Multicultural Speaker Series Featuring Clock, Inc.

Our aim for this series is to provide an opportunity for individuals and organizations to engage diverse residents and employees from multiple sectors in the Quad Cities region, broaden their networks, and enhance their awareness of diversity issues.

This Multicultural speaker series is an LGBT+ Awareness training. Each participant will walk away with a certification of completion. Standard cold boxed lunch will be provided. Limited tickets for sale.

Location:
Ascentra Credit Union in the Lensmeyer Learning Center on the first floor.
2019 Grant St, Bettendorf, IA 52722

COVID-19 Guidelines at Ascentra Credit Union: We ask that you please maintain a 6 feet distance while in the building. Masks are required, except while eating.

About the training:

Clock, Inc strives to advance the community and advocate for the well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, (LGBTQ+) individuals in the Quad City area. Clock, Inc provides educational training to help strengthen the knowledge about the individuals identifying in this community. Our training is intended to be judgment-free and supportive spaces.

Our training raises awareness and educates those on the issues that directly impact LGBT+ individuals. We visit schools, organizations, and other meeting places in the Quad City area sharing personal stories, and provides time to ask questions in a safe space and have a real, honest conversation about LGBT+ issues. Training may cover, but not limited to topics listed below:

Advance Equity & Inclusion for Transgender & Gender Nonconforming People
Broad understanding of LGBT+ issues
Personal struggles
Increase Access to Affirming Mental Health Services

Our training is intended to be judgment-free and supportive spaces.

About Clock, Inc.: In December 26, 2018: Clock, Inc was officially Founded in the State of Illinois. On March 8, 2019: Chase and the Board of Directors opened the doors to Clock, Inc: LGBT+ Community Center in the Quad Cities. On May 9, 2019: Clock, Inc became an official 501c3 nonprofit organization. On June 10, 2019: Clock, Inc held one of the highest attending Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies for overall attendance, youth attendance & some of the highest Representatives attendance.

About our Speaker:

Clock, Inc's Executive Director, Chase Norris, was completing his Master’s in Counselor Education, he started an LGBT+ Youth group at his internship site. As time went on, Chase’s LGBT+ youth group was becoming more populated. Each week he worked with these young adults who were struggling with so much, but yet, so brave. As graduation was getting closer and Chase’s time with these kids was coming to end, he could not fathom the idea of “abandoning” them. In one of their remaining groups he asked the kids, “If you could have any resource available to you, what would you want?” In unison, they replied, “A safe place for us to go.”

At that next group meeting, Chase told the kids that he would try to open an LGBT+ Community Center and they spent the entire group talking about resources they would want offered at their center. Every idea, plan, event was suggested by one of these group kids. Chase graduated with his Master’s in December 2018, he moved his weekly group to a friend’s mental health private practice, which was now a free support group. This allowed him to keep his group going until he was able to provide these kids with a community center of their own.

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Date and Time

Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Tuesday June 22, 2021 Beginning at Noon

Location

Ascentra Credit Union in the Lensmeyer Learning Center on the first floor.
2019 Grant St, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Fees/Admission

EVENT CLOSED/ FULL CAPACITY