Attendee Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/Cbv0pYcMhB
Schedule of Events:
8:45 am: Doors open for attendees, SU Ballroom 330/331
9:00am-9:40am: Rainbow Center Welcome by Rainbow Center Pro Staff
9:00am: Opening Session, Learning How to Improve the Health of BLPQQ Students, Emily Pagano (she/her) and Katie Roy (she/her)
9:40-9:45am: Break
9:45-10:45am: Session 1, Concurrent Sessions (see table below)
| Title | Presenter(s) | Location |
| Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Violence
|
Elise Delacruz (she/her) | Rainbow Center Program Room, SU 403 |
| Finding LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employers | Lydia Sutton (she/her) & Olufemi Fagun (he/him)
|
SU 104 |
10:45-10:55am: Break
10:55-11:55am: Session 2, Concurrent Sessions (see table below)
| Title | Presenter(s) | Location |
| Top to Bottom Sex Ed
|
Kim Adamski (she/they) | SU 104 |
| In Their Own Words: Exploring LGBTQIA+ Archival Narratives
|
Ery Caswell (he/they)
|
Rainbow Center Program Room, SU 403 |
11:55am-12pm: Break
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch on your own
1:00pm-2:30: Keynote – The Joy Revolution with Gabby Rivera
2:30-3:00pm: Q&A, Book Signing, and Pictures for attendees
3:00-4:30pm: Session 3, Concurrent Sessions (see table below)
| Title | Presenter(s) | Location |
| Stop apologizing, start making AMENDS !
|
Martina Rosenberg (she/her) & Lara Chiaverini (she/her) | SU 316/317 |
| Queer Liberation in the Fight for Climate Justice | Sydney Collins (she/her) | SU 318/319 |
| Out at Work: A Roundtable Discussion with Queer Professional of Color
*Note, ends at 4pm |
Nishelli Ahmed (she/her), Elise Delacruz (she/her), Michael Vidal (he/they), & James Walker (he/him) | PRLACC, SU 438 |
The Rainbow Center will be hosting the third annual Rainbow Center Symposium on Friday October 4, 2024. The symposium is free and open to all UConn students, staff, faculty and community members. Registration is now open!
Attendee Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/Cbv0pYcMhB
PRLACC and the Rainbow Center are excited to announce our keynote in celebration of Latine Heritage Month and LGBTQIA+ History Month. On Friday October 4, 2024, we will host Gabby Rivera on campus for her talk, The Joy Revolution. Gabby is the author of Juliet Takes a Breath and the Marvel comic series America. The program is part of the Rainbow Center’s Symposium and is free and open to students, staff and faculty. A book signing will follow her talk.