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Image description: Zoom screenshot of 25 smiling faces. Some are holding up peace signs and heart signs.

Vulnerability is Power: Reflections from LEX 2020

August 16, 2020 — ( 0 ) Comments — By Lavender Phoenix

There I was, on a zoom call with over 30 people who I had just met the weekend before, having a vulnerable one-on-one conversation with Sammie for everyone to watch.

This was during the third session of APIENC’s annual Leadership Exchange, or LEX for short. Usually, LEX is an in-person, 2 weekend-long training for trans and queer API organizers, but this was no usual year. Since meeting in person wasn’t an option, APIENC held LEX over 6 weekends, over zoom. I had just started as one of APIENC’s Summer Organizers when I signed up for LEX, not knowing what to expect.

Image description: Two gradient "clouds" with the words "#QTAPIClimateStories: A Writing and Haiku Party for Queer and Trans Asian & Pacific Islanders", "Sat. 9/19/20, 5-8pm PDT, Zoom", and "RSVP & Access Info: bit.ly/QTAPIClimateStories" over them. On the side is a laptop, a cup of boba, and sunglasses. The background is a 3D perspective of a square grid on top of tall trees.

#QTAPIClimateStories

August 16, 2020 — ( 0 ) Comments — By Lavender Phoenix

APIENC’s Ecological Justice League (fka TTAC, Think and Take Action Cohort for Climate Justice) Presents: #QTAPIClimateStories Writing and Haiku Party for Queer and Trans Asian & Pacific Islander People A Climate Justice Storytelling Project Register here!👉 bit.ly/QTAPIClimateStories 👈 Co-sponsored by Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN), Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community (APIQWTC),

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Image description: group photo of nine queer and tgnc API people kneeling and standing in the middle of the street, smiling toward the camera.

Reflections from a Summer of Growth 🌱 and Stars✨

September 25, 2019 — ( 0 ) Comments — By Lavender Phoenix

APIENC’s summer has come to a close! Our Summer Organizers — Huanvy, Kai, Rai, Shreya, T, and Zaha — worked hard deepening their skills, building strong relationships, and learning how to ask for help. They’ve participated in exchanges with other activists, supported a 300-person contingent at Trans March, done in-person outreach for our needs assessment,

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Bold white handwritten text against colorful paint stroke background that reads: "For Us, By Us, In Order To Serve Us!" Underneath, on pink background is white text that reads: "APIENC is launching a survey to understand the needs of transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary Asians & Pacific Islanders living in the Bay Area. Is that you?" To the right is the yellow circular APIENC logo and bit.ly/TGNCAPIneeds.

For Us, By Us, In Order To Serve Us: The TGNC API Needs Assessment Survey has Launched!

June 5, 2019 — ( 0 ) Comments — By Lavender Phoenix

In recent years we’ve witnessed our trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community make big strides, but we’re still not safe or free. When it comes to documenting our community needs, there are FEW resources that speak to the wide variety of experiences within the “TGNC API” umbrella, especially in the Bay Area. TGNC API folks

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2019 Summer Organizer Program – Apply by March 1st

February 1, 2019 — ( 0 ) Comments — By sammie

Do you want to work with trans, gender nonconforming, and queer API people and communities? Do you have a commitment to social justice? Are you ready to transform, learn concrete community organizing skills, and work to build movements for change? The application for APIENC’s (API Equality – Northern California) Summer Organizer Program is now open!

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