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Monday
10.15.07
Queer Youth Task Force 3:30 - 5 p.m. @
Aptos Public Library Conference Room, 7695
Soquel
Drive, Aptos. The mission of The Santa Cruz
County
LGBTIQ Youth Task Force--aka QYTF--is to improve
the quality of life for all lesbian, gay,
bisexual,
transgender, intersex, asexual, and questioning
youth in Santa Cruz County, as well as
children and
siblings raised in homes where LGBTIQ people
live.
Info: www.QYTF.org.
Queer & Questioning Women's Group 6:30 -
8 p.m. An opportunity to meet other queer and
questioning women and discuss issues,
challenges, and life in an informal and
comfortable atmosphere. We meet in a
respected space, so all information and
identities are kept confidential.
Info: Livia Peras, lperas@hotmail.com
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Wednesday
10.17.07
Building a Culture of
Collaboration 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. @ Bay Tree
Building Cervantes & Velasquez conference
room. The campus community is invited to
participate in a campus discussion that
highlights and accentuates the importance of
collaboration between campus units in order
to best serve our intersecting populations
and the campus goals of diversity. Info:
831.459.3207 or 831.459.5449.
COLLOQUIUM SERIES -
LISA ROFEL: The
Traffic in Money Boys: Neoliberalism, Desire,
and
Normativity in China Noon - 1:30 p.m. @
Humanities 1, Room 210. Lisa Rofel is a
Professor of Cultural Anthropology at UCSC. Her
new book is Desiring China: Experiments in
Neoliberalism, Sexuality and Public Culture
(Duke,
2007). Sponsor: Center for Cultural Studies.
Web: http://humanities.ucsc.edu/CultStudies/EVENTS/
events.html
Info: (831)-459-4899, cult@ucsc.edu.
Gay Men's Volleyball 5:30
p.m. @ SC Main Beach. Newcomers of all skill
levels
are
welcome. Our focus is on fun, camaraderie
and sportsmanship. Info: Curt, 831.459.7506
or Mark, 831.429.6854.
Bluehouse 7:30
p.m. @ Don Quixote's International Music
Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018.
Bluehouse, the dynamic duo of Jacqueline
Walter and Bernadette Carroll, have created
their own unique style by writing
folk-flavored pop melodies meshed with
powerful, intricate harmonies. Hear them
perform next Wed. at Don Quixote's! Info:
http://www.bluehouse.net.
Out-n-About 8 p.m. @ Cowell Fireside
Lounge. Are you a Cowell/ Stevenson student?
Do you have a crush on someone who is? Do you
just enjoy the magnificent view from Cowell?
If you answered yes to all, some, or none of
the above, then you should come to the new
Cowell/ Stevenson queer group! All are welcome!
Queer Coffee House
8 - 9 p.m. @ the Cantú Queer
Center. Come content yourself with coffee,
comestibles, and good company every Wednesday
at the Cantu Center! Info: queer@ucsc.edu
The Network 9 - 10 p.m. @ the Cantú
Queer Center. THE queer student org on
campus! 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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Thursday
10.18.07
Tribe: Gay and Bi Men's Center HIV Testing
5 - 8 p.m.; 113 Cooper St, SC. No needles;
results
in just 20 minutes! Info: 831.427.3900 or info@scapsite.org.
New Student Welcome
and Community Reception 4 - 6 p.m. @
College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room. Make
important connections with student
organizations, faculty and staff, critical
resources, great people and good food!
Sophomores or returning transfer students who
did not attend the event last year are
encouraged to come this year! Open to all
community members!
David Eng--The Art
of Waiting: Queer
Diasporas and "The Book of Salt" 4:00 -
6:00 p.m. @ Humanities 1,
Room 210. David Eng will be speaking about
his new book, The Feeling of Kinship:
Queer Diasporas and the Racialization of
Intimacy, which examines the impact of
Asian diasporic and queer social movements on
conventional structures of family and kinship
in the U.S. Admission is free. Info:
Stephanie Casher, 831.459.4899 or cult@ucsc.edu
Queer Geeks 8-10 p.m. @ Cantu Queer
Center. Interested in things considered
"geeky"? Queer Geeks is a welcoming place for
those who feel that their interests vary from
"popular" culture. Info:
Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
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Saturday & Sunday
10.20.07 & 10.21.07
Sat. Oct. 20 Honoring LGBT History
Month 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ the Diversity
Center. This gathering will honor the history
of LGBT Santa Cruz County. Please come and
share your stories of living queer in Santa
Cruz County with us! The acts of those before
us and the hopes of those that will come
after us are what keep the Queer Community
alive. Info: The Diversity Center,
831.425.5422, www.diversitycenter.org
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Upcoming...
Tues. Oct. 23 Lipz @ the Cantú
Queer Center. The first
meeting of the Lesbian and Allied Women's
Social Group! Whether you're queer, straight,
or anything in between, you are welcome to
join us for snacks and socialization. Info:
Julia Schwab, jschwab@ucsc.edu.
Thurs. Oct. 25 Asian American
Pacific Islander Community Reception
5:30-7:30 pm @ Bay Tree Building, Cervantes
and Velasquez Room D. Bring your friends for
food, fun and community. Info: 831.459.5349
Fri. Oct. 26 QGrad Mixer 8 p.m.
@ Grad Student Commons. Meet other queer grad
students amidst food and festivities.
Fri. Oct. 26 QQPOC 12 - 1:30
p.m. @ Ethnic Resource Centers Lounge (3rd
floor of Bay Tree Building). Learn more about
the major Queer and Questioning People of
Color (QQPoC) events of the year! Get
connected with QQPoC campus community members
and allies over lots of good food. Info:
831.459.2427 or queer@ucsc.edu.
Sat. Oct. 27 The 5th Annual
PRACTICAL ACTIVISM Conference (Keynote
Speaker: Angela Davis) Practical Activism
is a student-led conference with workshops,
keynote speaker, tabling organizations, and
special sessions providing dynamic learning
opportunities and tools to create local and
global change. Info: http://
activism.ucsc.edu.
Mon. Oct. 29 UCSC Women of Color
Research Cluster Welcoming Reception 4:30
- 7 p.m. @ UCSC Women's Center. Please come
join us for an evening of dialogue, research,
and organization, building community,
imagining possibilities, remembering our
cluster's history, and honoring our presence
in different fields of academia. Info: marginadas@gmail.com
Tues, Oct. 30 FALL MIXER for Queer
Faculty, Staff, and
Friends 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of conviviality in the
company of faculty, staff, and friends at the
home of Bill Ladusaw and Ken Christopher.
Sponsored by Friends of the Cantú GLBTI
Center, Feminist Studies, and the Sexuality
Studies Working Group. Info, location,
directions and RSVPs to: Deb Abbott,
831.459.4385
or
dabbott@ucsc.edu.
Sat. Nov. 3 California Forum for
Diversity in Graduate Education @ UC
Davis (Transportation provided). Sign up in
Advance with the EOP Office at 121 ARCenter.
This all day Forum will acquaint students
from underrepresented groups with the career
opportunities and challenges associated with
advanced study within master's and doctoral
programs. Open to sophomores, juniors,
seniors and students in master's programs.
Info: Educational Opportunity Programs
office, 459.2296 or manwar@ucsc.edu.
Sat. Nov. 10 Casino Night: Bet on a
Good Cause! 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. @ Temple
Beth El,
3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos. Gamble the night
away at the Diversity
Center's biggest fundraising event! Even if
you're
not interested in dicing with fickle Dame
Fortune, fantastic desserts will be provided,
ensuring the pleasure of all attendees. Don't
miss it! Must be 21 or over to attend.
Tues. Nov. 20 QMovies 8:30 p.m.
@ Cantú Queer Center.
All the fun of a movie theater with no gum
stuck under the seats! Visit the
Center for popcorn, drinks, and a great
movie. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
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QReview!
Of Darkness, Light, and Fire
Author: Tanya Huff
Section: Fiction
Genre: Realistic fantasy, straight,
gay/ Fantasy, straight, gay, bisexual
Rating: 9.5/ 7
Plot Rundown: Actually two novels in
one, this book details two tales. In the
first, a battle between the Light and the
Darkness threatens to let Darkness completely
destroy the human world. All that stands in
its way is a mentally handicapped girl, her
overworked social worker, and a street
musician who might one day be a Bard. In the
second, the magical Stone that protects the
city of Ischia from the might of the nearby
volcano has been stolen, and it falls to a
terminally depressed thief, a drunkard of a
prince, and a teenaged wizard princess to
steal it back.
Review: Tanya Huff's characters never
fail to impress. The cast of the first story
(Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light) deals
with characters rarely seen in casual
fiction: a mentally challenged heroine? A
hero who plays the guitar on a street corner?
An oracular bag lady? Merged with the
intense, often gruesome imagery and snappy,
energetic dialogue, this first story is a
wonderful read indeed. Although the plot of
the second story (The Fire's Stone) is a
little weak, it is saved by the humorous, yet
not comical, interaction of its characters.
The climax leaves much to be desired, but
your attachment to the characters will carry
you through to the end regardless.
~Ian Sentelik
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QStudents!
Be active.
All meetings are @ the Cantú Queer
Center
Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets
Mondays, from Oct. 8 until Dec. 3, at 6:30 -
8:00 p.m.
An opportunity to meet other queer and
questioning
women and discuss issues, challenges, and life
in an
informal and comfortable atmosphere. We meet
in a
respected space, so all information and
identities are
kept confidential. Contact: Livia Peras, lperas@hotmail.com
Queer Coffee House Every Wed,
from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee,
comestibles, and good company every Wednesday
at the Cantu Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu
The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30pm.
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.
Queer Geeks 2nd & 4th Thurs, 8 - 9:30pm.
Interested in things considered "geeky"?
Queer Geeks
is a welcoming place for those who feel that
their
interests vary from "popular" culture. Info:
Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
Lipz Tues. Oct. 23; 8 - 10 p.m. The Lesbian and Allied Women's
Social Group will have its first meeting on
Oct. 23.
Whether you're queer, straight, or anything in
between, you are welcome to join us for
snacks and
socialization. Info: Julia Schwab, jschwab@ucsc.edu.
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QPost
Get connected.
Job Opening at the Diversity Center
The Diversity Center is seeking a Program
Director to manage the Tobacco Free LGBT
Program. Info: http://diversitycenter.org/tobacco_job.html
African American Gay, Lesbian, and
Bisexual Persons Attitudes and Experiences
Survey Dawn M. Szymanski, a lesbian
researcher from the University of Tennessee, is
looking
for queer African American people over the
age of 18 to participate in an anonymous
survey. If interested, click here.
Gender Portraiture Laureen Griffin, a
resident artist at the University of
Pennsylvania's 40th St. AIRSPACE, is looking
for participants for the Gender Portraiture
project. Share personal stories of gender
stereotyping and/ or dress in gendered
costume and be photographed. Info: http://laureengriffin.com.
Transmen, FTMs and Genderqueer Men: Tell
Your Life Stories! Tim Guichard, a
Masters of Arts candidate in Women Studies at
San Francisco State
University, is collecting oral histories of
transmen, FTMs, and genderqueer men as part
of his thesis research. Info: http://transhistory.googlepages.com.
Calling Santa Cruz organizers interested
in planning a Trans March
INTERESTED
in celebrating the
diversity of the Transgender community, and
in helping to increase awareness and
visibility of Transgender issues within Santa
Cruz County?
JOIN a group of community
members who are interested in making it happen.
They are interested in what you thought of past
Transgender
marches, and what you'd like to see at one
this year. Also, they definitely need help
organizing!
CONTACT
them at transmarch@diver
sitycenter.org
or call the Diversity Center at 831.425.5422.
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