Arien Reed
Public Appearances
Upcoming
LGBTQ Cultural Competency
Fresno City College (via Zoom)
Faculty Flex Day, Spring
January 8, 2021 8:00am
Are You a Trans Ally?
Fresno City College (via Zoom)
Faculty Flex Day, Spring
January 8, 2021 2:30pm
Creative Writing Workshop
Fresno/Clovis Writers' Workshop
Short Prose, Poetry, Hybrid, Short Stories
December 16, 2020
Creative Writing Workshop
Fresno/Clovis Writers' Workshop
Novels, Poetry Manuscripts, Memoirs, Collections
January 7, 2021
Topics
LGBTQ Cultural Competency
One of the most vital first steps in building a welcoming, safe, and affirming environment on your college campus is educating your staff, faculty, and administrators on the basics of LGBTQ culture, how to be culturally sensitive to people who are LGBTQ, and what being an ally to the LGBTQ community really means. This 2-hour training aims to provide participants with an understanding of how to be inclusive, address LGBTQ-phobia microaggressions, and how to support LGBTQ students in crisis.
Are You a Trans Ally?
Few people are aware of the different kinds of trans people or understand what it means to be trans, much less how to sensitively interact with people who are trans or who appear to be trans. This 1-2 hour presentation expounds and breaks down the diverse gender identities currently in existence today versus biological sex, sexual orientation, gender roles, and gender expression. Participants are introduced to their own unconscious heteronormative bias and given the tools necessary to understand what it means to be a trans ally and inclusive of trans people and trans culture. Participants will also be introduced to the many ways in which they can support their trans friends, coworkers, family members, and acquaintances both inside and outside the learning or service environment.
Trans Affirming Spaces
Do you know what kinds of policies, programs, facilities, resources, services, events, employee benefits, managerial practices, and curricula inclusions your educational institution should establish and maintain for your campus to be a place where trans students and employees thrive? This 1-hour presentation introduces participants to the many ways in which their campuses could and should be inclusive and affirming of their trans students and employees so that they can excel as effectively as their cisgender counterparts.
Creative Writing Speaking
An MFA graduate who has had various poetry, art, non-fiction, and hybrid works published nationally and internationally, Arien Reed occasionally reads his work publicly (upon request) and can also speak to various topics about the technical aspects of poetry or fiction.
Creative Writing Workshops
An MFA graduate who has had various poetry, art, non-fiction, and hybrid works published nationally and internationally, Arien Reed was appointed as organizer of the Fresno/Clovis Writers' Workshop (effective September 2020) through which he regularly provides workshops on all forms of creative writing. Learn more on MeetUp.
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Past Appearances
Poetry Reading
De Anza College (via Zoom)
Red Wheelbarrow 2020 Poetry Prize Awards Celebration & Book Launch
December 8, 2020
Poetry Reading
Mindwell Poetry (via Zoom)
We Don't Break, We Burn Brighter Anthology Launch
November 24, 2020
Are You a Trans Ally?
Fresno City College
Trans Awareness Week
November 10, 2020
Creative Writing Workshop
Fresno/Clovis Writers' Workshop
Short Prose, Poetry, Hybrid, Short Stories
October 21, 2020
Understanding & Addressing the Needs Unique to LGBTQ Students
College Student Services Officers Conference (via Zoom)
Annual Conference, Fall
September 9, 2020
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College (via Zoom)
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
August 7, 2020
Poetry Reading
Hippocrates Poetry Initiative (via Zoom)
2020 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry Awards Celebration
May 15, 2020
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Spring
January 10, 2020
Are You a Trans Ally?
Fresno City College
Trans Awareness Week
November 2019
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
August 2019
Supporting LGBTQ Students in the Classroom
Fresno City College
Institutional Development for Equity, Access & Success
May 2019
Creating a Safer Campus for LGBTQ Students and Staff
Fresno City College
19th Annual SCCCD Classified Professionals Mega Conference
April 2019
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
January 2019
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
August 2018
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
January 2018
LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training
Fresno City College
Faculty Flex Day, Fall
August 2017