SAVE THE DATE!
“BLACK LIFE MATTERS” CONFERENCE
University of Arizona, Tucson
January 15 – 17, 2015
blm.sbs.arizona.edu
Scholars, writers, artists, activists, policymakers, and community members will come together January 15-17, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona, to discuss WHY Black life matters and WHAT can be done about sustained, racialized state violence.
The conference will include lectures, hands-on working sessions, performances, and social justice actions, as well as significant time for conversation. The end of the conference will lead into planned Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities in Tucson, and visitors are invited to stay for these.
UA faculty –consider ways your classes might participate in the conference! This is an unprecedented opportunity for students to benefit from those joining us in Tucson.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
- Tamura A. Lomax, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Imani Perry, Princeton University
- Kenyon Farrow, Treatment Action Group
- Carolyn Finney, University of California, Berkeley
REGISTER TO ATTEND
Information about registration, lodging, and travel is available at the Black Life Matters website. Help us plan for this free, public conference by registering online today. Rooms for visitors traveling to Tucson are available for a reduced price at the University Marriott Hotel, but space is limited.
Sponsored by The Feminist Wire; units across The University of Arizona including Gender & Women’s Studies, Africana Studies, the Institute for LGBT Studies, James E. Rogers College of Law, Office of the Provost, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Arizona Health Sciences Center, College of Humanities, College of Education, Zuckerman College of Public Health, Graduate College, UA Libraries, School of Journalism, Confluencenter, Frances McClelland Institute, the Honors College, and many more; and Lehigh University’s Africana Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies programs.
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