My Name is Pauli Murray – Screening and Discussion

As part of our Black Voices series and to commemorate Pride Month, the UNITED and Westerly ARC present a screening of the film My Name is Pauli Murray, followed by a post-film discussion led by LGBTQ and women’s rights advocate Diane Goldsmith. The film is a look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall. Watch a trailer for the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh4r95VBU2Q

ABOUT DIANE GOLDSMITH

Diane spent over 30 years working in Higher Education in a wide variety of roles most recently at URI where she directed the Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning. She is a longtime advocate for LGBTQ and women’s rights. Since retiring, she has become an active member of Westerly ARC and a regular construction volunteer and crew chief for South County Habitat for Humanity.  She lives in Westerly with her wife, Linda and her Irish Setter, Yeats.