Gay Central Valley is pleased to announce that we have joined as a sponsor for the Proyecto Poderoso’s “Orgullo y Poder Latino” Leadership Conference, which will be held in Fresno on Saturday, January 23rd. Below you can find all the details of the event, courtesy their official website… http://www.crla.org/index.php?page=orgullo-y-poder-latino-conference
Proyecto Poderoso’s “Orgullo y Poder Latino” Leadership Conference – Your Voice is Your Power! A leadership conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people in rural California, and our allies.
Conference Overview: Our goal is to empower lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and allies, in particular those who speak Spanish, to build understanding and support for LGBT people and their families in rural California. The central theme of the conference is “Your voice is your power.” The conference will inspire and train leaders to share their stories and build peer support networks in rural communities. The conference dovetails with California Rural Legal Assistance’s new speakers bureau — a bilingual (Spanish and English-speaking) pool of LGBT people and allies, who will share their personal stories with community groups, agencies, schools, churches, and media outlets in order to humanize LGBT people and their families. Personal story-telling and social networks of LGBT people and supportive friends and family members can dispel anti-LGBT myths and stereotypes to promote greater inclusion in otherwise socially conservative communities. Our day-long conference will train 75 leaders from the following California communities: Fresno, Salinas, Watsonville, El Centro, Bakersfield, Coachella, Delano, Visalia, Madera, Stockton and Modesto.
You can learn more about CRLA’s LGBT focused program, Proyecto Poderoso, by visiting our website at http://www.crla.org/index.php?page=orgullo-y-poder-latino-conference. This program is a joint project with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and has received widespread recognition for its success in improving LGBT-related legal services and advocacy in rural California.
Training Tracks:
1. How to share your story
2. How to create a peer support group
3. Developing positive self-identities as LGBT Latinos
Conference Date & Time: 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday, January 23th
Conference Location: First Congregational Church of Fresno, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. Fresno, CA 93704
Contact Information: Angeles Jimenez, [email protected]
Lisa Cisneros, [email protected] (831) 757-5221
Conferencia de lideazgo: “Orgullo y Poder Latino” de Proyecto Poderoso
La Conferencia: Nuestra meta es empoderar a lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgéneros (LGBT) y aliados, en particular aquellos que hablan español, para crear entendimiento y apoyo por las personas LGBT y sus familias en California rural. El tema central de la conferencia es “Su voz es su poder”. La conferencia inspirará y entrenará líderes para compartir sus historias, además de crear networks de apoyo en las comunidades rurales. La conferencia se complementa con el nuevo foro de voceros LGBT de CRLA – un grupo bilingüe (español e ingles), de personas LBGT y aliados, que compartirán sus historias personales con grupos comunitarios, agencias, escuelas, templos, y medios de comunicación para así humanizar a las personas LGBT y sus familiares. Las historias personales y networks sociales de personas LGBT además de familiares y amigos que apoyen pueden disipar mitos anti-LGBT y estereotipos para promover su inclusión en comunidades que de otra manera fueran conservativas socialmente.
Nuestra conferencia que durará un día, entrenará a 75 lideres de las siguientes comunidades: Fresno, Salinas, Watsonville, El Centro, Bakersfield, Coachella, Delano, Visalia, Madera, Stockton and Modesto. Puedes enterarte más acerca de Proyecto Poderoso, el programa de CRLA enfocado en la comunidad LGBT, visitando nuestra pagina de internet http://www.crla.org/index.php?page=conferencia-orgullo-y-poder-latino. Este programa trabaja en colaboración con el Centro Nacional por Derechos Lésbicos (NCLR) y ha recibido una gran cantidad de reconocimiento por su éxito en mejorar los servicios legales relacionados a la comunidad LGBT, además de su apoyo en las zonas rurales de California.
Entrenamientos:
1. Como compartir tu historia.
2. Como crear un grupo de apoyo mutuo.
3. Desarrollando identidades positivas como latinos LGBT.
Fecha de la Conferencia: 9am a 5pm, sábado, enero 23 de 2010 Lugar: First Congressional Church of Fresno, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. Fresno, Ca 93704
Contacto: Angeles Jimenez, [email protected]
Lisa Cisneros, [email protected] (831) 757-5221
