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Big day at the #Louisiana capitol today. Our version of the Don’t Say Gay bill and another bill that will force school employees to out students trying new names are being heard

Working with @LouisianaTransOralHistory to document all this as it happens. Stay tuned, stay positive, and stay healthy friends 💜🏳️‍⚧️💜🏳️‍⚧️💜🏳️‍⚧️💜🏳️‍⚧️

#fuckYeahTrans #protectTransYouth #stopTheHateBills

Louisiana Trans Oral History Apr 19, 2023

We’re documenting the 2023 Louisiana Legislative Session as it’s happening. Curious? Follow along!

It’s not always fun, but interactive timelines help

#oralHistory #journalism #fuckYeahTrans #transResistance #protectTransYouth @transjoy

https://www.louisianatransoralhistory.org/2023-lege

Documenting the Session: 2023 Anti-Trans Bills and Our Resistance — Louisiana Trans Oral History Project

Another Year, Another Slate of Anti-Trans and Anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Sigh. Good thing there are so many beautiful folks resisting.

Louisiana Trans Oral History Project

Solidarity History Apr 19, 2023

Hey y’all! Press On is hosting a Snack and Learn to hear from folks fighting anti-trans legislation. Has some great folks on the line up!!

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Want to see every single anti-trans bill get stomped and burned into oblivion? Us too! Come to this virtual Snack & Learn and learn about some media & messaging strategies that organizers are trying out.

Register at https://bit.ly/defeatantitransbills by May 2nd.

#journalism #movementJournalism #hateBills #fuckYeahTrans @transjoy

May 9 Snack & Learn: Media & Messaging Strategies to Defeat Anti-Trans Legislation // Merienda y aprende: estrategias de medios y mensajes para derrotar la legislación anti-trans

***** en español abajo ***** Snack & Learn: Media & Messaging Strategies to Defeat Anti-Trans Legislation Tuesday, May 9, 2023 5-7pm ET / 4-6pm CT REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 2, 2023 Press On Snack & Learns are virtual political education spaces where we snack and learn how to build toward a more just world through media and movement-building. This Snack & Learn is focused on different media and messaging strategies that organizers and media makers have been experimenting with to shrink, reduce, and ultimately defeat laws that criminalize trans people's existence. Participants will: - Deepen understanding of successful (and unsuccessful) media and messaging strategies and tactics used by Southern movement organizers to fight anti-trans legislation - Deepen understanding of how Southern media makers are using their work to amplify movements against anti-trans legislation Featured speakers are: Rumba Yambú (they/them, elles/ellx), executive director at Intransitive Isabelle Philip (she/her), press director at Georgia Youth Justice Coalition Rae Garringer (they/them), founder and director at Country Queers This event will be moderated by: Nathalie Nia Faulk (she & they), co-director at Last Call Oral History Project & cultural organizing programs manager at Alternate ROOTS You will receive a confirmation email at least a week before the event. Language interpretation and live captioning are available, if requested. We will be screening registrants carefully to keep trolls away and make this a safer space. This is a free event. Please consider donating to fund the future of this program if you're able: givebutter.com/SnackAndLearns. For more information, please contact Neesha Powell-Ingabire (they & she), director of popular education, at [email protected]. ----------------------------------------------- Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change and advances justice through the practice of movement journalism. We are journalists, storytellers, and organizers rooted in, and practicing solidarity with, oppressed communities that birth social movements. We are based in the South, and we strive to uphold Southern traditions of storytelling that have long resisted the systems of extraction, exploitation, and colonization that have defined mainstream journalism. By providing a diverse set of resources including trainings, fellowships and opportunities for network-building, Press On aims to help journalists and storytellers produce reporting that’s driven by communities that are building power to create transformative social change. #MovementJournalism ----------------------------------------------- Merienda y aprende: Estrategias de medios y mensajes para derrotar la legislación anti-trans Martes, 9 de mayo de 2023 5-7pm ET / 4-6pm CT Fecha limite de registro: 2 de mayo de 2023 Merienda y aprende eventos de Press On son espacios virtuales de educación política donde meriendan y aprenden cómo construir hacia un mundo más justo a través de los medios y la construcción de movimientos. Este evento se centra en diferentes medios y estrategias de mensajería con las que les organizadores y les creadores de medios han estado experimentando para encoger, reducir y, en última instancia, derrotar las leyes que criminalizan la existencia de les persones trans. Les participantes: - Profundizar la comprensión de las estrategias y tácticas exitosas (y no exitosas) de los medios y mensajes utilizadas por los organizadores del movimiento sureño para luchar contra la legislación anti-trans - Profundizar la comprensión de cómo los creadores de medios del Sur están utilizando su trabajo para amplificar los movimientos contra la legislación anti-trans Les oradores destacades son: Rumba Yambú (elles/ellx), directore ejecutive a Intransitive Isabelle Philip (ella), directora de prensa y asociada de medios narrativos a Georgia Youth Justice Coalition Rae Garringer (elle), fundadore y directore a Country Queers Este evento será moderado por: Nathalie Nia Faulk (ella y elle), codirectora a Last Call Oral History Project y gerente de programas de organización cultural a Alternate ROOTS Recibirás un correo electrónico de confirmación al menos una semana antes del evento. La interpretación de idiomas y los subtítulos en vivo están disponibles, si se solicitan. Examinaremos cuidadosamente a los inscritos para mantener alejados a los trolls y hacer de este un espacio más seguro. Este es un evento gratuito. Considere donar para financiar el futuro de este programa si puede: givebutter.com/SnackAndLearns. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Neesha Powell-Ingabire (elle y ella), directore de educación popular, en [email protected]. * Esta forma en español usa lenguaje directo no binario. ----------------------------------------------- Press On es un colectivo de medios del Sur de EE.UU. que cataliza el cambio y promueve la justicia a través de la práctica del periodismo de movimientos sociales. Somos personas periodistas, narradoras y organizadoras arraigadas y en solidaridad con las comunidades oprimidas desde donde se originan los movimientos sociales. Tenemos nuestra sede en el Sur de los EE.UU. y nos esforzamos por defender las tradiciones Sureñas de narración que durante mucho tiempo han resistido los sistemas de extracción, explotación y colonización que han definido el periodismo convencional. Al proporcionar un conjunto diverso de recursos que incluyen capacitaciones, becas y oportunidades para la creación de redes, Press On tiene como objetivo ayudar a las personas periodistas y narradoras a producir informes impulsados por comunidades que están construyendo poder para crear un cambio social transformador. #PeriodismoDeMovimiento

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Louisiana Trans Oral History Apr 13, 2023

And so it begins: documenting #Louisiana’s 2023 #legislative session and all the #antiTrans shenanigans.

We showed up to a rally with our microphone and our sunny disposition, gave out stickers, and had a lovely time.

Watch our little video segment here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13vMW2pQlwe0cVLrx3Scz3nZWSyEfE6bC/view?usp=drivesdk

#protectTransYouth #TransPeopleBelongInLouisiana #fuckYeahTrans