Ep165 - Sis and Karen Olivo | The Next Generation Project

Published: July 27, 2021, 7 a.m.

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This episode features Sis and Karen Olivo discussing The Next Generation Project, an organization dedicated to distributing resources to Black and Brown Trans folks in need. Through donations and crowdfunding campaigns, The Next Generation Project raises money to provide Trans people with the access to self care and mental health services to nourish their body, mind, and spirit. Through alleviating financial burdens, TNG\\u2019s goal is to assist in shaping a future where the next generation of Trans folk will have leaders and elders to guide them.

Sis is a\\xa0 multidisciplinary artist hailing from Houston, Texas. Sis refers to herself as an actress, activist, and sister to the people. With a life\\u2019s mission of franchising the disenfranchised and demarginalizing the marginalized, Sis founded The Next Generation Project, an organization dedicated to providing self-care and mental health resources to the Black and Brown trans community.\\xa0

Karen Olivo is a television, film, and stage actor who most recently played \\u201cSatine\\u201d in Moulin Rouge, The Musical on Broadway. Olivo is also recognized for her Tony Award winning performance as \\u201cAnita\\u201d in the acclaimed 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story, a role for which she also earned Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Astaire Award nominations.\\xa0

For more information about The Next Generation Project, visit wearetng.org.

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Moderated by Googler Kwaii Bell.

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