City Of West Hollywood: Human Rights Speakers Series Virtual Panel Discussion: ‘My Name Is Pauli Murray: Exploring Race And Gender Equity'

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

February 01, 2022 8:50 AM

The City will host a free Human Rights Speakers Series virtual panel discussion: My Name is Pauli Murray: Exploring Race and Gender Equity. Join the City of West Hollywood’s Human Rights Speakers Series for a conversation around race and gender equity and gender identity in Participant and Amazon’s new documentary My Name is Pauli Murray. A pioneering attorney, social justice activist, and priest, Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around race and gender equity.

The virtual panel discussion will be livestreamed on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6 p.m. Registration is requested via Eventbrite: https://hrss-2022feb15.eventbrite.com. For details and more information, visit www.weho.org/hrss. A URL link to the livestream will be sent to those who register.

The panel will include Talleah Bridges McMahon, Producer, My Name is Pauli Murray; Bryce Cracknell, Impact Producer, Participant; Barbara Lau, Executive Director, The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice; and City of West Hollywood Councilmember John M. Erickson, who will moderate the discussion.

The City of West Hollywood’s Human Rights Speakers Series brings together diverse communities to learn about and discuss global, national, and local human rights issues in a supportive environment. The series reflects the City’s commitment to human rights and core value of Respect and Support for People.
For additional information about the Human Rights Speakers Series, please visit www.weho.org/hrss.

The City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division delivers a broad array of arts programs including Art on the Outside (temporary public art), City Poet Laureate, Drag Queen Story Hour, Free Theatre in the Parks, Grants, Holiday Programming, Human Rights Speaker Series, Library Exhibits, National Poetry Month, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival, Summer Sounds + Winter Sounds, Urban Art (permanent public art), and WeHo Reads. 

For more information, please contact City of West Hollywood Arts Technician Joy Tribble at (323) 848-6360 or at jtribble@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

The City of West Hollywood remains in a declared local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. West Hollywood City Hall is open for in-person transactions by appointment; to make an appointment, visit www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services remain accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via the City’s website at www.weho.org. City of West Hollywood coronavirus information is available at www.weho.org/coronavirus.

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This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.