Local 706 - The Artisan

12 • THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2021 GUILD NEWS GUILD NEWS • Solidarity building • Discussion of trans perceptions and issues • Allies discussion and language for teachable moments • Understanding rights and responsibilities with the corporate structure • State differences in LGBTQIA+ rights To bring awareness to the uprise of crimes against Asian com- munities and in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, May 2021, the "We Are Asian. #stopthehate The Time Is Now" Committee planned the next Zoom Town Hall Webinar. Organized by Tym Buacharern (Chairperson, make-up artist), along with Michelle Chung (make-up artist) and Karen Westerfield (make- up artist), the following panelists: Sherry Wang, PhD, educator at Santa Clara University, School of Education and Counseling Psychology; XiXi Yang, award-winning journalist and a founding member of the Asian Women Alliance; Sandra Endo, journalist/ reporter at KTTV's Fox 11 News and Good Day LA; Kelvin Yu, Emmy-nominated producer and writer: Bob's Burgers; Jon Jon Briones, legendary Broadway theater and SAG-AFTRA actor; and Ella Jay Basco, actress/singer SAG-AFTRA (accompanied by her mother/manager Emily Basco) were slated to discuss their experiences being Asian in the entertainment industry. The 'model minority' is a concept of our past … it's time to come into the future and that future is NOW. We asked our Local 706 members to share their own personal stories about being Asian in the industry. We needed to hear their journey, their experience, their TRUTH (anonymity strictly upheld). At the end of June 2021, the next Town Hall Zoom Webinar will address the several decade issues of historic ageism (50+ and under 30) and weight bias. These issues seem to be the last of the prejudices that crosses all barriers: race, ethnicity, religion, sex or geographic location. Karen Westerfield (make-up artist) and Deborah Huss Humphries (make-up artist) have put together an incredible look into the worlds of dismantling ageism and weight bias. They will start the webinar with a TED Talk, "Let's End Ageism," by Ashton Applewhite, writer, activist, founding member of Old School (a clearinghouse of free and vetted resources to educate people about ageism and help them dismantle it). Then, Kyrié Carpenter, ageism activist, coach, and co-founding member of Old School, will continue with the "Let's Dismantle Ageism" workshop that will raise awareness of what ageism is, how it appears in our lives, and what each of us can do to dismantle it. After which will be a Q&A session. The second part of the webinar will feature Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD, author (Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own) and educator. She will share her own experiences and knowledge of the history of weight stigma and fat phobia, empowerment over humiliation, language and changing how we speak about weight bias, how to make a difference now and for the future. Additional speakers may be announced. The IATSE Local 706 MUAHS Guild Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Committee will continue to bring more Town Hall Zoom Webinars of awareness to its members as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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