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 [...]
Information about the Organizations Attending Tonight’s “Call to Action: Volunteer Drive and Community Organizing Fair”
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on August 6th, 2009
Big 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.
St. Francis House
39 [...]
A Transgender Person is Murdered Every 3 Days in the World…Mostly in Latin America
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 31st, 2009
Repost from VivirLatino.com
Here at VL we have covered lots of storiesabout violence against transgender people, and unfortunately many of these cases of violence end in death. What I didn’t know was that the rate at which transgender murders occur worldwide wasso high; a recent report by non-profit organization Transgender Europe (TGEU) shows that a transgender person is killed every 3 days. And [...]
Important Information about the Boat Cruise – PLEASE READ!
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 28th, 2009
THE BOAT CRUISE IS THIS SUNDAY! Have you purchased your ticket yet? Please help us out by purchasing your ticket TODAY (Click on the flyer on the sidebar).
Why We’re Nagging You: We need to take a head count of the people who are attending so that we can lock down how much security you need [...]
SOUL BRUNCH with QAPA, MASALA, QWOC+ Boston, and MOCCC!
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
11:00am – 2:00pm
The Beehive
541 Tremont Street
Boston, MA
Join Queer Women of Color and Friends, Queer Asian Pacific Association, Massachusetts South Asian Lambda Association, and Men of Color Creating Change for a community brunch at the BeeHive to close out QWOC Week!
Let’s eat, drink, and be merry!
IMPORTANT: We only have capacity to seat 30 people at [...]
BLACK TO WHITE: Cocktail Party for Men and Women of ALL Colors and Gender Spectrum
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
8:00PM-1AM
Tavern in the Square
730 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Where are all the gay men of color, anyway?
With the emergence of Men of Color Creating Change (MOCCC), QWOC+ Boston has finally found a just as open, friendly, and inclusive group to partner with on upcoming events, guaranteeing that the LGBT people of color community can [...]
Family Day at Stony Brook Park with GLSEN, GLBT Parents Meetup, and QWOC+ Boston
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Stony Brook Park (Opp Orange Line Stony Brook Station)
Intersection of Boylston Street and Lamartine Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Join Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston), Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), and Boston GLBT Parents Network for a fun-filled Family day at Stony Brook Park in Jamaica Plain.
[Orange Line: [...]
MIND, BODY & SOUL Mini-Conference: Exploring the Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health of LGBT People of Color
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
9:30am – 1:00pm
Simmons College’s Kotzen Meeting Center (Lefavour Hall)
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA
About the Mini-Conference
The Mind, Body, & Soul Mini-Conference is yet another event that Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston) has created to respond to voiced need of the local LGBT People of Color Community to have more frequent, crucial, [...]
Lights, Camera, Activism: QWOC Week Film Screenings of “Society” and “City of Borders”
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Stata Center
32 Vassar Street (Room 141)
Cambridge, MA
Facebook Event
Please join us during QWOC Week once again for a dash of international perspective via our screenings of “Society” and “City of Borders.”
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CITY OF BORDERS
A feature-length documentary
by YUN SUH.
http://www.cityofborders.com/
In the heart of Jerusalem stands an unlikely symbol of [...]
OUTSPOKEN: Queer People of Color Spoken Word and Performance Showcase
Posted By QWOC+ Boston on July 23rd, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Doors at 6:30PM, Performances at 7PM
CHOICES LOUNGE
379 Somerville Avenue
Somerville, MA
QWOC+ Boston in Collaboration with Spectra Entertainment presents OUTSPOKEN 2009!
Hosted by Letta Neely, Featuring Performances from London Bridgez, YaliniDream, Letta Neely, and more!
Co-Sponsored by Truth Serum Productions and Chubrub Productions
Featuring Acts From:
London Bridgez
YaliniDream
Letta Neely
Uriah Bell
Starr Chung from Between Us Bois
Valerie Yanford
Miss Gingerita
Do not [...]
