UVM reflections

After a harrowing week leading up to the exhibit debut, I arrived at University of Vermont at 6 am to install the exhibit. All went well and it was set up by time the Translating Identities Conference began.

The exhibit was set up in a large lobby area central to the conference space. The cozy chairs gave the space a relaxed feeling which fit well with the intention of the installation.

The workshop got off to a rocky beginning when the session was misprinted, but about sixty people got to see the website. Many of them left earlier when I invited them to take a look at the exhibit themselves.

TIC monitors informed me that many people who came during sessions took the time to watch the videos and/or read the panels. In between session I witnessed several people reading panels or discussing topics raised in the exhibit. Every time I got the chance, I brought out more printed material. By the end of the day, an estimated 800 people had passed through the space and taken the 200 exhibit companions and 100 zines. The day had been a success!

Donation!

The project received it's first monetary donation in the week leading up to the exhibit opening on October the 24th! The donation was enough to cover the web costs for the year. Thank you a lot Mr. Pangborn.

Vocalo Airing: A Killer Without Remorse

Vocalo is airing the audio doc I made about the Sexual Minorities Archives. Unfortunately, they referred to Bet by the wrong pronoun, I sent them a strongly worded e-mail saying they needed to correct that before they aired it. More details about the airing below:


A Killer Without Remorse
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Original broadcast

* Monday, October 12th, 2009 7:00am - 10:00am

Your host: Tom

Archive: No archive currently available.

Featured Vocaleros: susi7, TechieTranny, KarenGollrad, BLACKOUT
The Rundown

7:00am She told her shrink she wanted to be a man. Dating women.

8:00am Tortured and murdered in Wyoming because he was gay, Matthew Shepard became a national symbol of violence driven by hate. A new play talks to his killer, who ten years after the crime, expresses no remorse.

9:00am Music saves lives. A peace corps of musicians. They come to the rescue with instruments and learning.

And on the 20's, weather and traffic with Chester, the Vocalo.org traffic horse.
Playlist
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1.
Unnatural Cause Part III
Unnatural Cause Part III
Segment by susi7
Oct 10, 2009
2.
Bet Power I: The Archives
Bet Power I: The Archives
Audio
Segment by TechieTranny
Oct 10, 2009
3.
Pin-Up, Pilt-Down by Blamaday
Pin-Up, Pilt-Down by Blamaday
Audio
Segment by KarenGollrad
Oct 9, 2009
4.
Wrestle

More clips online

New film clips edits are up on youtube and on the website.



Louis Mitchell, a founding member of LAGADDA (Lesbians and Gays of African Decent for Democratic Action), speaks to sectarian differences in 1980's San Fransisco.



This is the first in a series of clips addressing the relationship between Transmasculinity and feminism. This features Alex Pangborn, a transgender activist, talking about addressing sexism before and after transitioning.


It's two weeks away from the exhibit debut and I've edited about 3/4 of my videos (different from the ones on the website). I've added a Merch page to the site and am looking into different methods to make the docs more referencable before adding too many more.

Vocalo debut and Improvments (Sept)

I edited together a story about housing discrimination which you can find under short docs.

It will e airing on vocalo, a collaborative radio station based out of Chicago, IL.

I've been going through another round of improvements on the website as I am determined to make it more navigable. For your convenience there is now a google search bar and will be a tag cloud as soon as I figure out the glitches. That is all a work in progress.

TIC Proposal Accepted

I got an email last week telling me that my Translating Identities proposal has been accepted. I am talking with the people to see what kind of space is available so I can move forward with my design plans.

I am also pricing out banners and blue print printing in order to get a rough estimate of what the exhibit will cost to put together.

Updating website

So the access tv show didn't work out as I had hoped. Due to technical difficulties, the person running the show could not play the clip on air. Most of the talk time ended up being taken up by trans 101 type stuff.

I did end up updating the website though. Most of things you might not notice. But I have changed the archives section to education tools and I will be uploading different kinds of material to be used for education in community-type spaces or public school classrooms or academic research. That will all be available free to download for anyone who wants it, and as always users are welcome to send me any content they would like to be available on that page as well.

Lastly, I have added a paypal secure donate button on most of the pages with rotating content. I am wanting to make all the material accessible to people of all income levels, but I also am paying for the webspace and bandwidth to run the project out of my own pocket. Pleas consider donating a few bucks if you can.