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LESBIAN ORGANIZING Why was creating women only space important? What did we gain as a LGBTQ+ community? What can we learn from these pioneers? Interactive timeline of queer history/your history starts the event. Bring your artifacts, stories and important events to add to the timeline. Speakers: Dianna Hunter (Farmer and Teacher), Jane Stedman (Founder or Rising Moon Farm and So's Your Old Lady) and Lisa Vecoli (Pulp Fiction collector and Tretter Collection Curator). Film clip from Out North: featuring Nick Metcalf, Andrea Jenkins and the women of the Amazon Nation. Out North is a MN LGBTQ+ history documentary produced by TPT - Twin Cities PBS. Full film coming out Oct 16th at 8pm. Please RSVP here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lesbian-organizing-1960s-to-today-tickets-37436033183 Free food, all ages, sober space. Child care provided. ASL interpretation available, please request. Please contact us if you have any specific accessibility requests. Contact us: hello@tellingqueerhistory.com For parking and directions visit https://www.lib.umn.edu/special/getting-archives TELLING QUEER HISTORY is a series of gatherings based on sharing stories in an open, informal, and participatory format. It’s about connecting queer communities, queer history and generations so that we can learn from our shared past, present, and future.* *Allies are welcome to join, listen and volunteer. Hearing our stories is a great way to be an ally, allowing and assisting us in having the space to tell our stories is a way to be an advocate. Thanks! “Out North” is a Twin Cities PBS Original production made possible by the Piper Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation with special thanks to David Piper. Funding for community engagement is provided by the Addicks Hoch Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation and by HealthPartners, supporting health and well-being for all. Additional support provided by Ruth and David Waterbury.