From a QWOC in Japan: “I have learned that I cannot do it on my own and that as much as I perhaps took credit for what I knew and what I learned, I realize that I always had a constant source of support to fall back on. Now that these friends – my family – are many miles away, I am left to navigate this world, for the first time, as a true outsider.”
Center Yourself at the Mind, Body, Soul Health Conference (2010 Schedule)
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 24th, 2010
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
10:00am – 5:00pm
Simmons College’s Kotzen Meeting Center (Lefavour Hall)
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA
About the Mini-Conference
The Mind, Body, & Soul Mini-Conference is yet another event that Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston) has created to respond to voiced need of the local LGBT People of Color Community to have more frequent, crucial, round-table discussions – real talk – about the health of the marginalized groups within the mainstream queer community.
The organizers of the mini-conference believe that social networking and/or community-building are the necessary primary steps to take in addressing key socio-political health problems affecting LGBT people of color; breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, suicide prevention, and domestic violence awareness, to name a few. As such, the MIND, BODY, and SOUL Mini-Conference will seek to bring together
three various aspects of health – the mental, the physical, and the spiritual – via concurrent sessions presented by experienced community organizers, non-profit organizations, and health practitioners as a way to begin addressing these problems at the macro community level.
Thanks to the generosity of the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change, The Network/La Red (Platinum Sponsor), and Fenway Health (Gold Sponsor) – the mini-conference will be held at Simmons College’s Kotzen Room (first floor of the library), and lunch/refreshments will be provided to attendees.
*This conference is OPEN TO ALL. Advanced registration/ticketing required. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
MINI-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (subject to change, view descriptions here)
Session A (11:00AM-12:o0PM)
- Intro to the Benefits of Meditation (Including a Live Meditation Session) Led by People of Color Meditation Sitting Group (Workshop)
- Introduction to Early Morning Yoga (Stretching, Breathing, Centering for Beginners) Led by Mary Thomas and Abby Coakley (Workshop)
Session B (12:15PM-1:30PM)
- Heal Yourself at Home: Natural Home Remedies 101 presented by Dillon DiGiovanni, Holistic Health Counselor of SavorYourExistence.com (Workshop)
- The Upside of Going Down: The Ins and Outs of Sex Toys, Safe Sex, and More! (Workshop)
– 30 Minute Break – Food, Refreshments, and Socializing –
Session C (2:00PM-3:30 PM)
- How to Build Healthy Communities: Intra-Community Organizing within LGBT/Queer Communities of Color Led by Justice Williams, Social Justice Institute (Workshop)
- How to Talk About Healthy Relationships within Queer and Trans Communities of Color presented by the Network/La Red (Workshop)
Close-Out Session D (3:45PM-5 PM)
- The Elephant in the Room: How Can We Talk about Mental Health in Communities of Color?
DOWNLOAD Session Descriptions for Printing | VIEW Session Descriptions Here
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Pre-registration is encouraged as there is limited capacity per session
- Register at http://qwocweek2010.eventbrite.com/
- Please remember that the first session commences at 11:00AM prompt, so we encourage people to arrive by no later than 10:30 AM
- Lunch and refreshments will be available during the conference
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