Join us on what would have been Audre Lorde's 90th birthday to celebrate her life, her legacy, her poetry and her activism!

A screening of the iconic film, A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AUDRE LORDE (1995, 90 min, Third World Newsreel) will be shown, followed by a Q&A with poet, filmmaker, and director of CCNY’s MFA in Creative Writing, Michelle Valladares.

About the film and Lorde:

An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. At the heart of this documentary is Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible."

A presentation of the City College Center for the Arts with the Documentary Forum at CCNY and Third World Newsreel.

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https://citycollegecenterforthearts.org/event/audre-lorde-celebration/