Town Halls, Conversations, and Panels Oh My

During the pandemic, I was able to moderate and organize some great townhalls/panel discussions on some timely topics. Check them out!

The first panel I was a part of was entitled Staying Connected: LGBTQ Resource Beyond COVID-19. It was put organized by the Toledo Lucas County Health Department and Equality Toledo. I got to share some tips and information on mental health during the pandemic. This event was covered in the local news. 

 

Next was a panel I organized and moderated for the Social Justice Subcommittee of the City of Toledo's Human Relations Commission. The panel was entitled Promoting Wellness for Youth of Color and focused on ways parents and professionals can support youth's mental health. I think this went so well and even got some good coverage in the local newspaper. 

 

In October I helped to organize and co-moderate a panel with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and the UT Opioid Task Force. This was entitled Community Conversation: A Panel Discussion on the Opioid Epidemic. The goal of this event was to help raise aware of the current state of the opioid epidemic and provide resources for families and friends with loved ones with opioid use disorder. 

Finally, I helped to organize Color Me Latino: a conversation on anti-blackness in the Latino Community. This was with the Social Justice Subcommittee of the City of Toledo's Human Relations Commission and the Latino Alliance of Northwest Ohio. While I wasn't on the panel or moderating this event, I helped to identify panelists, develop questions, and interact on Facebook to help promote the event. The goal of this panel was to raise awareness on the issue of colorism and anti-blackness in the Latino community and to start a larger conversation around the issue.