Plural Pride Day July 19, 2025 - 3pm EST

You and your System, as well as (y)our allies, are hereby invited to join Plural Pride Day 2025, on July 19 at 3pm EST, live on Zoom!

Agenda of the event in EST times:

3pm: Session by Nikisnikis

4pm: Live Q&A by Nikisnikis

5pm: Meetups in the breakout rooms

Title of the session:

From Eve to Syble to Billy to Alice: A History of Plural Representation

About the session:

In this talk, we'll go through the history of plural representation by looking at popular movies, books, and court cases of plurality to examine how this representation has shaped public opinion about what it means to be plural. This journey helps us understand where we’ve been, how far we’ve come, and why representation matters so much today!

About the presenter:

Nikia Chaney (Nikisnikis) is a poet, writer, and educator whose work explores identity, community, and the intersections of Blackness, creativity, and mental health. As the author of several poetry collections and memoir about mental illness she brings a lyrical and deeply introspective voice to themes of belonging, memory, and transformation in her work.

A passionate advocate for literature and the arts, Nikia is the founder of Jamii Publishing, a press dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black women writers. She has served as Inlandia Literary Laureate and has facilitated numerous workshops, readings, and community programs aimed at fostering creative expression and social engagement.

Her current research and writing also engage with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), particularly within the experiences of Black women. Drawing from personal experience and interdisciplinary scholarship, she explores how identity, trauma, and cultural narratives shape the understanding of DID. Nikia continues to write, teach, and advocate, believing in the power of storytelling as a means of healing, resistance, and radical self-acceptance.

About the rest of the event:

After the session, we have reserved time for a live Q&A where you can ask your questions to Nikisnikis.

We have breakout rooms available for topics like Plurality, DID, OSDD, Allies, questioning folks, and more. So, we are looking forward to this form of community cultivation. Using your camera and microphone is optional, you can use the text chat or listen in if that's better for you and your System.

We've chosen to use Zoom for this event to keep costs as low as possible. When you purchase a ticket, you receive a PDF that has a link to join us on Zoom during the event. The Zoom opens at 3pm on July 19, 2025, until that time, the link doesn't work yet to join the evet, but you can register upfront, to save you some time joining on the 19th itself. Please set a reminder in your calendar, to not miss the event.

Inclusivity is important for us at TPA, we do not want anyone to miss out on the information and knowledge shared in this session and event. Hence, all our TPA community members get free access to this event, scholarships are available for those who need them.