Aloha/Talofa/Bula friends, on November 13th to the 20th we will be celebrating TRANS AWARENESS week. Throughout the week UTOPIA will be hosting various events to inform/educate/equip our trans and gender non-conforming individuals on issues our community face as a whole.

On Thursday November 15th, we will be hosting our third event for trans awareness week entitled “Talanoa: Trans Dialogue”

The address for the gathering is:

Kent City Hall (brick building on the southeast corner of 4th & Gowe)
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, Wa 98032

UTOPIA will be hosting a panel discussion entitled “Talanoa” (open dialogue) that consists of Trans and gender diverse speakers discussing issues on violence against transgender & gender non-conforming individuals, sharing experiences with incarceration, healthcare system and health disparities. We hope that the stories and conversations shared at this panel will give some tools to better support trans and non-conforming individuals.

Accessibility information:
– The space is wheelchair accessible
– Parking is available in the parking garage south of City of Kent Centennial Bldg.. 400 West Gowe Street.

We want to make this and any UTOPIA future events accessible as possible. Please let us know your access needs by emailing ara@utopiaseattle.org

UTOPIA works to provide sacred spaces to strengthen the minds and bodies of QTPI -Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders Alliance- through community organizing, community care, civic engagement, and cultural stewardship.