Felicitations!
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Tuesday
02.05.08
Don't forget to Vote!
Interested in making a queer Cantù
zine? Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @
Cantù Queer Center.
Interested in writing, helping, or just
learning how to produce a zine of your own?
Come complete your life here! Info: Aaron
White, awhite@ucsc.edu.
Beating the Winter Blues 4 - 5:30 p.m.
@ the Kresge Annex B Building. Feeling
depressed from all the winter rain and gloom?
Join the club...and come beat your depression
with a stick at this event. Open to students
only. Info: 831.459.2628.
Queer
Coffee House: Super Tuesday
Edition 7 - 9 pm @ The Cantú Queer
Center. What is so "super" queer? Find out!
Kinetic Poetics
Night 3 8:00 doors,
8:30 p.m. show, Sliding scale donation 3-7$,
no one turned away, UCSC, Porter College,
Dinning Hall, 301 Heller Drive
Hear
Rainbow Theatre plus Katie Wirsing and Andrea
Gibson!
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Upcoming...
Tuesday, February 12, is Freedom to Marry
Day!
Tues. Feb. 12 Tying the Knot Film
Screening 4 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center.
This thorough and intriguing documentary
investigates the meanings, past and present,
of civil marriage in America. Info:
831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.
Wed. Feb. 13 Community HIV
Update 7 - 9 p.m. @ Louden Nelson
Community Center, 301 Center St. Santa Cruz.
Dr. Arnold Leff will discuss the latest
science in testing and prevention as well as
giving a layman's update on the latest
medications.
A significant portion of the event will be
dedicated to questions and answers, offering
the community an overview of HIV testing,
prevention, and treatment.
Wed. Feb. 13 Judaism and
Sexuality 8 - 9 pm @ Temple Beth El in
Aptos (3055 Porter Gulch Road). Looking for
two or three Jewish students to
come and talk about the story of the
development of their awareness of being queer
and coming out and
about their Jewish identity and relationship
to Judaism and the Jewish community, whatever
that might be. Info: Rabbi Rick Litvak,
831.479.3444 or rlitvak@tbeaptos.org.
Fri. Feb. 15 QQPOC Lunch
Gathering Noon - 1:30 p.m. @ Ethnic
Resource Center Lounge. A space to empower
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Intersex, Queer and Questioning People of
Color. Learn more about the major QQPoC
events this year. Get connected with QQPoC
campus community members and allies. Good
food and community! Info: 831.459.2427 or queer@ucsc.edu.
Sat. Feb. 23 Multicultural Career
Conference 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ Stevenson
Events Center. Networking! Workshops! Career
information! Raffle prizes! Great food!
Entertainment! Guest speaker Mostafa Ghous!
It's all here at the MCC! Info and
registration: http://www2.ucsc.edu/careers/mcc/index.html.
Mar. 14 - 15 Margaret Cho will
be doing two performances of her new show
'Beautiful' at San Francisco's The Warfield.
Info and tickets: http://www.margaretcho.com/tour/tour.htm.
Apr. 18 - 20 Western Regional LGBT
Conference @ UCLA. The deadline for early
registration is Feb. 29; the deadline for
late registration ends on Apr. 4. Proposal
deadline is on Feb. 29. If interested, keep
in touch with the Network: the organizing
party behind the UCSC contingent. Info: Queerconference2008@gmail.com
or www.queerconference.com.
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QStudents!
Be active.
Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets
Mons, 6:30 - 8 p.m. A safe, confidential
space for women from all tracks of life to
converse and bond over light refreshments.
Newcomers will be welcomed!
Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.
Queer Geeks Every Mon, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
Do you like board games? How about card
games? Perhaps you enjoy video games? No? Do
you read for fun? If you answered "yes" to
any of those questions, come to Queer Geeks,
where the play is noncompetitive and half the
fun is in the sarcasm! Info:
Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
Lipz The next
meeting of this wonderful women's group is
creeping into sight! Be prepared!
Info: Julia Schwab, at jschwab@ucsc.edu.
Queer and Questioning Menz Group Every
Wed, 6 - 7:30 p.m. This Men's Group is an
opportunity to meet other queer and
questioning men and discuss issues,
challenges, and general life concerns in an
informal and comfortable atmosphere. Info:
Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.
Queer Coffee House Every Wed,
8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee,
comestibles, and good company at the Cantù
Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m.
The Network is a dynamic bunch of queers and
allies that meet to plan events and discuss
issues affecting our campus queer community.
Be a part of the organization at the fore of
UCSC's queervolution!
Info:
thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
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QPost
Get connected.
LezCruz A social networking group for
lesbians over 40 in Santa Cruz. Meet new
friends, introduce old; go to events, create
your own; hear an interesting tidbit of
information, give one in return. This group's
goal is to propagate friendships and
goodwill, so come check it out! Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LezCruz/.
Astraea Visual Arts Fund Deadline
is Mon. Mar. 3. This award recognizes the
work of contemporary lesbian visual artists
within the U.S. thanks to Skip's Sappho Fund.
This fund does not include film or
photography. Info: 212.529.8021, ext. 22 or
grants@astraeafoundation.org.
Point Foundation LGBT Scholarships
Point provides financial support, leadership
training,
mentoring, and hope to LGBT individuals who
are marginalized because of their sexual
orientation, gender identity, or gender
expression. We are currently accepting
applications for a Point Scholarship--the
deadline is March 1. Info here.
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