Second Annual Transgender Religious Leaders* Luncheon
A Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference pre-event
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, Noon-5pm
Center City, Philadelphia, PA
Because the 2009 luncheon was so well received, we have decided to expand the luncheon this year. It will be a pre-event on June 2, 2010, in the Center City area of Philadelphia, PA -- not far from the Convention Center. We will gather for lunch at noon and have the community space reserved until 5pm to spend time together breaking bread, networking, sharing strategies, and visioning for the future. This will be a semi-programmed time, intended to let the creative spirit move among us in healing and empowering ways -- with a strong emphasis on nurturing connections among luncheon participants. Late comers are welcome to join us through out the afternoon, as travel plans allow.
Lunch and the afternoon together are free, sponsored by TransFaith Online. However, donations will be welcome to help cover hospitality costs and the on-going efforts of TransFaith Online to build transgender religious community. Dinner is on your own at any nearby establishment, and participants will be encouraged to continue their conversations into dinner and through the next several days of conferencing.
Pre-registration is required -- so we can be sure to order enough food!. The menu will be vegetarian. Please note any further dietary restrictions in your registration.
SPECIAL BONUS WEDNESDAY EVENING!
Join us Wednesday evening at 7pm for the east coast launch of the new anthology, Balancing on the Mechitzah: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura. The event will be held at Congregation Rodeph Shalom (615 North Broad Street), beginning at 7pm, and will be of interest to Jewish and non-Jewish participants of all genders. Sponsors include Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Congregation Beth Ahavah, Congregation Mishkan Shalom, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the YES! Coalition, and TransFaith Online. The program is free and open to the public. For more details, visit www.yescoalitionphilly.org/news/20100602.
What is a Transgender Religious Leader?
Clergy and non-clergy. Transsexual, genderqueer, cross-dresser, or still trying to figure it out. With or without seminary training. Stealth or trans-religious poster-child. Christian, Jewish, Pagan, Buddhist, and more. Decades of experience or just getting started. Our goal here is to nurture community among people who want to contribute to or be a part of transgender religious organizing.
Second Annual Transgender Religious Leaders Luncheon
