On Liberating Our Relationships for a Better World (In-Person)

Fri Feb 28 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-08:00

California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building | San Francisco

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On Liberating Our Relationships for a Better World  (In-Person)
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A Conversation with Dean Spade
About this Event
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  • Books are available to add to your order at check-out for pick-up from Marcus Books in Oakland, California or delivery within the United States


Lifelong activist and educator Dean Spade dares us to decide that our interpersonal actions are not separate from our politics of liberation and resistance. Many activist projects and resistance groups fall apart because people treat each other poorly, trying desperately to live out the cultural myths about dating and relationships that we are fed from an early age.

How do we divest ourselves from the idea that one romantic partner will be the solution to all our problems? How do we bring our best thinking about freedom and justice into step with our desires for healing and connection?

Join Dean for a liberating conversation on how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands, better preparing us for the work of changing the world. Sharing from their latest book, Love in a F*cked-Up World Dean dares us to be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and amongst our closest connections.

Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He’s the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, and Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) the director of the documentary Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!. His next book, Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up and Raise Hell Together, is forthcoming from Algonquin Press in January, 2025.

We are grateful to our Bookstore Partner

Marcus Books is the nation’s oldest Black-owned independent bookstore celebrating its 60th year. Marcus Books’ mission is to provide opportunities for Black folks and their allies to celebrate and learn about Black people everywhere. Learn more about Marcus Books.


Accessibility
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Recording Policy
Ticket holders will have access to an ad-free replay of the event for one week after the live event. A replay with ads will be released on our YouTube channel one week after the livestream. Portions of the audio will also be released on our podcast. Only registered ticket holders who choose to watch live can participate in the chat and Q&A.

Refunding Policy

All tickets and donations for this event are nonrefundable.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building, 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, United States

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