That Workshop Thread

[InIn Ninja]

Here we can post workshops in the works!

[InIn Ninja]

"The Intersection of Trans and Fat Oppression" (working title)

Romham and Kalamity are ironing out details on this one. They might
not actually be the people presenting. Romham's specialty is
accessibility, and Kalamity does workshops on Fat Oppression for a
number of groups in Vancouver. They are planning on meeting each
other this weekend.

[InIn Ninja]

"Ground Up Organizing" (working title)

Facilitated by Brooke and me, about how to organize, common problems
that happen in groups, and making computer software work for you.
We'll probably talk a lot about Lu's: A pharmacy for Women, and
Femininjas. The hope is to get people excited about organizing around
their own issues.

On Jun 15, 3:14 pm, InIn Ninja <inin.ni...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Kate Lamothe]

Here's what I've managed to confirm so far:

 

Key Note Address by Sadie-Ryanne Baker

How the DC trans coalition (DCTC) went about lobbying to change the DC prison system so that they now house people according to their gender identity instead of genitals.

 

Organizing Trans Communities for Social Justice by Sadie-Ryanne Baker

 

Join Sadie-Ryanne, of the DC Trans Coalition, and learn how to help your community fight for human rights, dignity, and equal access!
Trans people are more likely to be un/underemployed, homeless, victims of hate violence, profiled by police or trapped in the criminal justice system. This cycle of injustice and violence punishes us for being who we are.
We envision a world where all people – regardless of race, income, occupation, immigration status or age – can self-determine their gender, free from poverty or harassment. To help us get there, we must empower those who are most affected by oppression to take control of our lives and hold decision-makers accountable.
DCTC will share some of our victories and difficulties trying to create that kind of change as a group of unfunded volunteers – changing laws, hosting town-hall dinners, offering ‘know your rights’ trainings and more. We’ll brainstorm ways to take these tools home and equip ourselves to make our own communities safer and stronger.

 

Making emergency shelters, detoxes, rehabs, transition houses & other housing spaces more trans inclusive by Prism's SHARP Access Project

The SHARP housing project delivers workshops to service providers on how to improve service provision in working with Trans, Two-Spirit and LGB folks.

 

Forum Theatre Troupe Presentation by YouthCO AIDS Society

The Troupe uses a model of Forum Theatre based on "Theatre of the Oppressed" which was developed in Brazil by Augusto Boal as a way for people to address the oppression that they face from day to day.  The idea is that Forum Theatre is a dress rehearsal for life in which people can experiment with different ways of existing and interacting in the world. The Forum Theatre Troupe respects each individual's right to make their own decisions in order to address their specific needs and realities.

 

Safer Sex/Harm Reduction Workshop by YouthCo AIDS Society

YouthCO's Sexual Health Programs offer a variety of flexible and interactive games and workshops on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, negotiating safer sex and sexual self-esteem. Our workshop formats and content are flexible and may be customized to meet the needs of your group. Each workshop runs approximately 90 minutes.

 

Here are the ones that aren't confirmed 100% but are definitely in the works:

 

Getting more out of your trans health service providers by Kate Lamothe

This workshop would happen in two parts.  On the Saturday, I want to invite folks who are clients of Raven Song, Three Bridges, Transgender Health Program, Prism, QMUNITY, Bute Street Clinic, and other Vancouver area trans health service providers to come up with a list of recommendations they would like these organizations to receive.  Topics could include such things as: how to be less judgemetal in their service provision, non-binary/genderqueer/gender non-conforming people's concerns and issues, and intake forms/waiting room protocol. 

 

Then, on Sunday, I want to host a workshop where I present the results of the previous day's workshop to the service providers from those organizations and then facilitate a discussion around how those recommendations could be implemented. When I write up my full description, I will make it explicitly clear that service providers from these organizations are not allowed to be present in the Saturday workshop, so as to protect people's anonymity. 

  

Negotiating Sex with the Body You Have Right Now by ICE

 

Anti-Oppression/Anti-Elitism within Trans Communities by Tami Starlight

 

Know Your (Trans) Rights by Davyd

 

Passing Strategies by Davyd

 

Self Defense Workshop by (I forget the women's name but she does these workshops typically with women in the DTES)

 

Partners of Trans Folk workshop by Sharon Milewski

[Vancouver Trans Forum]

Also confirmed:

Facilitated discussion around substance use, and trans-friendly recovery services, by PRISM


Also in the works:

The presentation of the results of a province wide trans health survey by Marria Townsend

The presentation of the results of a social work master thesis about trans guys' stories of satisfaction with transition/surgery by Marcus Greatheart

[Rebecca Haskell]

This looks awesome - getting stoked!
R

The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurements anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit. - George Bernard Shaw


 

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:46:06 -0700
Subject: Re: That Workshop Thread
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To: vancouver-...@googlegroups.com

[Amber]

Trans and Sex Work by Jaime Lee Hamilton

she replied to me :
"I would love to help out and would be interesting in presenting....
just give me details of When = Day, Time etc and How long ?

This forum sounds great!!! "

So who is scheduling workshops? please tell me, so i can let Jaime
know the details.

[Corey Keith]

Thanks Amber, I will add that to the master schedule.

Namaste,
Corey

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[Amber]

DIY Dick-Shop (aka Packin & Pissin In Public) - Romham and Amber

This is a DIY class for dudes. Beginners encouraged! Instruction will
be given on how to turn a soft-packer into a dick you can piss with.
Materials and tools will provided - for a low fee. Come thirsty and
prepared to work it.
BYOCOU = Bring Your Own Change of Underwear. We're gonna get it wet
and just a little dirty.

[Amber]

jaime hamilton contacted me today
- she hasn't heard from the programming people - yet.
She needs to know ASAP...
the day - and - the time slot....you've scheduled her presentation for.

[Amber]

re: the diy dickshop - romham can't do this.
i'm looking for another presenter who can.
please give anyone - who is interested in presenting with me - my
email addy. thanks.

[Corey Keith]

Hi Amber,

I was not aware that she needed the times as of yet.  However, at the moment I have blocked her in at 10am on sunday, for one hour.  Let me know if those details work for her, if not I can rearrange things.  Still a lot of maneuverability.

 

Namaste,

Corey

There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.

 ~Robert Alden

"Infinite Diversity, in Infinite Combinations"

-Gene Roddenberry (Credo)

> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:39:11 -0700

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[marie.little]

Has anyone been in contact with Raigan? She also expressed interest.

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[Danielle Macdonell]

And who gets to referee that little love fest?

Danielle

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Hi
Amber,

 
Namaste, Corey

[kat kent]

I think that she's on her way to Victoria Pride.

[Kate Lamothe]

She contacted us via vancouver...@gmail.com looking to possibly facilitate a trans sex worker health/safety disucssion.  I replied to her and haven't heard back yet hmmm....

xoxo
K

[kat kent]

Hey!   Just heard back from Brooke.  Couple of things:

1.  Sunday afternoon works well for her for the workshop.

2.  She wants to monkey our promotion online.  Can we make her an admin on facebook?

[Vancouver Trans Forum]

1) Yay!
2) Done!

xoxo
K

[Amber]

contacted Jaime Lee Hamilton. Let her know about Divergence Film
Nights and facebook event page.

Sent Corey Jaime's contact info to confirm time/date of her workshop.

I will also give Corey - Dr. Melody Preece 's phone number.

Not sure what the title of Dr. P's workshop will be - but i think it
will be about the assessment for treatment/surgery etc. process - and
stuff.

[Amber]

Has anyone asked Dr. Bowman to speak on the work he's been doing for
years to combat our government's attitude and lack of funding - plus
general bs- for trans folks? should i ask him to?

[r g]

yeah dr bowman is so not going to get a good reception if he's invited lol. He has been a complete analdouchenozzle.

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[Amber]

other suggestions for a non fail plastic surgeon?

[Corey Keith]

Hi Amber,

I think this is a great idea but because of the minimal space left over in terms of the schedule, if we should let this one go for this year.

 

Namaste,

Corey

There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.

 ~Robert Alden

"Infinite Diversity, in Infinite Combinations"

-Gene Roddenberry (Credo)

> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 22:11:45 -0700

> Subject: Re: That Workshop Thread
> From: aik...@yahoo.com
> To: vancouver-...@googlegroups.com
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> Has anyone asked Dr. Bowman to speak on the work he's been doing for
> years to combat our government's attitude and lack of funding - plus
> general bs- for trans folks? should i ask him to?

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[Amber]

question for the group: should we edit romham's post?
sorry rg - i don't think it's appropriate to call a dr
(or anyone else) name(s) like that, especially on a community forum.

i think it would have been good to have someone like dr bowman
attend.
(he has been fighting the gov'mnt -for a long time- to get funding for
trans folk to have surgery.
he's put in personal time and finances- his career has taken a hit for
it too.)

plus having feedback from the trans community - on the changes they
want to see - is good for service providers.

Corey - yes next year would be good to invite some surgeons etc.

[r g]

go for it if you all need to edit or remove what i said, it wasnt appropriate for a public forum i suppose lol, but i stand by what i said. i was just offering my feedback on the question. i just suggest being prepared for a potentially not awesome reception for him is all i was saying. Surgeons for trans folks have a tendency to behave in particular ways because they are so few and far between, and dr bowman --while he has done a lot-- has also fucked some things right up, and i think its good to be aware of that before going ahead simply because he's done some good. Youre going to get different sides to every suggestion, yknow?

roham

[Vancouver Trans Forum]

I don't feel it necessary to edit that comment because:

 

a)  this list serv is internal and

b) also, (please correct me if I'm wrong Romham), I feel as though that comment was coming from a place of frustration, and/or disappointment, and/or anger, which IMO are totally valid!

 

IDK, just my two cents :)

[Amber]

ok. VTF has spoken!
romham - yeah i heard that about him too.
maybe next year we could invite service providers who need some 'in
your face, community critiquing' haha!

[Kate Lamothe]

oh hey i'm sorry if my using the VTF email to respond to things is confusing, I don't ever want to come off like I'm the ultimate authority or anything.... it's just sometimes I'm in the inbox, doing a million other emails and I respond to googlegroup ones.

 

Whether its from this account (kathleen.p.lamothe) or (vancouvertransforum) It's always just my own $0.02 *shrug*

 

Cheers:

Kate

 

[kat kent]

OOPS   Posted in the wrong thread!

Hello!  Can we schedule Jen De Roo for 9am-10am, or 10-11am on Saturday morning for her workshop on partners of trans people?  She's confirmed now.

Jenn De Roo

Jenn De Roo is a counsellor, facilitator and presenter who is passionate about creating safer spaces for more voices to be heard. As an intern at Dragonstone Counselling, Jenn works with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations and lifestyles. Jenn is also co-facilitator of Trans Partners and Allies support group at Qmunity.

[Vancouver Trans Forum]

yay! So stoked that we confirmed a partner's workshop!

 

9 to 10 is the opening plenary, so I really feel as though nothing else should happen at that time. What I'm hoping is that the opening plenary will really set the tone for the rest of the forum.

 

10 to 11 sounds good! 

 

xoxo
Kate

[Vancouver Trans Forum]

Also, Samonte Cruz & Felix both got in touch with us about organizing a Trans People of Colour caucus/facilitated discussion. Maybe we could schedule that in for 11-12 saturday in the smaller middle room?

xoxo

Kate

[Amber]

sorry kate- i didn't mean to make it sound that way. this is why i dislike email. I was trying to lighten things up. You never come off like that.

The swim thread really has me examining a lot of intense issues. Which is good. Seeing how responsible aware accountable considerate and committed you and hunter are has been an awesome motivator for me to work more stuff out.