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SUMMARY:Kid Skills: Tarot Card Reading
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever been curious about reading tarot cards? Do you want to learn about the history of tarot and how it can help you access your own intuition? Join Lorena Reynolds for this fun\, interactive workshop that will teach you all about reading tarot! \nBy day\, Lorena is a lawyer who works to find justice for LGBTQ individuals and families. But she’s also been reading tarot cards since she was a tween herself\, and she’s excited to share her passion for the cards with the next generation of readers! \nREGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE.  \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/kid-skills-tarot-card-reading/
CATEGORIES: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:Teen Skills: Queering ASL!
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning American Sign Language but don’t know where to start? Know ASL but don’t know any words that connect with your identity? Join Sam Pacifici as he teaches some LGBTQ related signs! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP.  \nSam Pacifici identifies as a queer man and Hard of Hearing. He is a Deaf Studies major with a focus in interpreting at California State University Northridge. When not in class\, Sam helped to found the Pride Center at Glendale Community College and worked there as a Peer Educator. In this session\, he unites his passions to teach you words about the LGBTQ community in ASL!
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/teen-skills-queering-asl/
CATEGORIES:Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Your Needs Matter: Self Care in a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Your Needs Matter: Why Caring for Your Self is an Act of Generosity \nMainstream parenting culture might have you believe it’s selfish to prioritize your own Self-care. But especially during this global pandemic\, it’s important to deconstruct and consciously examine the beliefs you hold about how much you’re allowed to tend to your Self\, the impact your Self-care has on your relationship with your child\, and more. In this workshop with Nic Strack\, you’ll have an opportunity to discover some of the most impactful beliefs you hold around what it means to care for your Self and start to reframe how you think about the importance of care. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR.  \nNic Strack (pronouns: they/them) is a Parenting Coach; they help parents custom-create their own parenting styles in order to make more conscious choices with confidence and grace. They have a degree in Cognitive Science & Psychology from the University of California – Berkeley\, and they’re a brilliant\, hilarious\, awkward-as-fuck human who’s proud to be an autistic non-binary queer parent of color to a 3.5 year old little one. \nFollow Nic on social @nicstrack!
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/your-needs-matter-self-care-in-a-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Parents,The Neighborhood
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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/
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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:PREMIERE Kid Skills: Baking for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Baking is more than just combining a few ingredients together…there’s a whole science behind it! Check back here in the days ahead to close out the week with a family baking session—or save this class for the weekend (because some Saturdays call for cookies for breakfast!)—with Andrea DiMedio. Grab an apron and let’s go! \n \n  \nFor this workshop you’ll need: \n\nAll purpose flour\nBaking soda\nSalt\nButter\, softened\nGranulated sugar\nBrown sugar\nVanilla extract\nEggs (2)\nSemi-sweet chocolate chips
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/kid-skills-baking-for-beginners/
CATEGORIES:Teens and Young Adults,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Practical Parenting: Understanding Trauma in a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:While LGBTQ+ parents struggle to maintain sanity during this time of Coronavirus\, homeschooling\, working from home\, experiencing unemployment or underemployment\, and more\, it can be useful to take a step back and think about what this current situation is doing to our brains (and the brains of our children). Join Family Equality as we welcome Dr. Amanda Veldorale-Griffin to our Practical Parenting series\, where we bring you valuable insights into the world of family dynamics during times of stress. Dr. Veldorale-Griffin will provide you with concrete tips and tricks for understanding how trauma manifests in our day-to-day lives and how to mitigate its effects.\n\n\n \n\n \nDr. Veldorale-Griffin is an Assistant Professor in Marriage and Family Sciences at Northcentral University and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Florida with over 10 years’ experience working in private practice and agency settings. She has a PhD in Family and Child Sciences and specializes in working with transgender youth and adults and their families.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/practical-parenting-understanding-trauma-in-a-pandemic-2/
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Paths to Parenthood: Using a Known Donor Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in building your family using a known donor? Plan to co-parent with a platonic friend? Want to know how to ask someone to be your donor? Join Family Equality and Mosie Baby for this panel filled with fascinating stories and useful information about working with known donors! \nYou’ll hear from Raven\, an entrepreneur who is a soon-to-be parent; Lawrence\, who is co-parenting with his best friend (they’re both genetic parents of their little one); Biff (a known donor who helped friends get pregnant); and a midwife who is also parenting after using a known donor to build her family. Hear about these amazing journeys\, ask your burning questions\, and stay to the end for a very special giveaway from Mosie Baby! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE PANEL.  \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/lgbtq-paths-to-parenthood-using-a-known-donor-qa/
CATEGORIES:Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:How Are You...Really? Emotional Connection in a Crisis
DESCRIPTION:In the face of the current pandemic\, as people everywhere are feeling emotionally activated\, one of the most critical skills that LGBTQ parents can use to navigate these times of uncertainty is knowing how to show up in difficult/emotional conversations with loved ones.\n  \nThis begins with cultivating an ability to deeply listen with empathy and compassion\, keeping one’s own emotional balance\, and knowing what to do and not do to be of service to our loved ones.   If you have ever had questions about how to respond in such conversations\, ever felt doubt about your capacity to be helpful/comforting\, or been criticized for being too focused on fixing\, this workshop is for you! \n  \n*Note: Because this is a fully interaction session\, participants will be on camera and able to communicate with our presenter and one another.\n  \nFill out the form below to RSVP for this event and receive log-in information! \n  \nOops! We could not locate your form. \n\nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! \n  \nDr. Bukky joins Family Equality to discuss some basic skills LGBTQ+ parents can use for navigating emotional/difficult conversations.  Through an interactive and experiential virtual workshop\, she will help participants answer questions such as what exactly does it look like to “hold emotional space” for someone? To “lean in” with empathy”? What is helpful or not helpful to do in such conversations? Is everyone able to feel empathy?  Dr. Bukky aims to offer simple\, concrete information to support you in cultivating your ability to show up for your family and friends in more emotionally attuned ways.  This is the first session in a 2-part series.\n  \nDr Bukky Kolawole is the founder and Executive Director of Relationship HQ\, a place that exists to nurture vibrant human connection so that anyone served feels whole\, seen\, and celebrated in the mirror and in the world.  She* is a clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience serving as a therapist to queer people and their partners/families.  She specializes in providing couples therapy and providing dynamic and experiential workshops focused on strengthening interpersonal relationships with people and organizations.\n  \nThis will be an interactive\, 90-minute session. Space will be affirming of all identities and is poly-friendly. It is preferred that people who identify as being in a partnership together be on the same camera\, however\, if that is not possible let us know; you can still participate! If you identify as single\, please bring along someone who you are in a closer relationship with (the relationship does not have to be romantic).\n  \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/how-are-you-really-emotional-connection-in-a-crisis/
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