Imani
Henry is a consultant and trainer providing technical assistance to a wide
range of community organizations and service agencies, as well as medical and
mental health providers.
- Over 20 years experience as a grassroots
organizer and political activist committed to social justice and change.
Nationally known for coalition building among communities of color, women’s and
lesbian, gay, bi and trans political movements
- Over fifteen years experience of
providing HIV/AIDS education and prevention services using the philosophy of
harm reduction for under-served communities
- Extensive experience and
knowledge working with disenfranchised & street communities, particularly
that of transgender, lesbian, bisexual and gay young people of color. Has overseen daily operations for
homeless drop-in centers
- Has developed programming, training curriculums,
outreach strategies. Has directed and supervised HIV prevention street outreach
initiatives in the cities of Boston and New York
- Keynote speaker and guest
lecturer at conferences, festivals, and colleges across the US, and within The Caribbean, Canada, Europe and Asia
- Currently, employed within
Training Department of major NYC social service agency
Long & Short Term Technical
Assistance tailored-made to address
the specific needs of your organization or group:
- Conference & Special Events
Management
- Cultural Competency Training
& Strategies
- Multi-Issue Coalition & Campaign Building
- Political Action & Campaign
Development
- Racial Justice & Awareness
Training
- Transgender Community Inclusion
(General)
- Transgender Community Inclusion
Strageties for the Women’s’ Movement
Clients have included:
The 1st Annual NYS People of
Color LGBT Health Summit
The 12th Annual Alaska Pride
Conference, Identity Inc, Anchorage, AK
The AIDS Action Committee, Boston, MA
African Ancestral Lesbian United for
Societal Change, NYC
The Audre Lorde Project, NYC
Bluestockings Women’s Bookstore, Inc., NYC
Boston LGBTA Pride Committee Inc.
Building Unity Conference, United Council of UW Students, Inc., Wisconsin
Center for Anti-Violence Education, NYC
The Coalition for the Homeless, NYC
F.I.E.R.C.E, NYC
Forefront, NYC
The Gender Identity Project, NYC
The Harm Reduction Coalition (contracted for
on-site, NYC/NJ region and national trainings since 2003)
Health Global Access Project
The Hetrick Martin Institute, NYC
Housing Works, Inc, NYC
INCITE, Women of Color Against Violence
The Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center, The University of CA- Santa Cruz
The LGBTA, Smith College
The LGBTA, The University of Oregon – Eugene, OR
The LGBT Student Cooperative, Yale University
The Multicultural Student Consortium, Connecticut College
Mount Sinai/Bellevue Hospital, NYC
The National Lawyers Guild, NYC Chapter
The Peer Educators Program, Wellesley College
People of Color in Crisis Inc, NYC
The Pride Alliance, The University of Maryland –College Park
The Policy Institute of The National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force
Positive Health Project, NYC
QWAVE lesbian/bisexual/queer
women and transgender/gender variant people of Asian descent
The Reproductive Justice Network / Third
WAVE Foundation
The Rude Mechanics Orchestra, NYC
Shades of Lavender, NYC
Shades of Poly, NYC
Southerners on New Ground
The Street Work Project/Safe Horizons, NYC
Racial/Ethnic Diversity and
Campus Engagement; Student Affairs, Sara Lawrence College
The Student Government Association, Hunter College
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project, NYC
The Transgender Awareness/Activist Group, Cornell University
The Urban Justice Center, NYC
Women’s Anti-Violence Education, Philadelphia , PA
Women of Color AIDS Council, Boston, MA
The Women’s Prison Association, NYC
List of Training Associates: Upon Request
