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APANO hosts Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ Listening Circle! (10/24)

APANO Many Rivers Project invites Asians and/or Pacific Islanders who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) to attend a special LGBTQ Listening Circle October 24th, 2009.

The LGBTQ Listening Circle is an opportunity for a small group of LGBTQ Pacific Islanders & Asian-Americans to meet and discuss issues specific to this population.  Led by a team of professional facilitators, the Circle will consist of guided activities and dialogue exploring the following topics and much more:

•       Building community

•       Coming out

•       Gender/racial oppression within API and/or LGBTQ communities

Participants are encouraged to bring their own pertinent issues, challenges, inspirations and ideas.Details:

• Saturday, October 24th
• 12:00 – 3:00pm
• The Q Center on 4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217
• Lunch provided.  For childcare and/or interpretation, please contact John at <organizer@apano.org> by Oct 12th

To register online click here, or go to http://apano.onefireplace.com and click on the LGBTQ Listening Circle link under the “Events” tab.  Space is limited.Facilitators are Leslie Lum & Rej Joo.This LGBTQ Listening Circle is one in a series of twelve facilitated conversations hosted by APANO with the goal of exploring difficult questions while illuminating underrepresented perspectives, experiences, and stories that can lead us towards action and change.  Lessons and experiences from the listening circles will help inform APANO’s policy advocacy, lobbying and community organizing.For more information on APANO, a membership based social justice advocacy organization, please visit http://www.apano.org