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
International Folks
November 2, 2022 @ 6 am CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for people who live, work, or identify as being from outside of North America/Turtle Island.
Facilitator: Iona Fyfe
Folks Coping with Loss
November 2, 2022 @ 12 pm CT
This session is intended for people who are coping with loss.
Facilitator: Stephen Bond Garvan
Folks from the African Diaspora
November 2, 2022 @ 2 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Black or as a member of the African Diaspora.
Facilitator: Lilli Lewis, Paula Boggs
Activists and Changemakers
November 4, 2022 @ 2 pm CT
This session is intended for people who identify as activists and changemakers.
Facilitator: TBD
Folks with Disability or Chronic Illness
November 4, 2022 @ 12 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as living with cancer or chronic illness.
Facilitator: Iona Fyfe
Folkies 55+
November 7, 2022 @ 12 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who are over 55.
Facilitator: Reggie Harris
Women
November 7, 2022 @ 4 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as women.
Facilitator: Janice Jo Lee
Latiné and Hispanic Folks
November 7, 2022 @ 6 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Latiné or Hispanic.
Facilitator: Catalina Maria Johnson
Parents and Caregivers
November 8, 2022 @ 12 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who are parents or caregivers.
Facilitator: Jennifer Roe
LGBTQ2IA+
November 8, 2022 @ 2 pm CT
This session is intended for people who identify as LGBTQ2IA+.
Facilitator: Janice Jo Lee
Indigenous Folks
November 8, 2022 @ 4 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Indigenous.
Facilitator: Elexa Dawson
Pan-Asian Folks
November 9, 2022 @ 1 pm CT
This group is intended specifically and exclusively for folks who identify as Asian or Pan-Asian.
Facilitator: Aireene Espiritu