[Peace] [Peace-discuss] Panel at UFL today at 3

[David Green]

That's a great idea. I would attend.

BTW, the film is available online (as is her first film), as Nina opposes
copyright restrictions.

The event yesterday was enlightening and moving in a non-manipulative way.
It was video recorded by two different people, so I assume it will be
available for viewing, which I recommend. It lasted the entire 2 hours, and
both the presentations and audience comments/questions were densely and
intelligently substantive, sometimes to the point of being overwhelming.

Apparently there was a pre-event protest, or at least expression of
solidairty, upstairs at the UFL an hour prior to the event, by the trans
community. I was hoping the the N-G would deign to cover the proceedings,
and I sent Jim Dey a note encouraging that, but apparently not, at least
from today's paper.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:35 AM Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
wrote:

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> Nina claims in her letter to the U of I that U of I faculty have
> campaigned to blacklist her and prevented her new film from being shown at
> Ebertfest, which is co-sponsored by the UI College of Media.
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> http://blog.ninapaley.com/2019/02/28/open-letter-to-the-university-of-illinois/
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> Let's ask the Art Theater to show Nina's film during Ebertfest, as a
> protest in favor of free speech.
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> The Art is just a block from the Virginia. It would be easy enough for
> people attending Ebertfest to walk over.
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> You remember the scene in *The Cradle Will Rock *where the cast have to
> walk through the streets of New York City to another theater because the
> WPA has shut down their production under political pressure from fascists
> in Congress. It can be like that. We can encourage people to walk over en
> masse from the Virginia to the Art.
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> It would be easy enough to spread the word to people who are attending
> Ebertfest.
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> We would get press. It would boost the reputation of the Art, as an
> institution in this town that is independent of the University.
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> What do you think?
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> On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 10:02 AM David Green via Peace-discuss <
> peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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>> From my friend Nina Paley:
>>
>> *Does Sex Matter?*
>>
>> *Gender Identity vs. Material Reality*
>>
>> *Saturday (today) March 23rd, 3-5 p.m.*
>>
>> *Urbana Free Library, Lewis Auditorium (downstairs)*
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>> A transwoman, a detransitioner, and a radical feminist walk into a
>> Library…Speaking from different perspectives on modern gender identity
>> politics, these three panelists agree that all people broadly deserve civil
>> rights protections. But should gender identity replace sex as a legal
>> category? Women—particularly marginalized, imprisoned, lesbian, and abused
>> women—pay the highest price for this trend, as sex-based protections and
>> resources are rolled back in the name of “inclusivity.”
>>
>> Despite their unwavering support for individual expression, each speaker
>> has faced repercussions for critically analyzing gender identity, including
>> threats of violence, professional blacklisting, and loss of friendships.
>> They join for this event in the hope it will encourage wider civil and
>> respectful discussion.
>>
>> No lives will be harmed or erased while exploring these topics.
>>
>> *Panelists:*
>>
>> *Corinna Cohn* is an adult transsexual from Indianapolis. Having
>> undertaken hormone therapies and sex reassignment surgery as a teenager,
>> Corinna addresses the responsibilities accrued by a male inhabiting the
>> social role of women, and what young people should know before making an
>> irreversible commitment to transition.
>>
>> *Carey Callahan *is a detransitioned woman and family therapist from
>> Ohio. She explores the role of sexism in the rise of youth referrals for
>> gender dysphoria and the portrayal of detransitioners in the media.
>>
>> *Nina Paley* is an animator from Urbana, best known for feature films *Sita
>> Sings the Blues* and *Seder-Masochism*. An outspoken critic of both
>> censorship and sexism, she has been no-platformed and blacklisted locally
>> and abroad for saying penises are male.
>>
>> *Moderator:*
>>
>> *Traci Nally *is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for
>> News-Gazette Media. For over 30 years, she has worked in the areas of
>> defamation, access to public records and meetings, protection of reporters’
>> newsgathering privileges, and other first amendment and free speech related
>> matters.
>>
>> *This program is not sponsored by the Urbana Free Library*
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