By Amanda Morgan
This year at Creating Change was a momentous one for bisexuals and people who have a profound and deep commitment to sexual liberation. The year 2010 marks the first time (out of twenty–two years) for the Bi/Fluid/Pan Day-long Organizing Institute as well as the Sexual Freedom track, which also included an institute of its own and a series of workshops, many of which included bi presenters.
The Bi Institute, as it was called, was an exciting achievement. Those of you who attended the Bi Caucus in 2009 or perhaps read my account of it in last years Bi Women, probably recall that one of the requests we made of the Task Force was that they provide bi leadership development. The folks at the Task Force listened and we had both an institute and a hospitality suite. Those eight hours we spent together during the institute were productive and passionate. Additionally, I feel I must mention, the room was packed. We had to bring in more chairs than the organizers had planned on. It was a great feeling. We broke down what we decided as a group were the four main areas we need to focus our energies on in the coming year:
- Education (both internal and external) and Outreach;
- Intersectionality;
- Developing/ Strengthening the Infrastructure of the Bi Movement;
- Mentoring New Leaders.
Within those headers, concrete plans were made as to how to address each. It was truly a fruitful occasion and I can’t wait to see how our efforts continue to progress.
Amanda is a writer, photographer and bi activist living in Brooklyn, NY. (www.AmandaMorgan.com)