JEDI Presents: LGBTQI+ People in History 101

JEDI Presents: LGBTQI+ People in History 101

Date: January 16, 2020

Time: 6:00-7:30 PM

Location: Sweet Gum Upper Elementary Classroom

Food and childcare will be provided, please let us know how many to expect - RSVP below.

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“Parent through love, not fear. Parent through love, not trauma.” - Dane Edidi 

Dane Edidi, Black, Indigenous and Latinx Author, Advocate, Performance Artist, Playwright, and Educator will be joining us again to teach us about LGBTQI+ in history. With context, storytelling, information and love, Dane will provide resources and information so we can best support our children from 2-12 years old.

We collectively believe that when children see themselves and diverse members of society represented in history, a true sense of respect, appreciation and understanding can manifest. We often don’t realize how many important people have been omitted throughout historical education courses. It is this lack of information that leaves us ill-informed or completely uninformed. Often times we are left unsure on how to support our children as they navigate the world. So we ask ourselves as parents, how do we properly teach our children? Is teaching kindness without context enough?

What if in our Greek Mythology class we learned about the intersex deity Aphroditus and not just Aphrodite? How would that affect our understanding of gender? What if when we learned about the civil rights movement, alongside Martin Luther King Jr., we learned about Bayard Rustin and Marsha P. Johnson and all of their contributions? What if we learned that Take the "A"  Train was actually written by Billy Strayhorn? Or that in countless ancient and Indigenous cultures Trans people existed? How would that change how we view of LGBTQ people as valuable contributing members of society? How would having these key pieces of information growing up change our perceptions, interactions and support?

Please join us as we dive into our journey in removing our fears and teaching with love!

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