Gamba Adisa Still Lives: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Audre Lorde

THE OUTRAGE and Black Women Radicals are co-hosting a series of events to highlight Black women's historical and contemporary leadership. A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,"Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934–November 17, 1992) was a Grenadian-American activist, organizer, writer, Black feminist, and socialist who dedicated her life to addressing and confronting homophobia, racism, sexism, and classism through the power of her pen and words. On what would have been her 86th birthday, join US for a film screening of _AUDRE LORDE: THE BERLIN YEARS (1984 to 1992) _and a post-film screen dialogue on the life and legacy of Audre Lorde, who later renamed herself Gamba Adisa which means “she who makes her meaning known.” OVERVIEW OF THE EVENING: * 6:00pm –– Doors open/Check-in * 6:15pm –– Film screening begins * 7:30pm –– Post screen dialogue beings * 8:15pm –– Dialogue ends and mix, mingle, and connect begins * 8:30pm –– Event wraps ABOUT BLACK WOMEN RADICALS: Black Women Radicals [https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/] is a Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting and centering Black women’s radical political activism. We are a collective of Black women who represent and uplift Black women of diverse gender identities and gender expressions, educational backgrounds, nationalities, religious and/or non-religious affiliations, languages, ethnicities, and more who have diverse pathways of and to Blackness and to Black womanhood(s) but who are all committed to uplifting/centering/honoring Black women in their entireties. ABOUT THE OUTRAGE: The Outrage [https://www.the-outrage.com/] is a hub for activism, shifting the political and cultural landscapes by starting and sustaining conversations. Through fashion and community, we're challenging our community to be the best versions of themselves and change the world we live in.