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This BD101 Gender and Sexuality workshop intends healing transformation for participants who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (2 Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual, and more!). ​Our bodies are sites of liberation, and of harm, as we travel through a world not intended to uplift and honor all of who we are. Come together for connection, healing, and an invitation into the work of increasing the vibration for liberation in your life.

Participants will:

• Identify and understand patterns of queer and trans antagonism, gender oppression, racism, and colonization within ourselves and throughout society;
• Recognize and remove blocks that hold you back as a 2SLGBTQIA+ facilitator, artist, leader, healer, teacher, or organizer;
• Increase your range of motion (understanding resistance and resilience) as you shift patterns within, calling on inner and ancestral guidance in order to practice being a brave and heart-centered transformer;
• Practice body-based knowing and exploration of obstacles blocking our freedom and pathways to liberation; and
• Develop skill in speaking and acting from YOUR knowingness– in your body, in your heart; speaking truth out loud in service of personal and societal liberation.

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Leaders

Courage V Pearson (they/them) holds an M.Div. in Feminist Liberation Theologies and has been holding space as a facilitator, conflict holder, witch, and community builder since 1993. Courage was first introduced to BD101 in 2003. Their current work over the past 5 years is as a queer and trans youth organizer and school-based facilitator and trainer in rural communities in Vermont.

Farron Harvey (They/them) is a Black, Fat, Queer, Trans nonbinary being in the world. Their work transcends traditional consulting boundaries, delving into the intricacies of organizational dynamics to create spaces where equity and inclusion thrive. Whether facilitating discussions, guiding organizational development, or supporting individuals in leadership positions, Farron’s approach is rooted in dismantling systemic barriers. Additionally, Farron extends their expertise to support people in adopting and implementing anti-racist practices.

ala ochumare-harris (they/she) describes themself as change-making, hood healing, liberation seeking, divination practicing, and committed to creating Black Centered Spaces of liberation and joy. They wake up daily and choose to be a pro-Black, pro-nap, pro-queer, community co-creating, decolonizing, tree-hugging mama and partner. ala believes to be a Black Trans anarchical feminist abolitionist is to be a co-creator of systems we have never seen before, drawing on their intersectional perspectives and lived experiences to engage with people and organizations in the journey toward their boldest, most liberated selves. Their work is rooted in equity, belonging, dignity, and antiracism.