June 2024 Newsletter
The final month of testing, field trips and graduations - oh my!
Thank you for all your hard work in the 2023-2024 school year.
Let's explore themes around pride.
LGBTQIA+ PRIDE
This workshop discusses challenges and experiences faced by Deaf people who navigate both LGBTQIA and Deaf identities. The discussion will further extend to the importance of allyship, highlighting how allies can support inclusion of LGBTQIA Deaf people.
ASLIS $20 Zoom workshop on "Bridging Silences: The Intersection of Deaf Identities through Interpretation, and Allyship".
Details: Wednesday 6/5
Time :7-9pm EST
CEUs: 0.2 PPO
REASONS TO BE PROUD
Take a few minutes with the PD Team to discuss your questions, concerns and ideas about credentialing or your skills development needs!
THURSDAY 6/13
3:40-5PM
We are offering 20 minute 1:1 sessions to help you figure out next steps on your professional path.
Image credit: Deaf artist -Randall Pituk
WORKING WITH YOUR PRIDE
For those of you who have taken Dr. Holcomb workshop "Deaf Centered Interpreting: Strategies for Educational Interpreting" - we have a follow up session for you!
Tuesday 6/18 on Zoom
Time: 6-7pm EST
RSVP: Jamie@SLRconnect.com
If you couldn't make it to the 5/2 workshop with Dr. Holcomb but would like to watch the Zoom recording in order to participate in this session - reach out to Jamie@SLRconnect.com
Image credit: Marsha P. Johnson, Joseph Ratanski and Sylvia Rivera in the 1973 NYC Gay Pride Parade by Gary LeGault
Shoutouts
MASSIVE THANK YOU to Audrey Creed, Mark Weissglass, Amanda Allard, Gina Maresca and Maureen Armstrong for working with interns the past several months! We appreciate your commitment to future generations of interpreters!
Your support, efforts and additional responsibilities do not go unnoticed by us.
THANK YOU!!
Upcoming Workshops:
NJ RID -- What Linguistics Has Taught Me As An Interpreter
Date: June 8th
Time: Part 1= 9am-12pm | Part 2= 2-5pm EST
CEUS: 0.6 PS
COST: $50 (members) $60 (non-members)
REGISTER TODAY
Presenter: Wink!
CCSLI -- Summer Series
Date: June 10th - July 31st
Times: Mondays 7-9pm, Wednesdays 7-8pm, Saturdays 3-4pm EST
Concept: Mentoring w/ Deaf language models, Knowledge based workshops, Skills based workshops
CEUS: 2.0 PS (PINRA)
COST: $245
Presenters/Facilitators: Multiple!
ASLIS -- Out of Left Field
Date: June 12th
Time: 7-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.2 PS
COST: $20
Presenter: Nathan Ellis
OSLIS -- The Jury's Still Out: Is this Legal or Educational Interpreting?
Date: June 13th
Time: 6-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.3 PS
COST: Free
Presenter: Denise Kahler-Braaten
SLS-- Shoulder Serenity: Relief for the Interpreter Body
Date: June 20th
Time: 6-8pm EST
CEUS: 0.2
COST: $25
Presenters: Jen Kagan
UpGrade-- 2024 Conference
Date: September 13-15
Location: Decatur, GA
COST: $315
Presenters: Wyatte Hall, Megan Johnson, LaShaundra "LaLa" Lewis, Dr. Gloshonda Lawyer, Atomic Hands, Jen Kagan
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE:
Interested in joining Gina, Maureen and Jamie in future Newsletter planning? Contact jamie@SLRconnect.com
REMINDER: Access this Newsletter (and previous ones!) on SLR's website!
Whenever your last day happens to be for the 2023-2024 school year, the SLR PD team is still on deck. We'll be working through the summer, so please know you are always welcome to reach out.
