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Welcome - Thank you for attending

June 15 & 16, 2023 Conference

Conference FAQS

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Conference Videos

Local & National LGBTQ Review

Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

Thursday Videos

All Except the 1st sessions

Friday Videos

Schedule

Thursday, June 15


  • 9:00 AM - LGBTQ Local and National Review: Various Panel Speakers - Union County Pride, PM LGBTQ Bar Association, & Carolina LGBTQ Chamber Of Commerce
  • 10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids: Joshua Jernigan (he/him/his) - Gender Education Network
  • 11:00 AM - Gender Affirming Services: Bethany Corrigan (They/Them) - Carolina CARE Partnership
  • 12:30 PM - Keynote Speaker - Social Justice: Bishop Tonyia Rawls - Freedom Center for Social Justice
  • 1:00 PM - Family Panel:
    • Growing up a Trans Teen: Maddie Jenifer (she/her) - GenderCool Project 
    • Parenting Queer Children: Katie Jenifer (she/they)
  • 2:00 PM - Parent Support: Mollie Burkholder (they/she) - PFLAG Charlotte
  • 3:00 PM - Local Activism: Regan Shaw (she/they) - Parent
  • 4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges: Chantal Stevens - ACLU NC

Friday, June 16

  • 9:00 AM - Rural Activism: Cynthia Wallace - New Rural Project
  • 10:00 AM - Bully Prevention: Caitlin Whalan Jones - Council for Children's Rights
  • 11:00 AM - Family Panel 
    • Dr. Jessica Auslander she/her/they/them) - Parent and Counselor
    • Lillie Auslander (she/her/they/them) - UCPS student
  • 12:30 PM - Keynote Speaker - Disability Justice: Lydia X Z Brown (they/them/theirs/themself or no pronouns) - Writer, public speaker, educator, trainer, consultant, advocate, community organizer, community builder, activist, scholar, and attorney
  • 1:00 PM - Educational Funding: Susan Book (she/her/hers) - Save our Schools 
  • 2:00 PM - Educational Rights The Leandro Case and Disability Education Funding - Sarah Montgomery (she/her/hers) - Every Child NC under NC Justice Center
  • 3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History: Cristal Robinson (they/them) - Robinson Law, Union County Pride, and DE Inst.
  • 4:00 PM - Action Steps: Artie Hartsell (they/them) - Equality NC

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Thursday Morning Panel Speakers: LGBTQ Organization @ 9:00 A

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

A panel discussion with various leaders of community organizations focused on local and national issues of the LGBTQ community. 


Candelario Saldana (he/him) - Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association, President 



9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

A panel discussion with various leaders of community organizations focused on local and national issues of the LGBTQ community


Cristal Robinson (they/them) - Union County Pride, Inc.


Panel Questions

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

9:00 AM - Local and National LGBTQ Review

A panel discussion with various leaders of community organizations focused on local and national issues of the LGBTQ community


Chad Turner (he/him) - Carolina LGBTQ Chamber Of Commerce

Thursday Morning Speakers

10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

Sit and chat about the needs of transgender and gender diverse kids


Joshua Jernigan (he/him/his) - Gender Education Network



Handout: What Kids Need

11:00 AM - Gender Affirming Services

10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

10:00 AM - Transgender and Gender Diverse Kids

Educate about the mental health, social support and education services available to trans and gender-expansive folks (ages 18±)


Bethany Corrigan (They/Them) - Carolina CARE Partnership



Ask the Speaker

Thursday Keynote Speakers @ Lunch

Bishop Tonyia Rawls - Freedom Center for Social Justice 


Handout: Intersectional Social Justice

Thursday PANEL Speakers: Family Discussion @ 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - Parenting Queer Children

1:00 PM - Parenting Queer Children

1:00 PM - Parenting Queer Children

Inform about lived experiences of parenting queer children


Katie Jenifer (she/they) - Parent and Attorney



Handout: Family Panel

1:00 PM - Growing up a Trans Teen

1:00 PM - Parenting Queer Children

1:00 PM - Parenting Queer Children

To educate about positive experiences and ro hopefully replace misinformed opinions by the use of lived experiences as a transgender youth with ADD in NC with a 504


Maddie Jenifer (she/her) - GenderCool Project

Thursday Afternoon Speakers

2:00 PM - Parent & Ally Support

4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges

2:00 PM - Parent & Ally Support

Inform about their programming and resources for LGBTQ individuals and their allies, including peer support, allyship education, and advocacy efforts along with discussing the importance of allyship and best practices for building more inclusive and affirming communities where LGBTQ+ people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds can thrive.


Mollie Burkholder (they/she) - PFLAG Charlotte



Handout: Support

3:00 PM - Local Activism

4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges

2:00 PM - Parent & Ally Support

Exploring strategies of parent and community activism against Union County School Board’s anti-LGBTQ policies.


Regan Shaw (she/her) - Parent



Handout: Local Activism

4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges

4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges

4:00 PM - Authentic Self Challenges

Rising to the Challenge of being your authentic self in social justice work.


Chantal Stevens - ACLU NC



Friday, June 16, 2023

FRIDAY MorNing SPEAKERS

9:00 AM - Rural Activism

10:00 AM - Bully Prevention

10:00 AM - Bully Prevention

Explain reasons for low rural voter turnout and ways to increase engagement across all demographics


Cynthia Wallace - New Rural Project 



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Handout: Actions Needed

10:00 AM - Bully Prevention

10:00 AM - Bully Prevention

10:00 AM - Bully Prevention

Too many students experience bullying at school, and often families feel powerless when they learn that their student is being bullied. Students with disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their non-disabled peers, and it can have a profound impact on their ability to learn. We will explore the obligations of schools to take imme

Too many students experience bullying at school, and often families feel powerless when they learn that their student is being bullied. Students with disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their non-disabled peers, and it can have a profound impact on their ability to learn. We will explore the obligations of schools to take immediate action when they learn that bullying is occurring to a student with a disability, and steps you can take to protect your students.


Caitlin Whalan Jones, Esq. (she/her) -  Council for Children's Rights



Handout: Eliminate Bullying

FRIDAY PANEL SPEAKERS: Raising an Advocate @ 11:00 AM

11:00 AM - Parenting Disabled Teens

11:00 AM - Growing up a Disabled Teen

11:00 AM - Growing up a Disabled Teen

Panel discussion with parent and teen about lived experiences


Dr. Jessica Auslander she/her/they/them) - Parent and Counselor



Handout: Raising an Advocate

11:00 AM - Growing up a Disabled Teen

11:00 AM - Growing up a Disabled Teen

11:00 AM - Growing up a Disabled Teen

Panel discussion with parent and teen about lived experiences


Lillie Auslander (she/her/they/them) - UCPS student


Friday Keynote Speakers @ Lunch

Lydia X Z Brown (they/them/theirs/themself or no pronouns) - Writer, public speaker, educator, trainer, consultant, advocate, community organizer, community builder, activist, scholar, and attorney

FRIDAY Afternoon SPEAKERS

1:00 PM - Educational Funding

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

1:00 PM - Educational Funding

How local and state government fund and effect our schools, and most importantly how you can get involved. 


Susan Book (she/her/hers) - Save our Schools 

 

 



HANDOUT: School Funding

2:00 PM - Educational Rights

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

1:00 PM - Educational Funding

The Leandro Case and Disability Education Funding


Sarah Montgomery (she/her/hers) - Every Child NC under NC Justice Center


Handout: Leandro

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

Disability & LGBTQ Legal History: LGBTQ and disability legal histories share common struggles for equality. Both faced discrimination and marginalization, but through activism and legislation, progress has been made yet more must be done. LGBTQ rights advanced with decriminalization and same-sex marriage, while disability rights gained gr

Disability & LGBTQ Legal History: LGBTQ and disability legal histories share common struggles for equality. Both faced discrimination and marginalization, but through activism and legislation, progress has been made yet more must be done. LGBTQ rights advanced with decriminalization and same-sex marriage, while disability rights gained ground through the ADA and accessibility initiatives. Together, these movements demonstrate the power of legal frameworks in promoting inclusivity.


Cristal Robinson (they/them) - Robinson Law 

Handout: History

4:00 PM - Action Steps

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

3:00 PM - Disability & LGBTQ Legal History

Discuss issues and policies affecting the most vulnerable North Carolinians along with educating individuals about ways to make a difference in support of full equality in their own community


Artie Hartsell (they/them) - Equality NC



Handout: Advocacy

Conference FAQs

Links Unavailable During Conference

Thursday - 3 PM: Local Activism

  • Sydney Satalino Youtube 
  • Missouri Martha Washington Test YouTube

Parking

The Union County Chamber of Commerce Building is very easy to park and to enter. It has onsite parking with close disability parking. The building is one story and the room for the conference is right inside the building on the right as you enter the building. 

  • Address: 903 Skyway Dr, Monroe, NC 28110

Name Badges

Name Badges will be provided for name, pronouns, and social interaction/communication badges based on the Autism Network International (Green - Talk to Me, Yellow - Let Me to talk to you first- , Red - Do not approach) 

ANI Color Communication Labels

Zoom

A host will monitor the Zoom chat for questions for the speakers and for any issues with technology. There should be closed captioning with real-time edits along with transcripts. Here is the Zoom Link.

Breaks

A break will be offered every hour for the last 15 minutes of the hour, but up to 30 minutes based on the number of questions from the audience.

Lunch Break

The lunch break will be for about 15 minutes to get food and sit down in the same room before the keynote speakers will speak for about 20 minutes with a 10 minute time for any questions from the audience then a 15 minute bathroom break. Here is the link to Order Lunch.

NO Flash Photography

Do not use any flash photography at or during the event, since flashes can  cause dangerous seizures, migraines, or sensory overload.  

NO Fragrances

Do not wear fragrances like perfumes, hygiene, or cosmetic products, since smells can cause allergic reactions.  

Attorney CLE

The Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association is offering up to 10.5 hours of NC State Bar approved CLE. The Association will report the hours based on what you enter on the Report Form. Please keep all records per the NC State Bar. Here is the Report Form. 

Access after Conference

A recording of the sessions should be available after the conference, if not during the conference.

Speaker Organizations

ACLU of North Carolina

Council for Children's Rights

Council for Children's Rights

The ACLU of North Carolina has been our state’s guardian of liberty – working in courts, the General Assembly, and communities to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for all North Carolinians whether it’s achieving full equality for LGBTQ people, reforming our broken and racially biased criminal legal system, establishing

The ACLU of North Carolina has been our state’s guardian of liberty – working in courts, the General Assembly, and communities to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for all North Carolinians whether it’s achieving full equality for LGBTQ people, reforming our broken and racially biased criminal legal system, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, defending freedom of speech and religion, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion. 

Council for Children's Rights

Council for Children's Rights

Council for Children's Rights

Council for Children’s Rights protects and advances the legal rights and development of children through individual representation, community education, and by addressing community-wide issues through systems advocacy, research, and policy work.

Equality NC

Council for Children's Rights

GenderCool Project

Equality North Carolina is the oldest statewide organization in the country dedicated to securing rights and protections for the LGBTQ community. We’re invested in ensuring that every North Carolinian can see themselves in this movement and helping create a safer, more equitable world for all marginalized folks. Together we can build a better North Carolina.

GenderCool Project

Council for Children's Rights

GenderCool Project

The GenderCool Project is a youth-led movement bringing positive change to the world. The Champions are helping replace misinformed opinions with positive experiences meeting transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving.

Gender Education Network

Gender Education Network

Gender Education Network

WE are a non profit that works to provide community and care for trans and gender diverse kids 12 and younger.

NC Justice Center

Gender Education Network

Gender Education Network

The North Carolina Justice Center is one of the state’s preeminent voices for economic and social justice. As a leading progressive research and advocacy organization, our mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services, and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic.

New Rural Project

Gender Education Network

New Rural Project

New Rural Project (NRP) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization that engages young and marginalized residents in rural communities to amplify their voices through increased civic and electoral engagement.

PFLAG Charlotte

Gender Education Network

New Rural Project

PFLAG Charlotte works to create a caring, just and affirming North Carolina–and world–for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. We accomplish this work through community engagement and family support, ally education, and advocacy efforts.

Save Our Schools North Carolina

Save Our Schools North Carolina

Save Our Schools North Carolina

Save Our Schools NC is a parent-led, volunteer advocacy group. We believe in a fully funded public school system for all of North Carolina’s children. We believe that most people in NC want a strong public school system that meets the needs of all students, especially those who have historically been underserved. 

Transcend Charlotte

Save Our Schools North Carolina

Save Our Schools North Carolina

Transcend Charlotte is a programmatic division of the Carolina CARES Partnership LGBTQ+ Life Center. Transcend’s mission is to pursue equity and social justice for transgender and gender expansive communities through education, advocacy, mental health and social support services. Our vision is a world where people of all gender identities

Transcend Charlotte is a programmatic division of the Carolina CARES Partnership LGBTQ+ Life Center. Transcend’s mission is to pursue equity and social justice for transgender and gender expansive communities through education, advocacy, mental health and social support services. Our vision is a world where people of all gender identities live their authentic truth, free from discrimination and oppression.

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