Rebecca Rafferty: While there are a limited (but important) amount of concrete things we can do to challenge racist and sexist national policies, our ability to creatively tackle inequity on local levels is just about boundless. Arts community organizer Rachel Y. DeGuzman is continuing her series of creative forums, “At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice,” on Saturday, December 9, with the audience-interactive performance “And, Ain’t I a Woman: A Long Table Conversation and Installation.”
Inspired by the “Long Table” performance-discussion hybrids by artist Lois Weaver, DeGuzman invited several WOC involved in the arts, education, and social justice — Amanda Chestnut, Reenah Oshun Golden, Tokeya Graham, Mara Ahmed, Jazzelle Bonilla, Erica Bryant, N’Jelle Gage-Thorne, Tianna Mañón, Debora McDell Hernandez, Annette Ramos, and Gaynelle Wethers — to join her in a free-form, “dinner table” discussion about the intersection of race and gender. After the first 30 minutes of talk, audience members can tap someone on the shoulder and take their place to join the continued conversation. More here.