From a QWOC in Japan: “I have learned that I cannot do it on my own and that as much as I perhaps took credit for what I knew and what I learned, I realize that I always had a constant source of support to fall back on. Now that these friends – my family – are many miles away, I am left to navigate this world, for the first time, as a true outsider.”
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Play our Facebook Sweepstakes for FREE Tickets to OPTIONZ or ROOTS during Pride
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on May 7th, 2010
Wanna win free tix to OPTIONZ: 4th Annual Pride Party from Queer Women of Color and Friends or ROOTS: Dance for LGBT Human Rights in Africa? Then it’s time to Join the Conversation!
You can do this in one of two ways:
Option A) Each week leading up to pride, we will randomly select two (2) QWOC+ Boston Fans – who respond (thoughtfully) to our daily questions and/or status updates tagged with “#DiversitySpeaks” – to win a FREE “Dynamic Duo” Ticket to either of our pride parties! The catch is, only certain questions/discussion topics could potentially enter you into the random drawing — and we won’t tell you which ones they are 
SO, in order to increase your chances of winning a FREE “Dynamic Duo” Ticket to one of our pride events, we encourage you to respond to ALL the #DiversitySpeaks discussion topics on the DAILY!
Option B) As an alternative to Option A, everyone who “tags” either our OPTIONZ: 4th Annual Pride Party from Queer Women of Color and Friends or ROOTS: Dance for LGBT Human Rights in Africa FB event in their status updates (using the “@” sign) — with a comment inviting people or discussing the event in general — will be entered into a raffle to WIN ONE OF TWO “Sizzling Single” Tickets that week. Unlike Option A, tagging either OPTIONZ or ROOTS FB events at ANY point during the weekly cycle will enter you into the raffle drawing for that week.
That’s not too hard, is it? Oh come on, you’re on facebook all the time, anyway! You’ve got nothing to lose, and multiple pride tickets to WIN!
Things to Note:
1) The length of your response will NOT increase your chances of winning. Be short and poignant, or move us with paragraphs of rhetoric — all that matters is that the words you’re using are yours, plain enough to understand, and represent YOUR perspectives/opinions.
2) Comments that are rude/offensive in response to others will NOT be considered.
3) No one user can win more than twice within the same category during this contest (e.g. if you’re lucky enough to win twice – on two different occasions – using Option A, you will be ineligible to win again in Option A, for the rest of the contest)
4) No one user can win in both categories during the same week (i.e you can’t be a winner using both Option A and B in the same week)
5) This contest is another way for us to tap into our community and augment the many voices that are represented (on FB at least); so Be Yourself. At the end of the day, it’s YOU we wanna get to know better.
Are you ready to play the FB Diversity Speaks Sweepstakes?
They begin NOW! We’re halfway through the week already so your chances of winning are higher than usual. Remember, each time you comment, you could be entered into a random drawing to win free tickets to OPTIONZ: 4th Annual Pride Party from Queer Women of Color and Friends or ROOTS: Dance for LGBT Human Rights in Africa during Boston Pride week!
Invite your Friends to “Like” (formerly, Become Fans) of Queer Women of Color and Friends so they can play too!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/QWOC-Boston-Queer-Women-of-Color-and-Friends/84770612979?ref=ts
Diversity Speaks. Spread the word.
QWOC+ Boston Newsletter (5.26.09)
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on May 26th, 2009
Dear QWOC+ Boston Friends, Supporters, and Ambassadors…
Facebook disabled QWOC+ Boston’s profile and so we’ve created an official page; subscribe to our notes on facebook to receive updates, quick announcements, or view new blog posts via our website.
Thursday June 11th @ 9PM-2AM
OPTIONZ: 3rd Annual Multicultural Pride Party from QWOC+ Boston and Boston Pride Committee, co-sponsored by MadFemmePride
UMBRIA295 Franklin StreetBoston, MA 02110
*Get your discounted tickets HERESingle Ticket (1) – $12Dynamic Duo Ticket (2) – $20Entourage Ticket (6) – $45Posse Ticket (10) – $5 *There are only 5 of these left*
*If you are an undergraduate student and would like to attend Optionz but are unable to afford any of the packages/tickets listed above, please email info@qwocboston.org to discuss other options!
Friday May 29th @ 7:30PM
SOUL CANDY Record Release Party Featuring IYEOKA, MYSTYQE, and GUTTERMUSICPROJECT
(a Mini-Fundraiser for QWOC+ Boston!)
@ Club Choices, 381 Somerville Avenue, Somerville MA
8pm performances, 10:30pm Dance Party
$10, $5 w/purchase of “Soul Candy” CD
This event PROUDLY supports QWOC+ Boston’s “Diversity Speaks” campaign; part of the proceeds will go towards our fundraising efforts to host the 2nd annual QWOC Week festival in August!So come on out and support Joya, Iyeoka, Mystyque, GutterMusicProject, and QWOC+ Boston all at once! What better way to kick off the summer and pride season than dancing and socializing at a friendly, music loving, dance-yer-tail-off-till-ya-sweat, record release party!
AUGUST 3RD-9TH 2009
QWOC WEEK: a Week-Long Celebration of Multiculturalism within the LGBTQ Community
If you’d like to help us plan an event during this week-long festival – per-event volunteer calls will be sent out in July – please consider joining QWOC+ Boston as an organizer for 2009!The next planning meeting is on Thursday June 18th. Email volunteer@qwocbsoton.org for more details.
Volunteer at Boston Pride and help contribute to the increase in QPOC Visibility that we HAVE ALREADY SEEN this year in Boston’s mainstream queer community!
Visit http://www.bostonpride.com/volunteer.phpFill out your details and include “QWOC+ Boston” as your affiliated group!
Connect!
QWOC+ Boston Newsletter (5.8.09)
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on May 8th, 2009
Hello Everyone!
Just a friendly (and excited) reminder that QWOC+ Boston and MadFemmePride are hosting our 2nd annual “Movie Night In” during the MFA’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival tonight!
Please see a very important message for ticket-holders here.
And if you missed out on the discounted tickets, the MFA still has a few left at regular price!
We are co-presenting, three films this year:
(1) the “QWOC Shorts” (Friday May 8th @ 6pm TONIGHT!)
(2)”Family” (Friday May 8th @ 8pm TONIGHT!)
(2) and “Still Black” (Saturday May 16th @ 2pm)
***ANNOUNCEMENTS***
A Little Less Talk, a Lot More Action: The Impact of Stress on Queer Women of Color was a HUGE success!
As an actionable response to the lack of resources available to queer people of color seeking culturally-competent and queer-friendly health services surmised during this discussion, a few QWOC+ Boston organizers have been working on a project to create a list of online culturally specific and queer-friendly resources!Interested in working on this project and/or contributing a listing? Please emailalison@qwocboston.org.
MIXOLOGY: A Trans-and-Gayboy-Friendly Spring Social from QWOC+ Boston
Thursday May 14th, 6:00-9:00pmOM Lounge92 Winthrop StreetCambridge, MA
QWOC+ Boston invites you to join us for a trans-and-gayboy-friendly after-worknschool mixer at OM Lounge in Harvard Square. Come learn about a number of volunteer opportunities available during Boston pride season and QWOC Week, invite your friends to kick-back for dinner/drinks after a long day’s work or final term paper. But don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to make new connections and expand your social network just in time for pride!
OPTIONZS: 3rd Annual Multicultural Pride Party from QWOC+ Boston and MadFemmePride
Proudly co-sponsored by Boston Pride
Thursday June 11th, 10:00pm-2:00amUMBRIA
295 Franklin StreetBoston, MA 02110
21+ // $15 at the door, discounted tix available online
OPTIONZ is a multicultural, femme-positive, trans-inclusive, open-to-all Pride party for queer women of ALL colors, friends, & allies. The proceeds from this pride party will go towards supporting QWOC+ Boston’s “Diversity Speaks” campaign for 2009 – QWOC WEEK! AND, let’s not forget, Boston Pride! So get AMPED and READY to join us for another kick-ass party this year. We had a blast in ’07 & ’08 and we can’t wait to do it all over again with you for ROUND THREE in ’09!
Sincerely,
Queer Women of Color and Friends
“Diversity Speaks”
Connect!
QWOC+ Boston Newsletter (4.20.09)
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on April 20th, 2009
Dear QWOC+ Ambassadors,
New Website is Officially Launched!
QWOC+ Boston is excited to announce the launch of our Brand New Web 2.0 Website!
We’ve introduced a blog-style format to foster online discussions and dialogue of everything QPOC in the Greater Boston area. As such, we encourage you to register, comment, explore pages/posts, share links etc. We truly value your participation – and feedback! – this year, and are counting on you to guide our programming direction and efforts for this year’s “Diversity Speaks” campaign.
We’ve introduced a blog-style format to foster online discussions and dialogue of everything QPOC in the Greater Boston area. As such, we encourage you to register, comment, explore pages/posts, share links etc. We truly value your participation – and feedback! – this year, and are counting on you to guide our programming direction and efforts for this year’s “Diversity Speaks” campaign.
Upcoming Events
Details for upcoming events have already been posted in the site under the “Upcoming Events” category. However, we’d like to draw special attention to the following events:
Paint the Town Red: A Fundraiser Event for The Network/La Red (April 25th)
The Network/La Red has been doing amazing work to spread awareness of and combat domestic violence within the queer community. They have also been avid financial supporters of QWOC+ Boston in the past and are in part responsible for our explosive growth and program expansion in 2008. Please support their work by purchasing a ticket to this highly anticipated 25th anniversary celebration. Event Post
A Little Less Talk, a Lot More Action: The Impact of Stress on Queer Women of Color (April 30th)
Fenway’s Boundless series collaborates with QWOC+ Boston, Queer Asian Pacific Alliance, and Somos Latinnos, on a resource fair and discussion around the impact of stress on the mental health of queer women of color. Light dinner served. RSVP not required, but appreciated. Event Post
Call for QWOC+ Boston Organizers and Volunteers
The next QWOC+ Boston planning meeting is taking place THIS Thursday April 23rd @ 6:30PM in Cambridge MA. If you’d like to volunteer, discuss a collaboration idea, or propose a fundraising event, please send an email to volunteer@qwocboston.org for location details.
The next QWOC+ Boston planning meeting is taking place THIS Thursday April 23rd @ 6:30PM in Cambridge MA. If you’d like to volunteer, discuss a collaboration idea, or propose a fundraising event, please send an email to volunteer@qwocboston.org for location details.
QWOC+ Boston Is Leading a Boston Pride Volunteer Contingent
If you’d like to join our Boston Pride Volunteer Contingent during Boston’s Pride week, and play an active role in contributing to QPOC visibility during pride, you can do so by volunteering with us at different events.
Please sign up at Boston’s Pride Website and list your group affiliation as “QWOC+ Boston”!
Need more info? Email volunteer@qwocboston.org for more details.
That’s all folks. See you soon!
Sincerely,
Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston)
“Diversity Speaks”
