SAGE (sexuality and gender equality) Club at Lincoln Memorial University is sponsoring "Rising Voices: Affirming Care for Women of Color" on Tuesday, Feb. 8 2022 from 6 - 7::30 p.m., Eastern Time. Cindi Huss and Jessie Birkeland of RISE: Healthy for Life will facilitate this workshop.

The Rising Voices panels and workshops were developed by Collective Impact for Emotional and Sexual Health, A Step Ahead Tri-Cities, ETSU’s Women’s Resource Center and Robertson Pride Center, the TN Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, and RISE: Healthy for Life.

Rising Voices is free and open to all interested individuals inside and outside the LMU community. 

Attend this workshop on Zoom.

This event is meant for medical and mental health staff and students, as well as other care professionals. The primary objectives of the workshop are for participants to:

• Examine what they hear.

• Identify community resources and allies.

• Develop action steps to implement patient-focused improvements within practices and organizations in order to create more affirming/empowering healthcare experiences for all people.

It is important that workshop participants do the prework for this workshop by viewing of the Rising Voices Women of Color Panel.

The workshop includes large- and small-group work and individual reflection. Participants should have paper and pen available for taking notes and recording commitments to action.