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SUMMARY:Talk to the Experts: Foster Care and Adoption During COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:So much has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic…what about foster systems and adoption processes? Hear from Family Equality’s panel of experts who will walk prospective parents through private adoption\, public adoption\, and foster care—and maintaining a cool head throughout the journey. \n  \nREGISTER TO ATTEND AND TALK WITH OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS! \n  \nThis session will be the first of three in our adoption series. The second session will feature adoptive parents from the LGBTQ+ community\, sharing their first-person accounts of open adoption\, closed adoption\, adoption of older children\, and temporary foster parenting. The final session will be comprised of former foster youth\, foster alums\, and adult adoptees who were raised by LGBTQ+ parents.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/talk-to-the-experts-foster-care-and-adoption-during-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:WORLD PREMIERE: 10 Minute Heart-Brain Connection Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday for a much-needed 10 minute break to your week—or tune in later to watch anytime you’re in need of some brain and body refreshment!\n\nOur heart is more than just an organ\, it’s an expansive energy center. There are more nerve connections between the heart and the brain than any other system in the body – in fact\, 90% of these connecting fibers ascend from the heart up to the brain. These neural pathways are constantly sending signals that interact with the brain’s higher cognitive and emotional centers\, and it has been scientifically proven that practicing positive emotions both increases intuition and promotes creativity.\n\nThis bite-sized workshop will start with a brief lesson about the heart-brain connection and end with an uplifting\, heart centered meditation to evoke full body balance.  Leave feeling refreshed and radiant! \n\nAbout Amanda Leaveck\nAmanda Leaveck specializes in helping high achievers slow down\, find balance\, and flow through life with more ease. Through a neuroscience-based curriculum\, yoga\, meditation\, and honoring the earth’s cycles and seasons\, her clients learn tangible skills to help them live more delicious lives.  In addition to attaining a B.S. in Neuroscience at the University of Saint Thomas\, she graduated from the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in 2017\, where she focused on the integral relationship between connective tissue and the nervous system.  Through coaching\, yoga\, meditation\, online courses\, and her virtual learning platform\, Science & Magic\, Amanda offers services that connect us all more deeply to our brilliant human bodies. You can follow Amanda and her virtual learning platform here: @scienceandmagicofficial.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/world-premiere-10-minute-heart-brain-connection-meditation/
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Education: Criminal Justice and the LGBTQ+ Community
DESCRIPTION:You may have heard that COVID-19 is ravaging jails\, prisons\, and detention centers across the U.S. But did you know that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be incarcerated than our non-LGBTQ+ counterparts? Did you know that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be serving life sentences and are more likely to be held in solitary confinement than others? If you’ve ever wanted to learn about America’s criminal justice system and how it uniquely impacts the LGBTQ+ community\, join Family Equality for this interactive session offered in partnership with Beyond These Walls and Our Family Coalition. Our three organizations are pleased to offer this unique opportunity for LGBTQ+ families to learn more about our community members living behind bars. You’ll also learn how to take action today to provide immediate relief to prisoners impacted by COVID-19.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT. \n\nBeyond These Walls provides direct support\, education\, and advocacy for and with LGBTQ+ prisoners in the Pacific NW (and trans prisoners everywhere). They are currently running an active COVID-19 Crisis Line for incarcerated people and their families\, in addition to overseeing several prisoner leadership programs behind bars.\n\nOur Family Coalition advances equity for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and queer (LGBTQ) families with children through support\, education\, and advocacy. They offer workshops\, support groups\, outings\, seasonal celebrations\, meet-ups\, classes\, play dates and referrals for LGBTQ families in San Francisco and the East Bay\, and will be providing many of those regular programs online for the duration of the current pandemic.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/social-justice-education-criminal-justice-and-the-lgbtq-community/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family
DESCRIPTION:*To prioritize your health and safety amid concerns surrounding COVID-19\, we have decided to host this event virtually. For those who have already registered for this event\, instructions for attending this webinar will be sent to your email. For those who have yet to register\, click here.* \nRegister for this event.  \nPlease join Family Equality for this fun and educational event! You will learn everything you need to know about family-building with donor sperm\, including these topics: \n• Working with known and unknown sperm donors\n• Insemination at home and in a clinic\n• Fertility 101\n• Legal suggestions for protecting your future family \nFrom a distinguished panel of experts\, including: \n\nDr. Dorette Noorhasan\nScott Brown\, Director of Client Experience & Communications at California Cryobank\nSuzanne Bryant\, Adoption Attorney for the LGBT Community\nRowan TwoSisters\, midwife\n\nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Many thanks to our friends at California Cryobank for their sponsorship and support of this national series. To find out if this event will be coming to your area\, contact treese@familyequality.org. \nBONUS: All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free vial of sperm\, courtesy of California Cryobank! \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it!  \nJoin our virtual peer support space!\nIn addition to hosting educational events\, we host a virtual peer support space for folks who are trying to conceive or are somewhere on their fertility journey! This is a chance to connect with people across the country who are in the same stage of life as you. \nBiweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-pregnancy-using-donor-sperm-to-build-your-family/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and Our Families: A Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Family Equality’s LGBTQ+ policy experts have been hard at work fighting to ensure that our families are included in all COVID-19 emergency response legislation—and now\, they want to hear from you! \nHow has COVID-19 impacted your family? Do you feel you have faced discrimination or anti-LGBTQ responses when seeking services? What do you need from your local\, state\, and federal government? And how can we advocate for you in the coming weeks and months?  \nYour experiences will shape our priorities as we continue this fight for full lived and legal LGBTQ+ equality. In this townhall\, we will also give you an update on what we’re doing to protect families like yours and answer questions you might have about legislation that impacts your families. This is a great opportunity to direct our work and share your story with this community! We hope to see you there. \nOops! We could not locate your form. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/covid-19-and-our-families-a-town-hall/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and Stress: Strategies for Fertility Patients
DESCRIPTION:Trying to conceive (TTC) or thinking about trying to conceive and dealing with COVID-19 stress at the same time? We have you covered. In this webinar\, Lisa Schuman\, LCSW\, the Director of the Center for Family Building\, will explain why TTC stress activates the same mechanism as COVID-19 stress—and what to do about it. \nThe Center for Family Building has just created a FREE ebook for people who need help managing this stressful time! \nTO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR\, CLICK HERE.  \nLisa Schuman\, LCSW is the Director of The Center for Family Building\, the Director of Mental Health Services for Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut and Gay Parents to Be. She has won awards for her research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society and lectures extensively. Her goal is to help people have an easier path to parenthood. Lisa and her team counsel individuals and couples in their NYC offices and through Zoom. \nFollow the Center for Family Building on Twitter (@familybuild) and on Instagram and Facebook (thecenterforfamilybuilding). \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/covid-19-and-stress-strategies-for-fertility-patients/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Wellness Wednesday: Guided Meditation and Healing
DESCRIPTION:At a time when so many of us are facing the unknown\, many of us are struggling with being in one space day to day. But meditation and breathwork can provide some respite! \nWork with meditation expert\, Minita Gandhi\, founder of Minita Studio\, to learn tools that you can use every day to create more calm in your life. Meditation and breathwork can reduce anxiety\, increase respiratory function\, cure insomnia\, and most of all give you peace of mind. Whether it’s your first time meditating or if you already have a healthy practice\, join Minita as she guides you through various meditation styles and shares her self-care practices for this time of sheltering at home. \nREGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE.  \nNote: wear something comfortable and have something to write with on hand! \nMinita Gandhi is an intuitive healer and energy worker\, 250- RYT yoga therapist\, Reiki-I certified practitioner\, and manifestation coach. Born in Mumbai\, India\, and raised under the principles of Jainism and Ayurveda\, Minita has been a life-long vegetarian practicing the laws of ahimsa (non-violence). She has been healing with energy and her hands since childhood and teaching manifestation principles and meditation for over 20+ years. She is a life-long student of yoga and certified under David Adams in the Hatha tradition of Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. Minita is a strong believer in making healing and peace of mind accessible to everyone. \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/wellness-wednesday-guided-meditation-and-healing/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T210000
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family Info-session
DESCRIPTION:*To prioritize your health and safety amid concerns surrounding COVID-19\, we have decided to host this event virtually. For those who have already registered for this event\, instructions for attending this webinar will be sent to your email. For those who have yet to register\, click here.* \nNOTE: Now you no longer have to be in the San Francisco area to attend this event. \nPlease join Family Equality along with our distinguished faculty of experts—including Scott Brown\, Director of Client Experience and Communications (California Cryobank)\, Nikki Helms (midwife & birth/postpartum doula)\, and Sara Reid\, MD REI—for this fun and educational event! You will learn everything you need to know about family-building with donor sperm\, including these topics: \n• Working with known and unknown sperm donors\n• Insemination at home and in a clinic\n• Fertility 101\n• Legal suggestions for protecting your future family \nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Many thanks to our friends at California Cryobank for their sponsorship and support of this national series. To find out if this event will be coming to your area\, contact treese@familyequality.org. \nBONUS: All attendees will be entered into a raffle for a free vial of sperm\, courtesy of California Cryobank! \nClick here to register.  \nJoin our virtual peer support space!\nIn addition to hosting educational events\, we host a virtual peer support space for folks who are trying to conceive or are somewhere on their fertility journey! This is a chance to connect with people across the country who are in the same stage of life as you. \nBiweekly Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space \n \n  \n 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-pregnancy-using-donor-sperm-to-build-your-family-info-session/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Managing Up: Working with Your Lawmaker to Access COVID-19 Benefits
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register for this event.  \nAre you having trouble receiving your unemployment compensation\, small business loan\, or other COVID-19 response service or benefit? Do you need help with ensuring your immigration application is being processed? Do you need food or housing assistance and don’t know where to turn? \nJoin our session with Family Equality’s Julie Kruse\, and Caleigh Gumbiner\, Constituent Advocate for Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) to learn how to reach out to your Congressperson’s constituent services staff\, what to ask\, and what kind of assistance they can offer\, through expediting federal benefits and applications to connecting you with local services.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/managing-up-working-with-your-lawmaker-to-access-covid-19-benefits/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Trans Fertility Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Are you still thinking about fertility\, even in the time of COVID-19? Why not keep learning about your body and what it’s capable of! \nTrans educator Trystan Reese will run this session\, covering several aspects of trans fertility\, including the impacts of hormones on fertility and lactation\, information on fertility preservation\, myths and facts on trans pregnancy\, and more! \nThis event is designed by and for trans\, non-binary\, and gender non-conforming community members (and their partners). For workshops designed for providers\, please visit Family Equality’s online learning program\, Open Door. \nClick here to register for this event.  \nThis event will occur on Monday\, April 20 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET. 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/trans-fertility-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:EXCLUSIVE! Dads Who Write - An Evening with Steve Disselhorst & Richie Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening of readings and a live Q&A from two talented writers\, fathers\, and change-makers\, Steve Disselhorst and Richie Jackson. \n  \nTO RSVP FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENT\, CLICK HERE.  \nSteve Disselhorst is the founder and principal of a Bay Area coaching and consulting firm that focuses on leadership development and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion consulting. He is a veteran marketer who has held positions at Genentech and Abbott. Steve is a community activist and serves on the board of directors for Our Family Coalition and as a San Mateo County California LGBTQ Commissioner. Steve and his husband are the proud parents of two children through adoption: the first through private\, open adoption and the second through the foster-to-adopt program. Steve’s novel\, Determined to Be Dad\, chronicles his trials and tribulations of self-discovery to acceptance to building a new reality\, and finally\, to the joys of creating his own family through adoption. It will be available on June 16\, 2020. Click here to learn more. \nYou can follow Steve on Twitter (@stevedesselhors)\, Instagram (@steve.disselhorst)\, and Facebook (@stevedisselhorst.llc). \nRichie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me\, published by HarperCollins. He is an award-winning Broadway\, television and film producer who most recently produced the Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway. He executive produced Showtime’s Nurse Jackie (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for “Best Comedy Series”) for seven seasons and co-executive produced the film Shortbus\, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. As an alumnus of NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, he endowed a fellowship program at his alma mater in 2015 to assist graduates in the transition from academia to a lifelong career in the arts called The Richie Jackson Artist Fellowship. He and his husband\, Jordan Roth\, were honored with The Trevor Project’s 2016 Trevor Hero Award. They live in New York City with their two sons. \nYou can follow Richie on Twitter (@Richie_Jackson) and Instagram (@richiejacksongaydad).
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/live-dads-who-write-an-evening-with-steve-disselhorst-richie-jackson/
CATEGORIES:Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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