Presenters: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ms. Cherry Galette, Mangos With Chili

Founded in 2006, Mangos With Chili is North America's only annual touring roadshow of queer and trans of color (QTPOC) performance artists. In this inspiring, interactive workshop, co-founders Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ms. Cherry Galette will talk about the nuts and bolts of creating a successful tour that pays QTPOC artists a fair wage, centers disabled bodies, is sustainable and avoids being ripped off! We'll talk about the grassroots fundraising strategies we use to pay QTPOC artists a fair wage, curation, booking, promotion, dealing with divas, and sustaining our bodies and spirits. If you've always been curious about what it would take to create a tour- especially if you're an independent queer or trans artist of color, woman of color artist, working-class or disabled artist – this will be a great place to get hella resources, share experiences and build skills. This workshop centers POC and QTPOC but is open to all!