“Because I am woman, because I am Black, because I am lesbian, because I am myself — a Black woman warrior poet doing my work — come to ask you, are you doing yours?” – Audre Lorde, The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action

On the 18th of February, we celebrate Audre Lorde’s birthday! As the Black Lesbian Feminist Warrior Poet Mother has been an ancestor for 32 years, we come together to live in her rich legacy. In her honor, we remind ourselves of “our work” today and share tools with each other on how we can remain in practice of the revolutionary ideas Lorde put down in her day.

Please note: This event is BIPOC–women, –femme, –trans, –non-binary & –queer centred. We kindly urge those who do not fall within this demographic to be mindful and respectful of the space they take up.