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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Kay Ulanday Barrett Performance & Talk


GENDER, WOMEN, & SEXUALITY STUDIES, along with American Studies and others are pleased to host Kay Ulanday Barrett. Kay will be delivering “you are SO brave” a performance and talk at the margins of disability, trans, and racial justice, facilitated by Prof. Kale Fajardo. The event is on Tuesday, November 3rd from 6:00-7:30pm in Blegen 250. See below for more information.




"you are SO brave": a performance + talk at the margins of disability, trans, & racial justice with Kay Ulanday Barrett 

Facilitated by: Dr. Kale Fajardo 

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
6-7:15 PM
Blegen Hall 250

A Campus Pride Hot List artist, Trans Justice Funding Project Panelist, and Trans 100 Honoree, KAY ULANDAY BARRETT is a poet, performer, and educator, navigating life as a disabled pin@y-amerikan transgender queer in the U.S. with struggle, resistance, and laughter. Kay has featured on colleges & stages globally; Princeton University, U Penn, UC Berkeley, Musee Pour Rire in Montreal, and The Chicago Historical Society. Kay’s bold work continues to excite and challenge audiences. A seasoned speaker, Kay has facilitated workshops, presented keynotes, and contributed to panels with various social justice communities. Kay’s ideas have featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, KPFA Radio, and WBAI Radio. Kay turns art into action and is dedicated to remixing recipes.. See their online wobble on twitter/tumblr/instagram as brownroundboi and on his website, kaybarrett.net

Sponsored by: Feminist Studies Graduate Student Association, Feminist Student Activist Collective, GLBTA Programs Office, Department of American Studies, Social Justice Minor, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

Free and open to the public!
For disability and access requests, contact Lars at macke157@umn.edu