Dr. Rose Butler Browne Women of Color Conference Opening keynote speaker: Byron Hurt
Friday, October 17, 2025 12:00–2:00 PM
- LocationSwan Auditorium
- DescriptionAs a result of his decades-long work as a filmmaker and activist, Byron is widely recognized as a leading voice in the fields of independent filmmaking and gender violence prevention. He serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, and was a filmmaker-in-residence at American University.Byron’s gender violence prevention lectures focus on how hyper-masculinity in popular culture normalizes male violence; how commonalities between race, class, and gender link oppression; how homophobia and transphobia make LGBT communities vulnerable to male violence; how positive male leadership and bystander intervention can end gender-based violence; and how to use cis male privilege to ally with women and girls to redefine masculinity and promote healthy relationships.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.
- Websitehttps://events.uri.edu/event/dr-rose-butler-browne-women-of-color-conference-opening-keynote-speaker-byron-hurt