Join WGSS’ full-day symposium ‘Build As We Fight’ Friday, Feb 28th in Lincoln Hall.
Panels include: Linocut workshop & activist art presentation, keynote “Fighting as We Build: Holistic Self-Defence and what Martial Arts teaches us about our feminist survival tools,” and a BIPOC, queer and trans centered self-defense workshop.
Concurrent panels include topics such as migrant Justice, trans health and community, campus organizing, and liberatory tarot.
Children welcome! COVID test and masks provided.
Please rsvp using QR code or go to bit.ly/Symposium2025WGSS
The schedule is as follows:
9:30-10:30 am - Multigenerational panel
10:40-12 pm - Collective Impressions Linocut Workshop
12-12:30 - Lunch
12:40-14:40 - Keynote
1:50-2:50 pm, 3-4 pm, 4:10-5:10 pm - Concurrent Paper Panels
4:30-7 pm - Light Dinner
5:15-7 pm - Self-Defense Workshop
The event will be held on February 28th on the first floor of Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave. Masks are highly encouraged. Masks and tests will be available on-site.
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