Thriving Together: Queer apis Building Community, Solidarity, & Movement
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- Presente Sangeeta Swamy, co-founder and core committee member, DeQH
- Facilitators Ben de Guzman, National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition, Washington, DC
- Parents and Allies Caucus
- WHY I(dentities) MATTER: A Simple Way to Talk about the Complex Matrix of AAPI Gender Culture
- Presenters Chong Moua, Shades of Yellow, St. Paul, MN SCE Illinois C Mixed Race AAPIs Affinity Group Workshop
- API South Asian Queer Hair Stories
SCE Fort DearbornReproductive Justice 101Sick of all the attacks on reproductive health you've been hearing about? Interested in learning what they mean for those of us who sit at the margins and at the intersections? This workshop will offer participants an introduction to the Reproductive Justice framework, created by people of color, and open up space for reflections on what it means for our own lives.PresentersShivana Jorawar, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, and Board Member, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Washington, DCJoy Messinger, Core Member, Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago, Chicago, ILSCE CardinalWant to become a helpline operator for DeQH, Desi lgbtQ Helpline? DeQH, the Desi lgbtQ Helpline, is the only national helpline run by and for queer South Asians/Desis in the U.S. Are you interested in volunteering with us, for a couple of hours a month? In this workshop, we will run a shortened version of our helpline operator training, which runs from 7-9pm cst. Once you're trained, you can volunteer from anywhere! Some follow-up online will be required. Please note: DeQH is run by and for LGBTQ South Asian / Desi people, so you must self-identify as LGBTQ and South Asian/Desi in order to attend this workshop. PresenteSangeeta Swamy, co-founder and core committee member, DeQHSCE Illinois AOlder AAPI Queers: Age Ain’t Nothin' But a NumberA venue for conference participants who are "older" to reflect on the past, recharge their batteries, reconnect with friends old and new, remember the good times, and re-commit to the future. We're flexible about the "older" part. 35? 40? It's all good, but be prepared to talk about what it's like to feel like you've been at it for a while. We'll figure out what "it" is together!FacilitatorsBen de Guzman, National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition, Washington, DCI Li Hsiao, Core Member, Invisible to Invincible, Chicago, ILSCE Illinois BHow to Stand Out, While Blending InUtilize your point of view and lifestyle to grab an audience (on and offstage) without losing trust. This is a condensed workshop teaching and portraying the learned skills and concepts of Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way.” Through her teachings, she uses exercises and guidelines to help aspiring artists of all forms unblock themselves and pursue a career within the arts. The workshop will expand on how gay and racial cultures are othered in the media and how to use Cameron’s techniques to break past limitations, empowering artists of all kinds. PresentersEdward Vera, Edward Vera Productions, Chicago, IL Luke Meierdiercks, Edward Vera Productions, Chicago, IL SCE White Oak A Parents and Allies CaucusThis caucus is an opportunity for parents and allies to be debriefed on the Parents Convening and devise an effective and concrete plan to support API LGBTQ community and other parents/family members locally, nationally, and internationally. Those who were not part of the Parents Convening are welcome to join. This is a time to reflect on your experiences at the conference and find ways to support each other. FacilitatorsClara Yoon, API Project Founder, PFLAG, New York, NY Rosetta Lai, API PFLAG, Washington, DC Laurin Mayeno, Founder, Out Proud Families, Berkeley, CA
PresentersChong Moua, Shades of Yellow, St. Paul, MN SCE Illinois C Mixed Race AAPI's Affinity Group WorkshopThis caucus session is for self-identifying LGBTQ+ mixed race people with Pacific Islander, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and/or Asian heritage. In addition to some large group facilitated discussion, this session will take a workshop format and will engage small group activities specifically around telling our stories, empowering and grounding ourselves, and how we harness our sense of self and story into our community work and/or our politics. FacilitatorsNick Sakurai, Director of Leadership Initiatives at the LGBTQ Equity Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD SCE East Terrace API & South Asian Queer Hair StoriesThis session will explore issues around hair, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. How does your hair connect with your gender identity and sexual orientation? How is this a marker of identity or identities? The presenters will talk about their current "Hair Stories" project, which includes stories from API and South Asian women of different ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. They hope to turn the stories into monologues and ultimately to have a staged reading for the community. PresentersLiz Thomson, Member, Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago, Chicago, IL Naomi Leilani Salcedo, Student Researcher, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Tower 603 Advancing Equal Access for Trans Folks Conducted by the author of Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, this interactive workshop will explore how to provide equal access for trans and gender non-conforming people in a variety of service settings, and how to advocate for ourselves so that we can get the care we need. Participants will explore the breadth of identities and experiences associated with transgender communities, culturally appropriate language and behavior, and service issues at the intersections of multiple oppressions and challenges. We will discuss strategies and tools that trans folks can use in health care and other settings. Everyone welcome. Presenter Willy Wilkinson, author of Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, Oakland, CA Tower 605 Directory: wpp wpp -> Abarro, George III c. Abear, Roger F wpp -> Name diplomate fpcr wpp -> Ubiquitous tango Download 483.88 Kb. Share with your friends:
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