Nerd Nite Winona #44 - Polyamory, Sign Language & Student Activism, and Winona's Red Light District

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

No Name Bar | Winona

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Nerd Nite Winona #44 - Polyamory, Sign Language & Student Activism, and Winona's Red Light District
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This month is a special Nerd Nite in partnership with the 4th Annual Winona Artshow! Or speakers all have art on the walls of No Name Bar for the month of March. Don't miss this great Nerd Nite. Also check out the 4th Annual Winona Art Show: Women, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Artist Reception on Friday, March 14th! (https://www.facebook.com/share/1592MqxqBy/)
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Talk #1: All the Rumors are True - A Crash Course on Polyamory
by Elizabeth Brown
Bring your curiosity and questions to this quick and dirty introduction to polyamory - a relationship style focused on building unique bonds, personal responsibility and the exponential potential of love.
Elizabeth Brown (she/her/they/them) is a life-long midwesterner, full-time parent and part-time contrarian. She lives with her polycule in Fountain City, WI.
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Talk #2: Power to the People: American Sign Language and Student Activism
by Jess Weiss
Learn about the history of radical student activism that sparked change and conversation for campuses such as Gallaudet University, Columbia University, and Deaf President Now.
I am a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) and a recent WSU graduate with a bachelor's in Public Relations, Individualized Studies and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies. My personal is political and I look forward to sharing more!
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Talk #3: The History the Red Light District of Winona
by Lacy Korb
Learn about the colorful history of Winona’s Red Light District and the prostitutes that made it possible. Some ghosts stories might be sprinkled in too!
I’m a local tour guide who has always enjoyed shocking people with history.
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