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Conference History

Eighteen annual gatherings hosted across the University of California and California State University systems.

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  • 2027 | CSU Fullerton
  • 18th Annual Queer & Trans People of Color Conference

 

  • 2026 | UC Riverside

  • 17th Annual Queer & Trans People of Color Regional Conference

 

  • 2022 | UCLA (Online)

  • 16th Annual Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Conference - “Blooming”

 

  • 2020 | UC Riverside

  • 15th Annual Queer Trans People of Color Conference

 

  • 2019 | UC Santa Barbara

  • 14th Annual Queer Trans People of Color Conference

    “From Our Struggles We Rise”

 

  • 2018 | UC Berkeley

  • 13th Annual Queer Trans People of Color Conference

    “Embodying Potentialities, Dreaming New Galaxies, Birthing New Realities”

 

  • 2017 | UC Santa Cruz

  • 12th Annual Queer Trans People of Color Conference

    “Healing & Resistance”

 

  • 2016 | UC Berkeley

  • 11th Annual Queer Trans People of Color Conference

    “QTPOC Mixtape”

 

  • 2015 | UC Santa Barbara

  • 10th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

 

  • 2014 | San Diego State University

  • 9th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “(in)VISIBLE: Our story, life and future”

 

  • 2013 | CSU Fullerton

  • 8th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “To Exist is to Resist: Empowering our Roots Through Activism, Community, and Intersectionality”

 

  • 2012 | CSU Northridge

  • 7th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “Intersections of Race | Class | Gender | Sexuality”

 

  • 2011 | UC Riverside

  • 6th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “Decolonize Your Mind”

 

  • 2010 | San Diego State University

  • 5th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “Building Visibility through our Traditions, Active Leadership, and Pride”

 

  • 2009 | UC Davis

  • 4th Annual Queer People of Color Conference

    “Building Communities Through Art, Action, and Resistance”

 

  • 2006 - 2008 | UC Berkeley

  • 1st — 3rd Annual Queer People of Color Conferences

    The 1st through 3rd Annual Queer People of Color Conferences all took place at UC Berkeley. Each year was hosted by different organizations, with the theme of the conference changing as well.

    The 1st Annual QPOC Conference focused on “Exposing Our Institutionalizations and Challenging Tokenisms.” The 2nd Annual QPOC Conference's theme was “At the Crossroads of Age, Race, and Sexuality.” The 3rd Annual QPOC Conference's theme was “(re)Generations of Solidarity: Shifting Lenses and Igniting Hearts.”

 

 

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On the founding of the QPOC Summit

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Why was the Queer People of Color Summit started?

To honor the advances made by queer people of color amid various geopolitical, sociological, and institutional pressures that have informed our individual consciousnesses and the structures of our supporting organizations. The Queer People of Color Leadership Summit aspired to provide an arena for QPOC, our organizations, and those invested in our development and proliferation to reignite the dialogues of what a QPOC identity means, what Queer People of Color represent, and how Queer People of Color can strategize more effectively.

 

What can QPOC gain from coming to the summits and conferences?

By contesting notions of a singular QPOC identity, participants can expect to explore new methods of negotiating challenges that relate to our varied experiences.

While the organizing committee of the past and current summits and conferences has extended welcome to all, it hopes participants approach the summit as an opportunity — not only for those who can rely on their privileges, as varied as they are, as assurance of their agency.

Who was responsible for creating the summit?

The first QPOC Leadership Summit, which took place on April 29, 2006, sprung out of the collaborative efforts and initial conversations between QPOC at San Francisco State University and YQUE at UC Berkeley. La Familia at UC Davis would also become involved in the planning process and sponsorship of the summit. SFSU had hoped to host the summit; however, they were unable to secure a location on campus, so UC Berkeley offered to host. The overall goal was to unite the local queer of color organizations and leaders — which is why it was structured in the form of a summit, as opposed to a conference.

What did the agenda look like?

Keynotes by Celia Herrera Rodríguez and Dalit Baum, with Coral Lopez unable to attend, and performances by Chueh Jun-Fung and other local artists.

What was discussed in the past workshops?

Identity politics, institutions and institutionalizations, strategic networking and organizing, and much more.

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Friday, April 16, 2027 · 18th Annual QTPOC Conference

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