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SUMMARY:Walking in Two Worlds: Understanding the Two-Spirit/Native 2SLGBTQ+ Community
DESCRIPTION:Join Two-Sprit leaders Gary Neumann (Salish) and Lenny Hayes (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) on the historical roles and identities of Two-Spirit/Native 2SLGBTQ+ people and how colonization and historical and intergenerational trauma have impacted the Two-Spirit-LGBTQ+ Community. Together\, Gary and Lenny will share their knowledge to educate individuals\, families\, and organizations to understand and support children\, adults\, elders\, and relatives who may identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ+. \n\n\nIn this session\, the presenters will: \n\nShare the history and community roles of Two-Spirit people\nBring awareness to the high rates of violence placed on the Two-Spirit individuals\nDiscuss the behavioral health issues that impact the Two-Spirit Community\nInform participants how to be an ally to youth and adults who identify as Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ.\n\n  \nGary Neumann Salish – Pend’Orielle\nGary Neumann is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation and identifies as Two-Spirit. He has over 35 years of experience in prevention and human resource development. Gary has worked successfully with various tribal\, state\, and federal agencies in program design\, implementation\, and evaluation\, focusing on at-risk youth\, families\, and communities. Currently\, Gary works for Tribal Tech as a Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator and serves as a task lead for training SAMHSA staff. He developed a series of newsletters – Spirit-Honor-Inclusion\, focusing on Two-Spirit issues. Gary previously served as the Project Manager of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Access to Recovery III Program. He also served as the Training and Technical Assistance Director of the Native American Center for Excellence\, a national resource center for Native American substance abuse prevention providing culturally centered training\, technical assistance\, and information resource services to various Native and non-Native audiences throughout the United States. His work experience includes extensive knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)\, Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA)\, and how it applies to American Indians and Alaska Natives\, having developed and conducted ACA trainings for Montana/Wyoming Tribes. Gary is skilled in assessment\, capacity building\, prevention specialist certification\, marketing\, grant writing\, methamphetamine prevention\, youth violence\, bullying and suicide prevention\, and sustainability. He has developed several culturally appropriate training curriculums and community-based organizing modules and presented and trained at national and international conferences throughout the United States\, Alaska\, and Canada. He is a certified SAPST Trainer/Facilitator. \nLenny Hayes Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate\nLenny Hayes is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe and is the owner and operator of Tate Topa Consulting\, LLC and is currently in private practice specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has extensive training in mental and chemical health issues that impact the Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ+ and Native Community. Hayes speaks across the country on the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma\, violence\, child welfare issues\, and the impact of sexual violence on men and boys. Lenny is the former Missing and Murdered Two-Spirit Project Assistant for Sovereign Bodies Institute and serves as a board or committee member for StrongHearts Native Helpline\, Wac’ ang’a (Sweet Grass) Inc. Victim Services\, First Nations Repatriation Institute\, Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition\, National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services\, Placement Stability and Permanency for LGBTQ/Two-Spirit children and youth in foster care\, and the National Resource Center for Domestic Violence.
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SUMMARY:Maifest | Celebrate with the DANK Haus!
DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to see Maifest happening again this year after years off due to the pandemic! \n\nDANK Haus will be there\, running the smaller bar at 4715 N. Western Ave. Support the DANK Haus during the festival with purchases at our bar! We welcome all to stop by\, say hi and learn more about what we do. We will have our small bar and info booth at 4715 N Western (the parking lot at Leland/Western)\nWant to volunteer with us? Visit https://loom.ly/XmDHoOw to sign up!
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/maifest-celebrate-with-the-dank-haus/
LOCATION:DANK Haus Small Bar at Maifest\, 4715 N. Western Ave. (the parking lot at Leland/Western)
CATEGORIES:Cultural Festivals and Fairs,Food and Drink,Talks and Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Community Parades and Activism: LGBTQ Claiming its Space
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Viewing La Primera Parada & Panel Discussion\n  \n\nAn open discussion about LGBTQ/SGL activism in Chicago communities. A panel of Latin@ and African American LGBTQ/SGL leaders will discuss the daring experience of walking for the first time on their community parades (1993-1994). A second panel of young activists will react and ask questions contextualizing that historical moment to current efforts and together discuss how to move forward. Some of the panelists include Alden Bell\, Bonsai Bermúdez\, Charles Nelson\, David Gauna\, Julio Rodriguez\, Liliana Macias\, Mona Noriega\, Robert Castillo\, and Shelton Watson. \nThe event is presented by the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance in partnership with ADODI Chicago – an SGL brotherhood organization for men of African descent\, and ALMA – Association of Latina/o/x Motivating Action. The program is supported by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s Broadening Narratives fund. \nThe program will mark the exhibition closing “La Primera Parada (The First Parade): Chicago Stonewall Moments at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance\, 3000 N Elbridge Ave (old firehouse near the corner of Central Park and Milwaukee Avenues in Avondale. Street parking is available and at the US Bank employee lot\, 3617 W Oakdale\, across from the bank’s customer lot). \nLunch snacks will be served. FREE but limited space – Register now. \nFor information – 773-252-8814 or email jorge@praachicago.org. \nVisit PRAA’s website and learn about our digital archive program www.praachicago.org/el-archivo-project.
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