Presentations

All of my interactive presentations (workshops) are 90 min to 120 max in length. I only require a speaking table/podium, a small table for literature, 2 bottles of non-carbonated water, an electrical outlet for a my video camera and a few of the presentations also require a boombox or audio source. They can be staged anywhere and do not require elaborate setup.

• ISIM – Racism, Sexism and Heterosexism, Recognizing and Understanding the Connections:(SEE VIDEO) This very popular presentation challenges participants to take a very personal look at their own “isms”. Participants really “go there” sharing there attitudes towards race, gender and sexual orientation. They explore the words, actions, attitudes of themselves and their world. Popular news stories and current events are used in this workshop making it highly effective. Very Popular. Early booking strongly advised. Great for diversity, team building and leadership programming.

• Intersections (also presented as Choices): This is a very popular workshop takes a look at how we classify ourselves and each other and explores the challenges that we face being members of various groups. We start with gender, race and sexual orientation and incorporate other classifications as the workshop develops. The focus of this workshop is to help the participants identify times, places and circumstances where they feel they must be more “female” or more “Latino” and how this affects them. We also explore the very nature of these classifications and what they mean to us personally. What does it really men to be a “man”? Am I “black” enough to even consider myself black? Great for diversity programming.

• Hip Hop and Homophobia:(SEE VIDEO) This very popular presentation explores the images, lyrics and messages of homophobia as found in hip-hop past and present. It also exposes the audience to homo-hop as LGBT artists struggle to find their place in today’s hip-hop. This interactive presentation engages the participants, encouraging them to share their attitudes and opinions in a safe environment. Very VERY Popular. Early booking strongly advised. Great for diversity, team building and leadership programming.

• Hip Hop and the Nappy Headed Hoes (also presented as Hip Hop and Sexism): Has hip hop gone too far when a shock jock says he learned how to disrespect women by listening to rap music? What is the role of women in hip hop culture, as defined by women, as defined by men? With words like “bitch” and “hoe” being used freely in music, television and conversations by both men and women are we all just buying into sexual oppression? Or, is it all just entertainment? This presentation will become one of Tomas’ most presented as it is a subject that needs further exploration – sexism and gender identification in hip hop culture and how it affects or is affected by popular culture. This interactive presentation engages the participants, encouraging them to share their attitudes and opinions in a safe environment. Very VERY Popular. Early booking strongly advised. Great for diversity, team building and leadership programming. Book early for Women’s Herstory Month.

• Debunking The Double Standard:(SEE VIDEO) If a man has many sexual partners he’s a stud. But if a woman has many sexual partners, she’s a slut? If a person of European descent is in America he/she is a tourist. If a person of Latin American descent is in America they are an illegal citizen? These double standards as well as many others are explored in this powerful workshop which examines societies more hypocritical attitudes. This workshop covers all cross sections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and physical and mental ability as well as the religious and political attitudes which help to shape our culture today. Great for your diversity programming.

• DiverCITY: This team building workshop focuses on leadership development. It focuses on teaching group leaders how to effectively draw upon the diversity of their organization in order to strengthen it and achieve group goals. Great for diversity, team building and leadership programming. Can be used stand alone or as part of a retreat or weekend training.

• There is no I in team but there is an ME : This team building workshop focuses on individual personal development and how it affects the group dynamic. It is geared towards organizations who seek to strengthen their interpersonal relationships and draw upon the strength of the group’s diversity as well as acknowledge the diversity of their group as one of their group’s greatest strengths. Great for diversity, team building and leadership programming. Can be used stand alone or as part of a retreat or weekend training.

• The Hip Hop Workshop: This fun, movement based team building workshop uses simple choreography to illustrate how a team works together to tackle a common goal. Participants learn a simple choreographed routine using today’s top hit music. They then break into groups and come up with the end of the choreography. Sound simple? You wish! There many many roadblocks along the way to reaching this task and that’s what makes this workshop so popular and effective. Great for team building and leadership programming. Works well as part of a retreat or weekend training. It has also been featured at leadership conferences as a fun way to drive home the message.