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2017 Gender Conference East Family Day

Welcome to Gender Conference East 2017 Family and Youth Day!
November 4th, 2017
Doubletree by Hilton Newark Airport, Newark NJ

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8:00am PDT

Sign In with Parent/Guardian Atlantic and Burlington Rooms Sign In with Parent/Guardian Warren Room

8:30am PDT

Daycare Somerset Room

8:45am PDT

Conference Opening / Welcome Session Hudson Room Arrival activity: Who Are You? Atlantic and Burlington Rooms Ice Breaker and Community Guidelines Mercer Room and Salem Room Ice Breaker and Community Guidelines Warren Room

9:10am PDT

Gender Basics Hudson Room

9:15am PDT

Welcome circle and Ice breakers Atlantic and Burlington Rooms Possibility Model Workshop Mercer Room and Salem Room Possibility Model Workshop Mercer Room and Salem Room

9:40am PDT

Double Rainbow: Supporting Youth on both the Autism and Gender Spectrums Bergen Room Families in Transition: The Emotional, Social and Logistical Impact of the Entire Family Hudson Room Gender Affirming Medical Care 101 for Transgender Youth Monmouth Room Making Your School Trans Affirming! Camden Room Taken By Surprise (for parents of teens and young adults) Morris Room Toward the Use of Gender-Expansive Language Essex Room Transgender Politics and Legislation - A Process in Transition Passaic Room

9:45am PDT

Game Time: Small Group Activity Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

10:15am PDT

Story Time: Large Group Activity Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

10:45am PDT

Snack time Atlantic and Burlington Rooms Personal & Community Growth and Healing Warren Room All in the Family: Siblings of Transgender/GNC Youth Space Salem Room Ask a Doctor! Q&A for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Mercer Room

11:15am PDT

Craft Project: Small Group Activity Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

11:20am PDT

All in the Family: Cisgender Siblings Transition Too Essex Room Faith, Hope, and Love: The Importance of Affirming Faith Communities Passaic Room Gender Affirming Masculinization Surgery: Options, Preparation and After-Care Monmouth Room It's a Journey: Parents and Caregivers Adjust to their Trans and Gender Expansive Children Morris Room Talking to Decisionmakers When You’d Much Rather Scream Bergen Room

11:30am PDT

Remapping Our Masks- A Transformative Art Workshop Warren Room

11:45am PDT

Community Art Project: Small Group Activity Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

12:00pm PDT

Packing, Binding, and Tucking: Safer Techniques to Empower Our Bodies Mercer Room “Adulting” as a Trans* or Gender Nonconforming Person Salem Room

12:45pm PDT

Lunch Hudson Room / Camden Room / Upper Terrace

2:15pm PDT

Dating, Disclosure and Relationships (and Creating Healthy and Safe Boundaries) Salem Room Legal Checkup: Understanding Legal Protections for Trans Youth Mercer Room Your Body Your Health: Ask A Doctor Warren Room

2:20pm PDT

Family Acceptance: An API (Asian Pacific Islander) Perspective Passaic Room Gender Affirming Feminization Surgery: Options, Preparation and After-Care Monmouth Room Getting Beyond the Binary: A Mom and A Therapist Talk Past, Present & Future of Non-Binary Kids Essex Room Raising Zoey Film Screening & Discussion Morris Room Supportive Parenting Practices: Concrete Steps You Can Take To Reduce The Risks Of Self-Harm Bergen Room

2:30pm PDT

Sign-a-long Time: Large Group Activity Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

3:00pm PDT

Movie and snack Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

3:15pm PDT

Dance Workshop Salem Room Remapping Our Masks- A Transformative Art Workshop for Teens and Young Adults Mercer Room Healthy Relationships Warren Room

4:00pm PDT

Advocating For and With Youth in Resistant Schools and Communities Camden Room All You Ever Wanted to Know About Therapy for Trans and Gender Nonconforming People and Families But Were Afraid to Ask Essex Room Dad's Support Group Morris Room Future Families: Options for Transgender Youth Monmouth Room Getting Your Trans Care Covered: Navigating Insurance Coverage to Get the Care You Need Hudson Room Legal Checkup: Understanding Legal Protections for Trans Youth Passaic Room Why is Your Child Coloring Outside the Lines? Bergen Room

4:30pm PDT

Dance Workshop Warren Room Raising Zoey Film Screening & Discussion Mercer Room and Salem Room

4:45pm PDT

Closing Circle Atlantic and Burlington Rooms

5:20pm PDT

Sign Out with Parent/Guardian Atlantic and Burlington Rooms Sign Out with Parent/Guardian Warren Room

5:30pm PDT

Conference Closing Hudson Room

6:30pm PDT

Pizza Party Essex Room and Monmouth Room

7:30pm PDT

Dance & Karaoke Party! TBA