Guest on Uranus is Blue Radio Show
Date Mon, 15 April 2013 @ 04:00 AM
Location: Radio
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SpeakOut! Show on Sylvia Global Satelite Radio
Date Thu, 11 April 2013 @ 10:30 AM
Location: Google Hangout
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Kitchen Table Conversations: African Feminists Discuss Love, Sex, and Politics
Date Wed, 27 March 2013 @ 01:30 PM
Location: Online Podcast
Kitchen Table Conversations Podcast: African Women in Media
Date Wed, 13 March 2013 @ 06:30 PM
Location: Online Podcast
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Love Spectrums: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Date Mon, 11 March 2013 @ 06:30 PM
Location: Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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Harvard African Development Conference Panel, "LGBTI Africa in the Face of Growing American Fundamentalism"
Date Sat, 09 March 2013 @ 03:00 PM
Location: Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA
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LGBT Africa in the Media
Date Fri, 18 January 2013 @ 06:30 PM
Location: Phillips Andover | Andover, MA
Social Media and Online Fundraising for NGOs
Date Sat, 15 December 2012 @ 12:00 PM
Location: Habitat for Humanity Centre, Windoek, Namibia
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Speaker/Presenter @ 4th Annual ISTA Africa Conference of Sexuality and Consciousness
Date Fri, 07 December 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Online Fundraising, and Security (French Translation)
Date Wed, 05 December 2012 @ 07:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Feminist Cyborgs: Activism, Online Fundraising, and Security
Date Mon, 03 December 2012 @ 07:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Speaker @ Williams College "What is Activism?" Panel
Date Sat, 20 October 2012 @ 03:30 PM
Location: Williams College | 880 Main Street Williamstown, MA
The Power of Storytelling: LGBT History, The Media, and the African/Black Diaspora”
Date Thu, 18 October 2012 @ 06:00 PM
Location: Harvard Hall 104, Harvard University | Cambridge MA
Guest Lecturer @ Social Movement Communications Class
Date Thu, 11 October 2012 @ 10:30 AM
Location: Northeastern University | Boston MA
Invited Speaker @ Out to Lunch Series
Date Wed, 10 October 2012 @ 12:00 PM
Location: University of Connecticut
Featured Presenter @ Making It in Media Series @ New York University
Date Tue, 02 October 2012 @ 12:00 PM
Location: NYU
Social Media and Online Fundraising Workshop for Non-Profits
Date Tue, 18 September 2012 @ 12:30 PM
Location: REEA Foundation | Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Media and Online Fundraising Workshop for Non-Profits
Date Sun, 12 August 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Location: TBD | Durban, South Africa
New Media Expert Panelist @ WHEAT Trust Grantee Award Ceremony
Date Fri, 10 August 2012 @ 02:00 PM
Location: The Artscape | D F Malan Street, Foreshore, Cape Town 800
Facilitator @ Social Media and Online Fundraising Workshop in Cape Town
Date Tue, 07 August 2012 @ 01:00 PM
Location: Scalabri Center | 47 Commercial St Cape Town, South Africa
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LGBTQ Writer's of Color Forum @ DC Black Pride Co-Presented by Fire and Ink
Date Fri, 25 May 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Location:
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Uniting Women’s and LGBT Rights: Exploring Gender Roles as the Root Cause of Violence Against Women
Date Thu, 24 May 2012 @ 11:00 AM
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Organising Online: African Feminists and Cyber Activism
Date Thu, 24 May 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Location:
The Women of Color Forum: Our Fathers, Ourselves
Date Sun, 06 May 2012 @ 03:00 PM
Location: Brandeis University
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Featured Speaker at MA Women Unite Against War on Women
Date Sat, 28 April 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Location: Boston City Hall, MA
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Invited Youth Forum Participant at Open Society Initiative, South Africa
Date Sun, 22 April 2012 @ 12:00 AM
Location: Capetown, South Africa
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Featured Speaker for "Day of Silence"
Date Fri, 20 April 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Rivers High School
Presenter @ GLSEN Youth Conference: Writing as Healing and Self Care Practice
Date Sat, 31 March 2012 @ 02:45 PM
Location: MIT | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
Presenter @ GLSEN Youth Conference: Diversity within the LGBT Movement
Date Sat, 31 March 2012 @ 11:15 AM
Location: MIT | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
"Diversity & Community-Building" Training for Student Leaders at MIT
Date Mon, 19 March 2012 @ 07:00 PM
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"Diversity with Affinity Groups" Workshop for First-Year Students at MIT
Date Sun, 18 March 2012 @ 01:00 PM
Location: MIT | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
Co-Presenter @ True Colors Youth Conference
Date Fri, 16 March 2012 @ 09:00 AM
Location: University of Connecticut
Women's History Month Speaker at Williams College
Date Wed, 14 March 2012 @ 07:00 PM
Location: Williams College | 880 Main Street Williamstown, MA
Workshop Facilitator at Northeastern University RA Training
Date Tue, 28 February 2012 @ 07:00 PM
Location: Northeastern University | Boston MA
Featured "Pride Series" Speaker at Brown University
Date Thu, 23 February 2012 @ 07:00 PM
Location: Brown University
Featured Speaker at "Crossing Borders" Inter-School Conference
Date Sun, 05 February 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Location: Andover High School | Andover, MA
Workshop Facilitator for Student Diversity and Multiculturalism Event
Date Sat, 07 January 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Location: Northeastern University | Boston MA
Panelist at "Call Me Kuchu" Work-in-Progress Screening
Date Thu, 15 December 2011 @ 07:00 PM
Location: 92YTribeca | 200 Hudson Street New York, NY
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Speaker at Occupy Boston Women's March
Date Sun, 04 December 2011 @ 12:00 PM
Location: Dewey Square | Boston MA
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"Write Your Own Manifesto" Workshop Facilitator with Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Date Wed, 09 November 2011 @ 04:15 PM
Location: Garfield Elementary School | Revere MA
"Anti-Bullying" Workshop Speaker and Facilitator at Browne Middle School
Date Wed, 09 November 2011 @ 02:45 PM
Location: Browne Middle School
Speaker and Past Recipient at HistoryMaker Awards
Date Wed, 21 September 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: The Goethe-Institut | Boston MA
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Speaking at Symposium on LGBT Suicide Prevention
Date Sat, 18 June 2011 @ 01:00 PM
Location: Bentley University Waltham, MA
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Opening Ceremony of Black Pride
Date Thu, 09 June 2011 @ 05:00 PM
Location: Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02215
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A Queer History of the United States -- Book Release Event
Date Wed, 18 May 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: United South End Settlements' Harriet Tubman House | 566 Columbus Ave. Boston MA
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Moderating LGBT in Business Panel: From Idea to Entrepreneur
Date Wed, 20 April 2011 @ 06:30 PM
Location: MassChallenge | One Marina Park Drive, Boston MA
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Speaking at "Breaking the Silence" Day at Tufts University
Date Fri, 15 April 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: TUFTS UNIVERSITY | LGBT Center
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85 Broads Panel on Social Media and Entrepreneurship
Date Sat, 02 April 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Boston University | TBD
Kitchen Table Conversations (Online Podcast): Interview with Black Lesbian Poet, Playwright, and Political Activist Letta Neely
Date Thu, 31 March 2011 @ 08:00 PM
Location: Virtual Panel
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Kitchen Table Conversations (Online Podcast): LGBT Africans Speak on Culture, Queerness, and Media
Date Wed, 23 March 2011 @ 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual Panel
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Massachusetts Singles Magazine Panel Judge
Date Sat, 12 March 2011 @ 07:00 PM
Location: SANCTUARY | 189 State Street Boston MA
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2nd Annual Queer Sexuality and Gender Conference
Date Sat, 05 March 2011 @ 02:00 PM
Location: Hampshire College ( Franklin Paterson Hall)
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MIT Multiculturalism and Diversity Conference
Date Sat, 05 March 2011 @ 12:00 AM
Location: MIT | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
A Talk on Social Inequality (Class Visit)
Date Mon, 28 February 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Salem State University
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Power Lesbian Afterwork Networking Social
Date Wed, 23 February 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: MANTRA | 52 Temple Place Boston, MA
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Speaking at Black History Month Event at Fisher College
Date Wed, 23 February 2011 @ 12:00 PM
Location: FISHER COLLEGE | 118 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02116
New Media and Social Media: New Pathways for LGBTQ Equality
Date Wed, 16 February 2011 @ 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
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HYPOTHESIS Monthly Live Performance Show
Date Tue, 15 February 2011 @ 07:00 PM
Location: MIDWAY | 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
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EMERGE Class of 2011 Training
Date Sat, 12 February 2011 @ 08:00 AM
Location: SEIU 1199 | 150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester MA
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Dating While Feminist Panel
Date Thu, 10 February 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: The LIR | 903 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116
[Hold] Speaker at Inter-school Diversity Conference
Date Sat, 05 February 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Andover, MA
[Hold] Featured Speaker and Facilitator at Inter-school Diversity Conference
Date Sat, 05 February 2011 @ 09:00 AM
Location: Andover, MA
[Hold] Speaking at Inter-School Diversity Conference
Date Sat, 05 February 2011 @ 12:00 AM
Location: TBD
Boston Activist Community Vigil for David Kato
Date Wed, 02 February 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: CLUB CAFE | 209 Columbus Ave, Boston MA
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EMERGE Class of 2011 Training
Date Sat, 22 January 2011 @ 08:30 AM
Location: SEIU 1199 | 150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester MA
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Power Lesbian Afterwork Mingle
Date Wed, 19 January 2011 @ 06:00 PM
Location: THE FIELD | 20 Prospect Street Cambridge MA
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Social Media 101 Training
Date Tue, 11 January 2011 @ 01:00 PM
Location: @The Network/La Red
Power Lesbian Luncheon
Date Sat, 18 December 2010 @ 01:00 PM
Location: ZOCALO MEXICAN RESTURANT | 35 Stanhope Street Boston MA
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Wine and Food Tasting for Single Women of Color in their 40s
Date Thu, 16 December 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: BELLA LUNA CAFE | 403 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA
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Singles Holiday Dinner for Women in their 20s and 30s
Date Thu, 09 December 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: BRASSERIE JO | 120 Huntington Avenue Boston MA
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Leveraging Social Media for Social Change | Socializing for Justice Skillshare Series
Date Mon, 01 November 2010 @ 06:00 PM
Location: TBD
The PINK AFFAIR: Cocktail Party for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Date Sat, 23 October 2010 @ 08:00 PM
Location: MANTRA | 52 Temple Place Boston, MA
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Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch
Date Sat, 23 October 2010 @ 10:00 AM
Location: Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02215
Speaking @ Feminism and Dessert w/ Boston NOW
Date Thu, 07 October 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference Room Cambridge, MA
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Tweeting @ BasseyWorldLive Twalk Show
Date Thu, 07 October 2010 @ 02:00 PM
Location: Twitter #BWLTalk
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Candle Light Vigil for Victims of Anti-LGBT Bullying
Date Tue, 05 October 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: Massachusetts State House
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YLC Women's Social in Celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Date Tue, 05 October 2010 @ 06:00 PM
Location: TANTRIC | 123 Stuart Street Boston MA
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2010 HistoryMaker Awards: Lavender Rhino Recipient
Date Thu, 30 September 2010 @ 06:30 PM
Location: Boston Athenaeum 10 1/2 Beacon Street Boston, MA
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The Basement @ Spectra Saturdays
Date Sat, 25 September 2010 @ 10:00 PM
Location: MANTRA 52 Temple Place Boston, MA
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QWOC+ Boston FALL Networking Social (and Lavender Rhino Celebration)
Date Sat, 25 September 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: MANTRA 52 Temple Place Boston, MA
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FENWAY Young Leadership Council New Members Social
Date Tue, 13 July 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: 28 DEGREES | 1 Appleton Street, Boston MA
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QWOC Week Planning Meeting
Date Wed, 30 June 2010 @ 06:30 PM
Location: EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER | Room L156, 150 Boylston Street, Boston MA
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ROOTS: Dance for LGBT Human Rights in Africa
Date Sat, 12 June 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: ALL ASIA | 334 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
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OPTIONZ: 4th Annual Multicultural Pride Party for LGBTQ People of Color
Date Thu, 10 June 2010 @ 09:00 PM
Location: CAPRICE LOUNGE | 275 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02116
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MIT Black Alumni Panel
Date Thu, 29 April 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: MIT | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139
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Queer Women of Color and Friends Spring Social
Date Sat, 24 April 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: BINA OSTERIA | 581 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111
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How to Launch (and Run) an Inclusive LGBTQI Student Organization
Date Thu, 22 April 2010 @ 11:00 AM
Location: ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Roxbury MA
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Join the Impact's Northeast Regional LGBT Rights Conference
Date Sat, 27 March 2010 @ 09:00 AM
Location: DAVIS SQUARE CHURCH | 14 Chapel Street, Somerville MA
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Leveraging Social Media to Create Social Change
Date Thu, 25 March 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: SIMMONS INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE | 300 The Fenway Boston MA 02115
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Sex & Gender in the City: From Lesbian Feminists in the 70's to LGBTQ's in the 21st Century
Date Sat, 20 March 2010 @ 09:00 AM
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Queer Multiculturalism: A Discussion for LGBT People of Color and Allies
Date Mon, 01 March 2010 @ 07:00 PM
Location: HARVARD WOMEN'S CENTER | Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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About Me

Meet Spectra: Queer Nigerian Afrofeminist Writer and Media Activist. Social Entrepreneur Nurturing Principled Diaspora and Women's Philanthropy in Media and Tech. Self-Care and Self-Love Evangelist. Idealist Warrior Woman. Big Dreamer. Big Thinker. Big Doer, Too.
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SaraSpectra has allowed myself, and many I know, access safer spaces to have much needed, challenging and powerful conversations that would otherwise not occur in our communities.
ShakiraThe Network/La Red… a flexible and effective communicator with youth across various social, class and cultural strata.
AyariGirl Scouts Program CoordinatorSpectra is a talented speaker and facilitator and is especially adept at working with groups of students in ways that both challenge and support individual viewpoints.
http://Eva, Harvard Women's Center… a force to be reckoned with–in a very positive way. Spectra has the “gift” of envisioning the greatness we can achieve and uniting the folks who will make that happen. I adore her.
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