Lifewerq Project Presents - June Offerings (Virtual & In-Person) By & for Trans & Queer BIPOC
 Lifewerq Project thanks you for being the reason we build spaces for growing and learning in the service of our people. Our webinars are an opportunity to expand our community of Two-Spirit, Trans, gender non-conforming & Queer Black, Indigenous, People of Color careworkers, and engage in conversations and learning around Birth, Trans, and Reproductive liberation and justice. All webinars and gatherings are no-cost, open to 2S, Trans, GNC & Queer BIPOC. After registering, you will receive a calendar invite to the email provided with more information.

About the series --

Nourishing the Spirit Through Transitions Webinar with Jordan:

  • Saturday, June 14th, 3-4:30pm PST
  • About the Webinar: Food is care, it is memory, it is culture, and connection. During times of transition, whether it be life-affirming surgery, family planning, pregnancy, and postpartum, change in location, change in care for ourselves, nourishment can become a powerful way to support the body and feel more grounded.
    Collectively we will explore how to approach food as a form of care, especially for queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color who are often left out of mainstream wellness spaces. Together, we’ll talk about simple, accessible ways to nourish ourselves, how to prepare for moments when your energy is low, and how food can be part of your support system, and not another pressure.
    We’ll also share a few supportive, easy-to-make recipes designed for rest, recovery, and real life. 
    My hopes are that through this, folks will move forward with ideas that can be of  use, a deeper connection to nourishment, and a more supported approach to caring for the self and community if aligning, through change.
  • About the Facilitator: Jordan Danielle (they/them) is a black trans non-binary multi-disciplinary artist and educator, Birthworker, DJ, culinary enthusiast, and a functional space curator, born, raised and currently residing on Lenape land (New Jersey). Their practice, work and artistry is deeply rooted in gathering - shaped by and for Black, queer, and trans communities, where art is inseparable from living, surviving, celebrating, and centering liberation. Through the lens of collective care they enjoy creating experiences that explore what opens—what softens, what releases, what reconnects us to ourselves and each other; weaving sound, rhythm, text, visuals and texture. With a deep passion for Food as Medicine, they honor the relationship to/with the land and the importance it holds within birthwork. Honoring the way sound, writing, and storytelling can nourish us mentally, physically, and emotionally, empowering and centering the voices of QTBIPOC individuals, they integrate this in each practice and work they do. Birthwork is community work, it is sacred work, it is ancestral.  

Queer and Trans Lactation and Infant Feeding Webinar with Aimee:

  • ** Rescheduled to Sunday, July 12th, [Time] PST
  • About the Webinar: This webinar will cover how to support lactation and infant feeding for queer and trans families. It includes topics such as the process of milk making, nutrition, lactation induction, lactation cessation, chest feeding tips, and other ways to feed infants like Supplement Nursing System (SNS) feeding. 
  • About the Facilitator: Aimee (any pronouns) identifies as a genderfluid nonbinary person with Vietnamese ancestry. As a newly certified nurse midwife (CNM), they currently work to provide family planning services and gender affirming care. Their work is rooted in presence, holding space through transitions and the sacred cycles of death and (re)birth. Beyond this role, they love spending time with and caring for community through grassroots organization, cooking and eating with loved ones, and chilling super hard.
Acudetox Ear Seed Bead Treatments at Coleman Park Beach in Seattle with Ale:
  • Wednesday June 24th 6:30pm-7:30pm
  • Location: Coleman Park Beach 
    Parking lot, 1732 Lakeside Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 ( look for the blue pop up tent) 

  • Acudetox, is a community-rooted approach to healing that emerged in the early 1970s through collaborative organizing between the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords. Developed in response to the urgent need for accessible, culturally grounded care, this model was created to support communities experiencing stress, trauma, substance use challenges, and systemic harm. Today, it continues to be used worldwide as a simple, effective practice for collective healing and solidarity.

    Acudetox is a five-point ear acupuncture protocol designed to help regulate the nervous system, calm emotional distress, and restore balance in the body. During a session, up to five small, sterilized, single-use needles—or alternatively, 2–3 ear seed bead stickers—are gently placed at specific points on each ear. These points correspond with cranial nerve pathways that influence the body’s stress response, supporting relaxation and internal regulation.

    When combined with nervous-system-supportive herbal teas, Acu-Wellness can further encourage rest, digestion, and grounding.

    Participants commonly report:

    • Increased calmness and improved sleep
    • Reduced stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm
    • Greater ease engaging in counseling or support services
    • A renewed sense of inner quiet, clarity, and strength

    For this session we will only be learning about acupressure and practice/experience the use of auricular(ear) seed bead stickers.  

    Join us for an evening of collective care. 

    Things to bring to help you be more comfortable: 

    -- a camp chair or blanket to sit on, 

    -- One pair of tweezers to help you handle ear seed stickers before placing them on the ear points.

    -- a snack to share with the group if you’d like

    We will provide seed bead stickers at no cost and a nervous system supportive refreshing tea! 

  • About the Facilitator: Ale Abreu ( Afro-Lenca) (They/Elle/He/She) Is a Black Indigenous Fat & Disabled Community Organizer, Community Herbalist, Birthkeeper, Curanderismo  practitioner, Community Educator, and NADA Acudetox Specialist, working in and throughout the borderlands and based in the Coast Salish Pacific Northwest.  Ale sees their work as a form of cultural, political, medical, & spiritual intervention essential to the Liberation & Sovereignty of all peoples. 

Access:
With permission from the facilitator, all webinars will be recorded and sent to registered participants. Captions are enabled, and cameras can be on or off. Participation in the chat is encouraged. If you are in need of other accommodations, please let us know in the form below and we will do our best to meet your needs.

This series is for Two-Spirit, Trans, gender non-conforming & Queer Black, Indigenous, People of Color. If you identify as white and/or cisgender + straight, we ask you to kindly do any or all of the following:
(1) Send this to a Trans and/or Queer BIPOC person,
(2) Donate to our Project to help fund this and future trainings: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/gX_Z1hcvT7KYTode2fm9DQ

Lifewerq Project's Community Agreements:
-We are committed to Birth, Trans, and Reproductive Justice
-Supporting birthing people in their journeys of pregnancy and childbirth is as critical as supporting people through other birthing experiences such as renaming, transitioning, and embodiment of gender
-We understand that we come from a history of exploitation and sacrifice, and we honor ourselves and the legacy of love present in our communities by prioritizing joy and rest in our werq endeavors 
-We uphold body sovereignty and autonomy
-We acknowledge and address the effects of colorism and featurism in BIPOC spaces
-We acknowledge and address that Trans & GNC people do not need to medically transition or present as androgynous, and that those who do transition and change their presentation experience higher levels of violence and discrimination

Donations:
Lifewerq Project is a small, fiscally-sponsored grassroots community organization that relies on grants and donations in order to keep our offerings at no-cost to participants. If you feel called to donate, have access to wealth and/or if your employer, school, etc. can afford to sponsor all or a portion of the cost to participate (participation is valued at $30/person per webinar), we invite you to make a donation of any amount towards our project here:
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/gX_Z1hcvT7KYTode2fm9DQ

Please email us with any questions or thoughts you may have at lifewerqproject@gmail.com

We look forward to spending time with you this Spring!
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