“Where our Queer People Welcome”, Nov. 10

News release Coos History Museum.  A majority of Americans now accept gay and lesbian relationships, but the queer population is made up of a diversity of communities and experiences. Are all queer people accepted, tolerated, and embraced everywhere? Where are we made to feel welcome? Where do we feel unwelcome and unsafe? How do race, language, gender identity, family structure, faith, where we work, and where we live shape how we are seen, welcomed, and accepted? This is the focus of “Where Are Queer People Welcome” a free conversation with Jill Winsor on Fri Nov. 10th at 6-7:30pm at Coos History Museum.  Jill Winsor is a policy advocate. In Jill’s role at Neighborhood Partnerships, she works to explore new resources, tools, and policy concepts to improve the financial stability of Oregon communities. Her advocacy is informed by the decade she spent on the front lines of social service provision in public healthcare settings. She spends a lot of time thinking about how we construct community and firmly believes that good policy is possible when space is created for the active participation of the communities most impacted. Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future. This is a free Museum sponsored event, will be held from 6-7:30pm on Friday, Nov. 10th at the Museum on N Front Street. For any questions regarding this talk, or others like it, go to www.cooshistory.org or contact our Education Coordinator, Amy Pollicino, at 541-756-6320 ext. 216 or education@cooshistory.org.