Are you someone who wants to be an ally to transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities but aren’t sure how or where to start? Is there a person in your life who identifies as trans or nonbinary? Do you know your coworkers or peers engage in transphobic behavior, but you don’t know what to do about it? This workshop is for you! Becoming an Active-Ally is designed to engage participants in critical thinking regarding their own identity and experiences in relation to trans and nonbinary individuals. This is for anyone who wants to begin their process of becoming an active-ally.

Becoming an Active-Ally to the Trans and Nonbinary Communities is designed to engage participants in critical thinking regarding their own identity in relation to trans and nonbinary identified individuals. This workshop is meant for those who want to create effective change in their environment. We focus on participants experiences to educate and empower them to become active-allies to the trans and nonbinary communities. This workshop addresses privilege, intersectional identities and asks participants to use these ideas as a lens.

Our Integration workshops are specifically designed to support participants in developing effective organizational shifts including: policy, regulatory and document changes, as well as integrating active-ally practices that can translate to support equality and equity issues in your workplace, community, or educational institution or otherwise.

Are you someone who wants to be an ally to transgender and gender nonconforming individuals and communities but aren’t sure how or where to start? Is there a person in your life who identifies as trans or gender non-conforming? Do you know your coworkers or peers engage in transphobic behavior, but you don’t know what to do about it? This workshop is for you! Becoming an Active-Ally to the Trans and GNC communities is designed to engage participants in critical thinking regarding their own identity and experiences in relation to trans and GNC individuals. This is for anyone who wants to begin their process of becoming an active-ally.

Are you someone who wants to be an ally to transgender and gender nonconforming individuals and communities but aren’t sure how or where to start? Is there a person in your life who identifies as trans or gender non-conforming? Do you know your coworkers or peers engage in transphobic behavior, but you don’t know what to do about it? This workshop is for you! Becoming an Active-Ally to the Trans and GNC communities is designed to engage participants in critical thinking regarding their own identity and experiences in relation to trans and GNC individuals. This is for anyone who wants to begin their process of becoming an active-ally.

This interactive workshop will give participants and introduction to trans* identities and how systemic transphobia impacts the lives of trans* people. This workshop was created by the Transform California coalition that works to raise awareness on trans* issues an identities. This workshop will have videos, art, and interactive activities to give people skills to become allies or work in solidarity with transgender liberation movements. The only way we can fight transphobia is together!
Presenters: Adrian Acencion Martinez, LGBTQ Community Engagement and Policy Advocate, ACLU SoCal | Kyle Sawyer, Executive Director, Building Allies Together
Monterey Room, 2nd Floor

This is a two-day Integration workshop that invites participants to learn and implement new vocabulary, map and expand their understanding of trans and gender-nonconforming identities, engage active-ally focused practices, and develop skills that can be used and referenced in therapeutic work.

Are you someone who wants to be an ally to transgender and gender nonconforming individuals and communities but aren’t sure how or where to start? Is there a person in your life who identifies as trans or gender non-conforming? Do you know your coworkers or peers engage in transphobic behavior, but you don’t know what to do about it? This workshop is for you! Becoming an Active-Ally to the Trans and GNC communities is designed to engage participants in critical thinking regarding their own identity and experiences in relation to trans and GNC individuals. This is for anyone who wants to begin their process of becoming an active-ally.