QConnect!
JUNE 30TH ~ JULY 6TH

Queer Student Orgs/Groups @ the Cant!

 

Student orgs/ groups will resume in the Fall!

 

For more about our queer student orgs & groups, go here.



QMedia  
 
MONDAYS 

7-8:30pm

Closet Free Radio 

KZSC 88.1 FM  DJs Kai Azada & Richard Baldwin


SATURDAYS
7-8pm
Out in Santa Cruz 
KSCO 1080 AM
DJs Shaun Ordinario and
Steph Taylor 
 



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Are you a student and around this summer? Jonesing already for connecting with your queer peers? TWO different meet-ups at the Cantu are being dreamed up but we need your feedback to see if there's enough interest!

1) Interested in an LGBTQIA RPG group (sort of like a Summer Geeks) that would meet bi-monthly and play games like Dungeons and Dragons, Arkham Horror, and other exciting adventure games? We would probably meet during the weekend, but let us hear from you about your interest and availability!

2) Wednesday Weekly Lunch. If enough folks are interested, we'll host a drop-in space to bring your lunch and hang out with other queer/allied students. The Cantu will provide some healthy snacks, too! Dining halls & campus restaurants open during the summer are here.

If you're interested in either of these events, please email Dillon Teal of QSU here.

Gay Men's Beach Volleyball 
Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, Main beach by Coconut Grove
All levels of play are welcome. No commitment necessary...stop by once or every week. Weekly all summer! 
 
Women & Trans Bicycle Workshop  
Sun, July 6th, 12:00pm - 3 pm    
EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH    
The Bike Church, 703 Pacific Ave, SC  
(Enter around the corner on Spruce Street)                    
This workshop provides a safer space for women and transfem identified people to work on their bikes and learn new skills.  http://bikechurch.santacruzhub.org/
                            Upcoming Events 

PFLAG PFLAG Santa Cruz Monthly Meeting
Tues, 7/8, 7-9pm, Peace United Church, 900 High St., SC.

PFLAG Santa Cruz County Celebrates Unbreakable Love-Staying Together Through The Changes in Life. Join us as we listen to Ann and Nancy Forsberg tell their Unbreakable Love Story.


blood equals blood National Gay Blood Drive

Fri, 7/11, 1-7pm, 119 Center St. SC.

This event is to draw attention to the FDA ban on gay and bi men from donating blood. We're asking people to donate or bring allies to donate in their place to show support for ending these homo & bi phobic policies. Come show your support! Info: Lori Nixon, [email protected]
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QNews
What Has The Cant�
Done For You?
 
 I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother. 
 
 ~Charles Pierce, 1980
 
June 27th ~ U.S. Companies Less LGBT-Friendly Than They'd Like You To Believe

June 24th ~ Susan Rice reaffirms U.S. commitment to LGBT rights abroad

Did you know that at the same time the Cantu staff is wrapping up the academic year and packing up the Rainbow Grad decorations, we are also gearing up for the 2014/15 academic year? It's true! Deb is busy meeting with students and staff about Fall Welcome Week and potential new queer student groups; she's working with students on finalizing resource guides, adding new single-stall bathrooms to our campus map, and on and on! ,No rest for the wicked,' as they say! 
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QConferences

 

 PLEASE RETURN ALL BORROWED BOOKS TO THE CANTU QUEER CENTER LIBRARY!

  

90% OF OUR BOOKS ARE DONATED AND IRREPLACEABLE IF NOT RETURNED.

  

IF YOU HAVE QUEER THEMED/AUTHORED BOOKS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO OUR LIBRARY, PLEASE DO! 

  

YOU CAN DROP BOOKS OFF 24/7 AT THE CENTER (USE OUR MAIL SLOT FOR AFTER HOURS).

  

WE THANK ALL OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT LIBRARIAN, ADRIAN DIAZ, FOR HELPING MAKE THE CANTU LIBRARY ONE OF THE BIGGEST (~3,000 TITLES) AND BEST QUEER COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTY!

GAPA
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) Foundation Scholarship 
(Deadline: July 15th)
This awards up to three scholarships of $1000 each to students who have demonstrated outstanding activism and leadership within the API LGBTQ community. Apply here! 

Intern at Outfest 

Outfest is currently hiring for two paid summer internship positions for current undergraduate students: Outreach and Programming intern. Info here.
July 11th-13th ~ Gaymer X2 Convention, SF

August 13-14th ~ Gender Odyssey, Seattle, WA 

 

Mark your calendars and save your dollars now!

We hope to see you next year at our 27th Creating Change in Denver, Colorado, at the beautiful Sheraton Denver Downtown, February 4-February 8, 2015. They call Denver the "Mile High City," so trust us you won't want to miss this one! Info here. 

 

More upcoming queer conferences here
      
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Keep the Cant� Strong!