The PFLAG Speakers Bureau (OC/LB) provides speakers free of charge to schools, businesses, or any organizations seeking education about sexual orientation, gender identity, or the LGBTQ community. Trained volunteer speakers, who are members of our Speakers Bureau, which has been operating since 1978, conduct all panels. The panels consist of an introduction of the PFLAG organization, followed by speakers (usually 3-4 people) sharing their brief personal stories. A portion of the presentation is generally devoted to a Q&A session for the audience.  PFLAG website

7 Shades of Peace Awards for a student/staff member showing excellence in social justice and leadership 

Jonathan Skurnik is an award–winning documentary filmmaker, educator and activist. His films have broadcast on PBS and European Television and have been screened at the Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center and in art galleries in New York City and at over two hundred film festivals throughout the world.  Jonathan also founded three ground-breaking, grassroots outreach and engagement projects that provide transformational educational experiences through facilitated screenings and discussions and immersive digital resources. Jonathan served as the Chair of New Day Films, directs narrative films, serves as an adjunct professor of film at UCLA and Chapman University and works as a visual artist. 

IRENE DIAZ is a Mexican- American singer, songwriter and solo artist. Born and raised in Highland Park, CA. With her EP I Love You Madly and full length album Lovers & Friends, she finds herself as a ‘soft, but quiet storm’ (NPR). Irene's greatest instrument is her voice, without fault in any genre, the emotion in both her songwriting and singing is undeniable. 

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