Meet your speakers
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              Sydette HarryKeynote “So Do You Want To Fight or Nah?”—Identity Rage, Performance, and the Shaky Ground
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              Shaun LauKeynote Small Media and the Possibilities of Conversation
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              Emily GorcenskiVoting Machines and a Road to Accidental Activism
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              Frances GonzalezRepresentation and Storytelling in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
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              Jazmyn LatimerWhat Do Second Chances Look Like?
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              Juan RamirezFeeding Social Justice to the Masses: the Racist Sandwich Podcast
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              Kaya ThomasWe Read Too: Creating a Central Resource for Books by PoC
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              Keah BrownA Journey to #DisabledAndCute: On Representation, Self Love, Self Care, and What's Next
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              Kendra AlbertDirect Donation Models (Or How to Give Away Other People’s Money)
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              Morgen BromellHacking Liberation: Building Safe Platforms for All Genders
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              Nick O'NeillTech For Active Resistance: 5 Calls
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              Talila ”T.L.“ LewisA Primer: Disability Justice In the Age of Mass Incarceration
Join us at the Eliot Center in Portland, OR
Fri, Sept 15
              Talks
            
            
              Attendee Spotlight
            
            
              Talks
            
          Sat, Sept 16
              Group Volunteering
            
            
              Talks
            
          Affect (“effect”) is a community conference featuring stories from activists, creators, and techies. To pair words with action, we also partner with local nonprofits and create group volunteer projects that attendees can choose from.
You’ll also have:
- onsite childcare
- live captioning
- ASL interpreters
- all-gender restrooms
- wheelchair-accessible paths
- reservable seating
- a quiet area
- “no laptop” rule during talks