The Inclusivity and Diversity in Magic Conference

06/02/2024

Did you know that The Inclusion Center is the fiscal sponsor for SLC Pride?! We are so excited to be part of a festival that SCREAMS inclusivity! There are many events leading up to the SLC Pride festival (June 28-30) and this is one of them.
Have you always wanted to participate in a 5k but felt like that might be more than you have in you? Then this .5k might be just the thing for you 😂 Come meander from coffee to brunch and get a fun T-shirt while you’re at it.

I have sat on the Board of Directors for the Inclusion Center for many years and am so proud of our ability to help sponsor SLC Pride 2024!

05/06/2024

A new nonfiction magic history book by Margaret B. Steele Launching May 25, 2024 Pre-orders now available!

04/24/2024

For many years I have been a board member of the Inclusion Center for Community and Justice in Utah. We are looking for new board members to help grow our organization.

The goal is to find individuals who want to be active board members and help with fundraising, seeking grants, and making a difference in the community. Is that you?

Mission Statement:
We are a human relations non-profit organization in Utah dedicated to cultivating healthy dialogue surrounding topics of privilege and bias. We build inclusive communities through experiential learning, intentional dialogue, discussions of accountability, and the cultivation of tomorrow's leaders. We nurture spaces, provide actionable tools, and curate verbiage necessary to have typically difficult conversations.

Signature Program: Camp Anytown
Anytown is a nationally recognized program designed to empower youth to create respectful and just communities for all of us, not just some of us. For 5 days and 4 nights, young adults from across Utah, ages 15-18, escape to the fresh outdoors of Camp Tuttle, in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

03/28/2024

I would love your support and help in advertising the upcoming Mystify Magic Festival
It will be held in Las Vegas at the Santa Fe Casino March 10-12, 2025

The focus is to amplify the voices of women in the world of magic and to celebrate their achievements.
Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration!

Demo video: https://vimeo.com/926918095

Join the Facebook conversation: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557894230135

Website: http://www.MystifyMagicFestival.com/

03/16/2024

Accessibility is so important! We just have to be creative and care.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/PTsxFQJTz8NVc5qb/?mibextid=UalRPS

03/11/2024

Congratulations to my friend (Magician & Photographer) Najee Muwwakkil Williams whose nephew Kris Bowers (Former Magic Castle Junior magician) just won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary "The Last Repair Shop"!

Congratulations to my friend (Magician and NPR Host) Arun Rath whose amazing wife Raney Aronson just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature "20 Days in Mariupol"!

What incredible and important documentaries. Make sure to watch these award winners.

03/07/2024

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magic-kit/magically-me-inclusive-magic-kit-for-kids?ref=thanks-copy

A magic kit and mobile app that teaches children 6-12 stage magic and SEL tools to tap into what makes them magical.

02/24/2024

This Adelaide Herrmann poster just sold for $48,000 at auction (before taxes and auction fees)

I love that women who picked magic as their professions are starting to get more focus and attention!

If you would like to learn more about this amazing magician there is a fantastic book by Margaret B Steele

I was interviewed on a podcast by Olivia Meikle about her as part of her What'sHerName project.

Congratulations Magic in Heels with Kayla Drescher for her Shezam Podcast!

Thank you to AnnaRose Einarsen for bringing national attention to the foundational work of Gloria Dea.

This year also marks the 10 year anniversary of the Women in magic group at the Magic Castle

And there are new opportunities to celebrate women coming up soon!

02/03/2024

February Is Black History Month and a great time to expand where you spend your money by supporting Black owned businesses

01/04/2024

New movie available on Netflix about Bayard Rustin, an Black leader in social movements for civil rights, nonviolence, and gay rights.

12/12/2023

12/06/2023

Great articles on magic and EDI from Felicity Fields https://squibintheworld.com/?fbclid=PAAaYSGuLigroXlZsc7RyOPxVubzxPIznyh3rqp3x6e_o5MEL-cb3bK6nZvXU_aem_AR6f74mL_pvwS6AR9oB5Of1Fn6rq40gETPnEIgARI0RhUADG5jT_M980ngt3xfHMVFg

A spark for change in the world of magic

08/10/2023

Grant money for BIPOC who are circus performers. Apply now!

One week left to apply for the $1,000 August 2023 CSAW Microgrant for a US Circus Artist of Color! Applications close at 11:59pm ET on August 15th! Click the link in our bio to apply now or visit csawcircus.org/microgrants
Microgrants are available to artists who need immediate funding for any and all their circus related needs, including but not limited to: equipment, private and group classes, school tuition, show production, travel expenses and more.
Anyone who considers themselves a circus artist, or views their art as a circus art is encouraged to apply! CSAW is proud to support a diverse range of circus artists, including hair hangers, pole dancers, cyr wheel artists, educators, handbalancers, acrobats and more. 🎪
The CSAW Microgrant Program has been active since September of 2020 and has funded 32 different BIPOC artists. Visit www.csawcircus.org to learn more about us and our past Microgrant recipients!

07/09/2023

Magicians have a long history of respecting the names people choose for themselves.

If we can call "Henry Boughton" the Great Harry Blackstone. Or call magicians Kreskin, Banachek, Harry Kellar, Harry Houdini, Max Maven, Paul Draper etc. then we can call any magician or person by any name or pronoun they want.

It's that simple.

I will call you by whatever name you want to be called, I will use whatever pronoun you want me to use, I will support whoever you love. I accept you fully and sincerely.

06/05/2023

Happy Pride The Inclusivity and Diversity in Magic Conference and everyone!

Share some photos, events, celebrations, and activism in the comments below.

06/04/2023

Wonderful show on Hulu where an accomplished chef from LA travels to different cultures to learn more about their particular soul food. I'm 3 episodes in and it is wonderful. How can we apply these lessons to our own art? When we dig deep into our own stories and heritage we will find beautiful magic there.

04/10/2023

The timing of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan is based on different calendars and lunar cycles, so their occurrence at the same time is rare and unpredictable. Typically, this event happens three times a century or once every 33 years.

03/19/2023

We will all remember the first magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip! GLORIA DEA!

Magicians across Las Vegas and beyond are working to honor a 99-year-old living legend, Gloria Dea, who historians have determined was the first magician on the Strip.

03/17/2023

https://jewishinsider.com/2023/03/utah-marriage-israel-online-amelia-powers-gardner-online-weddings/

Amelia Powers Gardner is a local Utah official laser-set on reducing bureaucratic inefficiency. So how did she become a key player in Israeli public affairs?

03/13/2023

A rare photo of Benny Chavez who was originally from The Philippines. He was a Mentor to Norm Nielsen (photographed) and Channing Po***ck among other legends.

Thank you Lupe Nielson for sharing this image!

01/27/2023

https://www-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/women-ceos-lead-more-10-164203847.html

2023 is already setting out to be record year for female CEOs.

01/24/2023

VIRTUAL MAGIC SHOW (FREE)
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01/19/2023

Congratulations to Magic in Heels with Kayla Drescher and the Shezam podcast!

WOW. Thank you to the for this. I am often not for awards, but when Shezam gets recognition, it’s a reminder that not only are people listening, but that the labor of love (and often exhaustion) is worth it to many people. Thank you for this! An obvious thanks to our audio producer, Chris Combs () for everything he does to make each episode sound stunning. And a special thanks to for everything you do for magic and the world. Can’t wait to have you on the pod!

12/01/2022

This is an amazing conversation starter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sisterhood-cards/the-sisterhood-deck-of-playing-cards?fbclid=IwAR0rjdACtYzWiOtmNfEMqHnlooEfR8GPQ8mrfpEemON8q9PAANtQvnY90Do

Can a deck of cards change the world? Start essential conversations with playing cards that can alter the course of history.

11/22/2022

We stand with the LGBTQIA+ community against hate and violence and we mourn the loss of life this week at Club Q in Colorado.

08/19/2022

The Inclusivity and Diversity in Magic Conference is happening next week! Produced by the Magic and Mystery School and Sponsored by Penguin Magic! You can still get your ticket at MagicalWisdom or in the comments.

Here is out incredible line up of speakers, performers, and presenters:

(All times are PACIFIC TIME)

Friday August 26th
3:00 Felice Ling emcee
3:10-3:30 Kayla Drescher
3:30-3:40 Makoto Halverson
3:40-4:20 Shreeyash Palshikar
4:20-4:30 Cody Clark, Graham Maupin
4:30-4:50 Georgia Lyle
Meadow Perry emcee
15- min break ( 5 min wiggle room)
5:10-5:25 Paul Kilmer
5:30-5:50 Mikayla Oz
5:50-6:10 Cody Clark
6:10-6:30 Chris Capehart

Saturday August 27th
3:00-3:10 Kayla Drescher emcee
3:10-3:20 Billy Hsueh
3:20-3:40 Chris Herren As Faust
3:40-4:00 Susan Zeller
4:00-4:30 Nelson Lugo
4:30-4:50 David Reed-Brown
Paul Draper emcee
15- min break ( 5 min wiggle room)
5:10-5:25 Dyna Staats
5:250-6:05 Simon Carmel & Steve Longacre
6:05-6:25 Autumn Morning Star
6:25-6:45 Meriam Al-Sultan
6:45-7:00 Meadow Perry

Sunday August 28th
3:00-3:10 Scix Maddix emcee
3:10-3:30 Naathan Phan
3:30-3:50 Luna Shimada interview by Paul Draper
3:50-4:10 Arun Rath talk
4:10-4:30 River Barry
4:30-4:45 Gregg Tobo
Leadership team member emcee
15- min break ( 5 min wiggle room)
5:05-5:20 Tori Noquez
5:20-5:35 JJ Lucia-wright
5:35-5:50 Mon Dre
5:50-6:05 Felicity Fields
6:00-6:15 Andrew Nadon
6:15-6:30 Alexzander Schwartz
6:30-6:50 Sara Crasson
6:50 leadership team says thank you

06/08/2022

Happy Pride month from some of the top Magic organizations in the world!

06/07/2022

Today is the LAST DAY for the Early Bird fee of $75!
Join us for the 2022 event!

03/26/2022

If you are feeling fatigue as a social justice warrior, please take time for yourself, build a community, take time to celebrate small wins. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/tenacity?s=r&fbclid=IwAR0Fi-MkA9man6_HMiAExDZ1x52qjQmYjrLAwElXyw0IPlfKdZDLC0lesO0

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