The Intersectional Roots of Pride

Thursday, June 25, 2020
5:30 PM 7:00 PM 17:30 19:00

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Pride is something we do daily as part of our authentic selves. To honor our LGBTQ+ history and acknowledge our current state of affairs regarding racial injustice, let’s get together and hear stories about our community! Call it a protest, call it an uprising, the history of Pride began at Stonewall with three courageous activists, Stormé DeLarverie, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

Join PDXWIT with our virtual host Zapproved to honor our past, acknowledge our present and discuss a better future together!

Local heroes Miki Demeter, Daelyn Moyer and Vernetta Dorsey will be sharing how they are navigating in this new normal.

Hazel Valdez and Crystal Sincoff will be your hosts for the evening, and Monica Enand, CEO from Zapproved, will share thoughts and support of the LGBTQ+ tech community in Portland.

There will also, of course, be time to catch up with old friends and network, as well as learn all about Zapproved, who is making this event possible.

This event will sell out, so RSVP soon!

Agenda:
5:30 p.m. - Webinar open/Networking
5:40 p.m. - Introductions and announcements
5:50 p.m. - Presentation begins
6:45 p.m. - Presentation ends more networking
7:00 p.m. - Event ends

Our events are inclusive. ALL people who support our purpose are welcome.

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The Intersectional Roots of Pride, hosted by PDXWIT & Zapproved.png

Speaker Vernetta Dorsey, Product Security Practices Engineer at Intel.jpg

Speaker Miki Demeter, PDXWIT Board Member.jpg

Speaker Daelynn Moyer, Manager of Software Engineering at Zapproved.jpg

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Hazel Valdez and Crystal Sincoff co-hosting the event.png

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Featured speakers Miki Demeter, Daelynn Moyer, and Vernetta Dorsey.png

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Co-hosts Crystal Sincoff, Manager of Workplace Experience, Diversity & Inclusion at Zapproved, and Hazel Valdez, Operation Manager at PDXWIT.jpg

We’re on the lookout for speakers

Do you have a unique story to tell? Do you have a specific skill set you’d like to share with our community? We’re always looking for speakers to share their knowledge at an upcoming PDXWIT event. Learn more about our current speaking opportunities.

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