Healing the Healers

Located in Main Auditorium

A panel of health care professionals and community leaders will present views on the health/mental health care challenges, discrimination and oppression that now exits for LGBTQIA Communities. An opening welcome/blessing/song will be presented by Ikidowin IPTF (Youth Theater & Peer Education Program of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force)

Panel Speakers:

Sharon Day - Executive Director Indigenous Peoples Task Force, enrolled member of Bois Forte band Ojibwe Two-Spirit

Ejay Jack - LGSW, MPA, Transgender Care Coordinator and Community Liaison at M Health Fairview

Bharati Acharya - MA, LPCC, Diplomat Narrative Therapy

Alejandra (Tobar Alatriz) - Healing Justice Practitioner & queer immigrant storyteller

Raquelle Paulsen - Community Health Advocate - JustUS Health

Deborah Thorp - MD Medical Director Gender Services Clinic Park Nicollet Clinic