Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate Highlights of Creating Change: Ballroom 101! Last year, The Network tabled at Creating Change, and while that provided a really great opportunity for me to talk to almost every person who attended the conference, I didn’t have much of a chance to attend sessions. This year,Continue reading “House Balls: Keeping LGBT community health in vogue”
Category Archives: Creating Change 2013
“Speaking for Ourselves” My Experience at Creating Change
By Alex Aldana Blogging Scholarship Recipient Closing Thoughts on Creating Change What a week it has been since I ventured on a trip to Atlanta for the very first time in my life. Creating Change definitely left me richer in knowledge and friendships; met amazing individuals, and network with fantastic opportunitiesContinue reading ““Speaking for Ourselves” My Experience at Creating Change”
Setting the tone: Crafting an Agenda for the Black LGBT Community.
Trevoi Crump Guest Blogger Setting the tone: Crafting an Agenda for the Black LGBT Community. Ha, so you’re probably thinking, did he attend any other workshop where NBJC was not present? Yes! Yes, I did. However, NBJC and there resources were most beneficial to a lotContinue reading “Setting the tone: Crafting an Agenda for the Black LGBT Community.”
“Home-Queer-Home” Rural Organizing
By Alex Aldana Blogging Scholarship Recipient Recap on Saturday’s SONG Rural Organizing workshop A wrong turn down the second floor, in the hopes I could find the nearest wash room, and listening to the echoes of vivid voices on this particular room,, made me forget about my personal deeds in the toilet to whatContinue reading ““Home-Queer-Home” Rural Organizing”
Emerging Leaders: Getting to know National Black Justice Coalition
Josh Gale Guest Blogger Emerging Leaders I attended a great workshop hosted by National Black Justice Coalition that was truly inspiring. That workshop was the most inspirational workshop I’ve been to thus far. I loved how they were all passionate about what they stood up for whether it be for Lesbian, Gay,Continue reading “Emerging Leaders: Getting to know National Black Justice Coalition”
Fundraising: Getting past the fear of asking
Josh Gale Guest Blogger Fundraising As my day slowly died down I attended the last workshop for my day. The title – Fundraising: Getting past the fear of asking. This workshop basically gave you techniques on how to not only ask for donations during fundraising opportunities but how to conduct fundraisingContinue reading “Fundraising: Getting past the fear of asking”
Recap – A Flashback of Creating Change Day 3
Trevoi Crump Guest Blogger Recap – Creating Change Day 3 “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world asContinue reading “Recap – A Flashback of Creating Change Day 3”
“Be The Change” – A Morning with the National Black Justice Coalition
Trevoi Crump Guest Blogger “Be The Change” – A Morning with the National Black Justice Coalition Creating Change Day 3! The day started off great. I woke up anxiously anticipating the day ahead not exactly knowing what workshops I would attend. However, once I finally figured outContinue reading ““Be The Change” – A Morning with the National Black Justice Coalition”
The Power Behind Creating Change
Trevoi Crump Guest Blogger The Power Behind Creating Change Two words Creating Change … was truly a GREAT experience. This was my first time attending Creating Change, and I must say I was completely blown away. When I first began hearing aboutContinue reading “The Power Behind Creating Change”
How being an Undocumented Queer Immigrant Brought me to Creating Change
By Alex Aldana Blogging Scholarship Recipient Recap on the Latino Institute For the first time in 24 years, the National Conference on LGBT Equality Creating Change will be having its first Latino Institute on Thursday, January 24th, 2013. The day-long institute’s most demanded topic by national organizers will be to discuss the next steps within the LatinoContinue reading “How being an Undocumented Queer Immigrant Brought me to Creating Change”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 