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The World We Create: Writing & Performing as Change-Makers Sundays, November 7th & 14th, 1-3pm PST.Register here. "I believe that all organizing is science fiction - that we are shaping the future we long for and have not yet experienced." - adrienne marie brown.
Please join API Chaya's Queer Network Program and poet performers Ebo Barton and Ben Yisrael for a writing workshop and performance space on how we can use our words to engage audiences to become change makers too!
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QTBIPOC Parent Survivor Community Healing Gatherings Anastacia Renee on Imposter Syndrome | November 20th, 10am-noon PST Register here.
API Chaya's Queer Network Program is hosting monthly community healing gatherings for QT/BIPOC Parents, Grandparents, & Caregivers who are Survivors on the third Saturday of the month from August through December. API Chaya will provide food for all healing gatherings, via gift card, as requested. Save the date for our next gathering: December 18th, 10am-noon PST. Facilitator TBA.
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Fall Transformative Justice Skill Shares
4 Gems of Supporting Survivors RSVP here. Learn more about the 4 gems of supporting survivors. At this training we will dive deeper into how we can support survivors using justice, affirmation, self determination, and self reflection gems. We will practice scenarios in the break out rooms, so please come prepared to participate. Remaining workshops: Series 3: Self-Determination Gem - November 13 | 2-5 PM Series 4: Self-Reflection Gem - December 11 | 2-5 PM
For access needs, questions or concerns, contact priyan@apichaya.org.
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RISE Saturday Writing Workshops: Sense of Self Please Register & Share Questions/Concerns Here November 13th, 10-12 PST, Finding Our Purpose/Passion
December 11th, 10-12 PST, Comforting Ourselves Through Fear
January 8th, 10-12 PST, Knowing Our Worth
Join us as we use different writing prompts to explore how we can hone in on our sense of self. There will be three separate workshops and it's is not required that you attend all three. All meetings over Zoom. CART and food vouchers available to attendees.
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Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy Webinar November 2nd, 12:00 - 1:00pm PST
Please register in advance for this webinar here.
Are you an attorney or legal advocate looking to better serve and support your clients? Please attend this free webinar to learn more! This one-hour training will cover how trauma affects the brain, skills for supporting your clients, and more. Approval of one CLE credit is pending.
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Free Maddeysn George - A Call for Support Content warning for mention of gun violence, sexual assault, and murder. Maddesyn George is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville reservation. Maddesyn acted in self defense against a man who raped her and threatened to kill her, and she is now being held in pre-trial detention on charges of 2nd degree murder. The campaign to drop all charges against her needs crucial support in these next few weeks. We share the following requests for support from Maddesyn, her mother, and her community: Sign and share the petition. Link here.
Attend #FreeMaddesyn Letter Writing Gatherings. Link here. Please like, follow, and promote Maddesyn’s Facebook page. Link here. Please share and donate to her fundraiser via Facebook. Link here. Please educate yourself about her case and stay tuned for actions. For further reading, here is a deeper overview of Maddeysn’s case.Link here.
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#FreeMaddesynMondays November 1st, 12:30 - 1pm PT Register here. November 15th, 12:30 - 1pm PT Register here. Join the campaign to free Maddesyn for a power half hour of calls, emails, texts, and social media action!
