The Show is on Hiatus until later in June, but this will still be updated each week for stories! Current show summary is for the last one produced.
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This page is dedicated to every story, event, and link I find across every week. It's updated each Sunday. This is also where I host the summary and event links for my most recent Sunday Night Show!
Sunday Nights with FAye Seidler
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Sunday Nights with Faye Seidler is a North Dakota news curation service that highlights stories around our state that are important for folks working in social work, education, healthcare, human rights, non-profits in general, and community.
Last Show Summary
Sunday Nights with Faye Seidler is a North Dakota news curation service that highlights stories around our state that are important for folks working in social work, education, healthcare, human rights, non-profits in general, and community. For my show, I gave special thanks and shout-outs to the following organizations: Sollera for the amazing work you do under any name. AFSP for their upcoming Soul Shop. FirstLink for another opportunity to share Breakfest and learn about great suicide prevention work. 31:8 Project for their upcoming summit on human trafficking and connecting people across the state on this important mission. FM Pride for the opportunity to be part of their planning team. LGBTQ+ Summit for opening up sponsorship opportunities. And Great Plains Food Bank for the packathon that packed nearly 17,000 pounds of food! I also talk about KPop Demon Hunters, Chuck E Cheese, Medicaid work Requirements, the and Suicide Fatality Review Commission report. If you like what these orgs do, consider liking and following their socials! Links and credits on my weekly report! https://www.fayeseidlerconsulting.com/weekly-reports.html. Last Show LInks/References
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TOPICAL NEWS 6/14
National LGBTQ+
In Politics and Policy News
Equity News
In Health, Social Work, Education, or non-profit
In Data and Resources
In Community News
GoFund News
- (Link) Mamdani’s Trans Clinic still fails trans youth
- (Link) Rep McBride wishes Nancy Mace a happy pride after she came fifth in her primary
In Politics and Policy News
- (Link) North Dakota Ethics survey shows respondents lack confidence in state officials
- (Link) Drop in Canadian visits hinder ND tourism
- (Link) Primaries show major shake-up in ND Republican party
- (Link) 4 day school weeks draw pushback from rural ND Schools.
- (Link) ND republican leadership encouraged soul searching after contentious primary
- (Link) ND voters adopt single-subject rule for constitutional measures
- (Link) Bill Tveit loses primary, amongst others who often pushed culture war issues
- (Link) Armstrong statement on ND getting 27.8 million for DAPL Costs
- (Link) Lawmaker attacks fellow Republicans over support from Somali community leader
- (Link) Williston Democrats miss voter minimum
- (Link) Christian school lawsuit challenges ND private teacher licensure
- (LInk) Head of social security challenged after long wait times
- (Link) ND workforce shortage elicit concerns for ND
- (Link) ND judicial nominee questioned on political views during senate hearing
Equity News
- (LInk) AFL-CIO President aims to unionize 2 million workers in 5 years
- (Link) Unions earned the 40 hour work week
- (Link) Dakota OutRight organizers discuss inclusion and community
- (Link) LTE on Salonen’s homophobic columns are truly harmful
- (LInk) Community member responds to Salonen
- (Link) Another response to Roxane Salonen
- (Link) Gender-Affirming Care Saves Lives LTE vs Salonen
- (LInk) Faye writes about Salonen’s Article
- (Link) PFund Scholars ‘26
In Health, Social Work, Education, or non-profit
- (Link) Rural mobile mammography united started with rural health transformation program
- (Link) The power of teachers in our community
- (Link) LSND speaks about conference
- (Link) New OMB Rule could break science in the US
- (Link) Samhsa Suicide Prevention Grant
- (Link) Director of Firstlink becomes a Bush Fellow
- (Link) Foundation for a healthy ND Newsletter
In Data and Resources
- (Link) Food pantries see summer surge in demand
- (Link) 988 option 3 hits hurdle in attempting to discriminate against trans people
- (Link) Understanding unique Challenges for LGBTQ+ Survivors
- (Link) Youth face significant mental health challenges
- (Link) Faye Seidler is on the news to talk about LGBTQ+ Data
- (Link) Youth advocates talk about childhood poverty with KidsCount
- (Link) Dragons Dad as resource/parent group
- (Link) Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year
- (Link) Article suggests suicide deaths have fallen
- (LInk) Everything Trump did bad across his administration
- (Link) ND 47th in nation for home ownership rates
- (Link) Amid housing shortages Grand Forks rent up 31%
- (Link) Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows
In Community News
- (Link) Sienna Lee of Moorhead becomes first youth poet Laureate
- (Link) Buffalo’s fire writes on tribal radio stations
- (Link) North Dakota town uses 43,000 pencils to honor America’s 250th Birthday
- (Link) Another Detransition Clinic start from DOJ Settlement
- (Link) LSND posts picture of their collective staff
- (Link) Video about daniel the tiger and lady abigail
- (Link) Register for Biogirls events
- (Link) Local Movie Production seeking actors
GoFund News
- (Link) Support local community member who was diagnosed with breast cancer
OPPORTUNITIES
Community
Static Community
Static Professional
Upcoming
Upcoming Leadership + Professional
Standing Important Trainings
Open Opportunities with Deadlines
Open Opportunities without deadlines
Grants + Scholarship
Volunteers
Jobs
Static Community
Static Professional
- Mental Health First Aid Trainings Across the next few months
- Suicide Prevention Trainings
- Several Trainings Through ND HHS
- Host of Trainings from FirstLink on Suicide Prevention - Tell August 20th
- Several trainings offered with NDCA
- (Link) Suicide Prevention Trainings across state
Upcoming
- (Online) Trauma and Sleep disruption (June 16th at 12:00 PM)
- (Grand Forks) Pride Planning Convo (June 16th at 6:00 PM)
- (Online) QPR Suicide Prevention Training (June 16th at 8:30 AM)
- (Fargo) Youth Leadership Awards 2026 (June 16th at 5:00 PM)
- (Moorhead) COMET Facilitator Training (June 17th at 10:00 AM)
- (Fargo) Late Night Horror Show: Queer Horror Double Feature (June 19th at 7:00 PM)
- (Williston) Pride Cruise Party 2026 (June 20th at 12:00 PM)
- (Online) Post Separation Abuse from NDDSVC (June 23rd at 9:00 AM)
- (Online) Nami Faith ND Listening Session (June 23rd at 12:00 PM)
- (Fargo) Queer and Trans Pool Party (June 24th at 5:00 PM)
- (Online) Nami Faith ND Listening Session (June 25th at 6:00 PM)
- (Online) QPR Suicide Prevention Training (June 25th at 2:00 PM)
- (Fargo) Izzy Cup - (June 28th at 3:00 PM)
- (Moorhead) Finding Hope in Challenging Times with Faye (June 29th at 6:30 PM)
- (Online) QPR (Question, Persuade, refer) (July 15th at 12:00 PM)
- (Online) The Ripple effects of Trauma (July 21st at 12:00 PM)
- (Link) One-Shot dungeons and dragons game (August 5th at 5:30 PM)
- (Fargo) FM Pride (August 7th to 9th)
- (Fargo) Pride Market presented by Livewire (Aug 8th at 10:00 AM)
- (Fargo) Pride: After Dark (Aug 8th at 9:00 PM)
- (Online) Trauma and Behavior Dysregulation (Aug 18th at 12:00 PM)
- (Minot) Rainbow Pub Crawl (Aug 21st at 7:00 PM)
- (Minot) Pride in the Streets (Aug 22nd at 10:00 AM)
- (Minot) Y-2 Gay: A Pride Drag Show Fueled by Millennial Delusion (Aug 22nd at 7:00 PM)
- (Minot) Drag Queen Bingo and Brunch (Aug 23rd at 12:00 PM)
- (Online) Calm Clinical Workshop - Access to Lethal Means Training (Sept 3rd at 8:30 AM)
- (Online) Calm Conversations - Access to Lethal Means Training (Sept 14th at 5:00 PM)
- (Grand Forks) 2026 Tears Talk and Walk (Sept 20th - Save the Date)
Upcoming Leadership + Professional
- (Dickinson) Summit on behavioral health in energy country (June 17th to 18th)
- (Ohio) 57th Biennial League of Women Voters National Convention (June 26th to 28th)
- (Wisconsin) 3rd National Conference on American Indian and Alaska Native Injury and Violence Prevention (July 15th to 17th)
- (Bismarck) 2026 North Dakota Indian Education Summit (July 28th & 29th)
- (Washington, DC) Ryan White Conference (Aug. 4th to 7th)
- (Bismarck) Behavioral Health, Children, and Family Service Conference (Sept 14th to 17th)
- (Bismarck) ND Suicide Prevention Annual Conference (Sept 30th All Day)
- (Fargo) Honoring our roots empowering futures - Trauma Conference (Oct 7th to 9th)
- (Fargo) ND LGBTQIA2S+ Summit (Oct 9th to 11th)
- (Bismarck) 2027 Annual Conference (Save the Date - Feb 7th to 9th)
- (Fargo) Restorative Justice Conference (Save the date: April 26th to 29th)
Standing Important Trainings
- Free Firstlink Trainings (Calendar)
- ND Hopes suicide prevention (Calendar)
- Stand to Protect Training
- On demand Agri based suicide prevention course (Register)
- Standing Online Compassion Fatigue Training for First Responders (Here)
- Brain Injury Network Webinars for Year
Open Opportunities with Deadlines
- NDCA is opening up proposal Submissions
- LGBTQ+ Summit Panel Submissions Open - Deadline June 19th
- Film Actors wanted for Auditions in Fargo - Deadline June 22nd
- Comment on HUD removing trans protections from housing - June 30th
- Reach One Teach One - June 10th to July 22nd
- Open applications to Student Cabinet - Deadline July 24th
- Submit public comment to protect HUD’s equal access rule - Deadline June 29th
- Independent Effort for Celebrating 2026 TDOV - Calls for artists - (tentative) July 1st
- State Education Technology Policy Survey - Deadline August 1st
- We Got You Covered Clothing Event Youth works - Volunteer August 12th
- North Dakota United Membership sign-up — August 31st Deadline
- Creating Change Workshop Proposal Guidelines - Deadline Sept 15th
- Final Round of Free Mental Health First Aid Training - Ongoing until Sept 24th
Open Opportunities without deadlines
- ND Suicide Prevention Trainers Sign-UP
- Nominate Nurse for Daisy Award
- Get paid money and take HIV Testing at Planned Parenthood
- Strengthen ND offers grant making help
- Get Involved with Together for School Meals
- Sign Letter of Support for LGBTQ+ community
- Letters to North Dakota Government Form
- Apply for Medicaid Member Engagement Committee
- Free Printouts of C-SSRS screening tool
- Add your community Event to Buffalo’s Fire Flyer page
Grants + Scholarship
- Women’s Opportunity Scholarship - Deadline June 15th
- 4 Million Dollar grant to prevent child drowning - July 13th
Volunteers
- N/A
Jobs
- Non-profit Organization Job Board
- Firstlink is Currently Hiring
- (Link) Native Inc, Community Development Corporation hiring Care Coordinator and Peer Support Specialist.
- (Link) Policy Director with LGBTQIA+ Cancer Network
Social Media Event Kits
I design pictures that can be shared on social media or emailed as PDF's. I have a weekly heads up that is updated each Sunday Night and a Big Opportunity sheet that is generally updated once a month! Big Opportunities - PDF Link
