What what?? 4 days until we get to hear @trinidadescobar 's insights on how to convey reactions, silence, & cultural weight while considering how other storytellers of color can lean on the inherent strengths of their medium to more effectively communicate narrative nuance. Wow.

So delighted 🙌🏿 to have the magical 💃🏿Rhodessa Jones Founder of The Medea Project for incarcerated women in #sf and globally close out #amplifypoc with her insights on how storytelling brings about transformative change. 🤩

Founder of @MLNow, Lydia Chavez will be sharing her deep insights on local reporting 🗒️ and how to engage & represent communities of color at #amplifypoc and we can't wait! 🗣️ #supportlocalnews 🌉🗞️

We are so excited 🎊 to hear from our first keynote @minamorita from the incredible @crowdedfire about how she came to realize her power💪 as a storyteller and how we can all use this power to create change 🔜. #amplifypoc #soldout

🤸🏾‍♀️in anticipation of award-winning author of Lucky Boy🤞🏾@Shanthisekaran's session on writing outside of our own cultural experience and addressing the tension between what is ‘ours’ and what is ‘theirs’⚖️ #amplifypoc

SO THRILLED🎉 to be exploring digital storytelling techniques💾💡with @mikegrantme, @Stanford Knight Journalism Fellowship and former creative director of @SFBusinessTimes 🌉 at #amplifypoc in <1 month!

Big-deal alert🎆: award-winning writer and @sfchronicle columnist @vanessa_hua discusses how she combines journalism and storytelling (🔎🗞️+📖) to create immersive fiction at #amplifypoc #unbelievablyexcited bit.ly/AmplifyPOC

Oral histories are the backbone of our past, so how do we effectively find, identify, and interview? @julianadlopera shares her experience gathering oral histories from LGBT🏳️‍🌈 Latinx immigrants at #amplifypoc and we are so excited! 🤩

If you haven't listened the smart/witty/funny @aimeeallison on @DemocracyColor podcast🎙️: now you have #saturdayplans🗓️. Incredibly excited for Aimee's keynote on how we can use storytelling to move our democracy forward🏛️⏩ at #amplifypoc

So delighted to hear how award-winning 🏅author/filmmaker 📽️/📕 @LalehKhadivi uses mythologies of her past in her writing and how we can too #amplifypoc 💃🏽 (we are looking for youth 🐋volunteers!) amplifyconf.com

Can't contain excitement 🤓 Helen Zia (former editor @MsMagazine #og AsAm rightsadvocate) on Journalism vs. Activism and her perspective on issues that have plagued America since she entered the field (neo-Nazis, campus assault, & hate crimes) #amplifypoc bit.ly/amplifypoc

Founder of #LosDelicados, brilliant✨writer&poet🎭 Norman Zelaya shares his thoughts on how to capture the cadence of a community🌇, the responsibilities of representation, & who authenticity serves #missionSF 🌉 #amplifypoc bit.ly/AmplifyPOC #POCconference

Join Emmy-nominated journalist Bernice Young as she shares techniques and methods in diving deep🏊‍♀️ into investigative journalism🔎🗞️, focusing on how to work with sensitive sources. #amplifypoc Early-bird tix end TODAY🌠 get 'emmm bit.ly/amplifypoc

Am I ready to write a memoir📚? Good q-- find the answer with the incredible @reynagrande, award-winning memoirist, as she shares how to reflect 🌅 on your life, if you are you ready, what liberties you can take, & more at #amplifypoc -only a few tix left! bit.ly/amplifypoc

Uh-oh, we are ALMOST SOLD OUT👀✨! Only a handful of 🎫tix left so get yours now on #Eventbrite (bit.ly/AmplifyPOC) 🎉 before the Early-Bird special ends Aug 8!