Fat Fridays Virtual Social Club - May 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
5:30pM PT / 6:30pM MT / 7:30PM CT / 8:30PM ET
Duration: 2 hours
Image Description: Both slides have a photo of wide wooden, wheelchair-accessible path through trees and shrubs as the background. The text is dark green and white. At the top center is an illustration of a wheelchair within a heart which is being held by two hands. Text on either side of the illustration reads, “Presented by NAAFA @naafaofficial; Hosted by Bree @Breeishelpfulaf.”
Slide 1: The main text reads, “Fat Fridays Virtual Social Club. Fostering fun and friendship among fat community.” Smaller text along the bottom reads, “An affinity space for fat folx only.” To the left of the lower text, there is an illustration of a heart.
JOIN US AT FAT FRIDAYS VIRTUAL SOCIAL CLUB! EVENT IS FREE!!
Presented by NAAFA and hosted by Bree (@BreeIsHelpfulAF).
The Fat Fridays Social Club is held via Zoom and is an affinity space only for folx who identify as fat (Ages 18+). Our next gathering is 5/24/24 from 5:30-7:30pm PT
Each month has a theme. The theme for May will be announced soon!
Here's what you can expect:
1. Introductions - Name, pronouns, location (learn the First Peoples of your location at native-land.ca)
Slide 2: The heading reads, “Fat Fridays Virtual Social Club.” The body text reads, “Free Event! Affinity space for fat folx only. Every 4th Friday of the month. Themed conversation and games. Themed dress encouraged but not required. Open discussion following themed activities. Optional info exchange & Discord server. Next Gathering: 5/24, 5:30-7:30pm PT. Theme: Fat & Disability. RSVP at naafa.org/events
2. Themed discussion
3. Themed game (Winner will choose next month's theme!)
4. Open social time
5. Themed dress is totally encouraged! (But not required.)
Image Description: A closeup photo of Bree with a smattering of headstones behind them. Bree is a fat white person with rosy pink cheeks and a medusa (upper lip) piercing who is gently smiling. They’re wearing a black baseball hat with the bill flipped up and a black sweatshirt with a grey and black plaid collar poking out.
Host Bio:
Bree (they/them) is an unapologetically fat, queer, and neurodivergent witch with a master’s degree in psychology and an eclectic background in helping people spanning 14 years. They offer sliding scale peer counseling, UNO tarot readings, and peer support spaces in which they center collaboration and empowerment through the lenses of community psychology, feminist therapy, and fat liberation. They also host NAAFA’s Fat Fridays Virtual Social Club and teach an UNO tarot class for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Trans* Lounge. Learn more about Bree and their offerings at breeishelpfulaf.com and @breeishelpfulaf
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