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CALLING ALL JEWISH AND QUEER STUDENTS!

On Wednesday, February 13th, from 8 - 9 pm, there is a class at the Temple of 14 and 15 year olds called Judaism and Sexuality. Looking for two or three Jewish students to come and share their experiences of being queer and Jewish. I'm hoping they will 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. The class will meet at Temple Beth El in Aptos(3055 Porter Gulch Road/next to Cabrillo). We'd be glad to pay cab fare if they need transportation. Info: Rabbi Rick Litvak, 831.479.3444 or rlitvak@tbeaptos.org.

 

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John Laird and other experts discussed gay issues at State of the Queer Union forum in Santa Cruz.
Find all the details here.

 

 Monday
 01.21.08

The fantastic Queer & Questioning Women's Group meets today, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ the Cantú� Queer Center. This will be the first meeting of the quarter, and the first meeting with Akhila Kolesar as facilitator! Newcomers are welcome! Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.

 

Queer Geeks will be having its first meeting tonight: 8 p.m. @ the Cantú� Queer Center. Newcomers are ALWAYS welcome! For more information on the group itself, see our QGroup section at the bottom. Info: Info: Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/ Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.

Queer and Questioning People of Color Workgroup Meeting 12 - 2 p.m. Esselen Nation Conference Room B. Lets plan the Mixer, talk about CARE proposals and other initiatives. Info:queer@ucsc.edu

 

 Tuesday
 01.22.08

Tues. Jan. 22 Allies Across Differences 7 - 9:30 p.m. @ Cantú� Queer Center. Oppression beats us down, separates us across lines of race, class, gender, orientation, ability. But we need each other as allies in order to make the social change we need! Join us to explore our motivations and capacity to become and develop allies using the consciousness of nonviolent communication. Info: www.queer.ucsc.edu.

 

 Wednesday
 01.23.08

Queer Coffee House Every Wed, 8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee, comestibles, and good company at the Cantú� Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m. The Network is the voice of UCSC's queer student populace. Join us in organizing events; help us in our continual effort to restructure queer groups on campus. Get involved. Be a part of change. Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

 Thursday
 01.24.08

GLBT Career Event 12 - 5 p.m. San Francisco. Recruiters from some of the nation's top companies will be on hand hiring across a vast span of experience levels and types of positions. Like you, these companies know that only when you're free to be yourself is your true potential unleashed. Info: http://www.candidatefive.com/events/2103/index.html.

HIV Testing Every Thurs. 5 - 7 p.m. @ Cantú� Queer Center. This free and confidential testing begins today!

 

 Friday
 01.25.08

Fri, Jan. 25 Beth Rees' Farewell All day. @ The Women's Center. Come at any time for a snack and a chance to give Beth a warm farewell. We will miss you, Beth!

Fri. Jan. 25 QQPoC Staff and Faculty Lunch rescheduled for Feb 15 and March 7th.

 

 Saturday & Sunday
 01.26.08 & 01.27.08

 

 Upcoming...
 

Tues. Jan. 29 Queer Fashion Show Introductory Meeting 9 p.m. @ Porter I-Lounge. Want to be a part of the most fabulous performance this side of San Francisco? Bring your ideas for skits, dances, or fashion pieces here! Info: Hannah Mamont, queerfashionshow2008@yahoo.com.

Wed. Jan. 30 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation: Featuring Julian Bond 7 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St. Info: 831.459.5003 or specialevents@ucsc.edu.

Thurs. Jan. 31 Book Reading and Signing: Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults 2 p.m. @ the Bay Tree Bookstore. Please join us as we celebrate the publication of Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults by Professor of Humanities Jerome Neu. Light refreshments will be provided! Info: http://slugstore.ucsc.edu.

Thurs. Jan. 31 Our Voice. Our Spacce. A community Gathering of LGBTIGG people of Color 7 - 9 p.m. @ the Student Union. Come for a night of good food, DJs, Spoken Word, and Community Building! We are Asian American/Pacific Islander, Chican@/Latin@, American Indian, Black/African, Mixed Heritage, All Genders, and Allies and more! Info: Ethnic Resource Center Front Desk, 459-2427 or queer@ucsc.edu.

Mon. Feb. 4 Third Annual Graduate Diversity Dinner: "Re-Envisioning Graduate Diversity" 4:30 - 7 p.m. @ the University House. Join Chancellor George Blumenthal and Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Lisa Sloan for engaging discussions about concerns of graduate diversity facing UCSC. Please RSVP by Fri, Jan. 25 to rhkim@ucsc.edu.

Wed. Feb. 6 - Sun. Feb. 10 Creating Change Conference For actual info, see http://www.creatingchange.org/ .

Thurs. Feb. 7 Kinetic Poetics Qpoets workshop featuring Katie Wrising and Andrea Gibson, two strong queer voices in poetry. Info: kineticpoetics@gmail.com.

Sat. Feb. 9 It Takes a Rainbow: Northern California LGBTQIA Student Conference Stockton, CA. Hosted by the University of the Pacific. Info: 209.946.7707 or PRIDEcenter@pacific.edu .

Sat. Feb. 9 Scholarship Benefit Dinner Scholarship recipient Precious Ward and Emmy Award-winning bisexual actress Camryn Manheim, both UCSC graduates, will be speakers. Info: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1816.

Sun. Feb. 10 Become a Quitter!! The Diversity Center. Quit smoking in a confidential and highly supportive group setting. The free six-week class is designed to help those who are LGBT and/ or HIV+. Info: 831.425.5422 or mstein@diversitycenter.org.

February AIDS Dance 12 noon - 12 noon @ Porter Dining Hall. Info: 24houraidsdance@gmail.com.

 

 QReview!
 

Farthing
Author: Jo Walton
Section: Mystery
Genre: Mystery, gay, lesbian, bisexual
Rating: 10.0

Plot Rundown It is 1949, eight years after England signed a peace treaty with Hitler. Lucy Kahn n�e Eversley, the daughter of Lord and Lady Eversley of the outrageously wealthy Farthing Set, is in horrific disgrace for having married the Jewish David Kahn, as Jews have been terribly discriminated against ever since Hitler took power. However, inexplicably, Lucy and David are invited to an Eversley garden party one weekend...a party where Lord Thirkie, who engineered the treaty between England and Germany, is murdered. It is immediately obvious that Lucy and David were invited purely so that the murder could be blamed on David. However, as events become more and more twisted, can the murderer be found before David is hung?

Review: Beginning as just a casual murder mystery, the confusions and complications of this book quickly hit the breaking point and, scoffing at it, go above and beyond it. This is no simple whodunit mystery; this is a brilliant masterpiece of alternative reality, devious politics, and pervasive corruption that still remains light, amusing, and utterly gripping. Definitely a must-read.

~Ian Sentelik 

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Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets Mons, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Good news! This very popular group will be continuing with Akhila Kolesar as facilitator. 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 Cant� Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m. The Network is the voice of UCSC's queer student populace. Join us in organizing events; help us in our continual effort to restructure queer groups on campus. Get involved. Be a part of change. Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

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Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres This support group for survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse will be offered from February through March, 2008. Pre-registration is required: call 831.425.4030, ext. 141 to sign up. Info: Diana Carpenter, 831.425.4030, ext. 165.

Women's Survey The UCSC Women's Center is launching a survey and we need your help! Info: 831.459.2072 or women@ucsc.edu.