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QConnect!
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January 19th ~ January 25th
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Queer Student Orgs, Groups & Programs
Meet at the Cantu unless otherwise noted.
MONDAYS
11:30-1pm ~ Your Queer Career Peer! starts Jan26 New!
3-4:30 pm ~ Let's Talk! Drop-in CAPS support. New!
5:30-7pm ~ Queer Men's Group
7-10pm ~ Queer Geeks
TUESDAYS
12-2pm ~ Queers Abroad Peer Advising New Time!
12:30-2pm ~ Queer Grad Student Lunch. 2nd Tuesday every month. Meets at Grad Commons.
4th Tuesday every month. New time!
5-6:30pm - Familia X Student Org
6:30-9:30pm ~ Queer Coffeehouse with Crafty Queers. New!
8-9:30pm ~ Head-to-Head Gaymes New!
WEDNESDAYS
1-2:30pm ~ QTPOC Group New time!
2:30-3:30 ~ A Way with Words Writing Group New!
3:30-4:30pm ~ Queer Book Club
5-6:30pm ~ Queer Women's Group
7-10pm ~ Queer Student Union
THURSDAYS
12-2pm ~ D x 3 = Director Deb Drop In New!
5-6 pm ~ Love Beyond the Binary: Bi/Pan Safe Space New time!
6:30-8pm ~ All Faiths, All People New!
8-9:30pm ~ LGBT STEM Meet Up New!
FRIDAYS
5:30-7:30pm ~ Blender Trans and questioning.
7:30-9pm - Ace of Clubs Asexual Safe Space. SATURDAYS
1-3pm ~ BLAQQ: Queer/Questioning African diaspora student group2/21 at the Cantu2/7 & 3/7 at the ERC Lounge
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QHeadlines
 Let's Talk!NEW!
Mondays, 3-4:30 pm
Cantu Queer Center
CAPS counselor Brent Alsaker (who facilitates Queer Men's Group) will be having a weekly drop-in Lets Talk time
at the Cantu! Lets talk is a FREE, confidential, brief space to talk with a counselor, receive support & referrals
Cantu Queer Center
This new group meets during Queer Coffeehouse. We will be doing knitting--all levels are welcome.
Head-to-Head Gaymes! NEW!
Tuesdays, 8-9:30 pm Cantu Queer Center Do you love chess, backgammon, Go? Then GO to Queer Coffeehouse and play these two person gaymes!
A Way With Words NEW!
Wed, 1/21, 2:30-3:30pm
Cantu Queer Center 
Come write and discuss compositions with a group of Slug peers (no writing background needed) at the Cantu's newest group! Chris for more info.
Diverse UCSC Principles of Community Th 1/22, noon- 1pmMerrill Cultural Center an opportunity to engage in an interactive dialogue with faculty, staff, and students.  Lauren Berlant "Structures of Unfeeling: Mysterious Skin ." Thu, 1/22 2-3:30pm Humanities 1, Rm 210A talk about flat affect, anachronism and the history of the present. The concept of "structure of feeling."
Love Beyond the Binary: Bi/Pan Safe Space 
Thu, 1/22, 5-6 pm, Cantu NEW TIME!
Join Jamie and MK for an exciting hour of exploring Beyond Binary issues!
Thu, 1/22, 6 pm
Humanities Lecture Hall 206
Ver�nica Reyes is a Chicana feminist jota poet from East Los Angeles.
All Faiths, All People NEW!
Thu, 1/22, 6:30-8 pm, Cantu Queer Center
For students of all genders, sexualities, faiths, spiritualities and beliefs to discuss their experiences. This is a safe space for you to express your faith and share in the pleasures and difficulties of being faithful while queer. Info/access: Liana
Condom Co-Op Winter Quarter Training
Thu, 1/22, 6:30 -9pm  Health Center Mural Room Condom Co-Op is a student run organization that strives to provide the student body access to affordable safer sex supplies and student health information. Join our team!
LGBT STEM NEW!
Thu, 1/22, 8-9:30pm
Cantu Queer CenterAre you a STEM major? Want to connect with other queer STEM peeps? Check out this new space to discuss issues, study, and get assignment/ project support. Snacks & hot coffee! Info: Pierre, email
Familia X Fundraiser!
Fri, 1/23, 9am-noon, Quarry Plaza
Come buy some pan dulce and Mexican hot chocolate and venga la charla con tus amig@s de Familia X!
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Upcoming Events
Your Queer Career Peer! NEW! Starts Jan 26th.
Mondays, 11:30-1:30 pm, Cantu Queer Center
Career Center peer advisor, Sam, will show you how to write a strong resum�, find out about queer jobs and resources. Don't
wait til you graduate! Info: queer@ucsc.edu
 Q ueer in Israel! A Queer Coffeehouse Special EventTue, 2/27, 7-8:30 pm, Cantu Queer Center
The Cantu, Hillel, and the Programs Abroad office are sponsoring an exciting evening with a guest speaker from A Wider Bridge which builds connection to Israel among LGBT Jews and non-Jews in the U.S. Israeli fellow Alice will make special Israel foods. Programs Abroad staff will discuss studying in Israel. We'll show a film about a gay Israeli and a Palestian who fall in love. Info: queer@ucsc.edu
Jandy Nelson and Annameekee Hesik Book Reading 
Wed, 1/28, 7pm
Book Shop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, SC
Both will be reading their new books. Annameekee is a local author of the exciting lesbian young adult book The You Know Who Girls. Don't miss this reading and signing!
Angela Davis at MLK Jr. Memorial Convocation
Wed, 1/28, 7pm, Free Event!
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, SCProfessor emerita and activist Angela Davis is this year's keynote speaker.The topic of her talk will be "Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine." Stand-up by Jenny Yang and D'Lo Dis/orient/ed Comedy Fri, 1/30, 8pm, Colleges 9&10 MPR
Free Show/Limited Seating
D'Lo is a queer transgender Tamil Sri L.A.nkan-American, political theatre artist/writer, director, comedian and music producer!
Advance tix at C 9/10 Activities Office (for C9&10 affiliated students) and the Ethnic Resource Centers (for non-C9&10 students) starting Tuesday, 1/20. UCSC ID required.
BLAQQ 
Sat, 2/7, 1-3pm, Ethnic Resource Center Lounge
Join queer & questioning African diaspora students!
There will be good food, company, and atmosphere! :D
We will also discuss a possible event in February, that will focus on the theme of Queer POC in the Civil Rights movement. Please RSVP so we have enough food! Info/RSVP: Shonte sfthomas@ucsc.edu or Deb dabbott@ucsc.edu
 "Beautiful Love Stories Need To Be Told Twice" Tue, 2/10, 7-9pm
Peace United Church, 900 High St, SC. Nancy and Father Larry Forsberg share their love story of how Nancy needed to understand and make changes when Ann (Father Larry) began to transition.
Slug Love Training - train to be a SHOP Sexual Health Peer Educator
 Sun 2/15, 11am-2pm
Student Health Center Mural Room
Slug Love is an interactive workshop facilitated by SHOP's highly trained Peer Educators. The workshop includes games and discussions on sexuality, gender, consent, communication, HIV/STI transmission and safer sex demonstrations! To register: Jamie
Apply by Tue, 2/17
A training program for transgender people and LGBT people of color who want to take their leadership potential to the next level. Apply here
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What has the Cantu done for you?
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We hope everyone has settled in nicely to their Winter quarter classes and lives. The Cant� has been bursting at the seams with activity. The Winter Mixer had ~250 students stop by! Our 8 new groups have reported a great turn out and lots of fun! TPS has had an incredible RUSH WEEK by all reports! New chess and cribbage sets will be arriving in time for next Tuesday's Head-to-Head Gaymes during Queer Coffeehouse. So, DO drop by and check out a new or established group soon. (See top left sidebar for days and times.) Queer Women's Group starts up this Wednesday! We also want to welcome the many new students who have stopped by the center for their first time! Welcome, incoming Winter quarter students! We're looking forward to getting to know you all.
Don't forget to buy yummy pan dulce and hot chocolate at Familia X's fundraiser this Friday!
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We are all ears, seeking your piercinglyhonest, constructive anonymous feedback, answering your probing questions, and soaking up your ringing praise about all things queer at UCSC at the Cantu.
Give your feedback
Want to give your feedback and share your ideas in person? Director Deb is ALWAYS open to meeting with you. Her motto: "Don't talk about me. Talk to me." Email her here
Or drop by
Deb's new talk space:
D x 3 =
Director Deb Drop-In
Thursdays, 12-2.
At the Cantu, naturally.
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BOY MEETS BOY
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.
QReview provided by our own Queer Book Club facilitator, Adrian Diaz.
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Keep the Cant� Strong!
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