We Been Here focuses on ways to uplift Black Queer and Trans folks within organizing spaces and the Black movement. This workshop contextualizes how much work, sacrifice, acts of resistance, and contributions Black Queer and Trans folks provide(d) within the Black Movement and Black liberation. Queerphobia, Transphobia, and Anti-Blackness are intersecting mutually reinforced systems, in which they must be discussed together in order to understand oppressive logic behind these systems and also to seek freedom. This workshop centers on organizing strategies, creating space for Black queer and trans folks, and "politicizing the personal" when centering Black Queer and Trans issues.
What will it take to rebuild a powerful Black Liberation Movement in our times? What skills do we as leaders need to be able to make our greatest contribution to this movement? Join a panel and discussion about the lessons of the past and the opportunities and threats facing Black movement leaders today. The session will focus on three core elements at the heart of a revitalized Black Liberation Movement: deep and transformative leadership development, sharp analysis of the current political moment that guides strategy, and organizing practices that embody the freedom and transformation we are fighting for.
