April 2, 2025 from 5-8 pm at SPASH, 1201 North Point Drive, Stevens Point
Mark your calendars for our Authentic Identities Expo! CAP Services Mental Health Navigation is so excited to bring this event back!
This free event will feature:
• Keynote speaker
• Community Resource fair
• Panel session
• Art show
• Snacks & refreshments
Please reach out to CAP Services Mental Health Navigation with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering for this event: mhn@capmail.org.
Interested in reserving a table for the Resource Fair? Contact Morgan at mgrassl@capmail.org.
Our Keynote Speaker is Sue (Soukaseume) Neeley
Sue (she/her) is passionate about serving children, youth, and families. She currently serves as the Director of Family Engagement and Advocacy at GSAFE. GSAFE is a non-profit based out of Madison, WI that supports LGBTQ+ youth and families across the state of Wisconsin. She is a former Assistant Director for programs Pre-K to 5th at another non-profit in Madison, WI. She is also a former “momtrepreneur” owning her own small program and traveling to schools and centers in Madison and the surrounding area to teach dance, yoga, and mindfulness to children and youth. All of the work Sue has done, since graduating from Winona State University in 2006, has been centered around children, youth, and families.
Sue is a first-generation American. Her parents left Laos and stayed in a refugee camp in Thailand during the Secret War in Laos. They were later able to immigrate to the United States with most of their family. Sue speaks Lao fluently and enjoys cooking and sharing Asian cuisine with her family and friends. She is an Asian-American, a Wisconsinite, a queer woman, a wife, a mother to 2 beautiful children (one of whom is trans), and 2 lovely dogs. When Sue is not working or volunteering, she enjoys walking in the woods, dancing, martial arts, playing games, and singing karaoke.
Our Lived Panel will include:
Bobbiejoy Amann – Transgender woman with lived experience
Dr. Sandy Neumann – Mother of her transgender son and community advocate
Maggie Rocha – Local therapist who works with LGBTQ+ youth and adults
Doua Yang – Hmong LGBTQ+ with lived experience
SPASH GSA students – LGBTQ+ youth perspectives
Looking for artists ages 12-24 who would like to display their art at the Authentic Identity Expo Student Art Show in Stevens Point.
THE DETAILS
We want to give a platform for LGBTQIA+ artists to showcase their unique perspectives and experiences, promoting visibility, raising awareness about LGBTQ issues, fostering community connections, and challenging societal norms by presenting diverse narratives often underrepresented in mainstream art spaces.
Art will be displayed at local businesses, Stevens Point Pride, May Mental Health, September Suicide Prevention and other community events.
THE RULES
• Your artwork may contain multimedia elements
• Using celebrities, video game characters, cartoons, or other copyrighted images is not allowed
• A picture of the art piece and a fully completed and legible registration form must be turned in to participate.
• Art teachers turn in submissions to the front office of their school prior to showcase. MHN advocate will pick up and drop off back to the school after.
See the details and rules for more information. Questions? Email mhn@capmail.org for more details.
