This Week’s Guilty Pleasure
Monday, September 17th, 2007It’s that time again: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model!
Archive for the 'People of Color' Category
Eric Andre
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Eric Andre is hilarious*, and odds are that he’s coming to a city near you! Check out his website for tour dates. Or visit the links below to watch his performance as one of the new Geico cavemen:
http://www.cavemanscrib.com (he’s the one in the tux behind the bar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsHc4Rtul9U
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GLpDWG2y2Dg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nSN9vJi93Po
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4s7lp86N2CA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtqDWAVT5M
*completely unbiased sisterly opinion, of course.
Color of Change
Sunday, August 19th, 2007I want to draw attention to the critical work that an organization called Color of Change is doing. Here is what they’re about, in their own words:
“ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans […]
Black LGBT Folks in the News
Thursday, June 28th, 2007I’m very excited about the attention being given to the work of the fabulous Haitian-American queer performance artist Lenelle Moise. Check out this article about her in Time Out New York.
The National Black Justice Coalition, the leading black LGBT nonprofit, has some strong words to say about the Supreme Court’s latest Giant Mistake. It’s really […]
LGBT Latin@ Art Exhibit — Call for Submissions
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Here’s a message from my friend (and cameraperson on my film) Rebeka:
CALL FOR ARTWORK & APPLICATION FORM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2007 QUEER LATINA/O VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT
PERSONAL SECRETS - PUBLIC SPACE, an exhibition in conjunction with the Queer Arts Festival / SF, CA
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 18, 2007
EXHIBITION DATES: June 3 - 28, 2007 at SomArts […]
Bi Women of Color Book Project
Thursday, March 8th, 2007Here’s info about a call for essays:
Bi Women of Color Essays
Initial Submission Deadline: April 30, 2007
Essay Content:
The goal of this book is to provide insight into the lives of bisexual women of color and increase our visibility in order to promote understanding of our experiences, desires, and individual outlook on life.
Please feel free to contact […]
Women of Color Conference
Thursday, February 1st, 2007This is an extremely cool event, coming up in Berkeley, CA, next month. It’s the 22nd Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference, and the keynote speaker is Hawaiian sovereignity movement leader Mililani Trask. Here’s some info about her, from the conference website:
“Mililani Trask is a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and an internationally acclaimed […]
How to End Racism
Thursday, January 25th, 2007From my fabulous friend Melissa comes this information:
Check out this amazing, handy guide for ending racism!
http://www.damaliayo.com/pdfs/I%20CAN%20FIX%20IT_racism.pdf
If you would like to learn more about the creative genius behind this
project, damali ayo, visit: http://www.damaliayo.com/
Call for Student Intern in the San Francisco Area
Thursday, January 18th, 2007AltCinema Productions, a local lesbian-owned independent film production and distribution company, is looking for an intern for the Spring semester! (See www.altcinema.com for details about the company.) AltCinema focuses on distributing films made by/ about women, people of color, bisexual people, and transgender people. An intern is needed to assist with acquisitions, screenings, and distribution […]
Call to Action: Transphobia and Violence Are Unacceptable!
Thursday, October 5th, 2006Friends, now is a time for action. This woman’s treatment is unacceptable:
PLEASE POST WIDELY!
TransJustice is a Project of The Audre Lorde Project, a LGBTST People of Color Center for Community Organizing
(718) 596-0342 ext 18
National Action Alert: MCDONALDS MANAGER ASSAULTS TRANSGENDER WOMAN OF COLOR WITH LEAD PIPE; NYPD REFUSES TO ACCEPT HER COMPLAINT /Call Inspector McCarthy […]
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