Dear OFC families and friends,
See what's in store for Pride Inside this weekend!
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Trans/GNC Family Brunch Social
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When:
Friday, June 26, 11am-12pm
Via:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Are you missing your trans/GNC community? Join us for a virtual family brunch & social hour! Make your favorite brunch food/beverage and join other trans and gender-nonconforming parents, prospective parents, and co-parents to connect and share what's on our minds as we enjoy what's on our plates.
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Understanding Coronavirus to Dismantle Xenophobia
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When:
Friday, June 26, 1-2:30pm
Via:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Another in the workshop series Being An LGBTRQ+ Asian American Amidst COVID-19. Join facilitator John Jimenez for an informative discussion, Understanding Coronavirus to Dismantle Xenophobia. Let’s talk about how systems of power, privilege and oppression continue to affect marginalized communities; and let's learn how we can practice allyship, solidarity, and self-care throughout these times of uncertainty.
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Kick-off & SCOTUS Title VII Debrief
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When:
Friday, June 26, 11am-12pm
Via:
Crowdcast webcast
The weekend will be opened with a Live Land Acknowledgement and culture share with
Kanyon CoyoteWoman Sayers-Roods
, activist, artist, educator, and Founder of Indian Canyon Two-Spirit Society. Following land acknowledgement, join OFC Director of Family Programs,
Cheryl Lala
, OFC Interim Executive Director,
Sam Ames
, and
Cathy Sakimura
Deputy Director and Family Law Project Director at NCLR, as they discuss the impact of the Supreme Court's recent Title VII decision, as well as what we all need to know regarding employment, family law and parentage rights.
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When:
June 27, 9-9:30am
Via:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Join us for a half hour of live meditation led by
Pam Dunn
– social justice advocate and trainer in the Family Childcare Training Project and a facilitator for Challenge Day – to ground ourselves in LGBTQ+ movement past and present as well as center ourselves before beginning Pride weekend activities.
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Drag Queen Story Hour with Yves Saint Croissant
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When:
Saturday, June 27, 10-11am
Via:
Crowdcast webcast
Gather close and listen carefully to stories read to you by none other than Yves Saint Croissant, the second inductee into the internationally acclaimed Drag Queen Story Hour and one of the creators of CreatureSF.
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Alchemy con Akemi: Dance Class
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When:
Saturday, June 27, 11am-12pm
Via:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Our Family Coalition is excited to announce that Shaneeka "Akemi" Smoot of Loco Bloco will be leading this parent-child interactive movement class, designed to engage the whole family in virtual activity!
This class will be the first class of a 6-week series, taking place every Saturday from 11am-12pm and culminating in a whole class performance on Saturday August, 6th. So if you have fun, come on back for the next five Saturday mornings!
In the series, Akemi will be leading families in a dance course that blends dances from the African Diaspora such as Afrobrazilian, bachata, salsa, hip hop, reggaeton, house, Afro Cuban, creative exploration, choreographic process, and dance composition to guide the students' experession in storytelling with movement.
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2nd Parent Adoption Info Session
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When:
Saturday, June 27, 1-2pm
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Now that courts are slowly reopening, do you have questions about the new adoption procedures, or about the differences between confirmatory, step-parent and second-parent adoption? At this one-hour informational session,
Emily Doskow
, an attorney with decades of experience working with LGBTQ families, will describe current adoption rules and procedures, answer your questions, and then help you with adoption paperwork.
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#LoveWins Family Game Show
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When:
Saturday, June 27, 3-4pm
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Join OFC staff members
Karlon Zee
and
Aliyah Bowman
for a fun, competitive game of #LoveWINS, a family game show about queer culture! Join us via Zoom and participate in the game – or just play from your mobile device through our Kahoot platform! You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to test your queer knowledge with your family and friends!
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When:
Sunday, June 28, 9-9:30am
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
As with Saturday, we start the day off on Sunday with a half hour of live meditation led by
Pam Dunn
– social justice advocate and trainer in the Family Childcare Training Project and a facilitator for Challenge Day – to ground ourselves in LGBTQ+ movement past and present as well as center ourselves before beginning Pride weekend activities.
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Workout for Parents with Race Cooper
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When:
Sunday, June 28, 9:30-10:30am
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
This fun, accessible, and beginner friendly work out will be led by the knowledgeable Race Cooper, whose beginner-friendly class recognizes that body movement is so important during this time of activated stress. Join us for an hour and connect with your body's resilience by increasing your endorphins!
Race Cooper brings over 25 years of experience in sport specific training and fitness training NCCP Certified Gymnastics Coach (Level 1), NASM Certified Personal Trainer / Nutritionist.
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Arts & Crafts Extravaganza with Ayana Cariaso
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When:
Sunday, June 28, 11am-12pm
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
OFC staff member
Ayana Cariaso
shares an hour-long creative space, a fun and healthy environment for families and children to express their emotions while sheltering in place. We'll focus this morning's creativity on queer-inspired art and social justice advocacy.
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LGBTQ+ Inclusive School Environment
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When:
Sunday, June 18, 1-2pm
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Join our own OFC Education Team,
Rick Oculto
and
Carla Peña
, for an hour of discussion and Q&A. Learn how to better advocate for yourselves and your families as LGBTQ+ parents with kids in San Francisco Bay Area schools. What can you do to ensure LGBTQ+ inclusive virtual classrooms, curricula, and enrichment this Fall?
Rick
collaborates with educators and school administrators to create safe and LGBTQ-inclusive schools. An accomplished speaker and presenter, Rick has conducted trainings for thousands of students, educators, and youth workers focusing on diversity, harassment, gender stereotypes, and other LGBTQ issues.
Carla
has focused their life’s work on LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive education, youth work, and community organizing. The proud child of an immigrant Cuban father and Nuyorican mother, Carla is expressly dedicated to the liberation and prosperity of QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of color) communities.
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Zoom Party with DJ B'lo of Queer Qumbia
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When:
Sunday, June 28, 3-4pm
What:
secure Zoom telehealth phone & video conference
Join us for a family-friendly queer Zoom party with
DJ B'Lo of Queer Qumbia
. Queer Qumbia is a project that brings people together around
musica tropical
– cumbia, merengue, salsa, norteñas, banda. It creates queer- and trans-inclusive, POC-centered dance benefits to raise awareness of issues impacting our communities. When not DJing,
B'Lo (Bobbi Lopez)
works as Chief of Staff in the office of Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan, having served as Policy Director for SF Supervisor Jane Kim; Bobbi is also an elected California Democratic Party Convention Delegate and an immigrant, union and affordable housing advocate.
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Your hosts:
OFC's tireless & dedicated Programs Team members
~ with support from our OFC colleagues ~
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Cheryl Lala
[she/her/hers]
Family Programs Director
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Karlon Zee
[he/him/his]
Programs Coordinator
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Drew Lakhardt
[they/them/theirs]
Programs Coordinator
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Aliyah Bowman
[she/her+they/them]
Programs & Data Specialist
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Ayana Carasio
[she/her+they/them]
Public Allies Fellow
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Rose Crespo
[they/them/theirs]
Family Programs Associate
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Carla Peña
[she/her+they/them]
Education Manager
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Rick Oculto
[he/him/his]
Education Director
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Shari D'Aguilar
[she/her/hers]
Operations Coordinator
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Jenny Raviv
[she/her/hers]
Development Director
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Sam Ames
[they/them]
Interim Executive Director
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Rumi Peña
[she/her or they/them]
Staff Mascot
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• We acknowledge and give our respect the Ramaytush Ohlone people, on whose traditional and unceded land
we are grateful to live and work, and on which all San Francisco events take place.
• We strive to make our office and programs accessible to all families. Please let us know when you register what accommodations will help your family participate to the fullest. More
Accessibility Statements here
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