Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider: A Women's History Workshop Series

Sat, Mar 21 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Library for Arts & Culture

adults creative writing Women's History Month writing workshop


PART TWO OF THREE*

The Master's Tools Will Never
Dismantle the Master’s House

Join multidisciplinary artist and facilitator Chyna
Cassell in celebrating Women’s History Month with selected essays
from feminist poet Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider.

In this three-part workshop series, you will read and discuss three
essential essays — Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power, The
Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House, and Age,
Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference — from the
collection exploring themes of sexism, racism, classism, power, and
more.

Please note that printed copies of each essay and supplies will be
provided.

 

Attendance to each session is not required*


 

Chyna Cassell , is a Liberian-American writer, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, and facilitator. She holds a bachelor's in Global Studies from The New School. In 2021, Chyna was an artist-in-residence at Casa Na Ilha Artist Residency in Ilhabela, Brazil, and in 2024, an artist-in-residence at Hangar Center for Artistic Research in Lisbon, Portugal. She partners with the Brooklyn Public Library to facilitate creative workshops, including collage and creative writing classes. Her work appears in Omenana African Speculative Fiction Magazine, The African Film Festival Archives, Afapinen, and The Shallow Tales Review. You can stay up-to-date on her work at her website, chynacassell.com. or follow her on socials: IG: @chynacassell and Twitter: @chynameetsworld

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Add to My Calendar 03/21/2026 10:00 am 03/21/2026 12:00 pm America/New_York Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider: A Women's History Workshop Series <h3>PART TWO OF THREE*</h3><h3>The Master's Tools Will Never<br>Dismantle the Master’s House</h3><p>Join multidisciplinary artist and facilitator Chyna<br>Cassell in celebrating Women’s History Month with selected essays<br>from feminist poet Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider.</p><p>In this three-part workshop series, you will read and discuss three<br>essential essays — Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power, The<br>Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House, and Age,<br>Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference — from the<br>collection exploring themes of sexism, racism, classism, power, and<br>more.</p><p><strong>Please note that printed copies of each essay and supplies will be</strong><br><strong>provided.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Attendance to each session is not required*</strong></p><hr><p>&nbsp;</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Library for Arts & Culture MM/DD/YYYY 60

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