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Queertopia Is Organized by Northwestern University's Queer 1 PROGRAM 8:00 — Check-in and Breakfast 9:00 AM Kresge 1525 9:00 — Opening Remarks 9:15 AM Kresge 1515 Keynote by Kim L. Hunt 9:15 — Executive Director of Pride Action Tank 10:15 AM Kresge 1515 Panel 1A: Activism, Panel 1B: The Politics of 10:30 — Abolition, and Visions of Queer Health 2:00 PM Queer and Trans Justice Kresge 2339 Kresge 2343 12:00 — Lunch Break 1:00 PM Kresge 2415 Panel 2A: Politics, Panel 2B: Technologies 1:00 — Performance, and and Transformations of 2:30 PM Resistance in Queer Media Queer Spaces and Places Kresge 2339 Kresge 2343 2:30 — Coffee Break 3:00 PM Kresge 2415 Criminal Queers 3:00 — Screening and Panel Discussion 5:00 PM Kresge 1515 5:00 — Closing Remarks 5:10 PM Kresge 1515 Reception (Open to All) 5:10 PM Kresge 2415 2 ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION BUILDING ACCESS Is there a ramp, elevator, and/or wheelchair lift to get into the building? Yes, an accessible entrance is available at the front of the building (Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive). Please take the elevator down to Floor 1 for check-in. Is accessible parking available? Parking is not available directly next to the event space. The closest parking lot is the Locy Lot located at 1850 Campus Drive. The lot is a 2-minute walk to Kresge, and the parking lot has designated accessible spaces. SEATING ACCESS Once inside the building, how does one get to the event rooms? All conference activities will occur on the first and second floors of Kresge Hall. All floors can be accessed by stairs or elevator to the left of the main building entrance. A single stall, all gender restroom is available on the first floor directly to the right of the elevator and stairs. Is there accessible seating for people with wheelchairs, mobility devices, and/or service dogs? Yes, accessible seating is available in all event spaces: Kresge 1515: wheelchair accessible seating is available behind the back row and mobility device accessible seating on the left side of the back row. Session Rooms: these rooms have portable desks with wheels, which will be configured in rows. 1-2 spaces will be available in the back and front rows of each room nearest to the room entrance to accomodate wheelchairs and mobility devices. Kresge 2415: 1-2 tables with seating will be available. 1-2 spaces will be available at each table to accommodate wheelchairs and mobility devices. All event spaces have entrances that can accommodate wheelchairs and mobility devices. 3 ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION How many seats are allotted for people with mobility devices and/or service dogs in the event location? There are between 2-4 seats allotted for people with wheelchairs, mobility devices, and/or service dogs in all rooms in which conference activities are taking place. EVENT LENGTH How long is the event? The event is 11 hours from 8am-7pm. The first conference activity officially begins at 9am and ends at 5:10pm. There is a reception from 5:10-7pm. Is it possible to leave the event early? Yes. Attendance at each conference activity is optional, and registration will occur throughout the day. Attendees are welcome to come and go throughout the day. EVENT CONTENT Will any topics containing sensitive subject matter be discussed during the event? We understand that subject sensitivity is highly individual, but we have provided a list of topics that may be referenced during the event: homophobia; transphobia; trans erasure; racism; ableism; topics related to mental health and the current administration. Are flashing lights or loud sound effects used at the event? No flashing lights or loud sound effects will be used at the event. COMMUNICATION ACCESS Will speakers have microphones? Morning Keynote: Yes, the speaker will have a personal microphone. Sessions: While microphones are available in the panel rooms for individual presentations, presenters will not have amplification for the discussion portion of each session. 4 ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION Are there assistive listening devices available at the event? No, assistive listening devices are not available at this event. Will there be an ASL interpreter available at the event? No, an ASL interpreter will not be available at this event. FOOD Is food being served? Yes, food is being served. Food will include a continental breakfast, lunch, and reception; an afternoon coffee and tea service; and snacks throughout the day. Will nutrition information be available for the food at the event? Detailed nutrition information will not be available on site, but foods that are gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan will be labeled at the event. Please contact an event volunteer or organizer in advance or at the conference if you would like further nutrition information. Will there be gluten free, vegetarian, and/or vegan options? Yes, gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan options will be available each time food is served at the event. If you have other dietary needs, please see an event coordinator or volunteer on the day of the event. Will foods containing nuts be served at this event? Although foods explicitly containing nuts will not be served at the event, foods are processed in a facility where nuts are present. Please see an event coordinator or volunteer on the day of the event if you have further questions. WEATHER What is the weather supposed to be on the day and time of the event? The weather for the event date is projected to be high-20s with a 10% change of precipitation. 5 ABOUT NU QPGSA Northwestern University’s Queer Pride Graduate Student Group is an award-winning social, advocacy, and academic group for the graduate student community at Northwestern. Founded in 2005, our member- ship now includes more than 400 graduate students. We are committed to develop an inclusive and affirming sense of community among the LGBTQ+ graduate students at Northwestern. We do this through activities that cover four major themes: Advocacy, Social, Service and Activism, and Academic and Professional Development. In addition to various quarterly and monthly social events, we also work collaboratively with NU’s Rainbow Alliance, the LGBT Resource Center, Kellogg’s Gay and Lesbian Management Association, Northwestern Law’s OUTLaw group, the Women’s Center, and Northwestern Medical School’s Out Network. Further, we regularly collaborate with other TGS graduate associations, including the Black Graduate Student Association, Comunidad Latinx, and Graduate Women Across Northwestern. In the past, QPGSA has also teamed up with various Chicagoland LGBTQ+ organizations, such as Equality Illinois, Transformative Justice Law Project, and Howard Brown Health. 6 ABOUT THE THEME Entering its 13th year, Queertopia is an annual LGBTQ+ academic conference organized by Northwestern University’s Queer Pride Graduate Student Association. The conference features research across disciplines and fosters critical dialogue on topics related to gender and sexuality. Queertopia is an opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduates, activists, organizers, and community practitioners to build intellectual community. This year, we aim to explore queer politics, engaging questions around the limits and possibilities of the term 'queer' for political resistance and transformation with the theme: New Queer & Trans Poiltics? The word “new” in our theme is a common attribution to revitalized areas of study or culture (e.g., new media, new materialism, new queer cinema), so here, too, we attach “new” both to prompt inquiries in current LGBTQ+ politics and to irrigate future political forms and formations. We ask: • What is the role of LGBTQ+ politics today? What would a “new” queer & trans politics look and feel like? What might a contemporary LGBTQ+ counterpublic look and feel like? • What queer and trans feelings, affects, and embodiments does contemporary LBGTQ+ politics structure, disallow, or create? Do prior instantiations of LGBTQ+ politics offer viable ways to innervate current queer and trans political scenes and sites? • How does and might emergent LGBTQ+ political formations counter or re-work the traditional dominances of visibility, representational, and rights-based politics in LGBTQ+ political activism? • What roles do legislation, litigation, and policy-making play in the political participation and social support of LGBTQ+ communities? • How can social justice organizing and political advocacy protect and support LGBTQ+ communities, especially with respect to healthcare, access to public services, and various civil rights? • How does art, media, and technology affect political discussion and participation within LGBTQ+ communities? 7 OPENING KEYNOTE Keynote Kim L. Hunt Executive Director of Pride Action Tank 9:15-10:15 AM Kresge 1515 Kim L. Hunt is currently the executive director of the Pride Action Tank (PAT), a project incubator and think tank that is focused on action that leads to improved outcomes and opportunities for LGBTQ+ communities in the Chicago region, and as Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC). PAT is a project of AFC. While her early career focused on urban planning and public transportation, it has extended to advocacy, nonprofit management, and community development. She co-founded O-H Community Partners, a consulting firm that aims to strengthen and scale markets targeted at creating jobs, wealth, and economic opportunities in underserved communities. She served as Executive Director of Affinity Community Services, a social justice organization that works with and on behalf of Black LGBTQ communities, queer youth, and allies to identify emergent needs, create safe spaces, develop leaders, and bridge communities through collective analysis and action for social justice, freedom, and human rights. She was also a columnist at Fop Magazine, a Gay-Centric Men's Fashion and Lifestyle Magazine, and is a co-host of OUTSpoken!, a monthly LGBTQ storytelling event. Kim has received several awards through the course of her career, including the Cook County State’s Attorney Vernita Gray Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.
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