April 6-8, 2009
Strengthening the Foundation for a Healthier New Mexico
New Mexico Public Health Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Co-presenting
"Bullying Prevention Programs: Community-based Strategies."
The workshop examines how bullying prevention programs reduce health risks of youth in New Mexico. Bullying is a complex problem that is often misunderstood. This workshop will explore how bullying impacts health outcomes, as well as provide information and resources to create policy and community-based approaches to reduce the incidence of bullying.
New Mexico Public Health Association
April 30 - May 3, 2009
New Mexico History Conference
The Historical Society of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"Manifest Destinies: Laura Gomez meets the Critics."
Katie Councilor, Karen Roybal, and Jordon Johnson of the University of New Mexico American Studies Program engage in critical discussion of Professor Laura Gomez's recent book, Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race.
May 15, 2009
Youth Cultural Workshop
Outcomes, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.
April 1-4, 2009
National White Privilege Conference
Memphis, Tennessee
Co-presenting
"What is Trans Citizenship?"
Trans people have a vast range of experiences with social, legal, and medical systems and in the ways these experiences impact our everyday lives. This workshop considers how these systems intimately intersect with the lives of trans people and how this interactions reproduces race and class inequalities. We will explore the ways in which notions of citizenship may vary from city-to-city and state-to-state. Participants will engage in interactive experiences to explore notions of trans citizenship and what this means for racial and class equality.
"Bordering Identities and Building Alliances within Communities."
One of the central tenets of whiteness is dichotomous and oppositional thinking: white/black, with us/against us, 1 man/1 woman. This workshop will challenge the polarized identifying that breaks down our communities. Specifically, how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities are encountering oppressive and privileging patterns by naming or (re)claiming it. How do these patterns hinder communities' multiple identities from being present in conversations? How might we begin building alliances across bordering identities (e.g.?) to create a movement built upon collective thinking? These questions will frame our discussion and work to heal our communities and collectively build inclusive practices to liberate all people.
White Privilege Conference
April 16, 2008
Enhancing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.
Head to Toe 12 Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Co-presenting
This workshop will advance educators, counselors, and social workers knowledge and skills regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth experiences. The presenters will provide information about a client-centered approach to working with these youth as well as knowledge about oppressive patterns towards this population in an education system and beyond. This is an interactive workshop with exercises focused on building alliances; practicing ways to interrupt hate crime acts, and resources for providing a healthy and safe environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.
Head to Toe Conference
April 2 -5, 2008
Critical Liberation Praxis: Creating Transformation for Social Justice.
White Privilege Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts
Co-presenting
"Privileges in the LGBT Community"
A lot of attention is given to the oppression of the Lesbian and Gay communities, less so for the Bisexual or Transgender communities. This Pre-Conference will take these "usual" conversations one step further. What are the privileges within the L, G, B, and T communities? How are these privileges used to contribute to the oppression of others? What can be done to use these privileges to advocate for subordinated groups within and outside of the LGBT community? Join us: the conversation starts with you.
"What to do? Trans Services & Medical Responses"
This workshop calls for a shared understanding of medical privilege and oppression trans gender individuals collectively face within the medical establishment. Our work together in the workshop relies on creating strategies about how to navigate and manage the health care system, as a trans person and as an ally to the trans population. We hope participants will gain tools that have the impact to change current environments and enhance future service-related experiences. This workshop will begin and end with practical conversations about liberating otherwise oppressive situations.
White Privilege Conference
February 14, 2008
Transgender/Transsexual Clients: Advancing Clinical Practices.
National Association of Social Work Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Co-presenting.
This presentation focuses on improving clinical skills when working with a transgender/transsexual population in New Mexico. It is directed to social workers in schools, hospitals, justice system, research and private practice. The presenters have professional and personal experience in this area.
www.naswnm.org
April 2007
Expanding Transgender Analysis: Advocacy, Community, and Social Justice.
Trans-Health Conference Providers Day, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presentation on medical and cultural understandings regarding transgender existence.
June 2006
Scholarship-Activism: Locating Alliances.
National Womens Studies Conference, Oakland, California.
Presentation focuses on how scholarship and activism need to intersect in a classroom.
April 2006
Trans(itioning) Gendered Bodies: Dominance, Narrative, and Normalcy Rethought.
Trans-Forming Feminism Conference, New Paltz, New York.
Presented works in progress and facilitated discussion.
Spring 2007
Queer Theory, Queer Lives Course. Transgender Interactions.
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Presented on transgender interactions with social systems.
Spring 2007
Student Association, School of Social Work, Transgender Issues.
New Mexico Highlands University, Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Presented overview of working with transgender population.
November 2006
Gay and Straight Alliance, Transgender Knowledge
Sandia High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Shared thoughts about transgender and necessary alliances.
April 2006
Training for NETWORK, Are You Ready For Us? Assessing Your Ability for Working with LGBTQI Survivors and Offenders of Domestic and Sexual Violence.
NETWORK, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Panel presentation regarding domestic and sexual violence in the LGBTQI community.