Professional Events — From Selma to Stonewall

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA

Virtual/Minnesota
Hosts: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Racial & Health Equity Team with African American Professionals Network
Speakers: Director and producer, Marilyn Bennett and cast member, Brad Braxton
A screening and conversation for Black History Month 2023 with a discussion following with Brad Braxton, Marilyn Bennett, and employee attendees

NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES

New York, NY
Hosts: LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group and Black Lives Matter: Social Justice Discussion Series at New York County Defender Services (NYCDS)
Screening and discussion for Pride Month and Juneteenth centered on intersectionality and sharing the history that allies and public defenders as advocates should be aware of in their daily lives. NYCDS “pursues justice on multiple fronts, fighting for every client and promoting systemic reform.”

TIFFANY & CO.

Hosts: Tiffany & Co. LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group and onePULSE Foundation
A Q&A with Marilyn Bennett followed the screening.

“Together in our continued quest to foster an environment that leverages and celebrates our teams’ diverse backgrounds and perspective, during the film screening, we will explore the similarities, differences and conflicts, between the black civil rights and gay civil rights moments.” —Keven Callahan, Tiffany & Co.

edelman

Washington, DC

Image: Photo of a screen with the text "50 Years of Pride Edelman"

Image: Photo of a bouquet of flowers at the Edelman company film screning

Image: Photo of plates of food at the Edelman company film screening

Image: Photo of an Edelman employee at their film screening in front of a TV screen that says "50 Years of Pride" and a table with food on it

Screening and discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
”From Selma to Stonewall was extremely touching as the group navigated some of the tough back stories and it provoked a fascinating conversation in our office after the viewing – one that we don’t typically get to explore in a professional setting. The intersection between the Black Civil Rights and the LGBTQ Equality movements is not often discussed together and for us it triggered a refreshing conversation about steps we can/should be doing differently personally and in our careers. Too often movements are siloed off – and so is our thinking. This documentary shows the complexity, nuances and emotional history that need to be brought to light more if we are going to have the tools to better address where we are going as a society. Thank you for the opportunity to view the documentary.” —Edelman employee

Image: Photo of employees of Weil, Gotshal, and Manges seated at a table at their film screening

Image: Photo of two Weil, Gotshal, and Manges employees in front of a banner

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES

New York, NY
Host: WeilPride Affinity Group
A screening commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

Milwaukee, WI
Screening for Pride Month

MERCK & CO.

New Jersey
Hosts: Employee Business Groups

XFINITY/COMCAST

Pride Month LGBTQ Film & TV Collection and LGBTQ Sizzle Reel

LIBERTY MUTUAL

Boston, MA
Hosts: LEADA@Liberty (Liberty Employees of African Descent & Allies) and PRIDE@Liberty
Marilyn had the pleasure of meeting with the good people at the Liberty Mutual headquarters to watch From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet? for Black History Month and have a very powerful Q&A session. Employees in Texas, North Carolina, and Florida had their own watch parties and then joined the discussion via audio feed.