Fireside at Five Presents:
Pride Education and Action 2020
‘IT TAKES A VILLAGE’
COMMUNITY | EQUALITY+EQUITY | INCLUSIVITY+DIVERSITY | ACTION
5-Part Series with:
The Center on Colfax
Fireside at Five hosted a five-part roundtable series with The Center on Colfax that focused on driving action and change through collaborative discussion with community members. This year, Pride month came at a critical moment. As we approached 51 years since the Stonewall Riots, we focused our efforts on amplifying voices within Black communities, especially our queer black folx. Now is the time to have educational conversations and bring people together to foster change, while focusing on intersectionality, as it relates to activism.
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‘IT TAKES A VILLAGE’
Chat One
Description: This five-part series sponsored by The Center on Colfax examines the struggles from the Stonewall Riots that occurred in 1969 through the lens of the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests today. We are finding ourselves in a distinct and important political moment – this is an opportunity for our community to reorient ourselves towards what Pride was founded upon by re-centering and amplifying Black voices.
This chat series, hosted by Fireside at Five and in partnership with The Center on Colfax, will be a livestreamed panel focusing on the “It Takes a Village” Campaign. This campaign will encourage “call-in” culture, highlight Black and queer-owned businesses, and amplify the voices of underrepresented communities. The following Chats will center on four main pillars: community, inclusivity + equity, diversity, and action. Tune in and share around so we can bring together these movements and unite in our collective power.
This Fireside Chat is for: Any and all voices in Black and African American communities (business owners, organizations, creatives, etc)
DATE: June 13th, 2020 11:00am MST
Panelists
Starr Graham - Opinion Leader Supervisor/TransAction Manager at It Takes A Village
Meryl Franklin – Director of Youth Services, Rainbow Alley
Thera Marshall – Former Colorado HIV Program Manager for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (Unable to attend)
Description: Going into June 2020, we expected Pride to be the biggest celebration we have ever seen. Although the current pandemic restricts us from gathering in the ways we had hoped, we are still able to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in an impactful and meaningful way. What does the Pride Movement mean to you? This chat will focus on education, resilience, equality, and equity. We believe that collaboration and allyship can be a vehicle for change for ‘Pride Summer’ 2020.
Target: domestic & global lgbtq+ organizations, Denver brands, small businesses, queer folx, allies
DATE: June 25th, 2020 5:00pm MT (6:00PM CT)
Panelists
Lauren Ayoub - Digital Marketing Manager, Messina Touring Group / AEG Presents – LinkedIn
Veronica Holyfield - Creative Director, OUT FRONT Magazine – LinkedIn
David Duffield - History Program Coordinator, CO LGBTQ History Project – LinkedIn
JD Dick - Project Manager, 2U Inc – LinkedIn
Lillian Robinson - Associate Strategist, Sterling-Rice Group – LinkedIn
Leonard Pollard - Second year law student at CU; Intern at Name Change Project
EQUALITY+EQUITY
Chat Three
Description: This Chat brought you by The Center on Colfax addresses the global issues that the LGBTQ+ community faces in legislation and education. Additionally, we will discuss how to help foster equality and inclusivity where support is needed. To stop an epidemic of violence that disproportionately impacts trans women of color (who comprise approximately 4 in 5 of all anti-transgender homicides), we need to dismantle a culture of queerphobia and discrimination in all aspects of daily life (personal, professional, cultural, etc.).
Target: domestic & global lgbtq+ organizations, Denver brands, small businesses, queer folx, allies
DATE: Thursday, July 2nd at 5pm MST (6:00PM CT)
Panelists
Thera Marshall – Former Colorado HIV Program Manager for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Mo Abdullah – CEO & Founder of Culture Energized - LinkedIn
Gabby Recny – Creative Director and Image Maker – Website
Frédérique Chevillot – Professor at the University of Denver – Faculty Page
Hannah Rose – Legal Assistant at Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC – LinkedIn
INCLUSIVITY +DIVERSITY
Chat Four
Description: The queer community is at the intersection of most identities. Through its pervasiveness in all aspects of daily life, change is required for a more inclusive and accepting society — especially in the workplace. This Fireside Chat is centered around how current company cultures are failing the queer community and how they can change that to be more inclusive. What are the best policies and how are industry standards changing to better include the queer community?
Target: domestic & global lgbtq+ organizations, Denver brands, small businesses, queer folx, allies
Date: Thursday, July 9th at 5pm MST (6pm CT)
Panelists
Kamiya Willoughby – Co-Founder & Creator, SoulNia – LinkedIn
Ryan Smith – Student at Northeastern University School of Law – LinkedIn
Kina Condit-Chadwick – Associate Director, the LGBT+ Out@WTW leader for San Francisco – LinkedIn
John White – Events Director, The Center on Colfax – LinkedIn
Amelia Caramadre – Law and Public Health Northeastern University School of Law and Tufts University School of Medicine – LinkedIn
ACTION
Chat Five
Description: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes” - Mark Twain.
Let’s chat about how we can empower people, organizations, and businesses to take action towards creating an inclusive and accepting society. How can we take this moment to push the accountability and transformation of businesses and corporations? How do we truly and authentically support our queer and Black-owned businesses? And what can we demand from brands to be more inclusive?
Target: domestic & global lgbtq+ organizations, Denver brands, small businesses, queer folx, allies
Date: Thursday, July 16th at 5pm MST (6pm CT)
Panelists
Marvyn Allen – Health Equity & Training Director, One Colorado – Website
Denym Absher - Queer artist and Founder of Queer Theory Creations – Handle
Blair Stapp - Independent Designer at Office of BS – LinkedIn
Gabby Recny – Creative Director and Image Maker – Website
(Unable to attend)