8th Annual Lesbians+ of Color Symposium (LOCS)
Legacy
"Change the story and you change perception; change perception and you change the world." - Jean Houston
March 20 - 21, 2020 | Harvard Law School - Wasserstein Hall, Milstein
proudly co-hosted by Harvard Law School Lambda, a student organization at Harvard Law School
Pre-Registration (required) Open and Available through March 10th
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Friday, March 20th | Opening Night Cocktail Reception | 5PM - 9PM
Featured Speakers
Kristen McCallum Coley
Writer | Social Impact Founder
Guest of Honor
Lily Zheng
Organizational Consultant | Executive Coach
Keynote Speaker
Saturday, March 21st | 9AM - 5PM
Featured Speakers & Presenters
Ericka Huggins
Educator | Former Leading Black Panther Party Member
Special Guest Speaker
Renee Graham
Associate Editor | Columnist
Boston Globe
Fireside Conversation Host
Kay Martinez , M.A. (they/them)
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Keynote Speaker
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Shanae Adams, CIGT (she/her)
Sexuality Professional
Honestly Nae
Karen Bayard (she/her)
Comedienne & Owner
Whole Body Laughter
Toni Branson (she/her)
Owner & Designer
Style is Freedom
Zakiya Collier (she/her)
Digital Archivist
Schomburg Center for Research
in Black Culture
Bendita Cynthia Malakia, Esq. (she/her)
Senior Inclusion Manager
Hogan Lovells
Phree (they/them)
Founder | Spoken Word Artist
Bois & Bullshit
Jha D Williams (she/her)
Executive Producer & Director
Womxn of Color Weekend (WoCW)
Susu Wong (she/her)
Principal | Founder
Tomo360
QTPOC in the Academy Roundtable Participants
Marya T. Mtshali, Ph. D.
Lecturer, Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality | Harvard University
Phylicia Coley, M.Ed.
Associate Dean, Off Campus Common | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kim Salas Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging | Harvard Kennedy School
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Legacy - 8th Annual Lesbians+ of Color Symposium (LOCS) Schedule *
“Change the story and you change perception; change perception and you change the world”- Jean Houston
Friday, March 20th | Legacy Opening Cocktail Reception | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
5:00 – 7:00 PM Registration + Speed Networking
7:00 – 9:00 PM Opening Remarks – Kristen McCallum Coley | Founder, SafeWordSociety
Keynote – Lily Zheng | Organizational Designer + Executive Coach
Legacy Mixer
Saturday, March 21st | MMXX LOCS II | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9:00 – 10:00 AM Registration + Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 AM Special Guest Fireside Conversation
Ericka Huggins | Former Leading Black Panther Party Member
Renee Graham | Associate Editor + Columnist , Boston Globe
Legacy Sessions I
11:00 – 12:00 PM Level Up: “Authentically” Advancing in Your Career
Presented by Bendita Cynthia Malakia, Esq.
Kink n Femme
Presented by Shanae “Honestly Nae” Adams, CIGT
A TOMBOI Conversation
Presented by Toni Branson
12:00 – 1:00 PM Legacy Luncheon Speaker Spotlight featuring
Susu Wong | Principal Founder, Tomo360
Serena Johnson | Chief Program Officer| Family Equality
Legacy Sessions II
1:00 – 2:00 PM Ya Heard!
Presented by Jha D + Phree
“We Must Document Ourselves Now”: Methods of Self-Preservation
Presented by Zakiya Collier
Play to Your Strengths
Presented by Karen Bayard
2:00 – 3:00 PM Keynote – Kay Martinez | Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
3:00 – 4:00 PM QTPOC in the Academy Roundtable featuring
Marya T. Mtshali, Ph.D |Lecturer, Studies of Women, Gender & Sexuality
Harvard University
Phylicia Coley, M.Ed.| Associate Dean, Off Campus Common
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kim Salas, Ph.D. | Assistant Director, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Harvard Kennedy School
*Please note schedule is subject to change without notice