IOOV 2023 Unity Through Diversity: The Power of Unity LGBTQIA+ BIPOC Health Conference Guide

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FRIDAY WORKSHOPS OCTOBER 27, 2023 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Education and Capacity Building Chambers Advocacy and Public Policy Governor C Wellness and Treatment Governor D Education and Capacity Building Governor E Fat & Sexy EL Evelyn Audience: Closed group for women and nonbinary folks Fat & Sexy is an interactive workshop focusing on fat sexuality from an intersectional, intentional, and uplifting lens. We will dive into fatphobia in topics such as dating, sex positivity, and sexual health while also discussing various tangible fat sex tips and tricks to empower you in your sexual journey as a Fat & Sexy individual! LGBTQ+ Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Noah Castro, Majid Alsharif Audience: Open to all LGBTQ+ immigrant survivors of domestic violence, victims of crime, and sexual assault will face this country when trying to access services and resources. Our program works specifically with LGBTQ+ survivors, many of whom are BIPOC survivors that face specific challenges. The topics covered will be LGBTQ+ domestic violence, cultural dynamics, legal challenges, lack of specific resources/services, challenges for asylum seekers, and law enforcement challenges. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how culture, race, religion, and LGBTQ+ identity might affect how they seek services and what domestic violence might look like. This workshop’s key aspect is checking our biases before assisting survivors, meeting the client where they are, and providing services/care with an affirming understanding of different cultures, religions, and races. What specific challenges immigrant survivors have with law enforcement and tactics that abusers might use against the survivors will also be explored. Understanding these factors will help participants make appropriate changes to the agencies or services they might provide. Addressing Alzheimer’s Disease in LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC Communities: A Public Health Approach Erica Salamida, Debbie Abreu Audience: Open to all Over 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, which continues to rise. Historically, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias have been viewed primarily as medical or aging issues. Yet as more is learned about these conditions and their impact, there is a strong recognition that public health can intervene and mitigate the substantial impact on populations and communities, including racial, ethnic, and underserved groups who are disproportionately impacted. This workshop will explore the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities and the unique barriers and challenges they face surrounding a diagnosis and access to care. We’ll review the many advances in research that have been made and explore how we can use proven public health tools, such as risk reduction, early detection and diagnosis, and access to quality care across the life course, to change the trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease in ALL communities. Lastly, we’ll share examples of successful community partnerships and innovation as they work together to address Alzheimer’s and dementia in their local communities. Creating Safe Spaces: Community Safety Planning for LGBTQ+ Organizations Delilah Seligman Audience: Open to all Throughout the past several years, anti-LGBTQ+ hate violence has been on the rise, with attacks on the community happening directly in our safe spaces - prompting the NYC Anti-Violence Project (AVP) to develop “Under Attack 2022: LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces National Needs Assessment,” made in collaboration with Strength in Numbers. Join NYC AVP’s Manager of Training Programs, Delilah Seligman, LMSW, as she shares integral data from this report and how to develop safety countermeasures for your community and organization. Participants will identify and practice key safety skills via NYC AVP’s de-escalation toolkit, including identifying and responding to safety threats, organizing a safety marshal team, and supporting survivors of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. Participants will also learn how to develop and implement a specific and effective safety plan for their community events and gatherings via a variety of hands-on activities, including identifying key opponents and allies, as well as roleplaying and scenarios. UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY 2023 13
FRIDAY WORKSHOPS OCTOBER 27, 2023 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Wellness and Treatment Chambers Education and Capacity Building Governor C Wellness and Treatment Governor D A Nod to the Other Hand Tere Fowler-Chapman Audience: Closed session for BIPOC Did you know healing your inner child can begin at the palm of your other hand? The work of Sandra Cisneros inspired this workshop. In this workshop, participants will use the power of storytelling, the vulnerability of breathwork, and the curiosity of creative writing to begin conversing with their inner children. Together we will embrace Cisneros’ short story “Eleven” and use the concept of this short story to understand the grace the aging process offers us. Later in the workshop, we will engage with our children through non-dominant handwriting and powerful poetry prompts. By this workshop’s end, we will reconnect with our past selves, hoping to create a softer future for ourselves and the people we engage. By the end of this workshop, you will have a lifelong tool you can engage with at any point in your life that will foster grace, compassion, and a more profound sense of self. Advocating on Behalf of the BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ Community in New York State Ace Sutherland, Tabbytha Brigid, Rey Resendez Audience: Open to all The needs for the BIPOC LGBTQIA2S+ community across New York State vary by region Equality New York (EQNY) is the largest statewide advocacy organization rooted in queer and transgender liberation. However, EQNY believes that advocacy is more than just one size fits all kinds of approach. As such, this workshop aims to provide the framework for effective activism and allyship for this vulnerable population while centering the mental health of both those who are directly impacted and those who serve the community. Participants will engage in a learning activity detailing their biases within advocacy, determine effective advocacy models, and decide on an implementation plan based on their region within New York State. The goal of this workshop is for participants to leave with the knowledge of how to differentiate between performative and effective activism and allyship. Working through Unique Challenges and Stigmas Attached to Queer BIPOC Bodies and Health Care Justice Roe Williams Audience: Open to all This session will move participants to examine how structural racism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, and poverty impact their practice, their institutional culture, and the relationship of care with their clients. In understanding the barriers to care for Queer BIPOC bodies, one must examine the interlocking systems of oppression that give practitioners false authority over the bodies of these communities. This results in queer bodies, especially black queer bodies or queer bodies of color, receiving lower quality of care and being less likely to receive preventive health care services. This will challenge participants to think critically about how they can transform the industry by identifying their own implicit biases while acknowledging that structural oppression exists. This means addressing the roles of racial, gender, and class biases and the gatekeeping in wellness. this includes both the healthcare & Fitness Industries. Advocacy and Public Policy Governor E Forgotten: Amplifying Voices of Latinx LTS - Aging with HIV/AIDS Communities Luis Nava Molero Audience: Open to all This will be an interactive workshop where the facilitator will describe the specific characteristic and needs of the Latinx Long Term Survivors and aging HIV/AIDS communities, presenting data that shows up how this population has been forgotten by most of the different services, interventions, and programs related to improving the health outcomes of the people living and aging with HIV/AIDS. Exacerbated by other social determinants of health, this situation contributes to social inequities and lack of access to health care. Attendees will be engaged in a roundtable to discuss and contribute their perspectives on this situation, as well as provide solutions that allow to reduce the gap that Latinx communities living and aging with HIV face in terms of access to health care and health education that help them to improve their quality of life. 14 UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY 2023
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