Organizing Transformative Justice Responses to Gender-based Violence and Campus Sexual Violence

April 26, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Virtual program: see event page for registration

Dean Spade, Wismer Professor in Gender and Diversity Studies (2022-2024) continues a series of events on intersectional feminism. 

From Professor Spade: “As part of the Wismer Professorship, I have the honor of organizing some events about intersectional feminism this year and next. I hope you will consider attending and spreading the word to your students and to colleagues in other departments.” 

As university campuses struggle to meet the call to address sexual violence, significant questions about what actually causes and could actually end this harm continue to surface. Movement organizing against policing and criminalization have highlighted that prosecution of individuals is a problematic and insufficient way to address sexual violence over the long-haul, and often leaves survivors without support or resolution. Abolitionist organizers have cultivated Transformative Justice approaches to harm and violence, arguing that we must approach this work looking at root causes and collective transformation. 

You are invited to a conversation with Xhercis Méndez, founder of The University TJ Project, which works with faculty, staff and administrators at institutions of higher education nationally to build local capacity to better respond to systemic harm, create adaptable accountability models and expand the healing options available for a diverse range of survivors. Méndez will be in conversation with Professor Spade and collaborator with BCRW and Project NIA on the Building Accountable Communities video series, among others. 

This event is made possible by the Patricia Wismer Professorship in Gender and Diversity at Seattle University and in collaboration with The Barnard Center for Research on Women including the center’s support in producing the event, providing ASL and live captioning. 

Accessibility: Live transcription and ASL interpretation will be provided. Please e-mail any additional access needs to skreitzb@barnard.edu.