Welcoming activists, dissidents, misfits, troublemakers, creatives, queers, radicals, zine people, zine-curious, poets, writers, and faculty to a zine making workshop. Join us as we re-purpose withdrawn government documents and mainstream media, come together as a supportive, empathetic community in a time of chaos, and creatively regenerate strength for the struggle (#SftS).
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
3-5 p.m.
@ the KnowledgeLab, Neilson Library, 2nd floor
Sponsored by: The KnowledgeLab; Neilson Library staff members
Contact: Amanda Ferrara at apferrar@smith.edu
All students are invited to attend a guest lecture given by Michael Adams the Executive Director of the SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), which will be given between 3:30 and 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 6th in Weinstein Auditorium.
"SAGE is the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to transforming the LGBT aging experience. In partnership with SAGE affiliates countrywide, SAGE serves countless LGBT older people nationally via technical assistance, trainings and services as well as advocacy at every level of government. In 2009, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services selected SAGE to establish and run the country's first and only National Resource Center on LGBT Aging.
Prior to joining SAGE, Michael was the Director of Education and Public Affairs for Lambda Legal. Prior to that, Michael spent a decade leading cutting-edge litigation that established new rights for LGBT people, first as Associate Director of the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, and then as Deputy Legal Director at Lambda Legal.
A graduate of Stanford Law School and Harvard College, Michael has authored numerous publications on an array of LGBT issues. He has taught law school courses on sexual orientation and gender identity and has served on advisory councils for AARP, the American Society on Aging, and the New York City Department for the Aging among others. Michael has discussed and debated LGBT issues on hundreds of media programs, including Larry King Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, and NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has twice been named one of the "100 most influential gay men and lesbians" by Out Magazine." (Sage, 2015).
For more information, visit http://www.sageusa.org/about/staffbio.cfm?ID=2#sthash.uiscES6v.dpuf
Campus Security will be holding a self-defense class for SSW students on Monday, August 10th at 7:00 pm in the Scales Living Room. They will teach some techniques and bring along strike and kick pads for practice.
Campus Life Rep Shilpa Trivedi will now be hosting a new event focused on Self-Care Arts & Crafts, Crafternoons! The event will be hosted every Wednesday from 2:30 - 4:00 pm in the King House Living Room. A limited number of art supplies will be provided. Feel free to drop in or leave at any time!