We are excited to have Emmy award-nominate d and award-winning filmmaker and author Fiona Dawson com e to discuss her book: Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? Animated Answers For All People Who Simply Want To Understand The Spectrum of Being LGBTQ+.
\nEducator\, inclusion\, and diversity expert Eric Peterson will lead this conversation. Eric and Fiona will bring their experience in chal lenging bias to discuss Fiona's book. \; \;
\nFollowing the 45-minute conversation\, the audience can ask questions and get a signed c opy of the book. \;The first 50 registered attendees will get a copy of the book thanks to the DC Public Library Foundation. L earn more about the speakers and register to save your spot.
\nFor r easonable accommodations\, please contact the Center for Accessibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretation\, ple ase allow at least seven (7) days notice.
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Fiona Dawson is an Emmy®\;-nominated
and award-winning filmmaker. She is a proud bisexual\, cisgender\, immigr
ant woman from the LGBTQ+ community who uses media to advocate for equity.
Following her Emmy®\;-nominated short New York Times op-doc "Transgend
er\, at War and in Love\,"
Fiona was honored by President Obama as an LGBT Artist Champion of Change and her feature documentary\, "TransMil itary\," premiered at SXSW 2018 winning the Audience Award. Her acclaimed book\, &ldquo\;Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? Animated Answers for All People Who Simply Want to Understand the Spectrum of Being LGBTQ+\,&rdquo\; is a four times #1 bestseller on Amazon\, and Fiona was on honoree on the OUT10 0 2022: LGBTQ+ Titans of Media and Entertainment.
\nFiona&rsquo\;s c ompany\, Free Lion Productions\, produces "NOW with Fiona" multimedia cont ent all centered on sharing positive LGBTQ+ stories of kindness and courag e in the face of adversity. Using her Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity\, Equity &\; Inclusion (DEI) experience\, Fiona loves to buil d\, speak\, and produce to make good things happen.
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\nEric C. Peterson\, MSOD\, is a recognized facilitator and educator in the diversity and inclusion space w ith over 20 years of experience in unconscious bias\, diversity and inclus ion\, learning strategies\, and organization development.
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uo\;s former and current clients include advertising firms\, member associ
ations\, government agencies\, healthcare organizations\, performing
arts organizations\, technology \;firms\, and telecommunications compa
nies. He has expertise in unconscious bias\, \;allyship\, the LGBTQ co
mmunity\, and white social identity.
For nine years\, Eric was a S enior Consultant with Cook Ross\, Inc\, where he consulted\, coached\, and led a variety of workshops with audiences that included C-suites and Boar ds of Directors. Prior to joining Cook Ross\, Eric was the manager for div ersity and inclusion at the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)\, the largest professional association for human resources professionals and diversity and inclusion practitioners. Before his time at SHRM\, Eric was a diversity team member at Booz Allen Hamilton\, where he managed diversi ty education design and programming and worked extensively with the firm&r squo\;s employee resource groups.
\nWhile at Booz Allen\, he receive d the firm&rsquo\;s prestigious Diversity Award. Eric is also the recipien t of the Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award from the National Conference of
\ nCommunity and Justice. He has been a guest contributor for NBC Out and has been sourced as a diversity and inclusion expert by CNN\, National Pu blic Radio\, the Washington Post\, the Boston Globe\, the Los Angeles Time s\, and others.
\nEric holds a Master of Science in Organization Dev
elopment (MSOD) from an American.
University. He is also a dedicated
film lover. In his non-work hours\, he co-hosts a podcast about movies cal
led The Rewind Project. Eric is also a novelist\; Bold Strokes Books publi
shed his debut novel (Loyalty\, Love &\; Vermouth) in November 2021.
