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Over the Rainbow: LGBTQ Training for All

October 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

In this series, we will begin with the foundational concepts of gender and sexual orientation. With language and identities constantly evolving, we’ll take this opportunity to develop some shared understanding and create space for questions you may not have been able to ask elsewhere. This will be an opportunity to learn about the struggles and joys of LGBTQ history and culture, the renewed threats nationally to our queer and trans siblings, and how these intersect with our own lives here and now. From there, we’ll explore ways to deepen our practices of inclusion and belonging, how LGBTQ allyship dovetails with our faith, and how we can work to intentionally become a more thoroughly welcoming community.

About our Leaders:

The Rev. Laura Eberly (she/her) is an Episcopal Deacon serving as the interim clergy at Santiago St. James in Oakland. Co-founder of Mountaintop Coaching & Consulting, Laura has a strengths-based facilitation practice of creating compassionate, honest spaces to foster real relationship and sustainable change. As a queer white person on a lifelong quest to disentangle systems of oppression, Laura knows her life is richer and freer and more deeply faithful for having taken steps on this journey. It is life-giving for her to support others who want to do the same.

Tuesday Jones (they/them) identifies as a Black, Egyptian, and Indigenous California native. They work at CompassPoint, a nonprofit leadership development practice based in Oakland, CA, and in particular they support training participants by making sure they have accessible and welcoming learning experiences in workshops. In their spare time, Tuesday is a community organizer with over ten years of grassroots organizing experience. In addition to working with CompassPoint, Tuesday Jones is a stand-up comedian, writer, and dancer. In Tuesday’s downtime, they enjoy closeness with family and friends, and especially appreciate time with their son.

Details

Date:
October 12, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm