Heritage & Health Series Program
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Mondays June 8 scheduled class is canceled due to illness.
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LGBTQ+HM: MENTAL WELLNESS SERIES I - ZUMBA Zumba provides a great workout with music and movements that everyone can do and enjoy, along with the opportunity to relieve stress and anxiety! Come dance with David Herrera Silva, who has been teaching Zumba since 2015 and involved in the world of dance for more than 22 years. Silva started his amazing journey with Mexican Folklorico, followed by ballet and now Zumba. During this pandemic, he has been teaching Zumba via Zoom, which is amazing because we can connect with him from anywhere and have a blast This is a recurring Monday event through June 15. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Tuesday |
LGBTQ+HM: LECTURE SERIES I - POET SOPHIA FALCO
Former 17勛圖 student Sophia Falco is a poet who has significantly struggled with bipolar disorder. Her poems have been published in Stigma Fighters, The Mindful Word, The Esthetic Apostle, The Festival Review, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, The Poetry Matters Project, and forthcoming in The Raw Art Review. She is currently a senior at The University of California, Santa Cruz -- and strongly believes that poetry is a great way to fight the stigma. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Wednesday |
LGBTQ+HM: COLLEGE HOUR SERIES I - OPENING CEREMONY
Join us for the opening ceremony for LGBTQ+ heritage month as we begin to recognize the amazing events during this pride season, and hear from many different leaders within the LGBTQ+ community, while we also discuss civil rights including the need for the Black Lives Matter movement in todays current climate Sponsored by ASFC |
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Thursday |
LGBTQ+HM: DRAGTASTIC DINING SERIES I
Alpha Andromeda is a San Jose-based drag queen, who is instantly recognizable through her signature fashion clown looks! The self-proclaimed Most Gorgeous Woman On Earth, has made a name for herself through her ridiculous live performances - and as a host of Silicon Valley Pride's Monthly Drag Brunch. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Fridays |
LGBTQ+HM: MENTAL WELLNESS SERIES: MURAL MAKING GUEST ARTIST SAMANTHA LAZCANO
Samantha Lazcano has been an active artist in Fresno, California for about 15 years now, including work on solo and group shows in LA, murals making, and teaching ages 5 to 99 years old. Samantha is currently working on a mural in the southeast side of Fresno in relationship to current issues with Black Lives Matter. She and fellow artist friends are creating a mural that describes Brown lives supporting Black lives. During these tough times, join us for a fun workshop to learn how to use household items to create fun and exciting art pieces. Hear from your fellow 17勛圖 students and join us as we de-stress and relax together by engaging ourselves in creative thought and action. Please do not feel pressured to go out and buy art supplies. We will make sure to specify if there are any necessary tools that aren't easily accessible. This is a recurring Friday event through June 19. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Friday |
LGBTQ+HM: THEATRE PERFORMANCE - Scissoring When Abigail Bauer takes a job as a teacher at a conservative Catholic school, she is forced to step back into the closet against the wishes of her long-term girlfriend. As she struggles to reconcile her professional ambitions, personal relationships, religious beliefs, and internalized shame, Abigail receives guidance from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Eleanor's devoted friend and lover, Lorena Hickok. Through it all, Abigail must find the courage to be unabashedly herself. Free of charge. Donations Accepted. RESERVE YOUR VIRTUAL SEAT To receive a zoom invite, please email the following information to theatreboxoffice@fhda.edu
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Tuesday |
LGBTQ+HM: LECTURE SERIES II - PROUD GAY PARENT SCOTTY PLANNETTE A former 17勛圖 Gender Support Alliance President, Scotty graduated from Sac State in 2015 and is now ever-so-happily married to his husband Rob -- and raising a young family of two adorable kids, Ryan (3.5 years) and Sierra (6 months). Join us to hear all about the pleasures and challenges of being a gay dad in 2020! Sponsored by ASFC |
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Wednesday |
LGBTQ+HM: LECTURE SERIES III - JACK APONTE
Jack Aponte is a gender/queer Black Boricua living in Oakland, California. Jack has worked at the intersection of technology and social justice since 2003. Their roles at Palante include Backdrop and Drupal site builder and developer, Civil CRM support person, project manager, and trainer on a wide range of topics from what are tech cooperatives? How can they provide a good queer career AND high-quality, affordable and sustainable services?. Jack has been involved in activism and organizing for many years, working primarily within LGBTQ and people of color organizations and communities. They serve on the board of and the . Jack is also a writer, leftist gadfly, and casual musician. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Wednesday |
LGBTQ+HM: COLLEGE HOUR SERIES II - DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WITH POLITICAL LGBTQ+ STUDENT PANEL
Join us as we hear from a variety of students from different backgrounds in the LGBTQ+ community, as they honor a day of remembrance for the transgnder community, and share their respects by advocating for change, and sharing their opinions on the politics regarding the LGBTQ+ community. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Thursday |
LGBTQ+HM: DRAGTASTIC DINING SERIES II
The Nikki Nik is a Filipino San Franciscan based drag queen, artist, musician and chef. Nikki has studied in the culinary arts, graduated from the California Culinary Academy: Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco. Nikki has worked in several restaurants, the catering industry and now as a personal chef with a dash of a social media influencer on the rise. Join Nikki for Pride Month in cooking a delicious traditional Filipno dish of chicken adobo! Sponsored by ASFC |
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Tuesday |
LGBTQ+HM: LECTURE SERIES IV - LAWYER JOSEPH FRUEN
Join local attorney and community advocate, J.R. Fruen, for an examination of the legal impediments to the full inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in American society. The conversation will begin with a general overview of these legal roadblocks, followed by a closer look at the path to legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, tracing its history from Baker v. Nelson to Obergefell v. Hodges. The discussion will then turn to more local matters, such as exclusionary zoning and city planning practices that disproportionately affect minority groups--especially the LGBTQ+ community--as well as California's efforts at a remedy. Finally, the dialogue will conclude with recent legal developments in equitable bathroom and locker room access for the transgender community. J.R. is an attorney with his own practice in nearby Cupertino. He is a co-founder of the local advocacy organization, Cupertino for All, which seeks to make Cupertino and its neighboring communities more inclusive and equitable. He is a graduate summa cum laude of UCLA, and of Santa Clara University School of Law. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Tuesday |
LGBTQ+HM: LGBTQ+ STUDENT EXPERIENCES PANEL
Student voices are some of the most important, not just in school, but in the world as they are the voices of the future and the present. Please join us in hearing from your 17勛圖 peers as they discuss their experiences as members of the LGBTQ+ community and how their experiences have been at school and in their personal lives. Sponsored by ASFC |
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Wednesday |
LGBTQ+HM: COLLEGE HOUR - CLOSING CEREMONY WITH GUEST SPEAKER SHANT FRANCO-CLAUSEN
Please join us for the closing ceremony event for the LGBTQ+ heritage month, we will hear from leaders in the community, and have a porch talk about the community, and the positive and negative experiences that people may have gone through. This event is a discussion that is open to all, however any form of hate or disrespect will not be tolerated. Our guest speaker will be Shant獺 Franco-Clausen, also known as "Shay," a fierce, strong, dynamic powerhouse, who works tirelessly to create a voice of the voiceless in Santa Clara County. Shay has been a community organizer for the last 15 years, leading community cleanups, beach and creek cleanups, advocating for environmental social justice, mentoring youth, advocating for justice-involved women and girls, and running political campaigns.
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Thursday |
LGBTQ+HM: DRAGTASTIC DINING SERIES CANCELED Sponsored by ASFC |
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