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Queer Coffeehouse Super Tuesday!
Who? The Network
What? Queer Coffeehouse on the upcoming presidency
When? TUESDAY Feb. 5 @ 7 - 9 p.m.
Where? Cantú Queer Center
Why? BECAUSE WE CAN. MWAHAHAHAHA!






Cody-Leigh Mullin, a reporter for the
Gender/ Sexuality desk for City on a Hill Press,
is putting together an article about how Heath Ledger's portrayal of Ennis in Brokeback Mountain not only made leaps and bounds for the queer community, but also helped many queer students relate to the community, its issues, and each other. If you or anyone else you know has been affected by the film, please email cpmullin@ucsc.edu.


 


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Obama Takes on Homophobia, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia at MLK's Church And boy, did he ever!! http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/74424.

 


 Monday
 01.28.08

The fantastic Queer & Questioning Women's Group meets today, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ the Cantú Queer Center. Newcomers are welcome! Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.








Queer Geeks 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.

 


 Tuesday
 01.29.08

Tuesdays and Thursdays Interested in making a queer Cantú zine? 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. The Cantú Center is beginning production on its very own zine! 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.

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.

 


 Wednesday
 01.30.08

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation: Featuring Julian Bond 7 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St. Julian Bond is a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Come hear him speak at this once-in-a-lifetime event! Info: 831.459.5003 or specialevents@ucsc.edu.

e© - Winter Welcome! 4 p.m. @ e© Center. Come check out what e© can do for you at this fun mixer! Info: http://ucsc.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=9614579391.

Queer Coffee House Every Wed, 8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee, comestibles, and good company at the Cantú Queer Center. All are always welcome! 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.

 


 Thursday
 01.31.08

Interested in making a queer Cantú zine? Tues. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. The Cantú Queer Center is beginning production on its very own zine! 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.

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.

HIV Testing Every Thurs. 5 - 7 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. It's free and confidential, and even better, it only takes about twenty minutes out of your busy schedule! Even if you don't think you're infected, you'd be better safe than sorry, right? Info: 831.459.4679.

Annual QQPOC Winter Gathering 7 - 9 p.m. @ the Student Union. Come for a night of good food, DJs, Spoken Word, and community building! Featuring spoken word artist and UCSC alum: EDEN SILVA JEQUINTO.

 


 Friday
 02.01.08

BOOK RELEASE PARTY AND SIGNING for Divas of San Francisco: Portraits of Transsexual Women 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. @ 1081 Post Street, San Francisco. David Steinberg and many of the women who appear in Divas of San Francisco will be on hand to sign copies and celebrate the release of this groundbreaking new book. Come join the party!

 


 Saturday & Sunday
 02.02.08 & 02.03.08

Kinetic Poetics Sun - Weds. Feb 3-6, Doors close at 8, show starts at 8:30 @ Porter/ Kresge Dining Hall. Sliding scale donations; nobody will be turned away!

 


 Upcoming...
 

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 Women's Valentines Dance 7 - 11 p.m. @ 418 Front Str. Santa Cruz. Women, start thinking about who you're going to ask to the Diversity Center's Women's Valentines Dance in Santa Cruz! Info: www.gracespace.com/dcvalentine.

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.

Tuesday, February 13, is Freedom to Marry Day!

Tues. Feb. 13 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. There will be a discussion held after the screening. Info: 831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.

Wed. Feb. 13 Judaism and Sexuality 8 - 9 p.m. @ 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.

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.

 


 QReview!
 

Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Author: Oscar Wilde
Section: Fiction
Genre: Fiction, drama
Rating: 10.0

Plot Rundown This collection includes Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as all his stories, plays, and poems. Filled to the binding with his pointed satire and curious witticisms, the completed works covers his all of his dramatic works such as The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband as well as his collected poetry and prose.

Review: Oscar Wilde's peculiar talent for words shines through in this volume highlighting every literary work in his career. From the surreal and haunting atmosphere of A Picture of Dorian Gray to the verbal jabs and ironic twists of his plays, Oscar Wilde encroaches and succeeds in all of the literary genres. This seminal work has it all and is a testament to the magnificent talents of this Irish author. This collection is a must-read for any Wilde enthusiast, dabbler, or scholar.


~Ian Sentelik 


 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. (Starting Feb 13th) 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 Cantú 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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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.

Job Opening for Queer Youth Counselor Youth Services, a program of the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, is hiring a Youth Development Coordinator for STRANGE, a county wide youth-driven program for transgender, bisexual, lesbian, gay, intersex, queer and questioning youth ages 12 to 18 and their allies. The position is 20 hours per week with a possible additional 10 hours.

Introductory Video Workshop for Queer Women of Color Preregister now for a series of 15 classes on Queer Women of Color in the arts. Classes are Mondays, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., from Feb. 11 to May 19. Registration deadline is Feb. 1. Info: TRAINING@qwocmap.org.

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Recreate San Francisco History in MILK Mon. Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. - midnight @ Castro/ Market, SF: 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. @ Market/ Franklin, SF. Volunteers are needed to lend verisimilitude to three recreations of famous 1970s marches. There are no auditions: if you show up and sign, you will be used! Info: www.milkmarch.com.


 


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