March 1, 2015
This picture makes me so happy! What a pleasure to work on this dream team. In the past few months I have been working with Trish Salah, Erin Meagan Schwartz, Syrus Marcus Ware, Christina Hajjar, and Shimby Zegeye (not pictured) on planning the Decolonizing and Decriminalizing Trans Genres symposium.
Building upon the momentum of Trish’s weekend conference last May, Writing Trans Genres: Emergent Literatures and Criticism , this one day symposium centered the critical and creative work of black and indigenous trans and two spirit writers, artists, scholars and activists. 
Recognizing the violent force of institutional racism, police brutality, colonialism, and the criminalization of trans of colour lives, particularly in the area of sex work, this symposium worked to foreground these intersections in trans experience and representation.
With these extraordinary guests:
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán
Ceyenne Doroshow
Imani Henry
Andrea Jenkins
Yasmeen Persad
Dr. C. Riley Snorton
Syrus Marcus Ware
Saylesh Wesley
The day included two panels, a dinner, and readings/storytelling.
Schedule:
1pm: Decolonizing Trans Genres
3:30pm: Against the Law: Living & Writing While Black, Indigenous, Trans
5:30pm: Dinner in Riddell Hall Cafeteria (1st floor)
7pm: Reading and Storytelling
