Queer Disability Justice

This training combines approaches for queer and disabled liberation, examining the shared roots of oppression in ableism and homophobia/transphobia and helping participants develop their tool boxes for unworking these systems in their lives and organizations. This workshop is lead by consultants Robin Gow and Rain Black of Aster & Petrichor LLC.

About the facilitators:

Robin Gow identifies as a disabled, autistic, trans author and educator with
10 years of experience conducting trainings and doing
education work. Robin ran faer own non-profit, worked as
college professor, and developed programming for
several LGBTQIA2+ organizations. His poetry and novels
have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly,
Kirkus, and more.

Rain Black is an Indigiqueer/Two-Spirit autistic watercolor artist,
and forager who earned my bachelor's degrees in Biology,
Public Health and Art from Cedar Crest College. Fae holds a
Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the
University of South Florida. He is a community educator
focusing on topics around domestic and intimate partner
abuse, queer and transgender justice, and public health.
In his spare time, he teaches about native plants, forest
conservation, and foraging on social media and in person.

As a part of our commitment to inclusivity, please contact Gabby Hochfeld at hochfelg@lafayette.edu for any accessibility related questions.