Nexus’ BCLI Program is partnering with Minnesota Rising’s LOCUS group to further the conversation of intersectionality in social justice work. LOCUS is an initiative of Minnesota Rising. Learn more about Minnesota Rising HERE Our lives are complex, and even more so, our identities. In the important work of social justice, we work towards to unpacking some of … Continue reading BCLI Issue Series: Intersectionality on November 12
LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III Recap
For LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III we met on October 21st at Green Spoon Cafe with the purpose of discussing three topics (activist strategies and white culture, tone policing, and elitism in social movements) brought up by three articles elected as pre-reads for the event: How the Interruption of Bernie Sanders Exposed White Progressives’ White … Continue reading LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III Recap
LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour III on 10/22
Wednesday, October 22, 20156:00pm - 7:30pmGreen Spoon CafeRegister online!*This event is organized for and by people of color (and non-POC with other marginalized identities) as a supportive and courageous space.LOCUS invites you to a casual autumn Keeping Current" Happy Hour III! Taking a few pages (and no more than that!) from the book club model, … Continue reading LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour III on 10/22
LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour II on 6/22
*This event is organized for and by people of color (and non-POC with other marginalized identities) as a supportive and courageous space.On the heels of "Putting Into Words What I Live" and "Intersectionality with Intentionality" workshops focused on microaggressions, code-switching, and navigating multiple intersecting identities, LOCUS invites you to a casual summertime "Keeping Current" Happy Hour … Continue reading LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour II on 6/22
"Intersectionality with Intentionality" on Tuesday, May 19
"Intersectionality with Intentionality"Tuesday, May 195:15pm Registration; 5:30pm - 7:30pm ProgramMinnesota Council of Nonprofits2314 University Ave. West #20, St. Paul, MN 55114Register online.Admission: $7.00/$10.00*This event is organized for and by people of color as a supportive and courageous space.In an increasingly diversifying society, our lives and identities are hyphenated and nuanced, posing a challenge to our … Continue reading "Intersectionality with Intentionality" on Tuesday, May 19