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Introduction The focus of the 2011 Unity It can no longer be that people For Further Information: Through Diversity, National with disabilities are the only ones In Our Own Voices staff are LGBT People of Color Health fighting to create safe spaces for happy to address any questions Summit is “Living at the differently-abled bodies. It can or inquiries concerning Unity Intersections.” The Summit is no longer be that the Through Diversity: Living at the designed to reflect on the professionalized women’s, gay, Intersections. current status of health and immigration and civil rights wellness, substance abuse, movements stay in their damn Staff is available Monday - spirituality and political silos. Poverty, violence, stigma, Friday from 9AM to 5PM. advocacy within the Lesbian, racism and hatred are the shared Gay, Bisexual and Transgender experience of millions of people People of Color (LGBT POC) thrown to the margins -- not just communities. Due to the by the rich, white, heterosexual complex interplay among the elite, but by some of our own intersections of different LGBT people. In Our Own Voices identities and communities of 245 Lark Street LGBT People of Color, The leadership we must Albany, New York 12210 particular attention and respect develop, support and embrace Phone: (518) 432-4188 must be paid to the multiplicities is one that understands the Fax: (518) 432-4123 that exist in people’s lives; liberated body has to live [email protected] segmenting ourselves for the through many identities and in www.unitythroughdiversity.com comfort of others is many movements. The unacceptable. (Intersections liberated body is free. It is not Consulting) raped by poverty or racism. It is not denuded, violated or The choice of “Living at the disparaged by bigots. It is not Intersections” as a focus for isolated or hidden away from this Summit is based on the public life because it is old or understanding that twenty-first disabled. It is not denied the century leadership in our many right to reproduce or to not movements must insist on a reproduce. It is not denied the liberation framework, a human right to change itself through rights framework, an medical intervention or intersectional politics in the lived physical presentation. The world, not an academic trope. It liberated body is strong. It is can no longer be that racism is proud. It is Feminist. It is our what Black people deal with or hope that the content and that immigration is what Latinos experience of this Summit will deal with or sex what queers reflect this vision and deepen deal with or gender identity what our understanding of the work trans people deal with. we need to do. Unity Through Diversity Living at the intersections 1 Table of contents 03 Letter from President Obama 04-05 Keynote speakers 06 Schedule at a glance 07 Unity Through Diversity general information 08-14 Workshops - Friday, October 14 16- 19 Affinity Groups - Friday, October 14 20-27 Workshops - Saturday, October 15 28-30 Affinity Groups - Saturday, October 15 31 Funding Panel Presentation - Sunday, October 16 32-40 Presenters 41 HIV Testing and Counseling 44 About Albany, NY 45 Things to do 46 Places to eat 47 Thank you! 48 Contact Unity Through Diversity 2 Living at the intersections Unity Through Diversity Living at the intersections 3 Keynote speaker Carmen Vazquez national coalition of Reproductive Justice and LGBT Liberation activists) and of the Pride in Action programs at Empire State Pride Agenda. She was awarded an Honorary Law degree by CUNY School of Law in 2005 and her oral history and papers are part of the Sophia Smith Archives at Smith College Her essays have been published in several anthologies. Carmen is currently the Coordinator of the Carmen Vazquez LGBT Health and Human Services Unit with the AIDS Carmen was born in Puerto Institute of the NYS Department Rico and grew up in Harlem, of Health and lives in New York. Among her many Brooklyn, NY accomplishments, Carmen was the Founding Director of the Women’s Building in San Francisco, helped found the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center in San Francisco, and the LGBT Health & Human Services Network , a coalition of over 55 organizations and groups in New York advocating for LGBT Health and Human Services. The Network has secured over $54 million dollars in state funding for its members. She is a founder and principal author of Causes in Common (a Unity Through Diversity 4 Living at the intersections Keynote speaker Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz From 2005-2010, she served as Weiner-Mahfuz is a graduate the director of capacity building of Wheaton College in Norton, for the National Gay and Mass., where she majored in Lesbian Task Force. As the first women’s studies and political staff person to be hired into this science, and minored in role, she actively embedded anthropology. She currently racial, economc and disability lives in Silver Spring, Md., justice work into building with partner Lisbeth Melendez stronger movement Rivera. organizations. Today she continues to be at the forefront of developing inclusive approaches to organization and movement building. Her writings can be found in Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz Colonize This! Young Women of Color and Feminism (Seal Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz is a Press, 2002), Fireweed co-founder of intersections/ Magazine’s “Mixed Race intersecciones consulting. Issue” (Issue 75), and through a Web-based project titled Weiner-Mahfuz has worked in BustingBinaries, which she several movements for social co-authors with Ana Maurine justice with a particular Lara. emphasis on building grassroots political power Prior to joining the staff of the across movements, issues, Task Force, she was the senior identities and communities. As field organizer for lesbian rights a capacity builder, movement for the National Organization builder, cultural worker and for Women, the pension plan writer she has dedicated much organizer for the National of her organizing life to chal- Organizers Alliance, and lenging oppression at the inter- Midwest regional organizer for sections of race, class, gender, the national office of Parents, sexual orientation, Families and Friends of gender identity and disability. Lesbians and Gays. Unity Through Diversity Living at the intersections 5 Schedule at a glance Thursday, October 13 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Registration 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Opening Reception Friday, October 14 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Homorobics 7:30 AM – 7:30 AM Registration 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Welcome Keynote Summit Logistics 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Workshops 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Lunch - Video Presentation from Gilead 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Healthy Sexuality Panel Presentation 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Workshops 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM Workshops 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Roundtables / Affinity Groups 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Entertainment: Karaoke Saturday, October 15 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Homorobics 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakfast 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM Workshops 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Movement Building Panel Presentation 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Lunch Panel Presentation 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Workshops 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM Workshops 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Roundtables / Affinity Groups 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM Entertainment: Genda Revolution Ball Sunday, October 16 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM Homorobics 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Breakfast Session – Funding Panel Discussion Unity Through Diversity is made possible by grants from the NYS Dept. of Health, AIDS Institute. Unity Through Diversity 6 Living at the intersections Unity Through Diversity general information Unity Through Diversity Time Photography Unity Through Diversity has Unity Through Diversity has In order to document this worked hard to make this many important and interesting special event, Summit staff and Health Summit welcoming and workshops, panels, and other volunteers will be accessible to all attendees. In presentations. In order for the photographing individuals in the spirit of unity through Health Summit to run smoothly, workshops, discussions, and diversity, please help us to and for attendees to get the throughout the Health Summit. create an atmosphere at the most out of this experience, it By registering for Unity Through Health Summit where all people is important that individuals are Diversity, attendees are are welcomed and respected. punctual. consenting to being photo- Be cognizant of attendees’ graphed by Summit staff. If you individual preferences in terms Designated Smoking Areas have any questions or of gender identity, dress, and The host hotel does not allow concerns, please speak to speech. smoking in meeting areas or in Summit staff at the Registration hotel rooms. Please only table. Assistance & Emergency smoke in designated smoking Contacts areas. If you are unsure, please Meals In Our Own Voices Staff ask Health Summit staff Health Summit Registration members and Health Summit for assistance. includes breakfast and lunch Volunteers will be available If on Friday and Saturday, and you require assistance at any Name Tags breakfast on Sunday. Snacks time during the summit. If you Please wear your Unity through will be available throughout the are unable to locate an IOOV Diversity name tag at all times. weekend. Dinner will not be staff member or volunteer, Your name tag is your pass to provided. please call (518) 331-4410 or all Health Summit workshops, (518) 331-4311. presentations, and dining areas. Homorobics If your name tag becomes lost, This fun upbeat dance class Hospitality Room please report immediately to provides participants with During the Summit there will the Registration Desk with a motivational cardio exercises be a designated hotel room photo ID to receive a new that could be easily added to for participants to access 24 name tag.