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Thursday, February 13th
2:00 p.m. ET - 3:30 p.m. ET
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FaceOut Project Webinar in Honor of Sandy Goodwick
This webinar was catalyzed into existence by the late Sandy Goodwick who was a FIERCE advocate and proud member of the Peer and Facial Difference movements, amongst many others. She was dedicated to building bridges between communities and movements and she steadfastly believed that no one should be shut out or left behind. Sandy, we love you and we are honored to uphold your legacy and continue the work you started so many years ago.
Webinar Description: Facial difference (FD), an underrepresented disability, is mostly left out of the DEI conversation and yet 1 in 10 people live with a facial difference that, due to stigma, severely affects the ability to lead a typical life. However, if acknowledged and understood, the lessons learned from the FD community have the potential to transform the care we are able to give each other. In this webinar, participants will take away practical tips on our bias reduction, preferred language usage, and how to best support FD peers. We will cover what it means to live with facial difference and the unique systemic barriers individuals face that significantly contribute to high rates of mental health challenges in our community. We will break down the history of stigma against visible difference (dating back to ancient times!) and how harmful representation of FD in the media perpetuates stereotypes. Learners will get a glimpse into our community and our collective wisdom as we share our stories. We at The FaceOut Project hope this webinar helps participants become culturally competent in FD and use these lessons to ultimately better serve everyone, visibly different or not.
Presented By:
Felix Guzman
Felix Guzman, is a poet, community organizer and advocate, focusing on the issues at the intersectionality of poverty -- including but not limited to decarceration, houselessness, and the overt disparity in provision of mental health and recovery services to the BIPOC community. Felix is not only facially different but is also a certified peer professional in New York State working towards obtaining professional designation, and soon to supervise peers at a private practice. Due to his contributions to the community and the important conversations around community safety, Felix currently serves on the Board of Directors at various nonprofits and has also been appointed to public office as a member of the NYC City Council Commission on Community Reinvestment and the Closure of Rikers Island. Having appeared in print, online and televised media, Felix is looking to raise awareness on the issues that don't usually receive attention, let alone a platform. Felix plans to run for public office in the future as a facially different Peer professional badass.
To learn more about Felix's work both in/and of service to community, and artistic portfolio, feel free to visit FelixGuzman.com and follow him on social media via username felixguzman81 on Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Gmail.
David Roche
David Roche, C.M., is a pioneer of disability culture, an inspirational humorist who has transformed the challenges and gifts of living with facial difference into a compelling message that has won standing ovations from New Zealand to Moscow, across Canada and the USA, including at the White House, the Kennedy Center and the Sydney and Vancouver Olympics Arts Festivals. David recently was awarded the Order of Canada “for making both Canada and the US a better place” through his disability and facial difference-related activism. He is featured in Shameless: the Art of Disability, the iconic film from the National Film Board of Canada directed by Bonnie Sherr Klein. He also has a principal role in the feature film Happy Face directed by Alexandre Franchi. David has published two books: The Church of 80% Sincerity and Standing at the Back Door of Happiness. He is active in the FaceOut Project Activism Cohort begun by Sora Kasuga. David and Marlena Blavin’s 24 minute video, Love at Second Sight, based on over 15 years of live presentations to students, is available at no cost at loveatsecondsight.org. They live on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.
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This flyer was developed [in part] under grant number SM082648 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS. |
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