SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Hijx De Viboras Doradas,” an exhibition by Chicago-based artist Moises Salazar Tlatenchi. “Hijx De Viboras Doradas” opens Feb. 10 and runs through March 6.

As a Black History Month collaboration, we will be discussing the intersecting identities of Billie Holiday. Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Join us to discuss her intersecting identities and the impact created.

For questions or any specific accommodations, please contact us at gss@uis.edu or 217-206-8316.

*Open to UIS students only

 

Join us for our weekly Shades event from 4 pm to 5:30 pm in the Diversity Center (SLB 22) on Tuesday February 18th, 2025. This discussion group with be a part of Black History Month (BHM).

 

*Open to UIS students, faculty, and staff* 

For questions and accommodations contact us at GSS@uis.edu or 217-206-8316 

Fluidity is a weekly support group where students across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and allies discuss topics relevant to their experiences including campus, community and interpersonal situations. Fluidity provides a safe and confidential space with peers for those exploring their sexual and/or gender identity. The group allows advocacy for its members and is a judgment-free zone. The door will be closed at 4:15pm, 15 minutes after the group begins. Fluidity takes place in the Rainbow Lounge in GSSS, located within the Diversity Center in SLB 22. 

Join the Women's Center, Gender & Sexuality Students Services, and the Peer Educators from the Access & Equity Office on Friday, February 14th, 2025 from 3pm-5pm in the Diversity Center Lounge (SLB 22) for a Black History Month Feminist Friday discussion on liberating intimacy. We will dive into consent, healthy relationships, sexual health, and sociocultural norms that influence how we navigate dating and intimacy.

 

Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff!

During LGBTea this week, we will be collaborating with Black History Month and watching a video about Black Queer History. Followed by a discussion, this event looks at the importance of Black Queer History, along with the intersectionality of identities.

For questions or any specific accommodations, please contact us at gss@uis.edu or 217-206-8316.

*Open to UIS students only

 

Join us for our weekly Shades event from 4 pm to 5:45 pm in the Diversity Center (SLB 22) on Tuesday February 11th, 2025. For this Shades, we will be watching an Award-winning Short Film for Black History Month. 

 

*Open to UIS students, faculty, and staff* 

For questions and accommodations contact us at GSS@uis.edu or 217-206-8316 

Fluidity is a weekly support group where students across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and allies discuss topics relevant to their experiences including campus, community and interpersonal situations. Fluidity provides a safe and confidential space with peers for those exploring their sexual and/or gender identity. The group allows advocacy for its members and is a judgment-free zone. The door will be closed at 4:15pm, 15 minutes after the group begins. Fluidity takes place in the Rainbow Lounge in GSSS, located within the Diversity Center in SLB 22.