Thriving Together: Queer apis Building Community, Solidarity, & Movement
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The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) Thriving Together: Queer APIs Building Community, Solidarity, & Movement A National Conference of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Pacific Islanders to network, organize, agitate, educate, and build capacity of the nation’s LGBTQ AAPI community. August 6 - 9, 2015 Chicago, IL Hosted by Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i)and Trikone Chicago Inside Front Cover Thank You! Conference Sponsors Diamond Alphawood Foundation Gold Ford Foundation Jade The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Toyota Financial Services
Discover Card HealthLink at CenterLink TransJustice Funding Project Jasmine Advocates for Youth Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Ignatius Bau Lambda Legal Liberty Hill Foundation National LGBTQ Task Force RockIt Ranch Productions Supporters A&PI Wellness Center Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (national) Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Chicago Chapter George Cheung Ken Ohashi Our Tomorrow PepsiCo
Seattle Pride Foundation NQAPIA Supporters Anonymous Arcus Foundation David Bohnett Foundation Four Freedoms Fund/ Public Interest Projects Walter and Evelyn Haas, Jr. Fund Conference Planning Committee Christina Adams E Armea Sungsub Billy Choo Elise Griffin Ramona Gupta I Li Hsiao Sam Hsieh Ajay Jain Sravan Kannan Randy Kim Anurag Lahiri Kevin Lam Glenn Magpantay Arnab Majumdar Joy Messinger Jay Nair Kim Nguyen Zhen Ou Jae Jin Pak Vi Ray-Mazumder Sal Salam Melisa Stephen Lakshmi Sundaresan Ron Sy Kristina Tendilla Jennie Thai Liz Thomson Ro Truong JJ Ueunten Ryan Viloria Dan Whittaker JJ Williams Lyk Le Yoeun Graphic Designer: TransTechSocial Photographer: Corky Lee and ADD NAME The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations. We seek to build the organizational capacity of local LGBTQ AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate our community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge homophobia, transphobia, and racism. Welcome Letter INSERT ORG LOGOS for i2i and Trikone August 6-9, 2015 Welcome! It’s a pleasure to have you all join us in Chicago for the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) National Conference. We’re in an especially great mood, collectively. As co-hosts of this year’s conference, we have had the pleasure of organizing a packed program that celebrates, supports, and affirms many different aspects of the LGBTQ APIA experience. The NQAPIA National Conference provides a forum to highlight the intersecting identities within our growing communities, a mission each of our organizations constantly strives to uphold. Created in 2005, Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i) serves as a vital group dedicated to celebrating and affirming Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who identify as LGBTQ in the Chicagoland area. Strongly advocating for a variety of different social justice issues, i2i has also created a unique space for adoptees and multiracial/multiethnic individuals. In 2008, Trikone Chicago began as a South Asian LGBTQ organization that continues to support the friends, family, and allies of its members. Trikone has made special contributions in the performing arts, as many of its founding members use artistic performance as a form of cultural commentary and critique. Together, i2i and Trikone Chicago are engaging in conversations and actions centered on inclusivity and positive change. Our communities have already experienced many challenges this year, both in the U.S. and abroad. Earthquakes in Nepal claimed the lives of an estimated 8,583 individuals and affected thousands more. We have continued to witness acts of state violence against Black Americans, and our communities have marched in solidarity as part of #Asians4BlackLives. Here in Chicago, the future of many programs providing direct services to Asian and Pacific Islander communities is unclear, as a result of the recent state gubernatorial budget cuts. Through these difficulties, we continue to support one another, resist and speak out against injustice, and demonstrate solidarity within and outside of our communities. We hope to press a progressive agenda that will bring all LGBTQ racial and ethnic minority groups into the full fold of society, the LGBTQ movement, and the API community. We are honored to share this experience with you all and extend a special thank you to all of the volunteers, presenters, sponsors, and coordinating committee members in making this event a reality. We look forward to sharing a great conference with all of you. Sincerely, i2i and Trikone Chicago About the Hosts INSERT ORG LOGOS About NQAPIA The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations. We seek to build the organizational capacity of local LGBTQ AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate our community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge homophobia, transphobia, and racism. INSERT ORG LOGOS About i2i Invisible to Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i) is a community-based organization that celebrates and affirms Asians & Pacific Islanders who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Queer in the Chicago area. i2i is a member organization of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance. i2i was founded in 2005 as a multi-gender, multi-ethnic group where people of all sexual orientations and gender identities would be welcome. We strive to be a safe and inclusive space for adoptees and multiracial/multiethnic individuals. INSERT ORG LOGOS About Trikone Chicago Trikone Chicago is an organization for queer South Asians and their family, friends, allies, and community. The broadly defined term "queer" is inclusive of (but not limited to) those individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, transgender, queer, hijra, kothi, meti, MSM, WSW, and questioning. By "South Asian" we refer to those who trace their ethnic and cultural heritage to the areas currently known as Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Maldives. Trikone Chicago strives to create a supportive and non-judgmental environment, where LGBTQ South Asians can meet, make connections and proudly promote awareness and acceptance of their sexuality in society. Trikone Chicago works towards the following goals: bring people of South Asian heritage together; promote awareness, visibility and cultural and legal acceptance of people with alternative sexual orientations and gender identities; help people proudly affirm both their South Asian identity and their sexual orientation.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Pre-Conference Strategy Meetings
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Pre-Conference Strategy Meetings
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Welcoming Reception FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Breakfast Plenary – Racial Justice 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Session 1: Workshops 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch on your own 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Session 2: Workshops 2:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. – Session 3: Workshops 4:25 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. – Session 4: Caucuses 7:00 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Community Catalyst Awards Banquet Dinner Dance Off-site at Cai Restaurant in Chinatown, 2100 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Breakfast Plenary – Trans Justice 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Session 5: Workshops 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch on your own 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Session 6: Workshops 2:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. – Session 7: Workshops 4:25 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. – Session 8: Caucuses 6:00 p.m. – Dinner on your own / NQAPIA Coalition Membership Meeting 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Arts and Cultural Community Performance Off-site at UIC Latino Cultural Center, 803 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Session 9: Workshops and Caucuses 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Brunch Plenary - Building a Queer Asian Movement 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Session 10: Regional Caucuses 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Closing Plenary: Report Backs, Next Steps, Evaluation, Thank Yous
NQAPIA sees caucuses as a space where individuals can connect and build community with one another around self-identified ethnic, regional, and affinity based identities, experiences, and issues. An open call for caucus proposals went out, along with a call for session and performer proposals, through the planning process of this conference. The caucuses listed in the program reflect the proposals that came in, as well as those that were well attended in the previous conference. We acknowledge that in many cases, identities and experiences cannot be categorized or grouped together with all of their complexities. With that, we also recognize the extremely limited coverage that these listed caucuses have. We invite all participants to utilize the communications board, located at the conference site, as a space to call for caucuses they would like to be a part of that have not been represented. Language In order to maintain this open and welcoming environment, we encourage “safer space” rules: no racist, sexist, ableist, ageist, homophobic, or other anti-group language is allowed at the NQAPIA conference. The comfort and safety of attendees and presenters comes first and foremost. Disability Justice We affirm that our approach to disability is informed by the social model and minority model. This means that we see the environment and social structures as the barriers to people with disabilities. Thus, it is the responsibility for the environment/social to change, not the person with the disability. Additionally, we see people with disabilities as a minority group. When we use the term disability; this encompasses those with physical, mental, learning, and cognitive disabilities. Lastly, we all have multiple and intersecting identities and having a disability is one of those identities. Some ways to be inclusive of those with disabilities:
If you have any issues, complaints, or concerns around disability and/or accommodations, please contact any NQAPIA staff member or Planning Committee Member. Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Etiquette and Inclusion Adapted from the National LGBTQ Task Force Creating Change Conference To ensure that transgender and gender non-conforming (transgender, transsexual, gender non-conforming, genderqueer and more) members of our community and movement feel included by all who attend this conference, and to work against harmful systems that validate non-trans bodies over trans bodies, please read and act upon the following: Pay attention to a person’s purposeful gender expression but remember that your interpretation of that person’s external appearance may not match their gender identity. You cannot know the gender or sex of someone by their physical body, voice, or mannerisms. We consider it polite to ask, “What pronoun do you prefer?” before using pronouns or gendered words for anyone. When you are unsure of a person’s gender identity and you don’t have an opportunity to ask someone what words they prefer, try using that person’s name or gender-neutral phrases like “the person in the red shirt,” instead of “that woman or man.” If you have met a person before, and their gender expression is now different, be open to the fact that they may now be identifying as a different gender and feel good about asking for their preferred gender pronouns. One way of acknowledging transgender people’s needs is to designate restrooms gender neutral, which we have done here at this NQAPIA conference with educational signs. In bathrooms, many transgender people face harassment that can lead to anything from deep discomfort to arrest or death. Regardless of what bathroom you are in, please let everyone pee in peace. Each of us can decide for ourselves in which bathroom we belong. Please listen to transgender people’s needs and stories when they are volunteered, yet please respect people’s privacy and boundaries. Do not ask questions that you wouldn’t ask of anyone else. Do not make assumptions about other people’s gender identity or expression. Do respect and call people what they ask you to call them. If you make a mistake about someone’s pronouns, simply make a correction, and move on. Do not justify the misstep, over-apologize, or beat yourself up. For non-trans conference participants, please educate yourself through books, web sites, and transgender-related workshops. Then, please join the many allies who are working to respond appropriately to transphobic situations. Respectful allies, who learn from and with transgender people and then educate others, are important for successful transgender liberation. Thank you for your help, and have a great conference! Quiet Space / Decompression Room - Room 15 in the Student Residence/ Commons We know that that’s a lot going on and conferences can be intense. For anyone who needs some quite time, please go to Room 15 in the Student Residence/ Commons. For everyone else, please respect this special space. Child Care Room - Rathskellar in the Student Residence/ Commons NQAPIA strives to make the conference as accessible to everyone as much as possible, including parents who children. Free child care services are provided during the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Child care and children's play space will be in the Rathskellar in the Student Residence/ Commons. EXHIBITORS Please visit our exhibitors all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National LGBTQ Task Force Dari Project Chamchi Chamcha Design Asian Pride Project 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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