University of Westminster, London, 20 July 2023

An evening of lively discussion on queer spaces, LGBTQ+ activism and the gender/sexual politics of neoliberalism for the book launch of 'The Gentrification of Queer Activism: Diversity Politics and the Promise of Inclusion in London', with Dr SM Rodriguez, Dr Catherine Charrett, Amardeep Singh Dhillon and Samantha Sun.

The Glasshouse, London, 11 March 2022

Join us for a night of celebration with the Gay Liberation Front for the 50th anniversary of Pride, which they began!

ACT UP London and Centre for the Study of Democracy, London, 21 - 22 November 2021

The events will be based on Sarah Schulman’s latest book Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York (2020) which is the result of more than 200 interviews conducted over 18 years.

The World Transformed , Brighton, 26 September 2021

50 years on from the Festival of Light action by the Gay Liberation Front, this session will bring queer and trans organisers and writers together to talk about historical and current frontiers and tactics of liberation.

New London Architecture, 13 September

London is losing a major part of its vitality and, importantly, ‘fun’ following a stark spate of closures of LGBT+ venues and other spaces. But practitioners are fighting back with research and project proposals, along with concerted attempts to reopen key bars and pubs in the face of ‘gentrification’.

Stir to Action: Playground for the New Economy Festival, Selgars Mill, 14 July 2021

Friends of the Joiners Arms campaigners Isabella Phoebe Lewis and Olimpia Burchiellaro discuss gentrification, queer venues and resistance.

EGOS Women’s Network Meeting 2021, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 8 - 10 July 2021

Convenors: Janet Zhang Johansson, Linköping University, Sweden, Sheena J. Vachhani, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, Olimpia Burchiellaro, University of Westminister, United Kingdom

11th Biennial Gender, Work & Organization, University of Kent, 30 June - 2 July 2021

Organizers: Dr Olimpia Burchiellaro, University of Westminster, Professor Patricia Lewis, University of Kent. Professor Ruth Simpsons, Brunel University

City University, online, 20 June 2021

Speakers: Dr Francesca Romana Ammaturo, University of Roehamptom, Dr Olimpia Burchiellaro, University of Westminter, Dr Koen Slootmaeckers, City University

Zed Books, online, 24 June 2020

Speakers: Ted Brown: Black LGBTQ activist and founding member of the Gay Liberation Front. Olimpia Burchiellaro: from the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign. LeaSuwanna Griffith: from ACT UP Women - Catwalk for Power, Resistance and Hope, Dan Glass, author of United Queerdom

The Wellcome Trust, The Body of Work, 24 April 2020

Led by Dr Olimpia Burchiellaro, this workshop will discuss the tensions and possibilities between academic and activist work. We will draw from our own experiences of activism, academia, organizing, thinking, reading, writing etc… to reflect on what academic activism is (is it possible? where does it take place?), how we might engage in it and why, and ultimately, who and/or what the University is even for.

African American Policy Forum, Critical Pedagogies Group, Centre for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, The Centre for Research on Race and Law, London, 28 May 2019

Speakers: Kimberlé Crenshaw, Barby Asante, Sumi Cho, Daniel HoSang, Gail Lewis, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Emilia Roig, Barbara Tomlinson

ACT UP London, Rich Mix, The ICA, SOAS, London, 1 - 4 May 2019

Sarah Schulman is joined by Dan Glass, Travis Alabanza and queer activists in a 4-day London event reflecting on the challenges and opportunities for coalition politics and queer liberty. Over four days the event will explore how to harness the power of coalition politics and queer liberty, what makes them work, and what can be learned from their history to propel change in the present.