The City of Minneapolis invites you to join City, neighborhood and community leaders for a day of learning, sharing and connecting with the theme of: “Minneapolis in motion” Join us for food, dance, resources, exciting topics and get involved in your city! The conference is open to everyone and will run together with the 2023 Green Zone Summit for environmental justice. Pre-registration is on the City website.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 10  (Check-in starts and exhibit hall opens at 8 a.m.)
Minneapolis Convention Center, Lower Level, Hall A

The RISE conference centers Muslim women’s voices by building a social network, providing concrete steps for change, and inspiring women to use their own strengths to positively affect social issues.

Our theme this year, SELF-LOVE & LIBERATION, reminds us that loving ourselves is part of liberating our communities. Join us for a day of inspiration and motivation as we learn from Muslim women practitioners of self-care and community care.

Keynote Speaker

Angelica Lindsey-Ali: The Village Auntie

Angelica Lindsey-Ali aka The Village Auntie™ is a certified sexual health educator, researcher, storyteller, author, and recognized authority in intimacy cultivation and emotional well-being.  She teaches from both an African and Islamic perspective. With over 20 years of experience in public and behavioral health, Lindsey-Ali draws upon her clinical, cultural and religious training to educate women about spirituality and intimacy from an Islamic lens. She is the founder of The Village Auntie Institute, a global learning community with women representing 86 different countries. 

Hosted by the City of Minneapolis,
the ninth annual Minneapolis Trans Equity Summit takes place at Minneapolis College. The summit, which is free and open to the public, includes both virtual and in-person events.

This year’s keynote speaker
is louie ortiz-fonseca, the creator of Gran Varones, a digital project that highlights LGBTQ pop culture history and community storytelling through a Black/Latinx lens. An intergenerational panel discussion featuring youth and elders is planned, followed by breakout sessions.Speakers

Keynote Fireside Chat

• Diamond Stylz, moderated by Tamo Lucero

Moderator

• Baki Baki Baki

Panelists

• Venus de Mars

• Hildie Edwards

• Reneka Evans

• Schoua Na Yang

Healing and Aesthetic Co-Coordinators

• Nomi Badboy

• Anna Meyer

• Seng Xiong

The Trans Equity Summit is an event for trans and gender non-conforming community members to connect to resources and each other, and for all attendees to learn more about issues impacting their communities. For general questions about the summit, please reach out to TransEquitySum- mit@minneapolismn.gov.

Find more information, including accessibility details and registration links in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong at www2.minneapolismn.gov/ government/departments/coordina- tor/race-equity/what-we-do/ongo- ing-work/trans-equity-summit/.