Greetings!
Our Monday Night Group is tonight from 6:15-7:45pm. Come share your experiences with Outlet and bring a friend!
Our bilingual Spanish-speakers youth group De Ambiente is this Friday from 6-8pm and is every 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.
IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES:
- Thursday March 12th: But I'm A Cheerleader -Film Screening & Discussion @ De-Anza College
- Friday March 13th: Deadline for PFLAG National Scholarship (click here)
- Monday March 16th: Deadline for Queer Youth Leadership Camp @ UC Berkeley (see below)
- Saturday March 28th: Love (yourself) Fest: Queer Youth Self-Care Event (see below)
Sending Good Energy,
Jun-Fung
p.s. Don't forget to invite Outlet to your next GSA meeting, just send us an email and we'll be there! We can even facilitate a presentation or group discussion!
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Monday Night Group 6:15-7:45pm @ CHAC
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Join us for some free pizza, drinks and Animal Cookies!
Come chat with people who embrace all forms of love!
See you soon and bring a friend!
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De Ambiente 6-8pm Friday @ CHAC
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De Ambiente meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at CHAC.
Proveyendo servicios de apoyo a jóvenes Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Transgenero, Queer, Indecisos. Para menores de 20.
Contact:
Dulce Garcia, dgarcia@chacmv.org
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But I'm A Cheerleader - Film & Discussion
3:30-6pm March 12th @ De-Anza College
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 Join members of the De-Anza Gay-Straight Alliance as they host a film
screening of a comeday that focuses on a young female cheerleader whose parents
send her to a homosexual rehabilitation camp in order to complete a program to
re-learn her gender roles and sexuality. This film is replete with characters
designed to personify a range of gay sterotypes and features actress Cathy
Moriarty.
When: Thurs. March 12th
Time: Movie starts at 3:30pm-5pm. @ 5:15pm-6pm movie will be followed by a
discussion on gender roles in our society
Room: A-11 near the Flint Center at De Anza College Campus 21250 stevens
creek blvd. Cupertino, CA
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Love (yourself) Fest: March 28th
Queer Youth Self-Care - FREE EVENT!
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Later this month a collaboration between LIFT Bay Area, New Leaf, Dimensions
Clinic, BAY Poz, T-Lish, and the LGBT Center youth program is hosting a Love
(yourself) Fest, a health and wellness fair, on Saturday March 28th from
2:00-5:00 at the Eureka Valley Rec Center.
This fair is for queer youth
and their allies, ages 12-26 and will focus on self care.free event
with acupuncture, a smoothie bar, a beauty bar, open gym time, games, prizes, a
series of youth-led workshops, self defense and writing workshops, a DJ and a
dance off.
Adele Carpenter, Outreach Worker, New Leaf Services
adele.new.leaf@gmail.com | phone: (415) 626-7000 ext. 417 |
Children's Meditation Courses:
March 22nd & April 11th (Ages 8-15)
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 We are very happy to announce the following one-day children's courses in the Bay Area.
Date: Sunday, March 22nd 2009
Age Limits: Children 8 to 15 years old
Location: Berkeley, CA (Address is provided after registering for the course)
Date: Saturday, April 11th 2009
Age Limits: Children 8 to 15 years old
Location : Joaquin Miller Middle School
6151 Rainbow Drive, San Jose, CA 95129
(Pre-registration is required)
These courses are open to all children aged 8-15 years old. During the
course, the children learn how to practice Anapana meditation, which is
the observation of the natural breath to concentrate the mind, while
observing the five precepts. The course and timetable have been
specifically designed for children.
Children from all
different communities who have started practicing Anapana have realized
many benefits. Their ability to concentrate becomes enhanced, their
memory gets sharper and they become calmer. In general, they feel that
have a practical tool to use in the face of any type of challenge.
If you know of any children who would be interested in attending a
meditation course designed specifically for them, please visit the
children's course website for more information: click here: http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/public/courses/children.htm
For more information, please contact childrens-courses@mahavana.dhamma.org
Although it is not necessary that a parent or guardian accompany the
child to the course, it is important that the child chooses to attend
the course willingly.
In the words of some children who completed the course:
"I like this course because I like playing outside, playing with clay.
We also did tie-dye. I also like this course because it seems like I'm
at home and the food is so good."
"At school if I need to
concentrate on what the teacher is doing or saying I can use Anapana.
And if I am mad and angry I can use Anapana."
"I learned that I like meditating because it makes me feel relaxed."
Best wishes, Children's' Course organizers
California Vipassana Center, P.O. Box 1167, North Fork, CA 93643
Ph:559-877-4386 | Fax: 559-877-4387 | info@mahavana.dhamma.org |
GLBT National Youth Talkline 1 (800) 246-PRIDE
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 CONTACT INFO:
Toll-free 1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)
HOURS:
MON-FRI, 5pm to 9pm, Pacific Time
MON-FRI, 8pm to Midnight, Eastern Time
Email: youth@GLBTNationalHelpCenter.org
The
GLBT National Youth Talkline provides telephone and email
peer-counseling, as well as factual information and local resources for
cities and towns across the United States.
All of our services are free and confidential. Our
telephone volunteers are in their teens and early twenties, and we
speak with teens and young adults up to age 25 about coming-out issues,
relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, HIV/AIDS anxiety
and safer-sex information, and lots more!
Our database
contains information on social and support groups, as well as
gay-friendly religious organizations, sports leagues, student groups
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For College Students:
National LGBT Campus Climate Survey
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Call for Participation for
national survey released today for LGBT college students, faculty & staff
with a chance to win $500 cash and a free RSVP Vacation
Cruise
Campus
Pride seeks undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and
administrators who identify as LGBT people to participate in the National LGBT
College Climate Survey. The survey is housed under the Q Research Institute for
Higher Education (QRIHE), the national center for the scholarly study of LGBT
people in higher education. http://www.campuspride.org/research. (Click here) More info online at http://www.campuspride.org |
National PFLAG Scholarship
Deadline- March 13th
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On behalf of PFLAG National, I am pleased to announce the sixth annual Scholarships Program. What better ways to show our commitment to students than to provide support for role models and pioneers around the country that are making schools safer for all students? We also have a chance to honor students in places that are not always supportive and who are taking the first steps to their own future in the LGBT community. This year there will be up to three $5000, three $2500, and ten $1000 scholarships awarded.
Please remember the National PFLAG scholarship is not in competition with local scholarships. Candidates are eligible to win both and we all should encourage students to apply for both your local and the national scholarship
The application process and eligibility requirements are stated on the application form and on the PFLAG website or click on the Application link. |
San Jose/Peninsula PFLAG Chapter Scholarship Deadline- March 28th
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PFLAG- Peninsula/San Jose Chapter would like to inform you of our scholarship program. Each year our chapter offers scholarships to high school seniors whose educational history, personal plans and activities demonstrate support for justice and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. This year we will award four $2,000 scholarships. Please encourage all the graduating seniors (LGBTQ and allies) to apply.
You may visit the San Jose/Peninsula Chapter website at to print an application and to read more PFLAG.
We highly encourage students to apply to BOTH the San Jose/Peninsula Chapter and the National PFLAG scholarships.
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Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarship for Gay Male Students Deadline- March 31st
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Yup. If you are a gay male who is at least a high school graduate and are currently attending, or will attend a college, university, training or professional program, the Gamma Mu Foundation has a Scholarship Program that can give you $1,000 - $2,500.
You can find applications here at the Gamma Mu site and look for the link marked "Scholarships". All the info you need is there, including the application. Download it, answer the simple questions, and mail it to us by March 31, 2009 to compete for one of the awards. | |
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QUEER YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP: DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MARCH 16th
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Hosted by UC Berkeley's Award Winning Queer Straight
Alliance
The Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) will host a two day
Queer Youth Leadership Camp for high school students to visit the UC Berkeley
campus and to learn the skills necessary to become better leaders. The Queer Youth Leadership Camp strives to
empower, educate, and inspire queer youth, while promoting higher education and
youth activism.
CAMP LOGISTICS:
The camp will be comprised of
25 youth, who will be housed on-campus through a host program. Over the course of the two day camp, there
will be a campus tour, various workshops hosted by different queer
organizations, a movie screening, and social events. There will be no fees and
all meals will be provided. However, the participants are responsible for
transportation to and from the Camp.
The camp will be held
April 25-26 and applications are due (via email at
calyouthleadership@hotmail.com or via mail at ASUC/Queer Straight Alliance 400 Eshleman Hall mc 4500 Berkeley,
CA 94720) no later than March 16th.
The students accepted into the program will be notified of their
admission no
or later than April 3rd.
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JUST PUBLISHED:
Rainbow Plantation Blues
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In 1850, Jonathan Thomas, a young, personable Southern gentleman and plantation owner, grapples with his desire and love for one of his male slaves, Kumi. Robert L. Sheeley, Authorhttp://www.robertlsheeley.com |
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