2ND ANNUAL BALLROOM SYMPOSIUM
In partnership with The Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School, HEAT, Callen-Lorde, Visual AIDS, and getR.E.A.L., The Keeping Ballroom Community Alive Network presents the Second Annual Ballroom Symposium! This event is designed to unite NYC LGBTQ communities of color in an effort to highlight the collective talents of the city's house and ball community via fashion, art and dialogue. This year’s theme is reclaiming the narrative; In the face of st...
2ND ANNUAL BALLROOM SYMPOSIUM
In partnership with The Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School, HEAT, Callen-Lorde, Visual AIDS, and getR.E.A.L., The Keeping Ballroom Community Alive Network presents the Second Annual Ballroom Symposium! This event is designed to unite NYC LGBTQ communities of color in an effort to highlight the collective talents of the city's house and ball community via fashion, art and dialogue. This year’s theme is reclaiming the narrative; In the face of structural oppression, increasing visibility of state-sanctioned violence and police brutality, erasure and growing health disparities, how do we ensure that our life stories and histories are truly our own?
We will host a series of talks and workshops intended to
Identify and promote methods of strengthening social resources exchanged within HBC.
Unite and affirm members of NYC House Ball Community and their allies via art and dialogue.
Location: 6 E 16th Street, New York, NY 10003
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
2nd Annual Ballroom Symposium
Theme: Reclaiming The Narrative
Saturday, October 29, 2016
12:00pm-1:00pm BRUNCH
1:00pm-2:00pm OPENING PLENARY- #BlackLivesMatter: A historic look at the House & Ballroom Community through a racial justice lens (Michael Roberson Milan)
2:00pm-2:10pm BREAK/Transition to Workshops I
2:10pm-2:55pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS I
- Gender-Based Violence: Kia LaBeija
- Movement for Black Lives: Jonathan Lykes Garcon
- Performance: Tim Princess Lanvin
2:55pm-3:00pm BREAK/Transition to Plenary II
3:00pm-4:00pm PLENARY II: FINANCIAL LITERACY (J’Lin Lanvin & Stephaun Blahnik)
4:00pm-4:10pm BREAK/Transition to Workshops II
4:10pm-4:55pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS II
- Runway Theory Workshop: Twiggy Pucci Garcon & Tyra Milan
- Know Your Rights: Aron Cobbs & Fred Ginyard
- KBCAN Focus Group: Jonathan Garcon & Martez Smith
4:55pm-5:00pm BREAK/Transition to Dinner
5:00pm-6:00pm DINNER
