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Community Forum on Violence sponsored by allgo: a statewide queer people of color organizationallgo: a statewide queer people of color organization, sponsored a community forum on violence onThursday, April 28, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., in Austin, in response to the killings of Norma and Maria Hurtado. The Texas After Violence Project was honored to participate in the forum. Our friends at allgo wrote: "Since the murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado in Austin last week, here at allgo, we have heard and felt our community's grief, confusion, anger, and desire to create a response that is compassionate. We have heard from people all over the state and the nation. We have been reluctant to talk about justice in the way that mainstream society often talks about it, particularly when justice is equated with criminal justice or punishment. It is not that we are not concerned with perpetrators of crimes of violence but more that we recognize that at the intersections of race, class, nationality,gender identity and expression, and sexual identity and expression it is much too complex to identify simple solutions. In this case of violence we could think of the murders of Norma and Maria as resulting from identity based violence, family violence, or gender violence. But why must we think of it as one or the other? We also must consider how the consequences of a larger culture of racial discrimination, discrimination toward immigrants, and discrimination of LGBTQ people impact the perpetration of violence. "As a community we need to talk to each other about the realities of violence in our community. We need to explore the ways that we and the dominate culture contribute to this violence, and we need to be creative in thinking about prevention strategies and responses that will make a difference for us. "We invite you to participate in a Community Anti-violence Discussion Forum on Thursday. allgo members, our community partners and any one who is interested in engaging in heartfelt honest conversation about the realities of violence for queer people of color are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will spend some of our time together identifying the issues, some of our time strategizing, and all of the time supporting ourselves and sitting in compassion with the differing realities that we face. "Join us!" Community Anti-Violence Discussion Forum |