Film Screening- Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Join us to mark Transgender Day of Visibility on March 25th with a film screening of Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story at the Welland Campus in Room AH255 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. The event will include a screening of the film followed by an opportunity for reflection and discussion.

Film Description
A lost R&B star who eclipsed Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane blazed an extraordinary trail with an unbreakable commitment to her truth. Forty years after vanishing from public view, this 20th century icon finally gets her second act.

Film Trailer
https://www.nfb.ca/film/any-other-way/

About Trans Day of Visibility
Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) aims to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces. Learn more https://glaad.org/tdov/.

This event is open to NC students, employees and external partners.

This event is being hosted in partnership with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Libraries and Learning Commons and Community Relations and Events.

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Co-hosted with: Libraries and Learning Commons, Community Relations and Events

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