Queer Entrepreneurship is on the rise as our state and country solidify LGBTQ+ arts with laws of protection and equality. Similar to the straight community however, generational wealth gap for BIPOC...
COMMUNITIES OF CARE: LOVE & SOCIAL JUSTICE - ANDREA JENKINS IN CONVERSATION
June 15, 2022
Minneapolis city council president Andrea Jenkins made national headlines in 2017 after becoming the country’s first out Black trans person elected to public office. In 2022 she created history again...
NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE Keynote : Health Equity & the Queer Racial Justice Movement
June 15, 2022
Dr. Justin B Terry-Smith, DrPH is an Air Force disabled veteran and a recognized HIV/AIDS activist and public health expert. He is also a proud Black LGBTQ+ Jewish man. In this conversation, Dr....
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
June 15, 2022
Business entrepreneurs Jason Sobocinski, founder and owner of Black Hog Brewing Company, and Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, founder and owner of BLOOM, New Haven’s newest lifestyle hub, unite for a...
The History of Graffiti
June 11, 2022
A film screening of "Black Book Graffiti: Word Write Large" and a talk back with James Top, CEO of The Odd Partners Graffiti Crew. The film features black graffiti pioneers like Charmin 65, the first...
UN(RE)SOLVED TALK
June 10, 2022
In this virtual event, director and immersive artist Tamara Shogaolu, the creator of Un(re)solved, will discuss the installation in conversation with artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris. The...
EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, YOU CHANGE: VISIONARY SCIENCE FICTION AND LIBERATION
June 25, 2021
Social Justice meets sci-fi meets songwriting in this panel discussion between musician, composer, and curator Toshi Reagon; cultural producer & sacred artivist Hanifa Nayo Washington; and writer,...
IMAGINANDO UN MUNDO SIN MUROS, JAULAS Y DETENCIÓN
June 25, 2021
Esta conversación se llevará a cabo en español.
This conversation will be held in Spanish.
En asociación con Melting the Ice, un podcast y programa de radio bilingüe dedicado a compartir el...
HONORING OUR BODIES: A FUTURE FOR ALL ABILITIES
June 25, 2021
How do we create a world where we all care for each other? A world where fewer people have to fight for their rights to exist, while more people acknowledge and accommodate for the abilities of all?...
BRILLIANT BOBA: AMPLIFYING ASIAN VOICES
June 23, 2021
How can the arts help heal? This discussion, led by Brilliant Boba, a team composed of storytellers, artists, and educators in New Haven, will provide attendees with creative resources that build...
HOW ARTISTS SHAPE OUR FUTURE
June 23, 2021
If you’re wondering where the spiritual "after party" for the Festival will be, look no further than this party in the form of a panel discussion, where New Haven Director of Cultural Affairs Adriane...
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT PRISONS
June 22, 2021
What would a truly just system look like? In 2021 we saw a surge in anger and action regarding the state of the prison industrial complex, a system that is unjustly imprisoning Black and brown people...