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SMYAL: Rise Up! A National Conference for Queer and Youth Organizers

2:00pm EDT

Conference Opening & Welcome Zoom

3:00pm EDT

What Activism Means to Us (Youth Moderated Panel of SMYAL Staff Members) ZoomSamia Lalani • Alex Rodriguez • Rebecca York • Hancie Stokes (she/her) • Jhirbron Tonge • Addison Moore

4:20pm EDT

Game Time/ Meet & Greet! ZoomRebecca York

6:00pm EDT

Daily Peer Support Space DiscordAddison Moore • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordConnor Hegel • Alex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge

2:30pm EDT

Power, Privilege, & Intersectionality ZoomJada Norris • Lizzy Dixon • Rebecca York

3:30pm EDT

Open Studio #1: Art Breakout Space ZoomConnor Hegel • Carlton Mays • Jhirbron Tonge

5:00pm EDT

Queer & Trans Sex Ed 101 ZoomRebecca York • Lizzy Dixon • Latin American Youth Center

6:00pm EDT

Daily Peer Suport Space DiscordAddison Moore • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

7:00pm EDT

An Introduction to LGBTQ History ZoomSamia Lalani • Jhirbron Tonge • Alex Rodriguez • Jada Norris

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordAlex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge • Connor Hegel

3:00pm EDT

Intersectional Allyship ZoomHancie Stokes (she/her) • Addison Moore • Rebecca York

4:30pm EDT

Introduction to Healing Justice ZoomAlex Rodriguez • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

5:30pm EDT

Understanding Trans Identity ZoomJhirbron Tonge • Lizzy Dixon • Alex Rodriguez

6:30pm EDT

Trans + Nonbinary Affinity Group ZoomSamia Lalani • Jhirbron Tonge • Connor Hegel • Addison Moore

7:30pm EDT

Daily Peer Suport Space DiscordAddison Moore • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordAlex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge • Connor Hegel

3:00pm EDT

Introduction to Transformative Justice ZoomJhirbron Tonge • Alex Rodriguez • Samia Lalani

4:30pm EDT

Value Mapping ZoomSamia Lalani • Alex Rodriguez • Rebecca York

6:00pm EDT

Daily Peer Suport Space DiscordAddison Moore • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

7:00pm EDT

The Queer’s Room: The Sex Ed School Won’t Teach You ZoomSamia Lalani • Lizzy Dixon • Hancie Stokes (she/her) • Carlton Mays

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordAlex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge

3:00pm EDT

Self Care on a Budget ZoomJhirbron Tonge • Jada Norris • Addison Moore

4:00pm EDT

Open Studio #2: Art Breakout Space ZoomAlex Rodriguez • Carlton Mays • Jhirbron Tonge

5:00pm EDT

Transformative Justice & Healing Justice Open Discussion ZoomAddison Moore • Alex Rodriguez • Rebecca York • Samia Lalani

6:00pm EDT

Daily Peer Suport Space DiscordAddison Moore • Jada Norris • Samia Lalani

7:00pm EDT

Power Mapping ZoomSamia Lalani • Jhirbron Tonge • Rebecca York

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordAlex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge

3:00pm EDT

Not My Generation, Live Discussion (Gun Violence Prevention Organizing) ZoomSamia Lalani • Alex Rodriguez • Zoe Terner • Addison Moore

4:15pm EDT

Queer, Trans, and POC Today: Live Panel with SMYAL Staff ZoomRebecca York • Samia Lalani • Jhirbron Tonge • Addison Moore • Alex Rodriguez • Jada Norris

5:45pm EDT

Who Tells Your Story: An Introduction to Archival Activism ZoomLizzy Dixon • Safiya Mulla • Rebecca York

6:00pm EDT

Daily Peer Suport Space DiscordJada Norris • Rebecca York • Samia Lalani

7:00pm EDT

Open Studio #3: Art Breakout Space ZoomCarlton Mays • Lizzy Dixon • Jhirbron Tonge

8:00pm EDT

Open Discussion on All Things Sex & Sexuality! (Informal Conversation with Hancie + Rebecca) ZoomAlex Rodriguez • Lizzy Dixon • Rebecca York • Hancie Stokes (she/her)

2:00pm EDT

Daily Open Discussion DiscordAlex Rodriguez • Jhirbron Tonge

3:00pm EDT

Environmental Justice 101 ZoomSamia Lalani • Lizzy Dixon • Falon Shackelford

4:15pm EDT

Arts/ Activism: Visual Change & Strategic Expression ZoomAlex Rodriguez • Lizzy Dixon • Rebecca York

5:30pm EDT

Conference Closing ZoomSamia Lalani • Hancie Stokes (she/her) • Rebecca York