LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Michelle Castillo Friends of Puvungna 

Co-founder and land protector advocating for Indigenous cultural preservation in Long Beach.

Cynthia Thornburg Ruffin Earthlodge Center for Transformation
Programs Director centering healing justice and Indigenous wellness practices.

SPEAKERS

Councilwoman Cindy Allen Long Beach District 2
Community liaison speaking in support of LGBTQ+ visibility and public resources.

Violet Rodriguez The LGBTQ Center Long Beach – Older Adult Services
Manager supporting aging LGBTQ+ individuals through wellness and community-building programs.

Ellie Aguilar Activist
Elder activist reflecting on generational resistance and lived experience.

Erin Arendse Equality California
Policy expert advocating for LGBTQ+ rights across California.

Yardenna “Denna Dean” Aaron Earthlodge Center for Transformation
Healing justice advocate working at the intersections of race, gender, and spirituality.

Lali Hormaza & Symon Badarian 7th Street Collective
Mutual aid organizers operating a Free Store and community support network.

Cinnamon Rivera  Instagram | KLBP 99.1 FM
Spoken word artist and host of Tea Time with Cinnamon; founder of LYNX community project.

Yvonne Marquez Adelitas Revenge
Cultural advocate and business owner centering Latiné and Indigenous artists.

Ashlie Beaslie Feminist Uprising
Activist and ERA advocate uplifting inclusive feminism in Southern California.

Denisse Tapia ORALE
Organizer advancing immigrant justice and racial equity in Long Beach.

Donna Sayed Activist
Local educator and activist speaking on grassroots resistance and care.

Queen Hollins Earthlodge Center for Transformation
Spiritual leader and ritualist closing the event with an intergenerational enactment.

EMCEE

Marie Cartier Emcee, Author, Baby You Are My Religion

Poet, activist, scholar, and emcee whose work uplifts lesbian bar culture and queer community memory.