Education for the here and now.
Each year, we welcome new Directors of Public Engagement to the project. These young adults craft public-facing educational and health literacy campaigns. Explore them below!
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The Pleasure Podcast
Exploring critical issues of importance today—from bodily autonomy, to disability justice, to somatic embodied healing, and more—this podcast allowed our guests to contribute to their own, and each other's, flourishing. Featuring the voices, insights, and lived experiences of more than 20 people across the globe, we. built community and solidarity around a shared mission to recenter pleasure and wellbeing in conversations about health. We hope that our community of global listeners will be able to foster a deeper sense of connection to their sexual and intimate selves, broadening their understanding and appreciation for pleasure in their everyday lives.
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Sexual Health Digital Literacy: A 101 Series
Young people today have the navigate an unending flow of information and messages in their online and digital worlds. With new and emerging technologies making it easier and easier to misinform (or outright lie), and influencers being paid money to promote particular views, products, and “truths,” it is more important than ever to create a space for comprehensive, holistic, inclusive information about sex, sexuality, and sexual health. This 16-part series featured the voices of our community partners and other likeminded community organizations.
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Normalizing Pleasure: A Youth-Led Town Hall
A Town Hall exploring how this current sociopolitical moment is impacting sexual health and bodily autonomy, and shaping 2SLGBTQIA+ young people’s lives. Featuring: Joshua Baker, LMSW Youth Program Coordinator with The Knights and Orchids Society, Tara Jones, Founder and Executive Director of The Youth Sexpert Program, Iyana Roane from The Honey Club at Virginia Commonwealth University, Natania Ortiz, Student Advisory Board Member for UCLA URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, Lori Younissess Program Coordinator for The Pleasure Project, and Sebas Abbate from The University of Michigan’s Queer Advocacy Coalition.