#CMRS2012 in Chicago

We are very pleased to be participating in the 2nd Biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies conference hosted at DePaul University in Chicago, Nov 1-4.

Check out this article in The Chicago Tribune (10/29/2012) about the conference organizer's goals to "get people to stop thinking about race as immutable and fixed." 

You can see the full conference schedule here and follow news via Twitter #CMRS2012.

Members of the CBBG project team will be presenting a workshop this Saturday at 3:15-4:45pm (rescheduled from Friday due to Hurricane Sandy): 

Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations: Exploring Historically Situated Oral Histories of Mixed-Heritage in Brooklyn

FACILITATORS:

Jen Chau, Brooklyn Historical Society & Swirl
Rita Kamani-Renedo, Brooklyn Historical Society
Renee Romano, Oberlin College
Sady Sullivan, Brooklyn Historical Society 

UPDATE:

Flight cancellations due to Hurricane Sandy prevented Jen Chau and Sady Sullivan from attending the conference. They will try to Skype in for this workshop.

Photo via Chicago Tribune: DePaul University professors Camilla Fojas, left, and Laura Kina will host a four-day conference starting Thursday that will explore critical mixed-race studies. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / October 26, 2012)