INTERPRIDE 2023 SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Conference Registration & Info Desk

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Welcome Reception (transportation provided)

Thursday, October 26, 2023

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM): Conference Registration & Info Desk

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 5:30 PM): Relaxation / Sensory Room

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Open Meeting Time (caucuses, interest groups, etc)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: People Living With HIV Caucus

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Workshops: Session 1

  • Anti-Blackness, Colorism, and Racism Across the World, Coronado
    • Richard Brethour-Bell
  • Justice Side of Pride, Del Mar
    • Fernando Z. López
  • Mental Health Support for Pride Organizers, Harbor
    • Sarah Elizabeth Ivens
  • What You Workin With?, La Jolla
    • J. Ahmir Vines
  • Queer Community Building, Westgate 1
    • Lee Griffiths
  • Grant Writing, Westgate 2
    • TBA

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Workshops: Session 2

  • Pride in Sub-Sahara and Restrictive Environment / LGBTQ Human Rights Defenders and Challenges They Face In Uganda, Coronado
    • Isaac-Mugisha and Lugemwa Simon Peter
  • Some Fabulous PRIDE Soup for Our Queer Souls, Del Mar
    • Lindsey Deaton
  • DEI Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Harbor
    • Richard-Brethour-Bell
  • SUPPORT – The Diplomatic Way!, La Jolla
    • Rahul Upadhyay
  • Preventing and Responding to Threats / Violence, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Abundance Model: Developing Toolkits for Event and Program Success with Shared Wisdom and Tools, Westgate 2
    • Mark Maddox

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM: InterPride Board Meeting

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Speed Networking

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Sobriety & Recovery Support Space

4:30 PM – 5:45 PM: Accessibility Caucus

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Scholarship Reception (transportation provided)

Friday, October 27, 2023

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 6:30 PM): Conference Registration & Info Desk

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 6:30 PM): Relaxation / Sensory Room

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Seniors Caucus

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Regional Meetings (Optional)

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Plenary 1

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch (provided)

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Women’s Caucus

12:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Open Meeting Time (caucuses, interest groups, etc)

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: Workshops: Session 3

  • Resisting Transphobic Feminism, Balboa
    • Heron Greenesmith & Christopher Owen (+ Facilitator: TBD)
  • Sexual Health and Pride, California BR C
    • Lars Christian Østergreen (& Steve Taylor)
  • Accessibility / Disability Justice and Pride, Coronado
    • TBA
  • LGBTQI+ Human Rights in Crisis Conditions, Del Mar
    • Anastasiia Tovsta
  • InterPride 101, Harbor
    • Rick Andre and Marsha Levine
  • Disrupting the Rise of Nationalism & Extremism, Plaza
    • Fabienne Perlov
  • Ageing Out!, Santa Fe
    • Marion Steele
  • Embracing Our Scars – Self-Harm 101, Sierra
    • Bree Van Dyke
  • Volunteer Leadership Development, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Prides – Politics Glitter or Both – Relationship with Governments and Corporations, Westgate 2
    • Maria Rachid

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Coffee Break (provided)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Workshops: Session 4

  • Gen Z Activism, Balboa
    • Krystof Stupka
  • Marketing & Communications Strategy: Earned Media Strategy, California BR C
    • TBA
  • LGBTQIA+ Inclusion — How ‘Woke’ Are You – Identify Your Shortcomings To Creating A Better Work Culture, Coronado
    • Zaylore Stout
  • Prevention & Intervention in Sexual Violence at Pride Events, Del Mar
    • Anastasiia Tovsta
  • Sponsorship: Partnership Makes Perfect, Harbor
    • Wes Shaver
  • The Re-emergence of 2Spirit People in North America, Plaza
    • Albert McLeod
  • Women’s Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Dissenting Voices of Trans Khawaja Sira Community in Pakistan, Sierra
    • Jannat Ali
  • Entertainment – Data-Driven / Systems & Tools, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Building Blocks of Community Centered Safety and Wellness, Westgate 2
    • Daniel Waycik

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: BIPOC Caucus

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: Sobriety & Recovery Support Space

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Small Prides Caucus

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Medium Prides Networking Group

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Large Prides Networking Group

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Reception at Westgate Hotel (details tbd)

Saturday, October 28, 2023

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 6:30 PM): Conference Registration & Info Desk

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM): Relaxation / Sensory Room

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Sobriety & Recovery Support Space

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Swap Meet

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Bi+ Caucus

10:30-11:30 AM: Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Caucus

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch (provided)

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: InterPride Board Meeting

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Workshops: Session 5

  • Roma Sinti and Travellers LGBTQ Intersectional Lived Experiences and Awareness Raising, Balboa
    • Dezso Mate
  • Art of Pride: Supporting and Empowering LGBTQIA+ Artists, California BR C
    • TBA
  • Intergenerational Pride: The Broad Impact of Ageism on our Pride Movement, Coronado
    • TBA
  • Drag Community and Pride, Del Mar
    • TBA
  • Anti-Fat Bias and the 2SLGBTQ+ Community, Harbor
    • Freya Selander
  • Colonization and Its Impacts on the LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Community, Plaza
    • TBA
  • Bi+ Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Asexual Countercultures: Exploring the ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+, Sierra
    • Dipa Yasmin
  • Community Partnerships: Relationships for Mutual Benefit and Community Empowerment, Westgate 1
    • Bob Leyh
  • PrideOps – Steering the Ship With Limited Resources, Westgate 2
    • Ryan A. Starzyk

12:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Open Meeting Time (caucuses, interest groups, etc)

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: Workshops: Session 6

  • Data for Demonstrations: An Overview of the F&M Global Barometers, Balboa
    • Susan Dicklitch-Nelson
  • Law Enforcement and Pride Roundtable – non-North America, California BR C
    • TBA
  • Marketing & Communications Strategy: Social Media Tools & Strategy, Coronado
    • TBA
  • TBA, Del Mar
    • TBA
  • Leather/Kink at Pride, Harbor
    • TBA
  • Engaging Youth In Your Pride, Plaza
    • Cris Sotomayor
  • Trans/GNC Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Reclaiming the Glory of Nusantara – Stories of Indigenous Queer and Spirituality, Sierra
    • Kevin Marian
  • Setting Up Systems & Tools For Better Organization Of Events, Westgate 1
    • Michael Bleau
  • Disorganized Pride: Growing Your Pride By Surrendering Control, Westgate 2
    • Fernando Z. López

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Coffee Break (provided)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Workshops: Session 7

  • Pride Organization Marketing Training – Collecting & Using Data To Your Advantage, Balboa
    • Joseph Cameron
  • Law Enforcement and Pride Roundtable – US & Canada, California BR C
    • TBA
  • La Fierte par la Liputarization, Coronado
    • Jean-Claude Pongault Elongo
  • Implementing the Sunflower Scheme for Hidden Disabilities, Del Mar
    • Steve Taylor
  • History / Archives, Harbor
    • TBA
  • Centro Psico Trans Ecuador el Modelo Contracara de las Clinicas de Tortura o Conversion, Plaza
    • Diane Rodríguez
  • BIPOC Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • Richard Brethour-Bell
  • TBA, Sierra
    • TBA
  • Fostering an Engaged and Sustainable Volunteer Program, Westgate 1
    • Bob Leyh
  • Entertainment Roundtable, Westgate 2
    • TBA

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: Regional Meetings (Required)

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM : Gala Reception & Dinner

9:00 PM – ??: Nightmare on Normal St (Shuttles will be provided to Nightmare on Normal Street; free entry will be available for InterPride guests.)

Sunday, October 29, 2023

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 1:30 PM): Info Desk

ALL DAY (8:00 AM – 1:00 PM): Relaxation / Sensory Room

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Optional Interfaith Service

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Open Meeting Time (caucuses, interest groups, etc)

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Plenary 2 and Brunch (Brunch service begins 10:00 AM)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: InterPride Board Meeting

Workshop Details

Workshop Session 1 (Thursday, 1:00PM-2:00PM)

  • Anti-Blackness, Colorism, and Racism Across the World, Coronado
    • Richard Brethour-Bell
  • Justice Side of Pride, Del Mar
    • Fernando Z. López
  • Mental Health Support for Pride Organizers, Harbor
    • Sarah Elizabeth Ivens
  • What You Workin With?, La Jolla
    • J. Ahmir Vines
  • Queer Community Building, Westgate 1
    • Lee Griffiths
  • Grant Writing, Westgate 2
    • TBA

Workshop Session 2 (Thursday, 2:15PM-3:15PM)

  • Pride in Sub-Sahara and Restrictive Environment / LGBTQ Human Rights Defenders and Challenges They Face In Uganda, Coronado
    • Isaac-Mugisha and Lugemwa Simon Peter
  • Some Fabulous PRIDE Soup for Our Queer Souls, Del Mar
    • Lindsey Deaton
  • DEI Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Harbor
    • Richard-Brethour-Bell
  • SUPPORT – The Diplomatic Way!, La Jolla
    • Rahul Upadhyay
  • Preventing and Responding to Threats / Violence, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Abundance Model: Developing Toolkits for Event and Program Success with Shared Wisdom and Tools, Westgate 2
    • Mark Maddox

Workshop Session 3 (Friday, 1:45PM-2:45PM)

  • Resisting Transphobic Feminism, Balboa
    • Heron Greenesmith & Christopher Owen (+ Facilitator: TBD)
  • Sexual Health and Pride, California BR C
    • Lars Christian Østergreen (& Steve Taylor)
  • Accessibility / Disability Justice and Pride, Coronado
    • TBA
  • LGBTQI+ Human Rights in Crisis Conditions, Del Mar
    • Anastasiia Tovsta
  • InterPride 101, Harbor
    • Rick Andre and Marsha Levine
  • Disrupting the Rise of Nationalism & Extremism, Plaza
    • Fabienne Perlov
  • Ageing Out!, Santa Fe
    • Marion Steele
  • Embracing Our Scars – Self-Harm 101, Sierra
    • Bree Van Dyke
  • Volunteer Leadership Development, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Prides – Politics Glitter or Both – Relationship with Governments and Corporations, Westgate 2
    • Maria Rachid

Workshop Session 4 (Friday, 3:00PM-4:00PM)

  • Gen Z Activism, Balboa
    • Krystof Stupka
  • Marketing & Communications Strategy: Earned Media Strategy, California BR C
    • TBA
  • LGBTQIA+ Inclusion — How ‘Woke’ Are You – Identify Your Shortcomings To Creating A Better Work Culture, Coronado
    • Zaylore Stout
  • Prevention & Intervention in Sexual Violence at Pride Events, Del Mar
    • Anastasiia Tovsta
  • Sponsorship: Partnership Makes Perfect, Harbor
    • Wes Shaver
  • The Re-emergence of 2Spirit People in North America, Plaza
    • Albert McLeod
  • Women’s Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Dissenting Voices of Trans Khawaja Sira Community in Pakistan, Sierra
    • Jannat Ali
  • Entertainment – Data-Driven / Systems & Tools, Westgate 1
    • TBA
  • Building Blocks of Community Centered Safety and Wellness, Westgate 2
    • Daniel Waycik

Workshop Session 5 (Saturday, 12:30PM-1:30PM)

  • Roma Sinti and Travellers LGBTQ Intersectional Lived Experiences and Awareness Raising, Balboa
    • Dezso Mate
  • Art of Pride: Supporting and Empowering LGBTQIA+ Artists, California BR C
    • TBA
  • Intergenerational Pride: The Broad Impact of Ageism on our Pride Movement, Coronado
    • TBA
  • Drag Community and Pride, Del Mar
    • TBA
  • Anti-Fat Bias and the 2SLGBTQ+ Community, Harbor
    • Freya Selander
  • Colonization and Its Impacts on the LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Community, Plaza
    • TBA
  • Bi+ Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Asexual Countercultures: Exploring the ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+, Sierra
    • Dipa Yasmin
  • Community Partnerships: Relationships for Mutual Benefit and Community Empowerment, Westgate 1
    • Bob Leyh
  • PrideOps – Steering the Ship With Limited Resources, Westgate 2
    • Ryan A. Starzyk

Workshop Session 6 (Saturday, 1:45PM-2:45PM)

  • Data for Demonstrations: An Overview of the F&M Global Barometers, Balboa
    • Susan Dicklitch-Nelson
  • Law Enforcement and Pride Roundtable – non-North America, California BR C
    • TBA
  • Marketing & Communications Strategy: Social Media Tools & Strategy, Coronado
    • TBA
  • TBA, Del Mar
    • TBA
  • Leather/Kink at Pride, Harbor
    • TBA
  • Engaging Youth In Your Pride, Plaza
    • Cris Sotomayor
  • Trans/GNC Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • TBA
  • Reclaiming the Glory of Nusantara – Stories of Indigenous Queer and Spirituality, Sierra
    • Kevin Marian
  • Setting Up Systems & Tools For Better Organization Of Events, Westgate 1
    • Michael Bleau
  • Disorganized Pride: Growing Your Pride By Surrendering Control, Westgate 2
    • Fernando Z. López

Workshop Session 7 (Saturday, 3:00PM-4:00PM)

  • Pride Organization Marketing Training – Collecting & Using Data To Your Advantage, Balboa
    • Joseph Cameron
  • Law Enforcement and Pride Roundtable – US & Canada, California BR C
    • TBA
  • La Fierte par la Liputarization, Coronado
    • Jean-Claude Pongault Elongo
  • Implementing the Sunflower Scheme for Hidden Disabilities, Del Mar
    • Steve Taylor
  • History / Archives, Harbor
    • TBA
  • Centro Psico Trans Ecuador el Modelo Contracara de las Clinicas de Tortura o Conversion, Plaza
    • Diane Rodríguez
  • BIPOC Caucus Roundtable, Santa Fe
    • Richard Brethour-Bell
  • TBA, Sierra
    • TBA
  • Fostering an Engaged and Sustainable Volunteer Program, Westgate 1
    • Bob Leyh
  • Entertainment Roundtable, Westgate 2
    • TBA