Lena Chen

is a reluctant sexpert, a feminist and queer advocate, and a walking case study on bad publicity. As a Harvard undergrad, she authored the blog Sex and the Ivy about her college sexcapades and misadventures. Her reputation has never quite recovered. Want to give her a book deal, send her hate mail, or misquote her in an article? Read her daily musings at The Ch!cktionary and check out her full bio.

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TOMORROW in New York, I’ll be moderating Round Three of this panel with Jessie Daniels and Anna Holmes. Come out after work for a feminist-y good time and stay for the after-party! (I’ll be in the city from today until early Tuesday.) Ain’t I A Woman: Women of Color Speak On ActivismFeaturing Latoya Peterson, Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Lori Adelman, Aimee Thorne-Thomsen, Jessie Daniels, PhD, & Anna Holmes with moderators Jamia Wilson, Amanda Marcotte, and Lena Chen, and music by DJ Lobotomy Copter Monday, April 11, 2011Mixer 6PM | Panel 7-9PM | Party 9-12AM (RSVP on Facebook)Galapagos Art Space at 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY$10 Suggested Donation | Event Hashtag: #AIAWLong after Sojourner Truth pondered the question - “Aint I A Woman?” we continue to face a white supremacist culture that undermines women of color, young women, undocumented immigrants, and the LGBTQ community. We’re convening this panel to ignite a discourse about the experiences of women of color in the femini…st movement and beyond. On this night, six outstanding feminists and activists will go head-to-head to discuss race in the feminist movement today.We know that the movements to eradicate racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia and sexism are inextricably connected. We reject the silencing and subjugation of women of color and aim to create a safe and courageous space to raise our voices, confront tensions, celebrate our triumphs, create collective solutions and share our stories. Through this sharing, we can create a united front so that, instead of surviving through silence, there can be a dialogue on how to battle institutionalized oppression.Speaking our truth is crucial to our survival. By gathering together and learning from our shared and individual tales of love and struggle, we will each emerge with new perspectives that will enable us to engender the change we envision for the world. In the words of bell hooks, “There can be no feminist revolution without an end to racism, classism, ageism…”

TOMORROW in New York, I’ll be moderating Round Three of this panel with Jessie Daniels and Anna Holmes. Come out after work for a feminist-y good time and stay for the after-party! (I’ll be in the city from today until early Tuesday.)

Ain’t I A Woman: Women of Color Speak On Activism
Featuring Latoya Peterson, Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Lori Adelman, Aimee Thorne-Thomsen, Jessie Daniels, PhD, & Anna Holmes with moderators Jamia Wilson, Amanda Marcotte, and Lena Chen, and music by DJ Lobotomy Copter

Monday, April 11, 2011
Mixer 6PM | Panel 7-9PM | Party 9-12AM (RSVP on Facebook)
Galapagos Art Space at 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY
$10 Suggested Donation | Event Hashtag: #AIAW

Long after Sojourner Truth pondered the question - “Aint I A Woman?” we continue to face a white supremacist culture that undermines women of color, young women, undocumented immigrants, and the LGBTQ community. We’re convening this panel to ignite a discourse about the experiences of women of color in the femini…st movement and beyond. On this night, six outstanding feminists and activists will go head-to-head to discuss race in the feminist movement today.

We know that the movements to eradicate racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia and sexism are inextricably connected. We reject the silencing and subjugation of women of color and aim to create a safe and courageous space to raise our voices, confront tensions, celebrate our triumphs, create collective solutions and share our stories. Through this sharing, we can create a united front so that, instead of surviving through silence, there can be a dialogue on how to battle institutionalized oppression.

Speaking our truth is crucial to our survival. By gathering together and learning from our shared and individual tales of love and struggle, we will each emerge with new perspectives that will enable us to engender the change we envision for the world. In the words of bell hooks, “There can be no feminist revolution without an end to racism, classism, ageism…”

(Source: lenachen)

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    this is one of the many reasons why i am considering graduate school in new york, because all the interesting things...
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    Supporting my sisters.
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    Community building
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    York, I’ll be moderating Round Three of this...with Jessie Daniels and Anna Holmes. Come...
  5. thewordunheard reblogged this from rkb and added:
    high school with Lori! She was annoyingly good
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    I wish I hadn’t forgotten about...when we were planning cupcake business class dates but...
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    you have to stay late...happening: cry forever. ;___;
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    I so want to go and take the train up to NYC!
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