Annual Meeting Schedule

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The Amina Institute

The Red Door

Friday

  • Our annual meeting starts with a voting session to confirm future board members, review the accreditation rubric, and approve the budget. This meeting will help guide the organization’s leadership, standards, and financial planning for the year ahead. Our board’s participation will be shape our next steps and ensure strong governance.

  • The annual report will be presented as an overview of the organization’s key achievements, financial performance, and major milestones from the past year. It will also highlight challenges, strategic priorities, and next-step actions for community discussion and alignment.

Saturday

  • 9am - TBD

    10am - Onika Henry, B.A., M.Ed., SSE/SB, "Carnival as a Somatic Technology for Decolonisation and Erotic Reclamation

  • 11am: Tashé Ann & Dr. Yael R. Rosenstock Gonzalez, "Breathing into Consent: Practicing the Sacred Pause"

  • Amina Peterson will deliver the keynote at the AASS annual meeting, offering a review of the community needs assessment. Her address will create space for reflection, shared understanding, and future planning as the organization continues to serve its members with intention.

  • 3pm - Mx. Lena Queen, LCSW, M.Ed., "Erospirituality: Using Erotic Intelligence to Decolonize Spirituality, Sexuality, & the Intuitive Mind–Body Relationship"

    4pm - Xir Divine Rae - Informative Arousal   

    5pm - TBD

Sunday

  • Xir Divine Rae & Dr. Goddess Qadesh -  Panel: Desired and Dangerous

  • 10am - Dr. Yael R. Rosenstock Gonzalez “Beginning to Build a (Semi) Vetted Referral & Triadic Network

    11am - Nicole Y Ward MAMFT, LMFT, CST "Sexual Pleasure and Grief"