Hosted by The City of Minneapolis
WHEN: Sunday, October 3rd and Monday October 4th, 3-5 PM and 7-9 PM daily
WHERE: Programming will be in-person (location TBD) and virtual (via Zoom, Easy Virtual Fair, and Slack)
PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: career fair, resource fair, opening keynote, closing panel, performances, workshops, and healing and aesthetics offerings. Exact times of each part and names of presenters will be advertised as they are confirmed.
As we move through continued crisis and towards new experiments in being together, this year’s Summit is an offering. May it help illuminate paths towards joy, towards each other, and towards the creation of something new.
The Summit is free and open to the public, and we encourage anyone interested in furthering trans equity to attend. This is an event for trans/GNC community members to connect to resources and each other, and for potential allies to learn more about issues impacting trans/GNC community and how to integrate community visions through an equity lens.
The event is hosted by the City of Minneapolis and our presenting partner, the Women's Foundation of MN. Special thanks to sponsors MN Family Planning and STD Hotline, CenterPoint Energy, UpTake, RECLAIM, Rainbow Health Minnesota, Hennepin County, Planned Parenthood, Mundahl Law, Renewal by Andersen, Comcast, PFund Foundation, Xcel Energy, Park Nicollet Gender Services, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Seward Co-op, Black Visions, and REEF Technology.
REGISTRATION: Please register at 8thtransequitysummit.eventbrite.com so we can send you the links for virtual parts of the Summit and ensure we can meet your access needs. When you register, we will also send you a link for a technology test call (date TBD) for anyone who wants to get familiar with our virtual technology before the Summit starts. Registration links in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong will be posted in this event as well once they are created.
ACCESS: Listed below are the things we currently have in place around accessibility. If you have access needs that aren’t addressed here, please note them in the registration form:
Technology: We will be using Zoom and Easy Virtual Fair for the event. All Zoom meetings will also have a call-in option if calling in by phone is more accessible to you. All large-group Zoom offerings will be live-captioned. We will also be using Slack as a participant conversation space; this link provides information about Slack compatibility with screen readers. There will be IT Support available throughout the Summit via both Slack and Zoom chat.
Fragrances: we ask for everyone’s participation in making the Summit a low-scent event. If you are attending in person, please do not wear perfumes or other scented products to the event.
Transportation: The Summit will be accessible by bus. We will share information about parking and bus lines as we confirm it.
Wheelchair access: We will hold the Summit in a wheelchair-accessible location. We will share any additional information about wheelchair access as we confirm it.
Quiet room: We intend to have a quiet room available throughout the event.
Seating: Chair types vary room to room. If there is a particular type of seating you need, please let us know.
Additional access notes: We will have volunteer Access Leads available throughout the Summit to support with access needs as they arise. We will have volunteers with Psychological First Aid training, amongst other qualifications, providing participant emotional support and conflict resolution throughout the event as needed. They will be available via both Slack and Teams chat. In-person volunteers will also be available to provide directions. There is also a free healing justice space available for a few hours during the Summit where you can receive bodywork, tarot readings, and other support. Our intention is to hold the Summit at a location with gender-neutral bathrooms, as well as a few gendered bathrooms for anyone who needs them. We will share any additional information about bathrooms as we confirm it.
For ASL interpretation and all other reasonable accommodations or alternative formats please note your needs in the registration form or contact Track Trachtenberg at RaceEquity@minneapolismn.gov or 612-394-0714. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. TTY users call 612-673-2157 or 612-673-2626. Para asistencia 612-673-2700 - Rau kev pab 612-673-2800 - Hadii aad Caawimaad u baahantahay 612-673-3500.