Pride and the Future of 2SLGBTQ+ Solidarity

Description

June is Pride Month and with the cancellation of in-person celebrations, marches and gatherings, how do we ensure that the struggles and triumphs of 2SLGBTQ+ folks continue to shape queer futures? In this webinar, renowned community leader and educator Dr. Notisha Massaquoi provides us with her top five insights on what's at stake, what's possible, and what's next when it comes to building solidarity, finding allies and fighting for justice.

Bio

Dr. Notisha Massaquoi is originally from Sierra Leone and has been an enthusiastic advocate for advancements in Black women's healthcare globally for more than 30 years. Her early career in social services helped establish several organizations and programs which served the emerging African Communities in Canada, such as The African Resource and Communications Centre and Harambe Centres Canada. As the founding staff member of Africans in Partnership Against AIDS, she established the first counseling support programs for Queer Africans and Africans living with HIV in Canada. She is the former Executive Director of Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre in Toronto Canada — the only Community Health Centre in North America, which provides specialized primary healthcare for racialized women and trans community members, serving for 21 years. Her research and numerous publications have focused on increasing access to primary healthcare for Black communities in Canada as well as the experiences of queer African refugees. She is a well-known champion for the collection of race-based data for health equity and social change. She has also been a lecturer for the faculties of social work at Dalhousie University, York University, and Toronto Metropolitan University. Her commitment to improving the conditions of QLGBT communities globally has allowed her to work with grassroots organizations throughout Africa and the Caribbean and be a mentor to many queer youth.