"Declaration of Independence" by Ami Davis, 2005 as part of the See Me, Understand me Symposium Keynote 2023
Speaking Services
Adult and youth sessions available.
Keynote and workshop style.
Digital and in person.
Adult Session: Make it Hard to Hate
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Duration: 1 hour
Audience: School officials
Content: LGBTTQIA+ inclusion in schools and communities, the power of support, reconciling religious trauma, perseverance, resilience, connection.
Trigger Warning: this talk does include self disclosure of suicidal ideation and attempt.
Youth session:
You ARE a honey dipped diamond
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Duration: 1 hour (variable)
Audience: Youth/students & adults working with youth, adult version available upon request
Content: Going beyond survival to get to know our true selves, the strength and power we may have forgotten due to our experiences. This is a call to reclaiming our nature, our Devine right to success, and our peace as people who have been through some things, seen some things, but refuse to be owned by those things.
survivorship Events
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Human trafficking, CSEC, child abuse, Queer survivorship events: keynote, workshops, panels.
Adult Session:
From Struggle to Super Power, Strength, and Success
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Pull strength from hard experiences
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Reframe trauma symptoms to use them to your benefit
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Reframe the narratives passed down through personal experiences, societal influences, and other
Adult: GSA Advisors Training
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Duration: 1-6 hours (digital or in person)
Audience: GSA Club Advisors (current or seeking)
Content: How to start, help design, guide, empower your students GSA Club and coach into a sustainable collective year after year.
adult: digital training opportunities
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Uniquely designed trainings for your agency or collective. This could be content and duration as requested. Topics already available:
LGBTTQIA+ 101, ACEs, ACEs Deeper Dive, Culture & Bias, Trauma Responsive Care, The 8 Dimensions of Wellness, Managing Stress in the Workplace, Queer Survivorship,
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youth: digital opportunities
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Custom, digital opportunities to connect. This could be a motivation conversation, a reading and discussion of Honey Dipped Diamonds, GSA guidance, etc. All uniquely designed for your young people.
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youth: GSA Club Power through planning
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Duration: 1-3 hours (digital or in person)
Audience: Gender and Sexuality Club (or the like)
Content: How to choose a GSA Club design, build it up, grow and maintain membership, and create change for your school, district, and community.