ROBYN'S UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

ROBYN IS NOW BOOKING THE WINTER/SPRING TERM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRING ROBYN TO YOUR CAMPUS OR INVITE HER TO SPEAK TO YOUR CONFERENCE OR COMMUNITY GROUP?

Write: robyn@robynochs.com

 


LOOKING AHEAD:

  • December 9. NAGLY (Lynn, MA)
  • December 17. Newton North High School (Newton, MA)
  • January 16-18. The 11th Annual Common Threads Youth Empowerment Retreat at Stony Point Center (Stony Point, NY)
  • January 21. College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
  • January 28-February 1. Creating Change (Denver, CO)
  • February 1. Auraria Campus (Metropolitan State College of Denver, Community College of Denver and University of Colorado at Denver and
    Health Sciences Center) (Denver, CO)
  • February 5. Salem State College (Salem, MA)
  • February 10. University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
  • February 18. James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
  • February 19. Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA)
  • February 25. University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
  • February 26. Emerson College (Boston, MA)
  • March 5. Wheaton College (Norton, MA)
  • March 10. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
  • March 13-14. True Colors Conference (Storrs, CT)
  • March 26. Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
  • March 30. University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)
  • April 1. Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
  • April 3. Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH)
  • April 4. Edinboro University (Edinboro, PA)
  • April 9-10. Ohio State University (Cleveland, OH)
  • April 13. Clark University (Worcester, MA)
  • April 14. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)
  • April 16. Otterbein College (Westerville, OH)
  • April 17-18. BECAUSE Conference (Keynote Speaker), Minneapolis, MN
  • April 23. Augsburg College (Lavender Graduation Speaker), Minneapolis, MN
  • April 24-26. Come Out Kentucky Conference at Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)
  • May 20. BAGLY (Boston, MA)

    • DID YOU KNOW ?

  • Robyn is a founder and the current co-chair of Harvard University's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Faculty & Staff Group.
  • Robyn is the new editor of Bi Women, a newsletter published by the Boston Bisexual Women's Network for women everywhere.
  • She co-edited, with Sarah E. Rowley, the amazing international anthology Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World.
  • Getting Bi is available in audio format from BookShare.
  • Getting Bi will be coming out later this year in Chinese.
  • We are preparing a Spanish translation of this book as well.
  • And a second edition of Getting Bi will be coming out in English in early 2009 with LOTS of new material.
  • Robyn and Peg were the first same-sex couple married in Brookline, MA.

    Contact Robyn if you are interested in bringing her to speak at your school, conference or organization.

    RIGHT: Robyn leading an exercise at Knox College. Photo: Liz Thomas. Click here to read article about Robyn's visit.

    • Above: Robyn leading an exercise at Knox College. Photo: Liz Thomas.
    Click here to read an article about Robyn's visit.

    SPEAKING INFO:

    Robyn's Workshops and talks

    What do people have to say about Robyn? (testimonials).

    For example: "Robyn's presence and personality will not only grab your attention, but will also open your mind up to numerous possibilities. Her presentations are some of the most amazing and breath-taking experiences you will be a part of. "
    --    Daniel Coleman
    Program Coordinator, GLBT Student Support Services
    Indiana University

    More about Robyn as a speaker (bio, references, brochure, photos)

    		 

    RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:

    Academic year 2008-2009, so far: June 21 and September 20, 2008: Robyn was a guest on "The Tenth Voice" an LGBT-centered program on KKFI radio out of Kansas City, MO (http://www.kkfi.org/program.php?id=64); Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL); BAGLY (Boston, MA); Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Alumni Weekend (Cambridge, MA); Fenway Community Health Center (Boston, MA); Johnson Sate College (Johnson, VT); Northeastern University (Boston, MA); University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (La Crosse, WI); Carroll University (Waukesha, WI); University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI); University of Wisconsin, Parkside (Parkside, WI); Keene State College (Keene, NH); Worcester State College (Worcester, MA); . The 16th Annual CANDLE Conference for professionals who work with youth. (Stony Point, NY); State University of New York, College at Purchase (Purchase, NY); Boston College (Boston, MA); Wheaton College (Norton, MA); Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL); Carleton College (Northfield, MN); Metropolitan State University (St. Paul, MN); Fall Aging Conference (Brooklyn Center, MN); Salem State College (Salem, MA); Rhode Island College (Providence, RI); Stonehill College (Easton, MA); Lasell College (Newton, MA); University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH); SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, NY); Arcadia University (Glenside, PA).

    Academic year 2007-2008: Workshop sponsored by the Seattle Bisexual Women's Network at the Seattle LGBT Center (Seattle, WA); Northwest Diversity Learning Series. (Seattle, WA); PFLAG Providence (Providence, RI); Boston University (Boston, MA); University of Delaware (Newark, DE); Univerity of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC); Colgate University (Hamilton, NY); Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY); Fenway Community Health Center, Helpline Training (Boston, MA); Northeastern University (Boston, MA); Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL); Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH); Ohio University (Athens, OH); Denison University (Granville, OH); PFLAG Annual Convention (Washington, DC) plenary speaker; SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, NY); Boston College (Boston, MA); College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA); Harvard University (Cambridge, MA); Loyola College (Baltimore, MD); Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY); University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND), Wheelock College (Boston, MA), Creating Change Conference (Detroit, MI), Lasell College (Newton, MA); Featured Presenter Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender & Ally Campus Conference (Urbana Champaign, IL); College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA); Lasell College (Newton, MA); Knox College (Galesburg, IL); Fenway Community Health Center (Boston, MA); Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, IL); Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula (Newport News, VA); True Colors Conference (New London, CT); James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA); The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland (Cleveland, OH); Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH); SUNY College at Purchase (Purchase, NY); GLSEN Conference (Boston, MA); Gay Marriage Discussion at Gamm Theatre following David Mamet's Play Boston Marriage (Pawtucket RI); University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA); East Carolina University (Greenville, NC); Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI); University of Louisville (Louisville, KY); Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI); Illinois State University (Normal, IL); Clark University (Worcester, MA); Georgetown University (Washington, DC); Come Together Kentucky Conference at Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY); Tufts University (Medford, MA); DePaul University (Chicago, IL)

    Academic year 2006-2007: Fenway Community Health Center, Helpline Training, Celebrate Bisexuality Day (Cambridge, MA), University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT), Boston University (Boston, MA), Rhode Island College (Providence, RI); State University of New York at Albany (Albany, NY); Cornell University (Ithaca, NY); Corning, Inc. special event sponsored by Spectra, Corning's LGBT employee group (Corning, NY); William Paterson University of New Jersey, LGBTQA Leadership Conference (Wayne, NJ). *Keynoter*; Boston College. (Chestnut Hill, MA); Transcending Boundaries Conference & PFLAG Northeast Regional Conference (Worcester, MA); Edinboro University (Edinboro, PA); NGLTF's Creating Change Conference (St. Louis, MO); Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA); Speaker at The Service of Morning Prayers, The Memorial Church, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA); Worcester State College (Worcester, MA); Radio Interview WBCR-LP, 97.7 FM: Common Sense Songs (Wed. 8-10pm, streamed on the web), (Great Barrington, MA ); BAGLY: Boston Area Gay & Lesbian Youth (Boston, MA), twice; Michigan State University (Lansing, MI); Emerson College (Boston, MA); University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse (LaCrosse, WI); Midwest GLBT Campus Conference (Minneapolis, MN). *Keynote Speaker!*; Drew University (Madison, NJ); University of Wisconsin, Platteville (Platteville, WI) *Keynote Speaker!*; Boston University (Boston, MA); Indiana University (Bloomington, IN); Stonehill College (Easton, MA); Radio interview on bloomingOut (on the web at http://wfhb.org/bloomingout/); True Colors Conference (New London, CT); College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA); Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Conference (Boston, MA); Clark University (Worcester, MA); Emerson College (Boston, MA); Miami University of Ohio (Miami, OH); Hamilton College (Clinton, NY); Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME); Trinity College (Hartford, CT); Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH) *Keynote Speaker!*; Boston College (Boston, MA); Northwestern Universtiy (Evanston, IL); University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (Amherst, MA). Speaker at Queer Graduation. Robyn was the recipient of the 2nd annual "Continuing the Legacy of Stonewall," presented at the end of each school year to a national figure who has made a difference in the lives of LGBT people.

    Academic year 2005-2006: Queer FM radio in Vancouver with host Heather Kitching 101.9 FM.; OUT-FM (New York City, NY) radio show on WBAI, NYC (99.5 FM). Archived on WBAI.org. Getting Bi event! Book Launch in Sydney Australia! at Gleebooks. Getting Bi event! Book launch in Toronto, Canada! at the Yorkville Library, Toronto ON; Fenway Community Health Center (Boston, MA). CIUT 89.5FM, Toronto, Canada. Radio interview. Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT). Fenway Community Health Center. Helpline training. (Boston, MA). GenderTalk Radio Show (Boston WMBR 88.1 FM, and on the web on Global Talk Radio; SpeakOut TV (Boston, MA); Michelangelo Signorile Show (on Sirius Satellite Radio); Queer Voices show. KPFT Radio (Houston, TX); Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA); Metropolitan State University; 11th Annual National Coming Out Day Luncheon. Keynote speaker. (Minneapolis, MN); University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY); Worcester State College (Worcester, MA); Getting Bi event! at the Center for New Words(Cambridge, MA); Q Television; Boston College (Boston, MA); Stonehill College (Easton, MA); Transcending Boundaries Conference Getting Bi event! (E. Hartford, CT); Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA); NGLTF's Creating Change Conference Getting Bi event! (Oakland, CA); Reed College (Portland, OR); Northeastern University (Boston, MA); Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). Workshop for LGBT Tutors/Advisors; Seminar at Sea Program. (Caribbean Sea); NAGLY (North Shore LGBTQ Youth Group) (Salem, MA); BAGLY (Boston Area LGBTQ Youth Group) (Boston, MA); Fenway Community Health Center, Helpline Training (Boston, MA); Unitarian Universalist Church (Melrose, MA); Suffolk University (Boston, MA); Harvard University. workshop (Cambridge, MA); Wheaton College (Norton, MA); Boston University (Boston, MA); Harvard University. guest speaker in class (Cambridge, MA); Tufts University (Medford, MA); Stonehill College (Easton, MA); Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA); Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA); Rhode Island College (Providence, RI); True Colors Conference (New Britain, CT); Northland College (Ashland, WI); University of Minnesota, Duluth (Duluth, MN); Safe Colleges Conference (Medford, MA); Northeastern University (Boston, MA); Emporia State University (Emporia, KS); Eastern United States LGBT Conference *Keynoter* (Albany, NY); 11th Annual Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition Festival *Keynoter* (Lenox, MA); Ohio State University (Columbus, OH); May 12. A Matter of Pride Conference (Columbus, OH) *Keynoter; International Conference on Bisexuality, 9 (Toronto, ON, Canada).

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