june, 2021
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Virtual Workshop - Zoom
Presented in
English with ASL Interpretation
Cost
$20.00 for all registrants
All workshop registrations are final. No refunds.
CEUs
0.2 PPO Professional Studies
ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.2 PPO CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.
Event Details
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Event Details
Educational Objectives:
Compare and contrast rights (federal vs state) in regard to relationship recognition in the current laws
-Explain key challenges for same-sex couples in accessing rights, benefits and services
-Devise ally behaviors to support equality in the laws
-Differentiate three key issues that potentially disempower same-sex couples and trans folx from having equality in the laws
Presenter Bio
CM Hall (she/her/hers, they/them/theirs) has long been a community activist, committed to equity and social justice. Professionally, CM manages dual careers in both the field of interpreting grant administration and teaching. CM teaches LGBTQ Studies at Western Oregon University and is also a nationally‐certified sign language interpreter, having earned a Bachelor’s in Interpreting from Western Oregon University and a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in LGBTQ and Gender Studies from Oregon State University. CM has worked as a fundraiser, raising millions of dollars for LGBTQ equity work and has worked as a political strategist for queer nonprofit organizations and campaigns. CM produces an annual storytelling event, The Coming Out Monologues, as a benefit for Basic Rights Oregon’s Equality PAC. CM has been recognized for her advocacy work by Basic Rights Oregon, Pride Northwest, and the Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest, Campus Pride, the Human Rights Campaign, the Oregon Association of the Deaf, the Oregon Deaf & Hard of Hearing Advisory Committee, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and Western Oregon University’s Stonewall Center.
CM is also the first out queer person elected in 2018 to the Newport, Oregon City Council, and was endorsed by the Victory Fund.
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