analyze present day realities in law, politics, the confluence of race, class and gender, the persistent questioning of women’s credibility, issues of black masculinity and current cases of sexual harassment. The conference will also include highlights from First Run Feature’s film about Anita Hill’s testimony, ‘Sex and Justice.’

Anita Hill will be the honoree and keynote speaker, and will be joined by prominent scholars, attorneys, journalists and activists speaking on panels throughout the day. The conference will also feature “Speaking Truth to Power,” a performance curated by Eve Ensler. The performance will include original works written by Edwidge Danticat, Asali Devan, Eve Ensler, Lisa Kron, Lynn Nottage, Mary Oliver and Kevin Powell.

Register here.

(h/t: Alex McAdams)

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  • I am a Black, Female, Oklahoman, and was cheering for Anita Hill when most folks weren’t…Black male privilege, patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism in our communities ad nauseum. .. Although finding out about this conference is short notice for me, I’m planning to be in New York for this awesome gathering of progressive folks focusing on “justice for all!”

    And, this is my first time on your web-site which I have found to be so totally awesome. The articles/content also speak deeply to my passions in life, i.e. “equality and justice for ALL!. Thanks for your vision/passion, keep up the wonderful work.

    • Welcome Loyce! Thank you for the kind words. Please let me know how the conference goes. I would like to go, but not sure that I could make it. Perhaps you’d be interested in doing a write-up about the conf and posting it here? :)

      • Hi Seeta,
        I would love to write an article about the conference and post it here.  I’ll be in touch.

        • Wonderful!  Feel free to email me: seetapersaud [dot] email [at] gmail [dot] com

          Happy Friday! Have a good one!

  • Kay W

    Oh, I would dearly love to go to this conference.

    I love your blog, seeta – I’ve never been able to find so many things that I cared so passionately about on one site! Thank you.

    • Anonymous

      Thanks Kay!! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to go to this conf? I’d love to go, if I could.

  • Anonymous

    I’ll have to try to keep this in mind. Is that a typo on the conference fee?

    • Anonymous

      You mean the $20 fee? I don’t think it is. Let me know if you decide to go. Not sure that I’d be able to make it, although I would LOVE to be there. :)

      • Anonymous

        I will. When I read the description, my first thought was…would it be economically feasible, but it seems like it would.