4th Annual LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference

A conference for LGBTQ people of Color under 25 and our allies. Registration is now open for HBGC's 2014 LGBTQ Youth Empowerment Conference with special guest speakers Ritchie Torres and Denice Frohman! The conference will also feature a screening of the film Blackbird with director/producer/writer Patrik-Ian Polk and a special performance by Jamar Rogers from NBC's The Voice. For more info, to view the conference schedule and to register visit: http://www.hbgc-boston.org/#!youthconference/ch9e Use #2014YEC to spread the word! This conference is a FREE space for LGBTQ youth and young adults of Color 25 and under to connect, share resources, and gain useful skills for navigating life and creating change. Over two days, the conference will offer over 30 different workshops, including: — Talking Back to Adultism — Words, Prose, and Rhymes: The Evolution of Spoken Word through Poetry — Powerful Stories: Speaking OUT to Create Social Change — Managing The Coins: Financial Literacy 101 — Regulating Black and Brown Bodies: Navigating Police Interactions as LGBTQ Youth of Color This year Saturday's keynote address will be delivered by Richie Torres, the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the Bronx and the youngest member of the City Council for New York City. Sunday's keynote address will be given by poet and educator Denice Frohman. She is the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, making her the #1 female ranked spoken word poet in the world. For more information and directions visit the conference website: http://www.hbgc-boston.org/#!youthconference/ch9e THANK YOU to our lead sponsors: MAP for Health, Greater Boston PFLAG, BAGLY Boston Programs, and The TJX Companies, Inc.