August
- December 2021
Centre for
Civil Society - Special Webinar Series
Protest & Protest
Movements
Our Seminar Series
continues online for 2021 - please join us for webinar discussions on the theme
of protest and protest movements.
2020 marked a significant year of protest
across the world despite the raging Corona virus and various lockdown
restrictions. This series explores these protest expressions and the movements
behind them focused on: racial justice, gender justice, LGTBQ rights,
pro-democracy rights, state corruption opposition, anti-repression protest,
pandemic rights, environmental justice and the right to equal services and
livelihoods. We will be engaging with activists, researchers, and academics to
consider the civil society terrain in a post-Covid world.
Facilitators:
Andries Motau & Danford Chibvongodze
The UKZN Centre for Civil Society is
inviting you to a Zoom Session of the CCS Webinar
Series
Please note changing times to accommodate
speakers from international time zones
Webinar: All Black Lives Matter -The
Black Trans Lives Movement in America
Speaker: Tori Cooper
Date & Time: Thursday, 14 October
2021, 16:00-17:00 SA Time
Zoom Link: https://ukzn.zoom.us/j/98706848647?pwd=ZkQ4UVA5QmpoRVptOTJiZDc1QjkzQT09
Topic: As America, and the world entered into a
period of racial reckoning, some people for the very first time took notice
that indeed Black Lives Matter. Black and Brown transgender women are still
being killed, with little to no awareness outside of the community. Milan
Nicole Sherry and an outstanding group of trans activists, began the Black
Trans Lives Matter movement to bring greater attention and intersectionality to
the BLM movement. Black trans women and men are often victims of fatal
violence and targeted for simply being who we are. These ladies mobilized
at the local level, at community events in New Orleans, at the National Trans
Visibility March and every other place where they could share the message in an
effort to engage more trans people and allies. The Black Trans Lives Matter
movement share this message everywhere it goes by being visible and active
in fighting against bigotry, hatred, transphobia and the loud minority of
people who seek to erase the very existence of Black Trans lives.
Speaker
Bio: Tori
Cooper is a health and equity advocate, community organizer, educator,
published author and leader in the transgender and HIV communities. She leads
with more than 30 years of experience at all levels of HIV service, from
volunteer roles to her service as executive director and founder of Advocates
for Better Care Atlanta, LLC. She now serves as the Human Rights Campaign’s
Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative. In
this role, her focus includes economic empowerment; capacity building programs;
public safety; and expanded public education campaigns. Before joining HRC,
Cooper was a consultant and Prevention Specialist at Positive Impact Health
Centers in metro Atlanta. In 2015, Cooper created Advocates for Better Care Atlanta,
LLC which is an organization dedicated to the education and empowerment of
marginalized people across the country. Since its inception, she has
self-financed this agency which prioritizes transgender women and men as well
as people living with HIV. Tori Cooper has received numerous awards
for her work and is a published author, most recently appearing in print and
video. Her work is featured in a new documentary titled, “Silent Epidemic”
where she talks about the trans community and HIV in the South.
