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AJ Solomon

they/them/theirs

Mischief Management
Participates in 7 items
AJ Solomon (they/them/theirs) is a queer trans Jewish Huffleclaw, Harry Potter Alliance volunteer, and wizard rock enthusiast from New England. A Senior at UMass Boston, AJ is double majoring in Gender Studies and Studio Art, and they plan to go to grad school for Art Therapy. They also have an awesome day job as the Communications Director at Camp Lilac, a summer camp for trans youth. When they aren’t busy working, AJ can usually be found writing, traveling excessive distances, or obsessing over The Adventure Zone. You can find them on social media @SoloButNotHan!

Sessions in which AJ Solomon participates

Friday 11 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
LGBTQIA+ Meetup
1 hour, 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Meetup

Brian Acunis (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Jacquelyn Melillo (Participant)

Madison Ironfield (Participant)

Alejandro Asin (Participant)

Jennifer Levine (Participant)

Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you an ally to the queer community? If so, this meetup is a great place for you to hang out, meet other...

Saturday 12 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Roundtable

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Rae Mreen (Participant)

Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the pros ...

Sunday 13 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World
1 hour, 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Roundtable

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Moderator)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Trans and Non-Binary Representation in YA
1 hour, 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

As trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming authors make in-roads in publishing, the conversation about representation is shifting rapidly. Wha...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Can We Do Magic on Shabbat?
1 hour, 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Kara Greenberg (Participant)

Paige Breisacher (Participant)

We know of at least one Jewish student at Hogwarts, but presumably Anthony Goldstein wasn’t the first or only Jewish wizard in all of the world, or...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community
1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Madison Ironfield (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

It's not hard to find a character in the Harry Potter universe who struggles with their identity and how it impacts their standing in the wi...