SepulvedaUU Speaker Series – Spotlight on Somos Familia Valle (02/26)
This month, we’re thrilled to welcome our community partners from Somos Familia Valle, serving our most vulnerable neighbors since 2014.
26
Feb 2026
7:00 pm
Location: Center for Spiritual Living 17622 Chatsworth St, Granada Hills, CA 91344 & Zoom Room 1
Host: Rev Gordon Clay Bailey
We ask that if it is possible that you attend in person but always we be grateful to see you either in person or on ZOOM.
Speaker: Damiana Cano
Damiana Cano is a community organizer with Somos Familia Valle; a grassroots nonprofit organization based in the San Fernando Valley whose mission it is to support, empower, and mobilize our community for racial, gender, and economic justice in the San Fernando Valley. Somos Familia Valle began as a vision to empower and unite the LGBTQ+ community in the San Fernando Valley but has since grown and established itself as an organization that offers free programming, safe spaces, and access to a plethora of resources.
Damiana began her journey as a founding member of the Somos Familia Valle Youth Council in 2016, and is now celebrating being the first employee of Somos Familia Valle as the community organizer 10 years later.
About Somos Familia Valle
Mission: Somos Familia Valle is a local LGBTQ+ community organization dedicated to support, empower, and mobilize families, and allies for racial, gender, and economic justice in the San Fernando Valley.
Somos Familia Valle was founded on September 6, 2014, with a vision to empower and unite the LGBTQ+ community in the San Fernando Valley. Just one month later, on October 12, 2014, the organization made a groundbreaking launch by hosting the first-ever San Fernando Valley Pride March and Conference in Panorama City. The theme of the event, “COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS,” symbolized a significant milestone in the community’s journey towards visibility and acceptance.
About Our Speakers Series
Join us every 4th Thursday, 7pm – 8:30pm from Jan to June 2026 for this in-person (and online) series to host local community organizers. During our time together, our speakers will give a presentation, engage in conversation and assist us in organizing next steps in promoting and securing justice, equity and inclusion in our community.
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