Bay Area political events: International Women s Day, health care
Chronicle staff report
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
SATURDAY
Women’s March event: A webinar on building community and equity, hosted by the Women’s March Foundation. Noon. More information is here.
Health care for all: Rally to support state legislation, AB1400, supporting a single-payer system of health care. Organized by the Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition. Noon, El Camino Real and Castro Street, Mountain View. More information is here.
MONDAY
George Floyd: A rally calling for justice for George Floyd to coincide with the scheduled start of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering him. Hosted by the Northern California Unemployed Committee. 4 p.m., San Jose City Hall, 200 East Santa Clara St. More information is here.
BAAITS, a volunteer-based organization, established the first and largest public two-spirit powwow in the world.
This year s events take place February 2-6, culminating with the Grand Entry on the last day from noon to 4 p.m. Pacific Time.
A powwow is a traditional Native American event that gathers all tribes, as well as invites non-Native guests to learn more about Native cultures. Last year, the event welcomed more than 5,000 people at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, BAAITS will hold the powwow online this year, according to a news release. It will include daily panels and workshops.
Leigh F. Capule, Migrations Manager I GSC Philippines, HSBC. Photo: HSBC
Leigh is a pioneer member of the HSBC (HSBA.L) Pride + Ally Network in GSC Philippines. Under Leigh’s leadership a number of significant initiatives and company policy changes were made, including the establishment of both gender neutral and gender preference restrooms, the inclusion of same sex and domestic partners in their insurance coverage and inclusion of treatment of HIV/AIDS in HMO coverage.
Leigh took the lead in the D&I forum held in India in sharing Philippines Pride best practices and initiatives and established an annual PAN GSC SOGIE Awareness session, which she personally facilitates. In addition, she played a critical role in the establishment of Pride ERGs in GSC India and China.