PHOTO GALLERY: THE FIRST CONVENING
Over fifty aging professionals gathered in Washington, D.C. on October 12-13, 2011 for the First National Convening of POC LGBT Aging Professionals hosted at the AARP Brickfield Center.
The idea of organizing a National Convening targeted to POC leaders of organizations and POC elders in the community to create a cross-cultural aging Network to promote LGBT POC aging on a national platform came during the American Society on Aging (ASA) LAIN (LGBT Aging Issues Network) Retreat held 2010 in New Mexico and sponsored by the Arcus Foundation.
From the meeting emerged The POC “Hot Spot” committee of LAIN to help address the gaps and help inform an inclusive practice for future educational efforts of ASA.
This Convening is an occasion for discussion and an opportunity to develop the strategies for building a common vision among LGBT POC professionals, activists and allies committed to aging issues. The Convening has been realized and the work of building a formidable network for aging professionals who serve the POC LGBT community has begun. Here, we share some outtakes from the first day of facilitated discussions and group workshops. Subsequent posts on the GRIOT Blog will record and report on this historic event, and the outcomes.
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Photography by SeanDrakes.com
Posted on October 13, 2011, in Elder Advocacy, Inspire Someone, Keeping Active, Mental Health, My Bisexual Lifestyle, My Gay Lifestyle, My Lesbian Lifestyle, My Transgender Lifestyle, My Two-Spirit Lifestyle, Our Rich Legacy, Pride & Politics, Retired & Living, Surviving AIDS, Taking the Lead and tagged AARP, Aging Professionals, American Society on Aging, Arcus Foundation, Elder Advocacy, LGBT, LGBT Aging Issues Network, LGBT POC. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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