2016 - 2018
Portland, Oregon
Affect was a 2-day conference with a dash of volunteering that examined the work, culture, and design of social change.
See talk videosMeet your speakers
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Annie Segarra
Keynote The Future Is Accessible
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Imani Gandy
Keynote I Am Not a Crack Baby: Reproductive Justice and the Politics of Resistance
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Aïdah Aliyah Rasheed
The Personal is Political #BeingBlackandMuslim
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Cameron Glover
By and for Us: How Marginalized Communities Are Redesigning Sex Ed Online
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Danielle Leong
Consensual Software: Prioritizing User Trust and Safety
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Da’Shaun Harrison
Queering Mental Health: An Analysis on the Criminalization of Black People and Mental Health
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Diane Murray
Activism Is Not Accessible: How To Include Disabled and Chronically Ill Folks in Your Movement
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Erin Canty Ryan
Write Wrongs: Changing Minds With Great Stories
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Heldáy de la Cruz
We the Dreamers
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Lynn Cyrin
Patterns of Digital Gentrification
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Mallory Thomas
Is Wakanda Accessible? And Other Questions from the Intersection of Black Womanhood and Disability.
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Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
Grassroots Organizing Strategies for Healing Our Black Trans, Nonbinary & Queer Bodies
Schedule at-a-glance
Affect is a grassroots event featuring stories from multiply marginalized activists, creators, and technologists working towards systemic change. To pair words with action, we also partner with local nonprofits to create projects that attendees can dive into.
Included onsite
- childcare
- a break / renewal room
- live captioning
- all-gender restrooms
- 3.5 ft physical access paths
- ASL interpreters
- reservable front-row seating
- a ”no laptop“ rule during talks*
With thanks to
&yet, Meyer Memorial Trust, Twilio, ActBlue, Alchemy Code Lab, Stumptown Syndicate, Big Cartel, and Northwest Health Foundation
Community partners:
Scout Books, StickerGiant, and KIND Snacks