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Wednesday October 21, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Community Care as Resistance offers a trauma-informed space for grounding, reflection, and practical coping during times of war, authoritarianism, immigration trauma, and dehumanization. Participants will explore community care, solidarity, and accountability while practicing strategies that support healing without re-centering whiteness or placing additional burden on marginalized communities.


Outcomes / Key Takeaways
  • Practice trauma-informed grounding and coping strategies for difficult social and political moments.
  • Explore how Community Education can function as public care infrastructure.
  • Identify ways to support healing, solidarity, and accountability without re-centering whiteness.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Leonardo E. Candelario-Perez

Dr. Leonardo E. Candelario-Perez

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Castor MN
Dr. Leonardo E. Candelario-Perez (they/them) is a Latinx, queer, bilingual clinical psychologist licensed in Minnesota and the Board President of Castor MN. Dr. Leo brings more than a decade of clinical and community-based experience, including specialized work supporting transgender... Read More →
avatar for Stephen Keeler

Stephen Keeler

Director of Community Education, Fridley Public Schools
Stephen Keeler (they/them) serves as the Director of Community Education for Fridley Public Schools and Co-chair of the MCEA Equity Committee. Stephen is a justice-centered Community Education leader whose work focuses on anti-racism, decolonized practice, disability justice, gender-inclusive... Read More →
Wednesday October 21, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Suite 104 - Lower Level 30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55904, USA

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