JUne 11, 2024 – PRide month /Juneteenth
Audio recording here
JUNETEENTH - South Coast Health Equity Coalition (SCHEC) - Jayden Ruff (she/her) Director SCHEC jayden@southcoastequity.org
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PRIDE MONTH - Southern Oregon Coast Pride (SOCP) - Laura Erceg (she/her) Director SOCP pride@unitedwayswo.org
SOCP https://www.socpride.org/
Mission statement: To conduct events that foster hope and provide support for 2SLGBTQIA+ community, educate the larger community about 2SLGBTQIA+ issues and to collaborate with allied individuals and organizations to advance equity and justice among marginalized groups in Coos and Curry counties
2SLGBTQIA+ stands for 2 spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, question or queer, intersex and asexual ally plus -
You will never know all the meanings of all the gendered expressions or gender identities and sexual orientations AND you don’t have to know / understand all to be an ally — if someone shares with you and you don’t know “What does that mean to you?” is a great question
June 1969 uprising in New York City has been seen as the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBT Americans but trans women of color were also at the forefront and the San Francisco Compton riots - locally working on shifting to include those individuals in the telling of Pride history
A Brief History of Queer Political Action video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdEKHi7qeiM
SOCP Programs and events https://www.socpride.org/
Queer & Allies of Coos and Curry counties (Q&A) - safe space for youth 14 -24 to come and build friendships, get access to resources, make connections
Gender Affirmation Closet - supports anyone that identifies as trans or gender expansive to access goods that they need to affirm themselves, supports with name changes, and getting access to services (affirming therapists, doctors etc)
Youth Leadership & Advocacy - mini workshops on talking about identity and history and language, protest art - Rural Educator Toolkit for supporting queer students in rural spaces
Q-Cafes - safe spaces for adults - Bandon & Gold Beach
Pride Book Club (both counties) - partner with Chetco Library - everyone that attends gets a free book of the month that the group votes to read
Pride Scholarship - ages 16 - 26
Pride in the Park - Coos - August 3rd (11am -3pm) @ Boynton Park
21 & up Karaoke Pride Edition June 29th - Coney Station 8pm - midnight
SCHEC https://southcoastequity.org/
Mission statement: To serve as a bridge to historically underserved and underrepresented communities to empower diverse groups to become involved in developing unique, culturally appropriate solutions to pervasive issues of inequity that impact the health outcomes and well being of community members
What is Juneteenth and why is it important video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8TNKZVEWs
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States
June 19, 1865 Major General Gordon Granger announced to Galveston TX the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery
Although the emancipation Proclamation came 2 1/2 years earlier on January 1, 1863 many enslavers continued to hold enslaved Black people captive after the announcement, so Juneteenth became a symbolic date representing African American
First Juneteenth celebration was held in January because it commemorated the signing of the Proclamation not the announcement in TX
Coos History museum has a historical marker for Alonzo Tucker - paid for by SCHEC’s Juneteenth celebration, Equal Justice Initiative out of Alabama and Oregon Remembrance Project
48 states recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday
First year that we have events in 3 locations - Coos Bay, Bandon and Brookings — See flyer for details
Alonzo Tucker story video: https://oregonremembrance.org/alonzo-tucker/the-story/
Introductions of new members:
Evan Porter - Coastal Families Nursery evan@coastalfamilies.org 541-217-7027 | coastalfamilies.org
Victoria Sage - Regional Director for Southwest Oregon -National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - 541.414.3386 - Victoria@NAMIOR.org
Kara Long - Coos Health and Wellness - kara.long@chw.coos.or.us
Jamie Gatewood - Education and Outreach Assistant Director - JGatewood@fhco.org
Community partner updates & Flyers:
Please add flyers here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gi8dfSPvSmvAIHVgy42njUVIbu3J3cGV
Victoria Sage - looking for volunteers / partners / etc. Regional Director for Southwest Oregon National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 541.414.3386 - Victoria@NAMIOR.org
Kara Long - Coos Health and Wellness - It’s Time - June 20th - Storytelling event around recovery @ So It Goes
CHIP link - https://advancedhealth.com/community-focus/coos-community-health-improvement-plan/ CHIP Meetings June 20th Coos - July 3rd Curry - CHIP grants are opening June 15th - August 1st
Becky Yaeger - Resource Fair in Reedsport Saturday for resources available in Douglas county 9:30 - 3 June 13th
Volunteer Fair - Coos Bay Library June 12th 2-4pm
Next month meeting - Taking July off - August 13, 2024
Upcoming: August, September, October - Fair Housing Council & Alternative Youth Activities (AYA) are on the list
Send suggestions for future topics to Jen Shafer director@unitedwayswo.org