FAI 2026: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
January 21-25, 2026
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Affinity Groups
Affinity groups are community-oriented sessions designed to encourage and foster connections between folks within the FAI community who share a common identity or experience.
Upcoming Sessions
Neurodivergent Folks
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Moderated by Steafan Hannigan
5:30PM PDT / 7:30PM CDT/ 8:30PM EDT / 9:30PM ADT
Parents & Caregivers
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Moderated by Mari-Clo
10AM PDT / 12PM CDT / 1 PM EDT / 2PM ADT
LGBTQ2SIA+
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Moderated by Jennifer Knapp
5:30PM PDT / 7:30PM CDT/ 8:30PM EDT / 9:30PM ADT
Folkies 55+
Friday, July 25, 2025
Moderated by Craig Siemsen
9AM PDT / 11AM CDT / 12 PM EDT / 1PM ADT
Pan-Asian Pacific Islander Folks
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Moderated by Trevor Turla
5:00PM PDT / 7:00PM CDT/ 8:00PM EDT / 9:00PM ADT / 9:00AM MYT
Folks from the African Diaspora
Monday, July 28, 2025
Moderated by Lilli Lewis
4PM PDT / 6PM CDT/ 7PM EDT / 8PM ADT
Activists and Changemakers
Monday, July 28, 2025
Moderated by Liz Sunde
5:30PM PDT / 7:30PM CDT/ 8:30PM EDT / 9:30PM ADT
Folks Coping with Grief and Loss
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Moderated by Stephen Bond Garvan
5:00PM PDT / 7:00PM CDT/ 8:00PM EDT / 9:00PM ADT / 9:00AM MYT
Latiné Folks
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Moderated by Jorge Raquena Ramos
6:30PM PDT / 8:30PM CDT / 9:30PM EDT / 10:30PM ADT
Folks with Disabilities or Chronic Illness
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Moderated by Charlie Mosbrook
5:00PM PDT / 7:00PM CDT/ 8:00PM EDT / 9:00PM ADT / 9:00AM MYT
Indigenous Allies
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Moderated by Camila Diaz-Varela
6:30PM PDT / 8:30PM CDT / 9:30PM EDT / 10:30PM ADT
Jewish Folks
Monday, August 4, 2025
Moderated by Sariyah Idan and Mark Rubin
5:30PM PDT / 7:30PM CDT/ 8:30PM EDT / 9:30PM ADT
Contact Janice Jo Lee, DEIA Coordinator
if you have any questions at janice@folk.org
All Affinity Groups
Activists and Changemakers
This session is intended for people who identify as activists and changemakers.
Folkies 55+
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who 55-years-old or older.
Folks Coping with Loss
This session is intended for people who are dealing with grieving and loss.
Folks from the African Diaspora
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Black or as a member of the African Diaspora.
Folks with Disability or Chronic Illness
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as living with a disability or chronic illness.
Indigenous Folks
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Indigenous.
International Folks
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for people who live, work, or identify as being from outside of North America/Turtle Island.
Jewish Folks
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Jewish (ethnically, culturally, and/or spiritually).
Latiné and Hispanic Folks
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Latiné or Hispanic.
LGBTQ2IA+
This session is intended for people who identify as LGBTQ2IA+.
Pan-Asian Folks
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Asian or Pan-Asian.
Parents and Caregivers
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who are parents or caregivers.
Women
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as women, including transgender women, genderfluid people, genderqueer people, and nonbinary people. (Note: there is also a separate LGBTQ2IA+ Affinity Group).
Young Music Industry Leaders (35 and under)
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who are 18 to 35 working in the field (industry, artist, presenter, etc.).
