BHFH Ernest and Esther W**d Memorial Lecture Featuring Brian Blackmore (Hybrid)

Name: BHFH Ernest and Esther W**d Memorial Lecture Featuring Brian Blackmore (Hybrid)
Start: 2024-10-27T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-27T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Beacon Hill Friends House

Schedule

Sun Oct 27 2024 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Beacon Hill Friends House | Boston, MA

Full Title: BHFH Ernest and Esther W**d Memorial Lecture: “Quakers and the Gay Rights Movement” (Hybrid)
About this lecture
Come learn about gay rights activists in the 1960s and 1970s who were trained by Quakers in nonviolent resistance, the influential gay rights leaders who were Quakers themselves, and the gay rights organizations that operated out of Quaker-owned properties. This lecture will also describe the presence of Quakers at the Stonewall riots and Quaker participation in the first gay pride parade.
Event Accessibility
Beacon Hill Friends House is working on making our historic space accessible to everyone. (Covid policies for onsite attendees are below).
Automated Closed Captions will be available for all participants (on Zoom and in-person).
Physical space: This event will take place in our Parlor, which does not have a ground-level entrance. Our primary entrance is up a flight of stairs. If you would like to attend this event but need it to be held in a different space, please indicate so on your registration. On the basement level, we have a single-user, all-gender bathroom with wall-mounted handrails and ample space for chairs and/or aides. We are not a scent-free space but tend to be low-scent.
Attending onsite at BHFH (Covid policy and directions)
Covid policies: All in-person attendees are required to wear a well-fitting KN95, N95 or similar mask while inside. Masks will be available for those who forget them.
Getting to BHFH: Use the address "8 Chestnut St., Boston, MA, 02108" for navigation. We recommend taking public transit to get here: We are a short walk from every transit line in Boston. If you choose to drive in, paid street parking is available on Charles Street (and on Beacon Street before 6 pm). We also have parking passes available for $9 to the Boston Common Garage.
About the lecturer
Brian Blackmore holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Temple University, with extensive academic research and published writings examining the role that Quakers played in gay rights movements and the inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the Quaker tradition during the mid-twentieth century. He is a Quaker educator and community builder whose career has focused on religion, social justice, and peacemaking.