Friday, October 16, 2026
5:30pm PT
Duration: 1 hour (with optional 30 minutes of hang out time afterward)
[Accessibility Description: This flyer has a black background and includes the No Kings Day Vote Early logo as well as the NAAFA logo. The text reads: “A virtual community gathering where fat activists and friends can learn, hope, and plan together. Hosted by the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. No Kings Day Eve, Friday, October 16, 5:30pm Pacific on Zoom. Info and registration at naafa.org/events. ASL access provided by Pro Bono ASL.”]
Millions of people across the US have committed to protesting, volunteering, and taking other action on the 4th installment of No Kings Day October 17. This time around, @nokings.usa is focused on early voting. The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance invites #fatcommunity and social justice allies of all sizes to get ready for NKD and the upcoming midterms with this FREE virtual election prep event. Join us as experts from the Contra Costa County Recorders Office and the Center for Artistic Activism share tips on making elections more accessible and more exciting, then stay as Team NAAFA lead demos and co-working to help you encourage your friends and neighbors to vote using effective signs and chants, engaging online videos, and creative social media posts.
This event is presented via Zoom, in English, and with English auto-captions by Otter.ai. ASL access provided by Pro Bono ASL.
Throughout the year, NAAFA offers virtual and in-person events for fat people and fat-positive friends of all sizes. Our virtual events are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our community of NAAFA donors. To support this and other NAAFA programming, visit naafa.org/give.
The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization with a mission to change perceptions of fat and to end size discrimination through advocacy, education, and support.
GUEST BIOS
Kristin B. Connelly (she/her) is the Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters for Contra Costa County in Northern , CA. She oversees the 74 employees across the Clerk-Recorder, Elections and Administration Divisions of her department. Kristin has spent her first three years in office focused on increasing access to voting, ensuring transparency about elections processes, highlighting election security, battling misinformation about elections and improving internal processes. Kristin co-chairs the Elections Legislative Committee for the statewide California Association of Clerks and Elections Officials (CACEO) and serves on its board of directors representing the Bay Area region. A native of Contra Costa, Kristin earned a law degree from Fordham, a master’s in public policy from Georgetown and a bachelor’s in political science from UCLA, as a Frank H. Buck Scholar. Kristin recently became a Certified Elections and Registration Administrator (CERA) through the University of Auburn. Kristin is grateful to be raising her two children, ages 17 and 20, in Contra Costa with her husband, T.J.
Steve Lambert (he/him) is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder for the Center for Creative Activism (C4AA). Steve’s work has garnered attention both nationally and internationally. His work has been exhibited in diverse settings from art galleries to protest marches to Times Square. It has also been featured in four documentary films, over two dozen books, and collected in museums. Lambert has presented at the United Nations several times and contributed to a United Nations report on the impact of advertising on cultural rights. Additionally, his research formed the basis of a book analyzing popular understandings of capitalism. He served as a Senior Fellow at the Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology in New York from 2006-2010 and developed and led workshops for Creative Capital Foundation. Currently, Lambert is an Associate Professor of New Media at SUNY Purchase. He holds advanced degrees from reputable institutions, including an art school and a state university. Steve dropped out of high school in 1993.
Lambert co-founded the Center for Artistic Activism with Steve Duncombe in 2009. The two co-authored The Art of Activism: Your All Purpose Guide to Making the Impossible Possible.
Kristin and Steve will also be joined by host Tigress Osborn (she/her) and presenters Amanda Cooper (she/her), Tamra Dozier-Garland (she/her), and Francisca Moreno (they/elle). Learn more about Team NAAFA here.
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