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Affect
Sept 15-16, 2017
Affect is a 2-day conference examining the work, culture, and design of social change.
Meet your speakers
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Sydette Harry
Keynote “So Do You Want To Fight or Nah?”—Identity Rage, Performance, and the Shaky Ground
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Shaun Lau
Keynote Small Media and the Possibilities of Conversation
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Emily Gorcenski
Voting Machines and a Road to Accidental Activism
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Frances Gonzalez
Representation and Storytelling in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
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Jazmyn Latimer
What Do Second Chances Look Like?
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Juan Ramirez
Feeding Social Justice to the Masses: the Racist Sandwich Podcast
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Kaya Thomas
We Read Too: Creating a Central Resource for Books by PoC
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Keah Brown
A Journey to #DisabledAndCute: On Representation, Self Love, Self Care, and What's Next
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Kendra Albert
Direct Donation Models (Or How to Give Away Other People’s Money)
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Morgen Bromell
Hacking Liberation: Building Safe Platforms for All Genders
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Nick O'Neill
Tech For Active Resistance: 5 Calls
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Talila ”T.L.“ Lewis
A Primer: Disability Justice In the Age of Mass Incarceration
Join us at the Eliot Center in Portland, OR
Fri, Sept 15
Sat, Sept 16
Affect (“effect”) is a community conference featuring stories from activists, creators, and techies. To pair words with action, we also partner with local nonprofits and create group volunteer projects that attendees can choose from.
You’ll also have:
- onsite childcare
- live captioning
- ASL interpreters
- all-gender restrooms
- wheelchair-accessible paths
- reservable seating
- a quiet area
- “no laptop” rule during talks
What people are saying
Almost every single talk at Affect Conf could be a keynote. The quality, the diversity, the depth, the message.
Ashe Dryden
AlterConf Creator & White House fellow
Had a grand time in PDX last week at the Affect Conf. Left feeling inspired and ready to get back to work making change happen.
Justin Kemerling
Designer & Activist
Thankful Affect Conf has childcare for my 5 year old. ‘Work’ became family time too.
Crystal Hess
Ada Academy Program Director
Affect Conf was amazing & thought provoking. It’s going to take me awhile to process it all.
Ruth Linehan
Software Developer