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QWOC+ Boston is a group that promotes diversity by creating and sustaining safe spaces for LGBT people of color in the Greater Boston area.
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on February 3rd, 2010

Dear QWOC+ Boston friends,
We’d like to make a personal request:
A fierce QWOC+ supporter/volunteer, dear friend, fellow community organizer, and long-time producer of all kinds of queer, rebellious, funky, limit-pushing events in Boston needs OUR support during her surgery recovery.
Please consider attending one of the fundraising events we’re supporting this weekend and RETURN the love Aliza’s [...]

 

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Student Ambassador Orientation Meeting

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on October 5th, 2009

Title: Student Ambassador Orientation Meeting
Location: MIT Rainbow Lounge
Link out: Click here
Description: Welcome to the Fall! QWOC+ Boston is accepting new students (grad/undergrad) to lead the student ambassadors program on their campuses. Wanna get involved with a local grassroots movement? Are you interested in creating safe spaces for LGBT people of color on your campus? Do you like dessert? Then this is for YOU! Click this entry to read more about this opportunity. Even better, email volunteer@qwocboston.org for more information and/or to RSVP for the orientation meeting.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-10-05

Email volunteer@qwocboston.org for more detail.s

Information about the Organizations Attending Tonight’s “Call to Action: Volunteer Drive and Community Organizing Fair”

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on August 6th, 2009

BIGSISTER.LOGOBig Sister Association of Greater Boston
161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston’s mission is to help girls realize their full potential by providing them with positive mentoring relationships with women. Our girls are between the ages of 7-15 years old, in the 69 cities and towns surrounding Greater Boston.

STFRANCIS.LOGOSt. Francis House
39 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
Grounded in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we the staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors of St. Francis House work as a community to provide for the poor and homeless: a safe, caring, respectful and dignified refuge in downtown Boston which offers the basic services of food, shelter, clothing, medical care, mental health and substance abuse counseling to all who enter our doors. St. Francis House serves adults of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, sexual preferences, and legal statuses.

COMMUNITY.LOGOCommunity Servings
18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Community Servings is dedicated to providing free home-delivered meals throughout Eastern Massachusetts to people homebound with HIV/AIDS and other acute life-threatening illnesses, who are unable to shop or cook for themselves. We provide our clients, their dependent families, and caregivers appealing, nutritious meals, reaching out to those in greatest need.

ETHOS.LOGOEthos
555 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-2672
Ethos: Ethos is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting independence, dignity and well-being among the elderly and disabled through quality, affordable and culturally-appropriate home and community-based care.

BARCC logo copyBARCC Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
99 Bishop Allen Dr ., Cambridge, MA 02139
BARCC’s mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change. BARCC works with survivors of sexual violence and their significant others (family, partners, friends) and communities, as well as professional providers, on a variety of issues related to sexual violence response and prevention.

SAMYOON.LOGOSam Yoon for Mayor
1411 Dorchester Ave, Fields Corner, Dorchester, MA
Campaign to elect Sam Yoon Mayor of Boston (2009). Sam is undeniably committed to not only serving communities of color, but increasing efforts to engage and involve these communities in governing. He has a strong record of this as a city councilor and will continue to broaden these efforts over the course of his campaign and as Mayor of Boston. As for governing – Sam truly believes that diversity is our greatest strength.

Arroyo Logo copyFelix Arroyo Jr. for City Council
P.O. Box 301031, Boston, MA 02130
Campaign to Elect Felix Arroyo for City Council. Mission: to create a team that helps people participate and take ownership of the decisions that affect them. We will honor our commitments, and be consistent in word and deed. We will share information, create spaces that are open, and strive for clarity in decision-making. We will take care of each other, building loyalty and trust. We will work for justice.

HHC Logo - CenterHorizons for Homeless Children
1705 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119
The mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of homeless children and their families. We provide homeless children in Massachusetts with the nurturing, stimulation and opportunities for early education and play that all children need to learn and grow in healthy ways. Horizons works with children from teen parenting programs, substance abuse recovery programs, domestic violence programs, and family shelters.

HABITAT.LOGO copyHabitat For Humanity
240 Commercial Street,4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, Inc. is a Massachusetts charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to building simple low-cost homes by forming partnerships with low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing.

QWOC Week Planning Meeting on Thursday June 18th

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on June 15th, 2009

Title: QWOC Week Planning Meeting on Thursday June 18th
Location: ANDALA Cafe
Description: Join QWOC+ Boston’s Organizers and Volunteers in our planning efforts for both the upcoming pride season and QWOC WEEK. No “Volunteer” experience needed. Just your support and enthusiasm. Email volunteer@qwocboston.org for more details.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-06-18

MIXOLOGY: Call for Volunteers (Thursday May 14th)

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on May 11th, 2009

Dear QWOC+ Members, Friends, Supporters, and Ambassadors,

As MIXOLOGY draws near (THIS Thursday!) we have determined a need for more volunteers and would like to encourage anyone that’s interested to email volunteer (at) qwocboston (dot) org. No experience is necessary. Just a love for QWOC+ Boston, the desire to meet new people and make new friends, and some purple accessories or gear ;)

Hope to see you there!

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: If you’d like to volunteer as a host/hostess at this event, please email volunteer-AT-qwocboston-DOT-org with the following:

1) First and Last Name
2) Attended any QWOC+ Boston events in the past? (Not required to volunteer! Just curious)
3) Why do you want to volunteer for QWOC+ Boston?(Creative responses are encouraged)
4) Volunteer Role Preference (Check HERE for role descriptions)

Note: We can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to accommodate everyone’s request, or even that we’ll have enough open volunteer positions to fill if you don’t write in this very second! But we’d love to have you and will certainly try our best to utilize your schmoozing/door-registering/email-collecting/purple-wearing talents!

OPEN QWOC Week Planning Meeting (May 7th @ 6:30PM)

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on May 5th, 2009

Call for volunteer, organizers, collaborators, and general community superstars! QWOC+ Boston would LOVE to borrow your talents to help plan QWOC WEEK! Details below.

Title: QWOC Week Planning Meeting
Location: Cambridge Women’s Center
Start Time: 6:30PM-8:30PM

Description: Join QWOC+ Boston’s Organizers and Volunteers in our planning efforts for both the upcoming pride season and QWOC WEEK. No “Volunteer” experience needed. Just your support and enthusiasm. Email volunteer@qwocboston.org for more details.

Mixology: A Trans-and-Gayboy-Friendly Spring Mixer at OM Lounge in Harvard Square

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on April 30th, 2009

QWOC+ Boston invites you to join us for a trans-and-gayboy-friendly after work’n’school mixer at OM Lounge in Harvard Square!

Come single, coupled, or part of a posse to learn about a number of volunteer opportunities available during Boston pride season and QWOC Week! Invite your friends, coworkers, and new crushes (oo-la-lal) to kick-back for dinner/drinks at OM’s swanky summer lounge and take advantage of this great opportunity to expand your social network by making new connections just in time for spring! 

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Mixology: A Trans-and-Gayboy-Friendly Social (May 14th)

VOLUNTEERING: If you’d like to volunteer as a host/hostess at this event, please email volunteer@qwocboston.org with the following:

  • First and Last Name (We need to know who you are, no aliases please)
  • Attended any QWOC+ Boston events in the past? (Not required to volunteer)
  • Why do you want to volunteer for QWOC+ Boston? (Creative responses are encouraged)
  • Volunteer Role Preference (Check the “Volunteer” page for ore details)

We can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to accommodate everyone’s request, or even that we’ll have enough open volunteer positions to fill if you don’t write in this very second! But we’d love to have you and will certainly try our best to utilize your schmoozing/door-registering/email-collecting/purple-wearing talents!

Hope to see you all there!

QWOC WEEK: Call for Organizers and Volunteers

Posted By QWOC+ Boston on March 2nd, 2009

Greetings QWOC+ Boston, and Happy Snow Day!

 
We’re baaaaack! After a much-needed hiatus (and winter hibernation), we are excited to announce our first organizer planning meeting of the year on Tuesday March 10th @ 7pm. 
 
QWOC WEEK IS APPROACHING
Mark your calendars. August 3rd-9th are the dates.
 
If you attended QWOC Week last year, no explanation of the multicultural pride festival is needed. But for first-timers, the link above takes you to the section that lists the details of last year’s events.
 
CALL FOR PLANNERS, ORGANIZERS, AND VOLUNTEERS
We need your help to make QWOC Week a success in 2009! Last year, we planned an ENTIRE week of successful events for our qwoc and ally community. The week was PHENOMENAL, and we need your help to ensure that we repeat this success again in 2009.
  

No ‘level of experience’ is needed to volunteer! You can help out in a number of ways i.e. planning, flyering, emailing, graphic design, press, facebook, myspace etc. Are you interested in hosting a fundraiser? Curating a film screening? Organizing a talk or discussion? Planning a musical/theatrical performance? The possibilities are endless and we welcome any and all ideas.

 
Email volunteer at qwocboston dot org by THIS THURSDAY to receive the address details.
The meeting takes place next week Tuesday March 10th @ 7pm in Central Square, Cambridge, and is OPEN TO EVERYONE. Really.
 
Hope to see many of you next Tuesday!