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TransPonder Happenings Newsletter

Announcements: No Queer Peer Group this week!

A Night of Enchantment Masqueerade Ball

What: TransPonder’s annual fundraiser ball
When: October 14 2023 @ 7p
Where: The Graduate Eugene

WHO: You’re invited to a night of enchantment to celebrate TransPonder’s achievements.

Take the Disabled & Deaf Trans people’s survey

Today we launch the first ever Disabled & Deaf Trans People’s Survey (DTPS)!

Ableism is woven into our everyday systems yet the knowledge of disabled and Deaf trans people has often been overlooked in research, leadership development, and philanthropy. Collecting stories and data will create opportunities for our leadership and momentum to tell our collective story and fight for our rights and needs.

The DTPS is a survey created by and for disabled and Deaf trans people. This survey gives disabled and Deaf trans people a tool to advocate for ourselves, to organize, and to transform movement spaces.

Please participate in the survey by visiting the survey website!

It was truly delightful, a few months ago, to take a break from the production to-do lists and talk to Ciarra Ross, a writer, educator, doula, and holistic health practitioner. Ericka and Sebastian interviewed Ciarra about her movement work inside and outside Disability Justice. She reflected on the importance of the survey, saying, “There’s a lot less room to deny your own experience when you have so many other people’s experiences at your fingertips. I think that surveys really offer the opportunity for you to get really intimate with your own story.”

We consulted many community members to help prioritize accessibility  and to ensure that this survey is relevant to disabled and Deaf communities and our lives. We can’t wait to hear your stories! Thank you for taking a moment to participate in this first of a kind survey and pass on the word.

With gratitude,

Ericka A. Dixon, Disability Project Senior National Organizer

Sebastian Margaret, Disability Project Senior National Organizer
Ma’ayan Anafi, Community Advisory Board Member

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Tues, Sep 26: BOOK CLUB

Our virtual, all ages, LGBTQIA, & allies welcome book club meets every Tuesday @ 5p PT.

We read books for, about, and by trans and gender diverse people! Click the photo for more information, including our recommendation list and a way to get a free digital copy of our discussion books.

Wed, Sep 27: Queer Family Yoga

What: Yoga class
When: Wednesdays @ 6-7p; see our website for dates
Who: All ages, sexualities, genders, and experience levels welcome (ages 14 and under must have a guardian present).
Where: Sheldon Community Center
FREE

Join us on Wednesdays @ 6p PT for a family-friendly yoga class at Sheldon Community Center (2445 Willakenzie Rd, Eugene) in the Hazelnut Room. There will be someone at the front desk who can direct you. We’ll have mats, blocks, straps, chairs, and bands available.

This class is made possible by a grant from First Congregational United Church of Christ, Comunidad y Herencia Cultural, and Eugene Arte Latino, and a partnership with the City of Eugene.⁠

Wed, Sep 27: GENDER DIVERSE YOGA

New time! We meet at 7p for the school year.

What: Yoga class
When: Wednesdays @ 7-8p; see our website for dates
Who: Trans/gender-diverse folks, ages 13+
Where: In person (Sheldon Community Center) & virtual (Google Meet)
FREE

Join us on Wednesdays @ 7p PT for a trans/gender-diverse yoga class at Sheldon Community Center (2445 Willakenzie Rd, Eugene) in the Hazelnut Room. There will be someone at the front desk who can direct you. We’ll have mats, blocks, straps, chairs, and bands available.

Wed, Sep 27: WE/US/OURS SOCIAL HOUR

What: A (happy) social hour
When: Every last Wednesday @ 6-8p
Who: Trans and gender diverse folks, LGBTQIA folks, and allies welcome
Where: Public House, Springfield, OR

Join HIV Alliance & TransPonder for our monthly social gathering for trans, nonbinary, gender diverse, and questioning folks, and allies. This is your opportunity to meet new folks in the area, hang out in good company, and get to know each other in a relaxed social setting. (The event is at a wine tasting venue and people will be drinking alcohol.)

We/Us/Ours is lightly facilitated by TransPonder and HIV Alliance. HIV Alliance offers free injection supplies, including needles, syringes, sharps containers, and alcohol pads. They can also pick up your used sharps containers.