Town Meeting Preview: Williams Inn Project
Town Meeting Preview: Williams Inn Project
Producer: Jim Kolesar / Williams College Office of Public Affairs and Media Services
Window on Williams: NYT Columnist Dan Barry (“This Land”) – Visit to Williams College
Recorded January 11th, 2016. New York Times columnist Dan Barry pays a visit to Williams College. Leadership Studies professor Justin Crowe conducted a live interview with Mr. Barry in Griffin Hall, during which the journalist shared stories about his travels, research and writing process for his popular column, "This Land".
Window on Williams: Palestine, the Global South, and Reacting to the Neoliberal Present
Part of Claiming Williams 2016. Vijay Prashad, author of 17 books including "The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World," "The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South," and "The Karma of Brown Folk," speaks about subjects related to his latest edited work, "Letters to Palestine." Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine.
Window on Williams: Queer Futures: What’s Next After Marriage Equality?
Part of Claiming Williams 2016. The June 2015 Supreme Court decision in favor of marriage equality was a culmination of many years of Marriage equalityLGBTQ activism. So what’s next? A diverse panel of activists share their perspectives and facilitate a conversation on the most urgent issues now confronting the queer community. Panelists: Joshua Allen (Organizer at FIERCE, an LGBTQ Youth of Color Group in New York City), Jamila Hammami (Executive Director, Queer Detainee Empowerment Project), Amber Hollibaugh (Senior Activist Fellow, Barnard Center for Research on Women), Sarah Warbelow (Legal Director, Human Rights Campaign). Moderator: Josh Morrison ‘16.
Window on Williams: Racism and Homophobia in Criminal Justice
Part of Claiming Williams 2016. Two of the four women of the New Jersey Four Case (2006) share their story. In 2006 they were arrested after fighting off a violent attack. Charged with gang assault and attempted murder, they were bashed by media and deemed a “Gang of Killer Lesbians.” The film "Out in the Night" documented their trials, the protest against their convictions and their release. The film also reveals how their race, gender identity and sexuality became criminalized and were used by the justice system to imprison them. Sponsored by Converging Worlds, the Black Student Union, the Queer Student Union, and RASAN.
