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PLENARY SPEAKER AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS (FEB 2019)
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No student should have to go through what I went through in elementary and middle school. A lot of what I am doing is talking about my experiences with bullying, and making people aware of how their actions and words affect others. I want people to understand the importance of LGBTQ-plus identities and make sure students are protected, included, and have safe spaces.
Sameer Jha, Founder, The Empathy Alliance
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THE EMPATHY ALLIANCE IN ACTION
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SPEAKING ON A PANEL ABOUT NON-BINARY IDENTITIES BEFORE 1,000 EDUCATORS/YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS
SPEAKING AT THE GLSEN RESPECT AWARDS IN LA
HOSTING LGBTQ+ INTERFAITH DISCUSSION WITH 6 RELIGIOUS LEADERS
TEDX TALK ON HOW ADULTS CAN SUPPORT LGBTQ+ YOUTH
HELPING A SCHOOL START THEIR 1ST GSA CLUB
GIVING A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT GLSEN'S ANNUAL CHAPTER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
MODERATING AN LGBT DISCUSSION BETWEEN CONGRESSMAN KHANNA & PUBLIC
SPEAKING AT THE NATIONAL ASIAN EDUCATORS ALLIANCE
SPEAKING ON THE "KIDS THAT ARE CHANGING THE WORLD" PANEL
SCREENING A TRANS & GENDER NON-BINARY FILM FOR FAMILIES
ORGANIZING MAYOR OF OAKLAND'S CONTINGENT AT SF PRIDE PARADE
STANDING PROUDLY BEFORE 10,000 PEOPLE AS AN LGBTQ+ HERO, DURING ANNUAL INDIA DAY
TEACHING A GENDER EXPLORATION WORKSHOP
LEADING Q&A WITH 6 MOVIE DIRECTORS AT THE FRAMELINE42 FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTING A WORKSHOP ON "UNDERSTANDING INTERSECTIONALITY" FOR EDUCATORS
RAISING LGBTQ+ AWARENESS ON AMERICA'S BIGGEST SOUTH ASIAN RADIO SHOW
WORKING FOR CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA'S CAMPAIGN ON LGBTQ+ ISSUES
SPEAKING AT SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL ABOUT TRANS RIGHTS
INCREASING VISIBILITY FOR TRANS & QUEER YOUTH OF COLOR AS OAKLAND PRIDE'S YOUTH GRAND MARSHALL
WITH SAFE ALTERNATIVES FOR VIOLENT ENVIRONMENTS (SAVE)
WITH 13 REASONS WHY STARS AT GLAAD GALA
DISCUSSING HER LGBTQ+ PLATFORM WITH KIMBERLY ELLIS, CANDIDATE FOR CA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
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BREAKING SILENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN RADIO SHOW HOSTED BY REWIRE COMMUNITY
UPCOMING TEDX TALK ON NEED FOR ADULT ALLIES FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH
FEATURED GUEST ON GENDER SPECTRUM'S INSTAGRAM LIVE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
VIDEO ON EMBRACING FEMININITY FOR THE REPRESENTATION PROJECT
Q&A WITH GLSEN CHAPTER LEADERS IN AUSTIN
PARTICIPATING IN A QUEER MUSLIM CAUCAS WITH TRIKONE
SPEAKING ON FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PANEL AT NQAPIA (NATIONAL QUEER ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER ALLIANCE)
SPEAKING ON A PANEL FOR HRC, DISCUSSING THEIR LGBTQ YOUTH SURVEY RESULTS
FIGHTING FOR INCLUSIVE SEX ED AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
WITH NATIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL AT GLSEN HEADQUARTERS PLANNING ANNUAL STRATEGY
CHAI WITH SAMEER COMMUNITY EVENT TO REDUCE LGBTQ+ STIGMA
PRESENTING WORKSHOPS ON COMING OUT AT HRC'S CONFERENCE
VIDEO INTERVIEW FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
EMCEE FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EVENT: REPRESENTED THE LGBTQ+ YOUTH VOICE
HOSTING A TRIKONE (WORLD'S OLDEST SOUTH ASIAN LGBTQ+ GROUP) POTLUCK
BRINGING THE EMPATHY ALLIANCE EXPERIENCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AS THEIR YOUTH AMBASSADOR
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DISCUSSING THE NEEDS OF LGBTQ+ YOUTH WITH GLAAD CEO SARAH KATE ELLIS
SECURING PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ORGANIZING 1ST CITY OF FREMONT PRIDE
DISCUSSING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & ACTIVISM WITH ELIZA BYARD, GLSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AT WOMEN'S MARCH WITH THE GSA NETWORK
WITH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER RALLY
WITH ARUNA RAO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DESI RAINBOW PARENTS DISCUSSING SOUTH ASIAN FAMILY ACCEPTANCE
ADVOCATING FOR TRANS RIGHTS AT SF CITY HALL
GENDER SPECTRUM LIVE INTERVIEW
WITH LEADERS SERVING LGBTQ+ YOUTH ACROSS AMERICA
WITH JUSTIN DREW TRANTER, AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER AND ACTIVIST.
COMMUNITY EVENT ON FAMILY ACCEPTANCE & THE CHALLENGES OF COMING OUT
WITH GIRL SCOUTS TRYING TO TACKLE LGBTQ+ BULLYING
WITH ROSS MATHEWS, TV PERSONALITY & LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST
SPEAKING AT THE TIME TO THRIVE CONFERENCE, THANKING SPONSORS
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