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Saturday, November 8 • 8:30pm - 9:30pm
The Myth of the Hero: the impact of storytelling on suicide prevention

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Up up and away! The role of the hero, is to save lives. While this tale has been told ever since the beginning, it holds a special importance within the queer community. Join us as your favorite heroes cross their dimensional confinement of the page and screen - to save Real lives in Our own world. We explore this topic lead by the Trevor Project."

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Brock Dumville

Crisis Clinician, Trevor Project
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Rachael Klinger

Executive Director, Tomo Neko Productions
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Wendy Pini

Creator of Elf Quest, the first continuing fantasy American graphic novel series to be co-created, written and illustrated by a woman.  Also creator of Masque of the Red Death,  based on Edgar Allen Poe’s work of the same name... Read More →


Saturday November 8, 2014 8:30pm - 9:30pm PST
Panel Rm - Thundera

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