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National Black Lesbian Conference          July 10-13, 2008 Big up and maximum respect due to the NBLC planning committee and to all of the conference participants! By all accounts and as I observed with my own eyes the NBLC was a huge success. For many, the spa/resort environment helped to underscore the conference theme “Time To […]

Conjuring Wellness & Renewal A Transnational Feminist Approach To Global Travel Presenter: Skye Ward National Black Lesbian Conference July 12 2008 Las Vegas, NV ———————————————————– Workshop Preview Overview (Word file) Slide Presentation (PowerPoint Download) Travel Resources Visualization/Writing Photo: Diego Samper/Earth Series

What: National Black Lesbian Conference Where: Las Vegas, Nevada When: July 10-13, 2008 (conference dates) Who: Skye Ward. International Education Professional Workshop: Conjuring Wellness and Renewal Through International Travel Description: This interactive workshop is an introduction to international travel as a means for transformational healing, self-discovery and the development of global sisterhoods. Participants will explore […]

1st anthology of Black Feminist Thought ever published in France.   “Why is there no equivalent to the black feminist movement in France, an ex-colonial power? These texts, by their vitality and their perspicacity, invite us to raise this question and to rethink the pretence of republican universalism–the blind spot of French feminism.” Book Announcement, […]

Check out Oleander Circle, a new group of writers and lesbian artists from Trinidad & Tobago. Download project-oleander.pdf for more details.

I had the immense pleasure of attending a welcome dinner this week for Samoan poet and scholar Sinavaiana hailing from Oahu’s Manoa Valley, Haiwai’i. I found her poetry in Alchemies of Distance to be powerfully evocative and meditative as is the poetess herself. She is definitely a conjuring woman. I feel fortunate to have experienced […]