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The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture at Hamilton College announces the spring residency of Luz Guerra and author Sharon Bridgforth.  They will teach a course, "Point of Entry: Radical Writing/Historical Context in the Americas," and consult with faculty, students and members of the community during the month of February.

Guerra will give a talk, "What Does It Mean to Be an Educator in the World Today?  Challenges, Opportunities, and Obstacles," on Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Luz Guerra has worked for over 25 years as an organizer, facilitator and activist. As an adult educator and historian she has focused on social oppressions in the U.S., women and social change in Latin America, and organizational health and capacity building. Guerra has designed curriculum and conducted trainings about unlearning racism, addressing internalized oppression, popular economics for women, and meeting facilitation. As a moderator, Guerra has coordinated neighborhood meetings on housing; organized international dialogues on women and war; and co-coordinated a Midwest gathering of HIV/AIDS service providers and consumers.

She has conducted research on technical assistance and capacity building for community organizations serving communities of color, and was commissioned to write a report on the topic by the Funding Exchange. Guerra is currently an independent consultant in San Antonio, Texas, where her projects include facilitator trainings for the Esperanza Center's Community School in San Antonio, and working on a series of community dialogues in San Jose, California. She serves on the board of the Indigenous Women's Network, and teaches classes for young adults on the history of people of color in the U.S. as a community service.

Bridgforth is the author of the bull-jean stories, performance stories published by RedBone Press. She will perform a staged reading at Hamilton College on February 16. Details will be announced soon.

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