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Thank you to One Colorado and You for all of your work on Civil Unions...and what you can do to make Civil Unions Happen in Colorado... |
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Out Boulder wants to thank our partners at One Colorado for all of their leadership and hard work on the Civil Unions bill. Civil Unions failed on a party-line, 6-5 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. We also want to thank you - each of you who contacted your representatives, wrote letters to the editor and testified at the Capitol.
We will continue our work of changing hearts and minds through our SpeakingOUT program. We encourage you to volunteer for and donate to LGBT organizations, educate yourself on the issues and candidates, register to vote and VOTE.
Finally, if you are able to, and as Harvey Milk implored us in 1978 - Please Come Out! It is the single most important act we can do to change hearts and minds, laws and policies, and to transform ourselves...
To read Tim Gill's reflections on the Civil Unions bill, click here...
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Want to Put Women at the Tables of Power?
Find Out How! |
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Dorothy Rupert and Cynda Collins Arsenault are delighted to welcome Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) and WAND's program for women state legislators, the Women Legislators' Lobby (WiLL).
Mix and mingle with friends you know, and some you should know, during an evening of fun, facts, and the future with WAND and WiLL Executive Director Susan Shaer and Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 / 6:30pm to 8:30pm
at the home of Cynda Collins Arsenault
211 South 3rd Avenue, Superior 80027
Susan Shaer, WAND and WiLL Executive Director, will bring you news of the current hullabaloo in Washington and how you can help. A short, feisty, blond New Englander who says her life's work is to "make trouble for men who have a love affair with nuclear weapons" and elect women to Congress to help in this cause. A leader of anti-war efforts, Susan's job is to shift federal money away from unneeded weapons of war to human and environmental needs.
Kyrsten Sinema, an active member of WiLL, has been an Arizona state representative, an Arizona state senator, and is planning a run for Congress. An advisor to the White House on immigration and LBGT issues, and the only winner against a statewide anti-gay marriage ballot question, Kyrsten has authored "Unite and Conquer: How To Build Coalitions That Win and Last". Learn how to work with and win over the "other side".
PS: If you have another commitment for this busy night, please drop in for a few minutes to meet this powerful group of women. We'd love to see you!
RSVP: Irma Brand, ibrand@realcapitalsolutions.com or 720-810-5430
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So In Our Own Voices: An Intergenerational Film Journey
Film Shorts by local LGBTQ Youth and Elders
in 'StoryCorps' Style
Sunday, May 1st 2-5pm
at the Nomad Theatre (1410 Quince, Boulder) |
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"Our movement cannot move forward without understanding its past nor can it move without the vision, energy and new ideas of young people. Elders and young people are both needed equally and urgently in order for our movement to grow in ways that heed the lessons of the past and respond to the urgency of the present political and economic moment." *
 FREE! Please join us Sunday, May 1 for an afternoon of film, food, conversation, and community! Out Boulder, Bent Lens Cinema, Boulder County Aging Services, and Rainbow Elders premiere our ground-breaking, heart-warming documentary shorts.
This spring Boulder County youth and elders joined together to share their stories, this is what we discovered across generations
BONUS FEATURE
"Before Stonewall"
An audio/visual history of the LGBTQ Movement before the 1969 Stonewall Riots
*Why do Intergenerational LGBTQ Community Work? Read a beautiful piece,
Our Queer Intergenerational Life
by Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz and Carmen Vazquez
To view the Facebook event page...
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Open Door Fund Dinner - THIS Sunday, April 10th |
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Megan Kennedy, co-director and producer of the award-winning documentary, Put This On The [Map], will speak on the challenges facing LGBT youth today and the solutions young people are creating for themselves.
Kennedy's powerful film sparked the"Reteaching Gender and Sexuality" campaign, which is currently on an international tour of ...the U.S. and England. The ultimate goal of the campaign is to shift the way society thinks about gender and sexuality.
Sunday, April 10 Cocktails 5:30 pm, Dinner 6:30 pm, Program 7:30 pm
$125 per person | $1250 per table of 10
The St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut Street, Boulder
Please join us for an evening of celebration & support for Boulder County's LGBT Community! To register...
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Gender 101 and Herbal Support for Transgender Folks
(an event for Herbalists and other Health Care Providers) |
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This workshop will be offered as part of a three workshop series on Healing Justice and we would love it if you could join us. We believe these topics to be essential for herbalists, healers, and all health care providers to delve into, and we are excited to explore them with you.
When: Sunday April 17th, 2-5 pm at NAIMH (2900 Valmont Rd,Unit F-1 Boulder, CO 80301)
Questions Explored: What is gender? How is it shaped by culture, class, and economics? What are the differences between gender, sex, and sexuality? What are the various and particular health challenges, needs, and barriers to care faced by LGBTQQIA communities? How can herbalists appropriately care for folks of varying gender experiences?
For more information, questions or concerns please contact us at:
rae.swersey@naimh.org or naomi.ullian@naimh.org
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Help Plan Boulder's Pride Festival! |
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Come be part of Out Boulder's 8th Annual Boulder Pride Festival!
To be held Sunday, Aug 28 in Central Park in Boulder! (Yes! We're in the PARK this year!)
 Every year a team of dedicated volunteers coordinates this community event! We invite you to join the committee and be part of the planning or volunteer for Pride! Interested? Email Aicila at alewis@outboulder.org
Are you a business, non-profit, school, religious group or organization who wants to reach the LGBT community?
Applications to have a table at Pride Festival are available here!
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Help Plan National Coming Out Day 2011!
We Need You and Your Ideas! |
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Out Boulder is partnering with CU Boulder's GLBT Resource Center to put together a community/campus collaboration of National Coming Out Week Events in October 2011.
Would you like to share your ideas? Please join us Thursday, April 14th from 5pm to 6:30pm at CU Boulder's GLBT Resource Center (Center for Community, 4th floor).
Snacks will be provided! By attending this one meeting, you are not committing to be on the planning committee (though we welcome you :) ); rather, we are looking for community members, students, staff, faculty and alumni to share their ideas on fun Coming Out Week activities. The meeting will be co-facilitated by Kevin Correa from the GLBT Resource Center and Cathy Busha from Out Boulder.
Please join us and bring your friends!
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Queer Tango - New INTERMEDIATE Class Forming! |
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 New Intermediate Queer Tango classes. Deepen your understanding and movement of this beautiful, improvisational social dance, in a safe, fun and friendly GBLT environment.
Classes will focus on good form, leader/follower connection, technique and musicality. No partner is necessary and couples are welcome. Part of the proceeds from Queer Tango go to support Out Boulder.
Intermediate Beginners Cycle starts May 13th.
Preregistration and payment by May 6th.
Day: Friday / Time: 80in
Location:TBD
Fee: $70/per person
Hope to see you dancing! |
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A Out Boulder's Monthly Happy Hour
at Hapa Sushi (1117 Pearl St, Boulder)
Wednesday, April 20th from 5 to 7pm |
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Drop in for Out Boulder's monthly social gathering of LGBTQ and Allied people at Hapa Sushi. Free food and drink specials. We have the room in the back all to ourselves. A great way to network and meet other people!
$5 donation to Out Boulder requested - no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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Giddyup Kitty - Two FREE Shows in Longmont this Week! |
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Hello Bluegrass Fans, Happy Spring! Giddyup Kitty has a couple of shows this week that we'd like to tell you about. We will be performing this Thursday at the Longmont Library from 7 - 8pm and theLongmont Oskar Blues on Sunday from 6 - 9pm. Both are free shows. Please check out our website for further details. Thanks for all your wonderful support. |
The Graying of Gays
PFLAG Boulder County's April Program |
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Tuesday, April 12, 7:00PM
First United Methodist Church, Mead Hall
1421 Spruce St., Boulder
The program will be led by Boulder County Aging Services staff member, Andrea Davis along with a panel. The newly revised film, "Project Visibility" features elders who speak about their lives, strengths, wishes and concerns about the aging services network. LGBT elders will share their experiences as well as LGBT resources and services in the community. This program will point to the increased need for greater acceptance, understanding and action by the majority population.
Newcomers and those needing support should plan to stay after the program to meet in a confidential setting at 8:30p.m. Refreshments will be served.
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Minding the Gap
Resonance Women's Chorus
This Saturday April 9th and next Saturday, April 16th |
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Minding the Gap is a concert about awareness, about witnessing each other's journeys, and about living in the gap between reality and possibility. As always, the music of Resonance Women's Chorus is drawn from many directions; this concert features music of Native American, African, and African-American traditions, music by Freddie Mercury and the Wailin' Jennys, and more. It's a concert of colorful, celebratory sound that reflects on the task of caring about each other. For more information on location, tickets and more, please click here...
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Volunteers Needed!
"Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945"
Exhibition at the
Boulder Public Library April 21st to May 22nd |
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As you may know, Out Boulder is the lead organization in bringing an important traveling exhibition from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The exhibition is called, "The Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals" and provides pictures and text of this largely untold story. The exhibition will be on display at the Boulder Public Library from April 21st to May 22 (those are the official, publicized dates - the exhibition will actually be set up on April 12th - please see below for details). For this exhibition, we have some specific volunteer requests listed below. We are writing to ask for a few hours of your time.
Please email cbusha@outboulder.org if you are able to volunteer some of your time and talents to support the exhibition. Specifically, please let Cathy know what volunteer task you can do and/or what shift(s) you can cover.
We are seeking volunteers for:
*Monday, May 23rd from 10am to 2pm (help take down and pack up the exhibition)
*Starting Monday, April 18th, during library open hours, we are seeking volunteers to be stationed at the "Out Boulder" information table at the exhibition. You will be there to greet people and answer any general questions they may have. If everyone reading this email volunteered just two hours, we will have all the shifts covered while the exhibition is in town.
The shifts available are (April 18 to May 22):
- Mondays (4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm; 6pm to 9pm.
- Tuesdays (4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm; 6pm to 9pm.
- Wednesdays (4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm; 6pm to 9pm.
- Thursdays (4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm; 6pm to 9pm.
- Fridays (4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm.
- Saturdays (4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21) 10am to noon; noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm.
- Sundays (4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22) noon to 2pm; 2pm to 4pm; 4pm to 6pm.
Please read through the list and let Cathy (cbusha@outboulder.org) know what shift(s) you are available to staff the Out Boulder table. (ie your response may be something like, "Cathy Busha can volunteer on Friday 5/6 from noon to 2pm and Sunday 5/15 from 4 to 6pm. Phone # is 303-499-5777).
Thank you so much! If everyone reading this message covers just one shift, we'll be able to have the table staffed for every shift!
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Keshet's 3rd Annual Queer Seder
Wednesday, April 21 6pm
University of Denver Hillel |
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Join LGBT and allied Jews and friends as we celebrate Passover with Colorado's 3rd Annual Queer Seder on the third night of Passover. Join us even if you're already doing a first or second-night seder! RSVP to 303.691.3562 $25 Adults; $15 students and teens; free for kids 12 and under. Payment required in advance.
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Ellis Plays the Wildflower Pavilion in Lyons!
Friday, April 15 |
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8pm show, 7pm doors, All-Ages / General admission
Tickets: $15 advance / $17 door
Click here to RSVP on Facebook
Ellis may not be a household name, but once you've seen her perform you're not likely to forget her. A mix of folk artist, dharma teacher, and comedienne, her music is best described by the effect it has on her audience rather than a particular genre. Simply put, she leaves audiences better than she finds them, with softened edges & opened hearts. With compelling songwriting and engaging performances, Ellis is quietly amassing a loyal following of supporters across the country.
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April 2011 OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) Meeting
Saturday, April 9th Noon |
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Potluck luncheon followed by meeting. Table service, coffee, & ice provided. Please bring a dish to pass, your own beverage and any serving utensils you may need.
Lafayette Senior Center, 103 South Iowa Ave., Lafayette, CO. The Sr. Center is again graciously allowing us to meet here without charge.
RSVP: To Joanne @ 720-244-0721 by Thursday April 7th if you plan to attend.
The months of April, May, and June we will be collecting donations of money for ATL (All Terrain Lesbians), an organization that provides funds for Colorado lesbians in need during illness. For more info go to atlfoundation.org |
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Safe Zone Ally Development Training at CU Boulder
April 13, 9am to 1pm |
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This free, interactive training helps participants develop a deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (GLBTQ) communities and helps increase participant's comfort level supporting GLBTQ individuals within the university community. All welcome. RSVP to wilenche@colorado.edu
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Some of the events, views and opinions expressed in the eNewsletter are solely those of their authors and/or organizations, and do not necessarily reflect an endorsement by Out Boulder. We encourage you to contact the event sponsor for more information.
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