SATURDAY - OCTOBER 21, 2023 - Bismarck Event Center
Prairie 3 - Prairie 2 - Prairie 1 - Foyer
7:30am - Registration Open
8:00am - Welcome! Two-Spirit Acknowledgement & Blessing
Cardinal Red Bird and Wayne Flute
8:30am - Keynote: Taylor Brorby - "Raising Hell on the Great Gay Plains."
9:45am – Break
10:00am - Allie Horwitz - For and with LGBTQ+ Elders: AARP Foundation's
10:00am – IN-clued Training - Inclusive Healthcare for Young Adults
Katie Christensen & Madison Zeigler
1:00am - BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ Panel: Intersection of race, native
identity, sexuality, and gender - Hosted by Ming Wong
Noon - Lunch Break - Taco Bar
12:30pm - Fair Housing Rights: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Bri Hall & Geraldine Ambe
12:30pm - 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture
Feature documentary - Hosted by Shawn Cotter
1:30pm - Break
1:45pm - ND Hopes and The Trevor Project: Suicide Prevention
Chad Pitts & Keygan Miller
1:45pm - Youth Advocacy: Standing strong
Caedmon Marx & Zara Crystal
2:45pm - Break
3:00pm - Ally Advocacy: Support, Access, and Care for Families
Asheley LeFors, Kristin Nelson
3:00 pm - NARCAN® Training - Sue Kahler & Cathy Palczewski
3:00pm - YA Listening Session - What's on your mind?
4:00pm - Trans Here, Now, & Forever - Hosted by Faye Seidler
5:00pm - Summit ends for the day
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POP-UP VACCINE CLINIC – FOYER - 11AM – 3PM
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SATURDAY - AFTER-HOURS at the SUMMIT
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5:30pm to 7:00pm - RRRS/MRRS Social
Hosted by: AARP ND
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7:00pm to 11:00pm – DOR DRAG SHOW (18+) - Bismarck Event Center
$15 / person - $5 discount for registered Summit attendees.
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SUNDAY - OCTOBER 22, 2023 - Bismarck Event Center
​ Prairie 3 - Prairie 2 - Prairie 1 - Foyer
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7:30am - Registration Open
8:00am - Summit Welcome & Recognitions
8:30am - LGBTQ+ Policy & Advocacy in North Dakota
Ames Simmons
9:30am - Break
9:45am - We Are Two Spirit - Sitting Bull College Two Spirit Club
9:45am - YA Presentation Prep
10:45am - Break
11:00am - What We Want You to Know - Young Adult Presentation
Noon - Lunch Break
12:15pm - Building Sustainable Communities – Aaron Zimmerman
NDHRC Survey - CJ Vondal
12:30pm - NARCAN® Training - Sue Kahler & Cathy Palczewski
12:30pm - YA Interactive Project - Hosted by Youthworks
1:00pm - ND Updates & Action
Jamee Larson - NDHRC
Christina Sambor - ND & the Gender Affirming Care ban
Ryan Braunberger & Cody Schuler - Legislative Session update
2:15pm - Now what? Summit call to Action - Faye Seidler
3:00pm - Summit Closing
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POP-UP VACCINE CLINIC – FOYER - 11AM – 3PM
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SUNDAY - AFTER-HOURS at the SUMMIT
3:15pm - Aaron Zimmerman (PFund Foundation) will guide a Round
Table discussion for anyone who wants to participate, to
Continue talking about building equity with and sustaining
Community. Also, how PFund works to grants and provide
scholarships, develop leaders, and inspire giving.