LGBTQ+ Speaker Series
The LGBTQ+ Advocates Committee, in partnership with the Associated Students of Norco College and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, presented the inaugural LGBTQ+ Virtual Summit on May 18, 2021, and presented a second summit in 2022. The summits feature presentations from and conversations with prominent voices in the local LGBTQ+ community, as well as student panels featuring current and alumni RCCD students. We are excited to present the recordings of these presentations on this page.
LGBTQ+ Virtual Summit 2022 - Vanity Halston – 05-03-2022
The opening event of the 2 Annual LGBTQ+ Speaker Series Summit, Speaker Vanity Halston talks about the history of drag to present day.
Speaker Series Event 1: Student Panel: Our Lives, Our Experiences, Our Community – 05-12-2022
Introducer to the event: Evangelina Abeyta; Speakers: Bonnie Eccles, Alice Diaz, Heather Otega
Speaker Series Event 2: Debunking Stereotypes: The effects, the impacts, and the need for them to be confronted – 05-18-2022
Introducer to the event: Evangelina Abeyta; Speakers: Eloy Garcia and Steven Avila
Speaker Series Event 3: Do it afraid first, then with confidence – 05-23-2022
Introducer to the event: Evangelina Abeyta; Speaker: Melissa Muganzo
1 Annual LGBTQ+ Speaker Series Summit
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LGBTQ+ Virtual Summit 2021 - Dr. Jan Muto - Introduction to the Speaker Series – 05-18-2021
The 1 Annual LGBTQ+ Speaker Series Summit begins with an address from the esteemed Dr. Jan Muto.
LGBTQ+ Virtual Summit 2021: Somos de Aqui with Ana Teixeira – 05-19-2021
Somos de Aqui: An Introspection of the QPOC Experience in Puerto Rico, and the Necessity of Galvanizing Activism Within the LGBTQ+ Community of the Neo-Colonial Experience; Speaker: Ana Teixeira
LGBTQ+ Virtual Summit 2021: The Voices, Lives, and Experiences of Current and Alumni RCCD students – 05-20-2021
Student Panel of current and alumni RCCD students