Connect with other LGBTQIA for support and encouragement, and to grow as advocates for LGBTQIA persons and communities in the valley. Each session will feature a LGBTQIA film to help start the conversation.

LGBTQIA Support and Advocacy

Trainers:

Juan Sanchez

Cynthia Espinosa Marrero

Juan Sanchez is a lifelong resident and community activist in Holyoke. He has worked on numerous campaigns and initiatives throughout the city and the region to help advance progress on issues impacting marginalized communities which include issues of homelessness, economic and workforce development, LGBTQ equal rights and opportunity, and social equity. Juan is also the first individual person of Puerto Rican decent and openly Hiv+ individual to make it onto the statewide ballot when he ran as a candidate for Secretary of the Commonwealth nominated by the green party in the 2018 election.

Cynthia Espinosa Marrero is Program Director at Nueva Esperanza and her ultimate goal is to give opportunities to underrepresented groups to find their inner power, voice, and skills to build a socially just system.

Class Description

Connect with other LGBTQIA for support and encouragement, and to grow as advocates for LGBTQIA persons and communities in the valley.

The group meets monthly starting Wednesday, September 18th. Participants are encouraged to attend all the sessions.

Donations are always welcome and appreciated! Help fund these classes. From the link, scroll down and select “Sojourner Truth School”.