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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.

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