Annual LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference | Oct. 20th

Submitted by Gabrielle Joffe on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 11:46am

The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition is hosting a FREE conference "that encourages, educates and inspires LGBTQ-identified youth of color under age 25 to use their ideas, knowledge and skills to create personal and social change." It will be held at the Tang Center on MIT's Campus from 10:00AM to 4:00PM on Saturday, October 20th and will feature:

  • Special Guest and Keynote speaker: Janet Mock, nationally-renown transgender writer and activist.
  • More than 20 workshops on subjects such as: Life Skills, Advocacy, Health and Wellness, Social Justice, Arts
  • Social Justice Roundtables hosted by BAGLY
  • Entertainment provided by GENKI SPARK followed by an open-mic session for anyone to speak up and speak out.
  • Resource Fair allowing local organizations and service providers to table and share information on all that they offer. (If you are a business, organization or group interested in participating in the resource fair email Jordan Holmes at jholmes@hbgc-boston.org for more information.)

Registration is free, but required. For more information go to: http://www.hbgc-boston.org/node/483