Monday, October 1, 2012

Queer History Month Welcome!

Hello All!

Today officially marks the beginning of Queer History Month, as well as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means October will be full of some great programming here at Ramapo.

Intros-

Important Business:

-Ganel sign-ups for next week.

- Volunteers for conference- link will be sent out
here it is below:
https://orgsync.com/5737/forms/58342

 

- Room change for next week, we will be moving to D-215.

Upcoming Events:

Queer History Month Keynote Speaker: (Description from Orgsync): Today- 7:00 pm Sharp Theater.
Jennifer Miller is a playwright, performer and the director and founder of Circus Amok. She has been working with alternative circus forms, theater, and dance for over twenty years. Miller will discuss her experiences as a bearded woman, working as a circus performer, and her unique relationship with gender. Brief performances (i.e. straight-jacket escape, sword swallowing) will follow lecture and Q&A. 

Mobile Homecoming Project- Alumni Lounges- 1-2 pm, tomorrow, 10/2.
Julia Wallace and Alexis Pauline Gumbs have traveled the country collecting oral histories of queer, black, same-gender-loving elders, and learning about the people who have been integral in transforming the black queer movement prior to the 1980s or earlier, piecing together an intergenerational connection. 

Discussion for today:

lead by guest, David Grant, speaking about the upcoming election and campaigning with the Bergen County Democrats.

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Ramapo Pride provides a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQQ) students and allies. Our organization is built around providing activist and educational programming, but also providing a social network for LGBTIQQ students on campus. It holds weekly meetings and organizes social, educational and activist programs for the campus at large. Ramapo Pride meets weekly in C220 at 1 p.m. on Mondays. Our hour long meetings give the members a chance to talk about up and coming events (both on- and off-campus) as well as develop programs and activities that will bring the organization's goals into effect. Meetings also give the opportunity for members to discuss issues that are affecting the LGBTIQQ community both on- and off-campus.