Workshop Session 5 • Saturday, January 21 Please check the grid schedule for room locations.
Building Gender Justice Mindset for Youth in Your Community n Gender Justice (inclusive of Transgender Justice) • All Audiences
California is the only state that has passed laws to protect LGBT youth from discrimination, promoting transgender rights in schools and mandating a teaching curriculum regarding LGBT history. Translating policy into practice takes time and strategic planning. This session will provide participants with ideas, structures and systems developed in one city, Santa Cruz, California, that involves the entire community towards creating a gender justice mindset for youth. Participants will leave this session with a plan to apply in any community about ways to create a better climate of gender justice for youth. Presenters: Lesley Reid-Harrison, The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz; Alex Santana, The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz; Ron Indra, Safe Schools Project; Stuart Rosenstein, Queer Youth Task Force
TRUTH: Challenging Media Narratives About Trans Youth n Gender Justice (inclusive of Transgender Justice) • All Audiences
Join youth leaders from TRUTH, a collaboration between Transgender Law Center and GSA Network, in building a movement to challenge stereotypes about what it means to be young and trans. Through videos, selfie campaigns and other media projects, TRUTH empowers trans and gender nonconforming youth to share our stories authentically and effectively in order to affect change and create community. Craft and practice your own story or learn how to support the work of others! Presenters: Juniper Cordova-Goff, GSA Network
non-profit leaders looking to take HIV-inclusive organizations and initiative to the next level. Presenters: Noel Gordon, Human Rights Campaign
LGBT Groups Work Together: Undocumented Californians n Immigration Justice • All Audiences
This panel discussion will help attendees understand why the LGBT community should care about immigration issues. More specifically, this panel will show how LGBT centers in California are working together to expand capacities to provide services to LGBT and non-LGBT undocumented Californians. Presenters: Robert Rodriguez, Equality California; Laura Kanter, Gay and Lesbian Center Orange County; Rebekah Hook-Held, San Diego LGBT Community Center; Tami Martin, Equality California
Media, Religion, and Hope for LGBTQI People in Africa International Issues • All Audiences
LGBTQI people in Rwanda, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Liberia use TV news, smart phones, YouTube and more to tell the stories of African sexual minorities who are also people of faith. They are challenging hate mongers like Scott Lively and Rick Warren with his message of Christian domination. Facilitators work directly with LGBTQI people in East and West Africa on economic development, progressive theology and collaboration. Freedom is coming! Presenters: Joseph Tolton, The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries; Ann Craig, The Fellowship Global; Dennis Akpono, Reconciling Ministries Network
Hack the Law: The Next Generation Legislative/Policy Initiatives • All Audiences
Developing the Next Generation of HIV Advocates & Activists HIV/AIDS • All Audiences
Youth leadership is critical to ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic once and for all. But how do we ensure the next generation of AIDS advocates and activists has the skills needed to be successful? This workshop will share lessons learned from the HRC Foundation’s HIV 360° Fellowship Program, a unique, capacity-building fellowship program for young, 112
NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE • CREATING CHANGE 2017
With a new President entering the White House, and new staff at Federal Agencies across the government, how can we work together to keep moving regulatory policy forward? Our team of policy nerds will chat about what we’re doing to prepare the new Administration to hit the ground running on LGBTQ policies and will brainstorm with you about how you can move policies through state agencies to create systemic change. Presenters: Meghan Maury, National LGBTQ Task Force; Tryone Hanley, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Sharita Gruberg, Center for American Progress