#qtpoca

Welcome to Week 8!      <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week: 

     Peo Mitchie

Employable Femme WOC Animator, Illustrator, and Zine      Artist. 

The Queer      & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will      be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

LAVISH      QTPOC Art Showcase      (Tuesday, May 21, 2019) 6:30 PM -      9 PM @ Ethnic Cultural Theater      3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105     

Lavish           is a multi-arts showcase opportunity centering Queer and Trans           People of Color (QTPoC). We will provide a platform for UW students           to receive mentorship (by way of building a sustained relationship           with a teaching artist) and community building among QTPoCs and           artists on campus and in the greater Seattle community.

      There           are many ways to participate in the showcase. Opportunities include           (but are not limited to): emcees/MC, deejays/DJ, performance           artists, fine artists, spoken word, poetry, musicians, dramaturge,           stage managers, community organizers, and more.

      The           showcase is student-driven and its final form will be created           organically among the participating artists. Lavish centers artists           who identify as QTPoC. White allies/accomplices are also welcome to           participate. Artists of any experience level are enthusiastically           invited to participate in this low stakes/high support experience.     

Please consider filling out the following form if you are      interested in participating at Lavish: https://forms.gle/dq7TMqV8YQAfvtu2A            We will host an Informational Session on May 3, 2019, 3:00PM at the Q      Center (HUB 315). Note: Prospective performers may submit their      application using this form or in person at the informational session.            Questions? Please contact Juan Franco or Jaimée Marsh @ the Q Center: [email protected] or      206-897-1430.            Accessibility      Information:       

The           Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as           Alder Hall and Lander Hall

      For           a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/map

      The           ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator           in the building

      There           are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as           gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

      The           ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear           scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or           essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible           to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.

      University           District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html 

From      Palestine to Mexico, All the Walls Have Got to Go!       (Monday, May 20,      2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Southside Commons      3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, Washington 98118            These days, the headlines are filled with Trump's proposal for a border      wall, news about brutal family separation policies and baby jails at the      border, police murdering Black people in the US, Islamophobic attacks,      accusations that Congresswoman Omar is "anti-semitic" because      of her criticism of US foreign policy in Israel, and anti-boycott      legislation at the federal and state levels. How are all these things      connected? What does it mean to build a powerful movement for change that      connects these issues and wins change that actually reduces the harms of      systems of policing, imprisonment, border enforcement, and colonial      dispossession? Join us for a conversation between Maru Mora Villalpando      and Nada Elia     

Maru           is the community organizer at the forefront of work aiming to close           the Northwest Detention Center. She has been targeted by the Trump           administration for deportation based on her activism and works to           build a radical, visionary, border and prison abolitionist migrant           justice grassroots movement in our region and nationally. Nada Elia           is a diaspora Palestinian writer, organizer, and teacher who was one           of the first activists to work to expose how US law enforcement           trains with the Israeli military and to build coalitional feminist           work to oppose it. Maru and Nada will be talking about the           overlapping and interconnected law enforcement technologies being           used to target migrants to the US, US communities of color, and           Palestinians, and exploring how we build internationalist anti-law           enforcement and anti-military resistance. This event aims to           strengthen all our imaginations and strategies for building safety           through solidarity, not law enforcement.     

- Image by Catherina Horan, on      Instagram at @fernfemmeart.            ACCESSIBILITY      INFORMATION:     

Southside           commons is wheelchair accessible and has two parking spots for           people with disabilities.

      Scent-free           soaps will be provided in the bathrooms and we are currently working           to find out what is usually used in the space and to what degree it           leaves chemicals and fragrances in the space.

      Gender           neutral bathrooms are available.

      The           light rail to the Mount Baker stop, and several busses, stop nearby.

      If           you have any questions about accessibility please email [email protected].           

My Own Precious Life: A Poetry as Therapy Workshop

 (Tuesday, May      21, 2019) 6:30 - 8 PM @ The Hillman City Collaboratory      5623 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118     

This           90-minute workshop is open to anyone living with a mental health           condition. Explore your recovery by responding to poetry with           writing or art. Writing is not only calming but is often an           adventure of discovery. Come adventure with us! Any level of writing           experience is welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

      About           the instructor: Naomi has a Master’s in Counseling and has worked in           community mental health as a clinical intake specialist as well as a           peer support specialist. One of her greatest joys is getting to           companion people in poetry as therapy.

      Workshop           is free but space is limited; please email [email protected]           or call 206-789-7722 to reserve your spot.

Education of      Queer History      (Tuesday, May      21, 2019) 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ Kane      Hall            Matthew Riemer, co-creator of Instagram's @lgbt_history and co-author of      "We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of      Queer Liberation", uses imagery and anecdotes culled from years of      research to draw connections between the struggles and triumphs of the      queer past and present with an eye toward a more liberated future. Come      learn about this more from Matthew himself May 21st in Kane 120!

Voices for Nicaragua

 (Wednesday, May      22, 2019) 5:30 PM - 7 PM @ Grieg Garden      Seattle, Washington 98195     

Join           us on May 22nd for an evening of poetry, dance, painting and more!           This is a space for students to share their voices through art and           raise awareness of the political prisoners in Nicaragua who are           deprived of this right.

      We           will also be celebrating Mother's Day by writing cards to send to           mothers in Nicaragua who have been affected by these tragic           events. 

      Please           contact us if you are interested in sharing your art at this event!

Away from the White      Gaze: A Workshop for Anti-Racist Activists of Color      (Thursday, May      23, 2019) 3 PM - 5 PM @  El Centro De La Raza      2524 16th Avenue South Room 311, Seattle, Washington 98144     

Capacity            is limited. Priority for NPARC members. Questions about membership?            Contact [email protected].

       Please            note that this workshop is for black, indigenous, and people of            color (BIPOC) only. White allies, thank you for understanding the            need for this BIPOC only space, a rare but needed space in our            society (and especially in Seattle's non-profit sector). For white            folks that have questions, please contact [email protected].    

DARK AT      DUSK - The Final Suicide      (Friday, May 24,      2019) 7 PM - 9PM @ Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center      517 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122            Nic Masangkay Presents...      DARK AT DUSK - The Final Suicide     

After           a medication overdose, our protagonist lays unconscious at a Seattle           hospital. Piecing together their past via music, film, and spoken           word poetry, we retrace what led Them to suicide - perhaps They           aren’t the true killer. Find out if They live to tell Their own           story: May 2019. 

Cast and Team:      Brian is Ze      Falon Sierra      Guayaba      Moonyeka      Lourdez Velasco      Son the Rhemic      Queerbigan      Vanna Zaragoza      Zora Seboulisa     

Help           compensate this talented team at http://www.patreon.com/nicmasangkay.

      More           information on the album and show at http://www.nicmasangkay.com/dark-at-dusk.

      Project           made possible in part by Jack Straw Cultural Center's Artist           Support Program.  

ACCESSIBILITY      INFORMATION:     

The           Calamus Auditorium at Gay City is ADA accessible & minimally           scented. 

      There           are two single-stall all-gender restrooms.     

There will be scent free soap in      the restrooms. More info: gaycity.org/access  

Celebration of Our      Nations      (Saturday, May      25, 2019) 10 AM - 6 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ -      Intellectual House     

Come           join us to celebrate our indigeneity with cultural dancing,           stickgame, amazing food, language learning, and various indigenous           arts & crafts.     

If you are interested in      volunteering, teaching, sharing knowledge or have any questions feel free      to email us at [email protected].       

Food:           First Nations is pleased to offer an Elder's brunch, complimentary           dinner, and snacks to fuel our community celebration.

      Arts           & Crafts: We will have various workshops including weaving (bear           grass braids/cedar mats), beading (brick stitch earrings and mirror           earrings). These stations are designed for all abilities, whether           they have no experience or are experts.

      There           will also be a kids table where children can draw on formline design           coloring sheets, play with pony beads, and learn basic weaving           techniques.

      Language           Tables & Workshops: Learn Lushootseed phrases and how to do a proper           land acknowledgment. We will also be playing Lushootseed bingo and           giving out small prizes to those who remember the most           words/phrases.

      Stickgame:           Learn how to play stick game with us, there will be opportunities to           learn some new songs and win prizes. So please come out and take           advantage of the chance to play a traditional strategy game.     

(NO MONETARY GAMBLING, MATERIALS      GAME ONLY)

Cultural           Dancing: As for the dance portion we will be having powwow style           dancing along with intertribal and various cultural dances for the           whole community to take part in. We will also be having our Miss and           Jr Miss First Nations royalty contest.  

ACCESSIBILITY      INFORMATION:   

The           Intellectual House is wheelchair accessible into the building and           Gathering Hall, there is accessible parking right next to the           building. For accommodations, please contact the Disability Services           Office at 206-543-6450, or [email protected].

Ringside Revolutionary      Poets at Folklife      (Saturday, May      25, 2019) 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM @ Cornish Playhouse At Seattle Center      201 Mercer St, Seattle, Washington 98109

Catch           the Ringside Revolutionary Poets, Dj Rise and your hosts Momma Nikki and Nikkita "KO" Oliver at           the annual Northwest Folklife           Festival!

ASC goes to PRIDE ASIA      FEST 2019      (Sunday, May 26,      2019) 11:30 AM - 6 PM     

Join           the Asian Student Commission as we celebrate the wonderful           intersections of being LGBTQIA+ and Asian! Feel free to bring along           friends or come alone, everyone will be welcomed!

      We           will be gathering at the HUB Main Entrance at 11:30am and light           railing down to the International District together (Please bring           your Husky ID or some form of payment). People are also welcome to           meet us at the event! Feel free to join in or exit at any point of           the event :)    

If you have any questions feel free      to message our page or contact Erica (ASC Political Intern)!            Visit the Official PRIDE ASIA FEST event page for the event schedule and      more info! https://www.facebook.com/events/398070087671345/       

FASA sa UW      presents: Filipino Night 2019      (Saturday, May      25, 2019) 5 - 9 PM @ Kane Hall      1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, Washington 98105            WHAT IS FILIPINO NIGHT?      

Filipino           Night is FASA sa UW's annual flagship event and cultural show. It is           a show directed and produced by students, for the greater Seattle           and UW community. Bringing in an audience of over 600 people each           year, Filipino Night showcases Filipinx/Filipinx American narratives           and culture through artistic expression.     

Doors open: 5:00 PM      Show begins: 6:00 PM            EVENTBRITE LINK TO BUY TICKETS : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/filipino-night-2019-identity-defyned-tickets-60321084989?fbclid=IwAR29T2xOoPn-keE7SoysXJaz_O5zZhQQhC6wS_pf9Xd-krcRFz8tVuDMpNY            Students: $7      General: $10      @ Door: $15            ACCESSIBILITY      INFORMATION:     

Kane           Hall’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. Binary bathrooms           with multiple stalls can be found on the second floor.

      Parking           in the garage under Kane Hall is free during the time of this event.    

WHAT IS THIS YEAR'S FILIPINO NIGHT?            

Five           students at UW – Alex, Emmy, Max, Reyna, and Wil – are as different           from each other as could be. When a Filipino American studies class           brings them together, they must work with each other amidst personal           troubles, the challenges of friendship, and family struggles. Will           the five of them be able to learn how to understand each other and,           more importantly, how to understand themselves? Or will their           differences and difficulties prove too great for them to overcome?           Identity Defyned will explore the ever-changing perceptions and           definitions of identity and address a question pondered by many –           “What does it mean to be Filipino?”

     Further questions? Email us at []!

Further questions? Email us at [[email protected]]!

ASUW SARVA Presents: Love+

 (Thursday, May      30, 2019) 2 PM - 3:30 PM @ ECC Unity Room      3931 Brooklyn      Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

We're           so excited for our last event of the year! SARVA is celebrating           Pride by teaming up with the NW Network to host a Love+ workshop           about consent, boundaries, and healthy relationships in the LGTBQ+           community. Come grab some free glitter, stickers, and temporary           tattoos :)   

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:

The           Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is near landmarks such as           Alder Hall and Lander Hall.

      There           are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the ECC, as well as gender           binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

      The           ECC is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear           scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or           essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible           to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.     

University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

Queer LiberAsian: A      Celebration of Queer Asian Excellence      (Saturday, June      1, 2019) 7-9 PM @ Ethnic Cultural Theater      3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

Tickets at: bit.ly/QueerAsian      $5 for UW students w/ valid ID | $7 General            ALL TICKET PROCEEDS GO TO Official Pride ASIA!    

Queer           LiberAsian is a performing arts showcase of Queer Asian excellence.           Queer visibility and Asian visibility have both reached ground           breaking high points in recent media. However, the excellence of           when Queer and Asian identity intersects has yet to reach the           visibility it deserves. Join me for a night of celebrating Queer           Asian excellence, expression, and liberation!     

SPECIAL GUESTS:      Aleksa Manila      Kylie Mooncakes (Mikey Xi)      Atasha Manila      Dawson Dang      Kince de Vera      Arnaldo Drag Chanteuse      Mika Magbanua      Rylee Raw      Noona      Rowan Ruthless      Andre Menchavez

Transgender &      Gender Diverse Support & Social Group @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle       205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032     

[trans]           ACTION is           a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first           Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex           workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to           their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and           gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the           sex trade.

Upcoming Dates :      

Wed           June 12 (6-8pm)    

Discussions include topics such as:            

*Safety           and self- care

      *Decriminalization           and Destigmatization of sex work

      *Know           your rights training

      *Legal           assistance

      *Employment           & housing 

      [trans]           ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions           within the group.  

ACCESSIBILITY      INFORMATION:     

The           undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and           ADA-accessible restroom. Come and build community with us! For more           information please email Ara-lei at [email protected].

Let’s Talk is a free program that      connects UW students with support from experienced counselors from the      Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an appointment. Counselors      hold drop-in hours at four sites on campus:     

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

      Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

      Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

      Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E    

Let’s Talk offers      informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,      counseling, or psychiatric care.      To learn      more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.            The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area is      to the right of the main desk.      An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway      from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be      found on each floor of the HUB.      The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear      scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential      oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those      with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3       We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know      you!       Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our office      hours online at hours.asuw.org.      To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with      all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!             With love,       Mehria, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

Welcome        to Week 7! <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week:     

AYIRANI BALACHANTHIRAN

NYC based visual artist.

ASUW QSC 17th Annual        DRAG SHOW        (Thursday, May 16,        2019) 7:30 PM - 10 PM @ HUB Lyceum                The ASUW Queer Student Commission is proud to present this year's ASUW        QSC Drag Show! This historic event is a showcase of student and local        drag performers from the UW and Seattle community.                featuring a queer student art market! if you are interested in vending        art, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7opdkIGeiGSOXGTaBeUi1o3M94H6NqYqSG1eIDKWsIp4MkA/viewform?usp=sf_link                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

We             are in the process of securing CART captioning for the event.

        The             HUB front entrance is wheelchair accessible.

        The             HUB Lyceum is located on the first floor, to the right of the             entrance. It is a reception space, with overhead and natural             lighting. There are large windows on the right side wall of the             Lyceum.

        All             gender restrooms will be available on the first floor of the HUB             on the night of the event. There is also an all gender restroom on             the third floor of the HUB.

        The             HUB is not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear             scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or             essential oils to/in the HUB in order to make the space accessible             to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. We             will have baking soda and scent free soap available if folks are             asked to wash off scents.

        For             more information about MCS and being fragrance-free:

        http://billierain.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Myths-and-Facts-About-Chemical-Sensitivity.pdf

        To             request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services             Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V,             206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail [email protected].

        If             you have questions, concerns or accessibility details that were             not addressed here email [email protected]!

        All             updates concerning the event and its accessibility will be posted here.       

Directions        - The HUB is near landmarks such as Mary Gates Hall and Drumheller        Fountain. For a map, search HUB on the campus maps:http://www.washington.edu/maps/                - University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html                - Driving directions can be found at: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Husky+Union+Building/@47.655762,-122.3076257,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x5490148d64534c71:0xc91793fd02335246                - The Central Plaza Parking Garage is the largest parking lot to the        close to the HUB. Accessible parking is available in the lot located        next to the HUB. Additional information can be found at:        https://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/park                - There is also potential street parking surrounding the campus, on        15th Ave, University Way, and Brooklyn Ave.

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

LAVISH        QTPOC Art Showcase        (Tuesday, May 21,        2019) 6:30 PM - 9 PM @ Ethnic Cultural Theater        3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105       

Lavish             is a multi-arts showcase opportunity centering Queer and Trans             People of Color (QTPoC). We will provide a platform for UW             students to receive mentorship (by way of building a sustained             relationship with a teaching artist) and community building among             QTPoCs and artists on campus and in the greater Seattle community.

        There             are many ways to participate in the showcase. Opportunities             include (but are not limited to): emcees/MC, deejays/DJ,             performance artists, fine artists, spoken word, poetry, musicians,             dramaturge, stage managers, community organizers, and more.

        The             showcase is student-driven and its final form will be created             organically among the participating artists. Lavish centers             artists who identify as QTPoC. White allies/accomplices are also             welcome to participate. Artists of any experience level are             enthusiastically invited to participate in this low stakes/high             support experience.       

Please consider filling out the following form if you        are interested in participating at Lavish: https://forms.gle/dq7TMqV8YQAfvtu2A                We will host an Informational Session on May 3, 2019, 3:00PM at the Q        Center (HUB 315). Note: Prospective performers may submit their        application using this form or in person at the informational session.                Questions? Please contact Juan Franco or Jaimée Marsh @ the Q Center: [email protected] or        206-897-1430.                Accessibility        Information:       

The             Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as             Alder Hall and Lander Hall

        For             a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/map

        The             ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an             elevator in the building

        There             are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as             gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

        The             ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear             scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or             essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space             accessible to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical             sensitivity.

        University             District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

         #whoisboeingbombing        INFO SESSION    

(Thursday, May        10, 2019) 6 - 9 PM @ Washington State Labor Council        321 16th Ave S., Seattle, Washington 98144    

Boeing             is currently profiting from mass deportation, imperialist war             manufacturing, worker exploitation, and environmental devastation.             It is long overdue that we hold them accountable for their             anti-people actions across the earth as well as here in Seattle             especially given the massive tax subsidies they are given by our             local government.

        We             are excited to present the critical information we have discovered             regarding the manufacturing of Boeing war machines in the Pacific             Northwest and their deployment abroad. We want to hear from you:             why does this campaign matter to you? What ideas do you have for             strategies and tactics which could garner mass support and             actually stop war production, deportation, etc?       

* Educational presentation        * Performances        * Panel - why this campaign matters for various struggles        * Break out discussions on campaign next steps                This campaign launch event will be action oriented. We hope to gain the        commitment of campaign partners who will work with us in the capacity        they are able to make this successful! There will be much hard work in        confronting a giant such as Boeing, but history has shown us that with        sufficient dedication and creativity, regular people can win against        multinational corporations.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

WA             State Labor Council has wheelchair accessible ramp into main             building and wide doors for entry, building may have some scents             from cleaning supplies but we advise participants to come scent             free. children and families are welcome. Please let us know if you             have particular access needs that we can accommodate.

Artist Lecture: Ariella        Tai        (Friday, May        17, 2019) 7-8 PM @ Wa Na Wari        911 24th ave, Seattle, Washington 98122                Artist Lecture: Ariella Tai                Tai will be discussing their three videos currently screening at Wa Na        Wari-- “hold me,” “adore” and “i just.” They will be talking about        their research and video work exploring possibilities of black agency,        interiority, pleasure and refusal and exploring the cinematic as space        where alternative social arrangements of blackness can be revealed.                Bio: Ariella Tai is a video artist, film scholar, and independent        programmer from Queens, New York. They work with appropriated and        re-purposed images from film, television and popular media to explore        how black gesture, gaze and corporeality work to interrupt, subvert and        defy the diegetic cohesiveness of narrative.        Excerpt of “I’m yours.”        https://vimeo.com/287777532         

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032   

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.       

Discussions include topics such        as:       

*Safety             and self- care

        *Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work

        *Know             your rights training

        *Legal             assistance

        *Employment             & housing 

        [trans]             ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions             within the group.       

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

The             undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and             ADA-accessible restroom. Come and build community with us! For             more information please email Ara-lei at [email protected] 

       Upcoming Dates :        

Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)

Seattle Launch:        Tongue-Breaker        (Tuesday, May 14,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Third Place Books Seward Park        5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118                Seattle family, please come celebrate the New York launch of writer        Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's latest book of poetry,        Tonguebreaker.       

Tonguebreaker             is about surviving the unsurvivable: living through hate crimes,             the suicides of queer kin, and the rise of fascism while falling             in love and walking through your beloved's neighbourhood in             Queens. Building on LLPS' groundbreaking work in Bodymap,             Tonguebreaker is an unmitigated force of disabled queer-of-colour             nature, narrating disabled femme-of-colour moments on the pulloff             of the 80 in West Oakland, the street, and the bed. Tonguebreaker             dreams unafraid femme futures where we live -- a ritual for our             collective continued survival.  

about the weirdo who wrote the        poems:        LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA is a queer disabled femme writer,        cultural worker and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma        ascent. They are the author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice,        Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (short-listed        for the Lambda and Publishing Triangle Awards, ALA Above the Rainbow        List), Bodymap (short listed for the Publishing Triangle Award) ,Love        Cake (Lambda Literary Award winner), and Consensual Genocide, and        co-editor of The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Intimate        Violence in Activist Communities. Their next book, Beyond Survival:        Stories and Strategies From the Transformative Justice Movement        (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon) is forthcoming in 2020. A lead artist        with Sins Invalid, her writing has been widely published, with recent        work in PBS Newshour, Poets.org's        Poetry and the Body folio, The Deaf Poets Society, Bitch, Self,        TruthOut and The Body is Not an Apology. She is a VONA Fellow and holds        an MFA from Mills College. She is also a rust belt poet, a Sri Lankan        with a white mom, a femme over 40, a grassroots intellectual, a        survivor who is hard to kill.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION: wheelchair accessible including bathrooms,        armless chairs available, coffee tea and snacks for sale, please come        fragrance-free. Free. Bring your kids.

Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:                

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

        Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

        Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

        Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E       

Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To        learn more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.                The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3         We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know        you!         Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our        office hours online at hours.asuw.org.        To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with        all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!                 With love,         Mehria, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

Welcome to Week 6!    <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week:

YallaRoza

YallaRoza is a queer, Muslim artist of    colour who is currently based in Tkaronto/Toronto (Dish with One Spoon    Territory). Her art centres qtpoc and explores themes of radical self-love,    collective care and healing. 

The Queer    & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will    be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

LAVISH    QTPOC Art Showcase    (Tuesday, May 21, 2019) 6:30 PM -    9 PM @ Ethnic    Cultural Theater    3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105   

Lavish         is a multi-arts showcase opportunity centering Queer and Trans People         of Color (QTPoC). We will provide a platform for UW students to         receive mentorship (by way of building a sustained relationship with a         teaching artist) and community building among QTPoCs and artists on         campus and in the greater Seattle community.

    There         are many ways to participate in the showcase. Opportunities include         (but are not limited to): emcees/MC, deejays/DJ, performance artists,         fine artists, spoken word, poetry, musicians, dramaturge, stage         managers, community organizers, and more.

    The         showcase is student-driven and its final form will be created         organically among the participating artists. Lavish centers artists         who identify as QTPoC. White allies/accomplices are also welcome to         participate. Artists of any experience level are enthusiastically         invited to participate in this low stakes/high support experience.   

Please consider filling out the following form if you are    interested in participating at Lavish: https://forms.gle/dq7TMqV8YQAfvtu2A        We will host an Informational Session on May 3, 2019, 3:00PM at the Q    Center (HUB 315). Note: Prospective performers may submit their application    using this form or in person at the informational session.        Questions? Please contact Juan Franco or Jaimée Marsh @ the Q Center: [email protected] or    206-897-1430.        Accessibility    Information:  

The         Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as         Alder Hall and Lander Hall

    For         a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/map

    The         ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator in         the building

    There         are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as gender         binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

    The         ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear         scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential         oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible to those         with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.

    University         District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

Legendary Children

(Friday, May 10,    2019) 8 - 11 PM @ Seattle    Art Museum    1300 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101   

Legendary         Children is an all-ages celebration of house and ball culture and         queer and transgender Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC)         communities. Optional RSVP is encouraged.

    Celebrate         Legendary Children on May 10! Our May edition celebrates Indigenous         Sovereignty and house-and-ball culture, along with our broader QTPOC         (Queer and Trans) communities. Legendary Children is where arts and         social justice get real, with QTPOC voices ringing loud and clear.

    Enjoy         fab in-gallery performances, hot DJs, and the sublime artistry of the         Pacific Northwest's house-and-ball performers and premier drag royalty         (kings, queens, and the crowns in between). Come for the art, stay for         the public runway. Plus, don’t miss the SAM special exhibition "Like         a Hammer" by Jeffrey Gibson and a deluxe Seattle Public Library         reading station focused on trans and queer BIPOC authors.   

This event is all ages, but must be 21+ and have ID to    drink.        Legendary Children is made possible with generous support from The Seattle Public Library Foundation and    the Seattle Art Museum.        Co-presented with:        Indigenize Productions        Somos Seattle        Official Pride ASIA        Q Center at the University of Washington        festival:festival 2019        Hyena Culture        Photo credit Meagan Mishra (photographer) Erik Warren (HMUA)

The Luxurious "No"    (Friday, May 10,    2019) 1- 3 PM @ Samuel    E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center    3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

In         the Chicano Room!

    Join         us for an afternoon of saying "no" with Seattle civic Poet         Anastacia- Reneé Tolbert!   

Here's her website:    https://www.anastacia-renee.com/        Please RSVP At this link!    https://tinyurl.com/ARTPoetWS    Our planning committee is composed of Indigenous women who represent    interdisciplinary academic fields of study and philanthropy in the    Northwest Coast; women who are committed to Indigenous food sovereignty and    environmental justice, and whose lived and scholarly experiences, personal    passions, and academic research are firmly grounded in their homelands and    communities. We volunteer our time to host this annual community-driven    event as we recognize the need to come together in dialogue and action as    we build collaborative networks to sustain our Indigenous food practices    and preserve our healthy relationships to the land, water, and all living    things.         ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION:    The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as Alder    Hall and Lander Hall.        For a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/maps        The ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator in    the building.        There are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as    gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.        The ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear    scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential oils    to/in the event in order to make the space accessible to those with    chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.        University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html     

Black Radical    Imagination: Fugitive Trajectories    (Saturday, May 11,    2019) 1-3 PM @ Frye Art Museum Auditorium    704 Terry Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104

Black Radical Imagination: Fugitive Trajectories is a film    showcase programmed by Jheanelle Brown and Darol Olu Kae, originally    co-founded by Erin Christovale and Amir George.   

Black         Radical Imagination is an international touring program of         experimental short films emphasizing new stories from within the         African diaspora. The series builds on afro futurist, afro surrealist,         and magical realist aesthetics to interrogate identity in the context         of cinema. Black Radical Imagination has screened in museums, art         spaces, and film festivals, most notably MCA Chicago, MoMA PS1, Black         Star Film Festival, and articule in Montréal.

    This         year’s showcase, FUGITIVE TRAJECTORIES meditates on the ways black         people tend to the complexities of our lives while forced to move         within, through, and around structuring narratives of power, violence,         confinement, and trauma—thereby negotiating how the         multi-dimensionality of diasporic blackness is understood in         relationship to prevailing notions of death, resistance, and freedom.         The films featured in this program explore concepts of grief, kinship,         an idealized homeland, and the dynamism of blackness and black         culture.   

FILMS    Garden​ ​by​ ​Alima​ ​Lee​ ​    2017, 5 minutes    Garden focuses on black women's healing and daily rituals in order to    overcome anxiety & depression on a daily basis. Our protagonist    struggles, yet persists to honor herself by accomplishing tasks that seem    mundane but are essential for her survival.        Clean Water by Kamau Wainaina    2017, 7 minutes    In a three-part visual soliloquy, Wainaina outlines his ideological    journey: immigrating from Kenya to England, and finally New York. Beginning    from his parent’s earliest fears and hopes of what life in "the    West" would bring to where he is now, Wainaina explores how he sees    the world, how others see him, and the ways in which the two perspectives    interact with each other in contemporary global society, portraying a    cognitive journey that he believes many African immigrants experience in    their own ways.        Fluid Frontiers by Ephraim Asili    2017, 23 minutes    The fifth and final film in an ongoing series of films exploring Asili’s    personal relationship to the African Diaspora. Shot along the Detroit    River, Fluid Frontiers explores the relationship between concepts of    resistance and liberation exemplified by the Underground Railroad,    Broadside Press, and works by local Detroit artists. All of the poems are    read from original copies of Broadside Press publications by natives of the    Detroit Windsor region and were shot without rehearsal.        Mugabo by Amelia Umuhire    2016, 7 minutes    A short experimental film about a young girl's return to the idealized    homeland, a place full of borrowed memories.        Rebirth is Necessary by Jenn Nkiru    2017, 10 minutes    This film explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where    time and space are altered. The now, the past, and the future are rethought    and reordered to create something soulful and mind-bendingly visceral.    Unfolding through the gaze of Jenn Nkiru, it is an audio-visual feast,    which pulls on broad yet unique sound and visual references to push the    story forward. The soundtrack features music and sounds from James Baldwin,    Sun Ra, Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment,    Rotary Connection, Pharaoh Sanders, and Shafiq Husayn. It also includes    quotes and moments from Alice Coltrane, Audre Lorde, Kwame Nkrumah, Sun Ra,    and James Baldwin.        Under Bone by dana washington    2017, 5 minutes    A narrated experimental drama featuring ethereal vignettes linked by a    woman’s devotion, grief, and ancestral evocation, as she traverses stories    beneath her rib cage.    ---    REGISTRATION    Tickets to this program are free of charge, and our seating capacity is    limited. Free tickets, limit 2 per person, may be reserved in advance, up    to two days before the program. The reserved tickets may be picked up on    the day of the program at the desk in the foyer outside the auditorium.    There is no late seating, so please arrive at least 15 minutes early. All    unclaimed tickets (regardless of reservations) will be released to standby    10 minutes before the program!        TICKETING    On the day of the program, pre-registered and standby tickets will be    available at the desk in the foyer outside the auditorium.    Tickets for Members may be picked up beginning one hour before the program.    Pre-registered tickets for nonmembers may be picked up beginning 30 minutes    before the program.    All unclaimed tickets (regardless of reservations) will be released to    standby 10 minutes before the program.

Collective Liberation    Workshop    (Thursday, May 9)    6:30 - 7:30 PM @ Q Center       Broadening Our Vision: Collective Liberation through Black & Arab    Solidarity        Presented by Anisa Jackson and Alia Taqieddin        Poster Design: Eli Kahn        Please consider completing the following form as an RSVP: https://forms.gle/KGQyDGDd5Y85agy88        The purpose of this workshop is to explore collective liberation through    constructions of the “other”. We will discuss overlapping struggles against    white supremacy and western imperialism, while reframing our conceptions of    solidarity away from shared lenses informed by oppression and towards    shared lenses informed by liberation.        What systems and institutions today make it important to use a multi-issue    approach to organizing?        How can we consider the similarities and unique distinctions between    Orientalism & AntiBlackness as tools to bridge gaps between organizers    and imagine a shared future?        How do we draw on contemporary examples of Black and Arab solidarity to    move beyond theorizing into action-based, collective organizing?        Alia Taqieddin is a Seattle-based organizer of mixed Arab descent. She    graduated in 2018 with her degree in Community Health and an interdisciplinary    concentration in Critical Arab Diaspora Studies at WWU.        Alia co-founded her campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.    She has also worked with SWANA-LA, an anti-imperialist collective that aims    to raise political consciousness and advocate for the self-determination of    all people from the Southwest Asian and North African regions and their    diasporas. Her work can be found in various conferences in Bellingham,    Seattle, and Los Angeles, as course syllabi, and in publications including    Jaffat El Aqlam and Mondoweiss.        Alia currently works at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project as a legal    advocate for immigrants facing detention. She continues to build a critical    conciousness around abolition, drawing from Women of Color feminist thought    and the stories and imaginations of her cousins, and aunts and grandmother    in historical Bilad al Sham.        Anisa Jackson is an artist, writer, and organizer of South Asian and    Afro-Caribbean descent based in Seattle. With a background in geography,    Anisa’s research-based practice draws on care ethics and black feminist    thought. Their work has appeared as installation, moving image, and as    print and digital text.        They are the project manger of #BecauseWeveRead, a radical international    book club with over 30 chapters internationally; and facilitator for miXed,    a zine collective which centers the experiences of multi-racial,    multi-ethnic, trans-racially adopted folx and those who hold a multitude of    identities.        Anisa graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 where their    research explored relational poverty knowledge and geographies of    embodiments, and they will be starting a doctoral program in the Department    of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU in the fall of 2019.        ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION:   

The         Husky Union Building is near landmarks such as Allen Library,         Padelford and Sieg.

    For         a map, search HUB on the campus maps:http://www.washington.edu/maps/

    The         HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area is         to the right of the main desk.

    An         all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway         from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be         found on each floor of the HUB.

    The         HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear         scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential         oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those         with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.

ASUW QSC 17th Annual DRAG    SHOW    (Thursday, May 16, 2019) 7:30 PM -    10 PM @ HUB Lyceum        The ASUW Queer Student Commission is proud to present this year's ASUW QSC    Drag Show! This historic event is a showcase of student and local drag    performers from the UW and Seattle community.        featuring a queer student art market! if you are interested in vending art,    please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7opdkIGeiGSOXGTaBeUi1o3M94H6NqYqSG1eIDKWsIp4MkA/viewform?usp=sf_link        Directions    - The HUB is near landmarks such as Mary Gates Hall and Drumheller    Fountain. For a map, search HUB on the campus maps:http://www.washington.edu/maps/        - University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html        - Driving directions can be found at: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Husky+Union+Building/@47.655762,-122.3076257,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x5490148d64534c71:0xc91793fd02335246        - The Central Plaza Parking Garage is the largest parking lot to the close    to the HUB. Accessible parking is available in the lot located next to the    HUB. Additional information can be found at:    https://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/park        - There is also potential street parking surrounding the campus, on 15th    Ave, University Way, and Brooklyn Ave.        ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION:   

We         are in the process of securing CART captioning for the event.

    The         HUB front entrance is wheelchair accessible.

    The         HUB Lyceum is located on the first floor, to the right of the         entrance. It is a reception space, with overhead and natural lighting.         There are large windows on the right side wall of the Lyceum.

    All         gender restrooms will be available on the first floor of the HUB on         the night of the event. There is also an all gender restroom on the         third floor of the HUB.

    The         HUB is not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear         scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential         oils to/in the HUB in order to make the space accessible to those with         chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. We will have baking         soda and scent free soap available if folks are asked to wash off scents.

    For         more information about MCS and being fragrance-free:

    http://billierain.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Myths-and-Facts-About-Chemical-Sensitivity.pdf

    To         request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services         Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V,         206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail [email protected].

    If         you have questions, concerns or accessibility details that were not         addressed here email [email protected]!

    All         updates concerning the event and its accessibility will be posted here.

Gathering Our    Matriarchs - Addressing Our MMIWG    (Sunday, May    12, 2019) 12 PM - 8 PM @ Peace    Arch Park    19 A St, Blaine, Washington 98230

Come and join us on Mother's Day and help honor our    Matriarchs.    With our growing awareness of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.    We want to Decolonize our people and bring them together. We want our    Indigenous Women to come together and help resolve some of our issues that    are facing our people yesterday, today, and tomorrow.        - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington will be walking from    Olympia WA beginning May 5, 2019 during the National Day of Awareness for    our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. They will arrive to    the PeaceArch Mother's Day.        We encourage other organizers to Walk, Run, or March and join us!        - Potluck Salmon Dinner will be served. Share your favorite food and drink.        Bring your Matriarchs, your medicines, songs, your drum, your rattles, and    prayers.        *Drug and alcohol-free event    *We are not responsible for injury, theft, or stolen items.

 Transgender & Gender    Diverse Support & Social Group    (Wednesday, May 8,    2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle     205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032   

[trans]         ACTION is         a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first         Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex         workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to         their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and         gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the sex         trade.   

Discussions include topics such as:   

*Safety         and self- care

    *Decriminalization         and Destigmatization of sex work

    *Know         your rights training

    *Legal         assistance

    *Employment         & housing 

    [trans]         ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions         within the group.   

The undisclosed location has ample    parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible restroom. Come and build community    with us! For more information please email Ara-lei at [email protected]         Upcoming Dates :    

Wed         May 8 (6-8pm)

    Wed         June 12 (6-8pm)   

 DARK AT DUSK - The Final    Suicide    (Friday, May 10, 2019) 7 PM -10    PM @ Gay    City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center    517 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122        Nic Masangkay Presents...    DARK AT DUSK - The Final Suicide   

After         a medication overdose, our protagonist lays unconscious at a Seattle         hospital. Piecing together their past via music, film, and spoken word         poetry, we retrace what led Them to suicide - perhaps They aren’t the         true killer. Find out if They live to tell Their own story: May 2019.   

Cast and Team:    Brian is Ze    Falon Sierra    Guayaba    Moonyeka    Lourdez Velasco    Son the Rhemic    Queerbigan    Vanna Zaragoza    Zora Seboulisa   

Help         compensate this talented team at http://www.patreon.com/nicmasangkay.

    More         information on the album and show at http://www.nicmasangkay.com/dark-at-dusk.

    Project         made possible in part by Jack Straw Cultural Center's Artist         Support Program.   

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:    

The         Calamus Auditorium at Gay City is ADA accessible & minimally         scented. 

    There         are two single-stall all-gender restrooms.

    There         will be scent free soap in the restrooms. More info: gaycity.org/access         

 Seattle Launch:    Tongue-Breaker    (Tuesday, May 14, 2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Third    Place Books Seward Park    5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118        Seattle family, please come celebrate the New York launch of writer Leah    Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's latest book of poetry, Tonguebreaker.   

Tonguebreaker         is about surviving the unsurvivable: living through hate crimes, the         suicides of queer kin, and the rise of fascism while falling in love         and walking through your beloved's neighbourhood in Queens. Building         on LLPS' groundbreaking work in Bodymap, Tonguebreaker is an         unmitigated force of disabled queer-of-colour nature, narrating         disabled femme-of-colour moments on the pulloff of the 80 in West         Oakland, the street, and the bed. Tonguebreaker dreams unafraid femme         futures where we live -- a ritual for our collective continued survival.    

about the weirdo who wrote the poems:    LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA is a queer disabled femme writer, cultural    worker and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent. They    are the author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Dirty River: A    Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (short-listed for the Lambda and    Publishing Triangle Awards, ALA Above the Rainbow List), Bodymap (short    listed for the Publishing Triangle Award) ,Love Cake (Lambda Literary Award    winner), and Consensual Genocide, and co-editor of The Revolution Starts At    Home: Confronting Intimate Violence in Activist Communities. Their next    book, Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies From the Transformative    Justice Movement (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon) is forthcoming in 2020. A    lead artist with Sins Invalid, her writing has been widely published, with    recent work in PBS Newshour, Poets.org's Poetry    and the Body folio, The Deaf Poets Society, Bitch, Self, TruthOut and The    Body is Not an Apology. She is a VONA Fellow and holds an MFA from Mills    College. She is also a rust belt poet, a Sri Lankan with a white mom, a    femme over 40, a grassroots intellectual, a survivor who is hard to kill.        ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION: wheelchair accessible including bathrooms,    armless chairs available, coffee tea and snacks for sale, please come    fragrance-free. Free. Bring your kids.

Let’s Talk is a free    program that connects UW students with support from experienced    counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an    appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours    at four sites on campus:        

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

    Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

    Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

    Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E   

Let’s Talk offers informal consultation – it is    not a substitute for regular therapy, counseling, or psychiatric care.    To learn    more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.        The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area is to    the right of the main desk.    An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway    from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be    found on each floor of the HUB.    The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear    scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential oils    to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those with    chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3     We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know    you!     Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our office    hours online at hours.asuw.org.    To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with all queer and    trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!         With love,     Mehria, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

 Welcome        to Week 5! <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Rudy Loewe

Rudy        Loewe is a visual artist utilising drawing, painting and printmaking as        a means of building narrative and contributing to dialogues on social        themes. They work with large scale, sometimes directly onto surfaces        that then ensure their temporality; as well as small scale in forms        such as publications.

The        work itself is bright and colourful, referencing aesthetics from the        Afro Caribbean diaspora. It also represents different kinds of        bodies, highlighting differing races; non conforming genders; sexualities;        classes and (dis)ability. Rudy makes the work that reflects the        narratives they would like to see in the world, the histories that are        not getting the visibility or care that they deserve.

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

LAVISH        QTPOC Art Showcase        (Tuesday, May 21,        2019) 6:30 PM - 9 PM @ Ethnic Cultural Theater        3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105   

Lavish             is a multi-arts showcase opportunity centering Queer and Trans             People of Color (QTPoC). We will provide a platform for UW             students to receive mentorship (by way of building a sustained             relationship with a teaching artist) and community building among             QTPoCs and artists on campus and in the greater Seattle community.

        There             are many ways to participate in the showcase. Opportunities             include (but are not limited to): emcees/MC, deejays/DJ,             performance artists, fine artists, spoken word, poetry, musicians,             dramaturge, stage managers, community organizers, and more.

        The             showcase is student-driven and its final form will be created             organically among the participating artists. Lavish centers             artists who identify as QTPoC. White allies/accomplices are also             welcome to participate. Artists of any experience level are             enthusiastically invited to participate in this low stakes/high             support experience.       

Please consider filling out the following form if you        are interested in participating at Lavish: https://forms.gle/dq7TMqV8YQAfvtu2A                We will host an Informational Session on May 3, 2019, 3:00PM at the Q        Center (HUB 315). Note: Prospective performers may submit their        application using this form or in person at the informational session.                Questions? Please contact Juan Franco or Jaimée Marsh @ the Q Center: [email protected] or        206-897-1430.        ----------------------------------------------------------------        Accessibility        Information:                The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as        Alder Hall and Lander Hall.                For a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/maps                The ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator        in the building.                There are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as        gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.                The ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.                University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

2019 Living Breath of        wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Food Symposium        (Friday, May        3, 2019) 8:45 AM - 5 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ -        Intellectual House       

Our             2019 theme is “Reclaiming Food as Family Medicine.” This theme             focuses on how Indigenous families are working together to reclaim             and revitalize food traditions as a way to support community             health and wellness. Other themes this symposium covers are:             traditional foods, plants and medicines; environmental and food             justice; food sovereignty; health and wellness; and treaty rights.       

----------------------------------------------------------------        Our planning committee is composed of Indigenous women who represent        interdisciplinary academic fields of study and philanthropy in the        Northwest Coast; women who are committed to Indigenous food sovereignty        and environmental justice, and whose lived and scholarly experiences,        personal passions, and academic research are firmly grounded in their        homelands and communities. We volunteer our time to host this annual        community-driven event as we recognize the need to come together in        dialogue and action as we build collaborative networks to sustain our        Indigenous food practices and preserve our healthy relationships to the        land, water, and all living things.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:      

The             Intellectual House is wheelchair accessible into the building and             Gathering Hall, there is accessible parking right next to the             building. For accommodations, please contact the Disability             Services Office at 206-543-6450, or [email protected].

Sacred Breath:        Writing and Storytelling        (Wednesday,        May 1, 2019) 6:30-8:30 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ -        Intellectual House

This event features writer and        Sacred Breath founder, Elissa Washuta (Cowlitz) and local northwest        storyteller Sondra Segundo (Haida).       

Storytelling             offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath.             Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and ideals. Both             forms are durable and transmit power that teaches us how to live.             Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through             the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer             of sacred breath as audiences are immersed in the experience of             being inside stories and works of literature. 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:       

Elissa             Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a writer of             personal essays and memoir. She is the author of two books,             Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist             for the Washington State Book Award. With Theresa Warburton, she             is co-editor of the anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction,             forthcoming from University of Washington Press. She has received             fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts,             Artist Trust, 4Culture, Potlatch Fund, and Hugo House. Elissa is             an assistant professor of English at Ohio State University.

        Sondra             Segundo is an artist and singer of the Haida language. She is an             educator and has worked with youth in schools and programs             throughout the Northwest, teaching art and sharing her Indigenous             children’s books and songs. Everything Sondra does tells a story.             Her composed Haida songs tell a story. Her illustrations in her             books tell a story. Her movements while she dances, tell a story.             Although she is individually accomplished in each of these facets             of her life, they are all intertwined by her passion—storytelling.             Recently, Sondra has been recruited by tribal-funk band Khu.eex’             as lead female vocalist and has performed at venues such as The             Paramount Theater & Upstream Music Fest. She released her             first personal music album “Díi Gudangáay uu Síigaay-I Can Feel             the Ocean” on 8-8-18.       

Free event. Registration        required: https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp                ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:                

The             Intellectual House is wheelchair accessible into the building and             Gathering Hall, there is accessible parking right next to the             building. For accommodations, please contact the Disability             Services Office at 206-543-6450, or [email protected].

DISABILITY MONTH        APRIL 2019

Disability        Studies Program Brown Bag Sharan Brown        (Tuesday, April 30) 12-1 PM @ MGH 024                Sexual        Assault Open Mic         (Tuesday, April 30) 5-7 PM@ HUB 340

Lifting the Sky: An        Indigenous Fashion Show        (Thursday, May        2) 5 - 8:30 PM @ Seattle Art Museum        1300 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101

In             partnership with the Seattle Art Museum, yəhaw̓ presents Lifting             the Sky: An Indigenous Fashion Show. Curator Lisa Fruichantie             (Seminole/Mvskoke-Creek) brings together Native designers,             artists, and performers from across the Pacific Northwest for a             night of Indigenous fashion. Watch contemporary styles walk the             runway to the beat of a powwow drum, learn about intertribal             regalia created by local community members, and shop at an             all-Native fashion market. The fashion show starts at 6 pm and the             Native Fashion Market takes place throughout the evening. Visitors             can continue exploring urban Indigenous perspectives upstairs in             the SAM galleries with half-off admission to Jeffrey Gibson: Like             a Hammer.  

This event will be held in SAM's        lobby and is free, open to the public, and family friendly. Seeing        SAM's exhibitions upstairs will be half-off usual museum rates.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:

There             are drop-off areas adjacent to the main entrance to the Seattle             Art Museum on the south side of Union Street and on the east side             of 1st Avenue near Union Street. Both are three-minute load/unload             zones and the 1st Avenue zone is valid 9 am to 3 pm.

        Accessible             parking is available in the Russell Investments Center Garage. The             entrance is on Union Street Between First and Second Avenues             adjacent to the SAM building. This is an ADA-accessible garage; it             has an elevator that will deposit you around the corner from the             museum’s main entrance or inside the museum. Garage height limit             is 6' 7". The garage allows a 10 minute grace period for             drop-off or pick up with no charge. After 10 minutes, regular             rates apply. 

        The             Seattle Art Museum's facilities are wheelchair accessible.             Wheelchairs are available through the coat check at the 1st Avenue             and Union Street entrance. A piece of identification must be left             with the coat check attendant for wheelchair loan. Wheelchairs are             on a first-come, first-served basis and the number of             wheelchairs is limited.

        The             Art Beyond Sight program provides regular tours of the museum’s             collection to visitors with low or no vision. Tours are held at             all three SAM locations and are free with advance             registration. Private tours are also available upon request.             For more information, please email us or call 206.654.3133.    

For more accessibility        information visit here!

La Luz Somos        Nosotros: A Dance for Venezuela        (Tuesday, April        30, 2019) 6 PM - 9 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ        - Intellectual House

Join us for a night of music,        dance, food, and games. All of the proceeds from this event will go        towards Acción Solidaria, a Venezuelan organization providing essential        food and medicines for Venezuelan people.                We really appreciate your support, come celebrate and learn about the        beauty of Venezuelan culture ♥ We'll see you on April 30th!                To learn more about Acción Solidaria, or about what's happening in        Venezuela, please visit http://www.action4help.com/                RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/p2pKF4LuHvExoPNy9        $7 Pre-sale        $10 at the door        Venmo (@marirami) or cash accepted        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------        Hola mi gente!                Acompañanos para una noche de música, baile, comida y juegos. Todos los        ingresos irán hacia la organización Venezolana Acción Solidaria,        ayudando a comprar medicinas e alimentos esenciales.                Apreciamos mucho su apoyo, ven a celebrar y aprender de la hermosa        cultura Venezolana ♥ Nos vemos el 30 de Abril!                Para aprender más de Acción Solidaria o de lo que esta pasando en        Venezuela visita a http://www.action4help.com/                RSVP Aqui: https://forms.gle/p2pKF4LuHvExoPNy9        $7 Pre-sale        $10 en la puerta        Aceptamos Venmo (@marirami) y efectivo        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------        Accessibility        Info:        The Intellectual House is wheelchair accessible into the building and        Gathering Hall, there is accessible parking right next to the building.        For accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office at        206-543-6450, or [email protected].                Intellectual House es accesible con silla de rueda a el Gathering Hall        y el edificio. Hay puestos de estacionar accesibles justo afuera del        edifico. Si necesita acomodación porfavor contacte a Disability        Services Office a 206-543-6450, o [email protected].        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------        Our event is made to celebrate and affirm people of all identities!        Bring a friend, a partner, and/or family, y vamos a rumbear!                ***Gracias a la hermosa Abigayil Talkington for her poster design ♥

Unity Day 2019        (Thursday, May        2, 2019) 11AM - 2PM @ HUB Lawn       

Join             La Raza Student Commission as we host our annual Unity Day, which             acknowledges food and cultures associated with the Latinx             community. Food is a way for many people to come together, La             Raza's constituents will be selling food and beverages that honors             many Latin American countries.     

Organizations participating:       

Omega             Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc. -----Tacos

        Lambda             Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. ----- Duros and paletas

        Unidas             Seremos ----- Fruta Picada

        Lambda             Theta Alpha ----- Tamales

        Gamma             Alpha Omega ---- Aguas frescas (Jamaica & horchata)

        M.E.Ch.A             ----- Pupusas

        Purple             Group -----Flautas

        Kappa             Delta Chi ----- Elotes

        Sigma             Lambda Beta ----- Hot cheetos w/ cheese, Fresas con crema

        Sigma             Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc. ---- Tres leches cake &             jarritos

        Chicanos/Latinos             for Community Medicine ----- Churros w/ Ice Cream & Jumex       

Poster Design by Brenda Gonzalez

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group        (Wednesday,        May 8, 2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032     

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.     

Discussions include topics such        as:       

*Safety             and self- care

        *Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work

        *Know             your rights training

        *Legal             assistance

        *Employment             & housing 

        [trans]             ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions             within the group.       

The        undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible        restroom. Come and build community with us! For more information please        email Ara-lei at [email protected]                 Upcoming Dates :        

Wed             May 8 (6-8pm)

        Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)

DARK AT DUSK - The        Final Suicide        (Friday, May 10,        2019) 7 PM -10 PM @ Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center        517 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122                Nic Masangkay Presents...        DARK AT DUSK - The Final Suicide   

After             a medication overdose, our protagonist lays unconscious at a             Seattle hospital. Piecing together their past via music, film, and             spoken word poetry, we retrace what led Them to suicide - perhaps             They aren’t the true killer. Find out if They live to tell Their             own story: May 2019.       

Cast and Team:        Brian is Ze        Falon Sierra        Guayaba        Moonyeka        Lourdez Velasco        Son the Rhemic        Queerbigan        Vanna Zaragoza        Zora Seboulisa       

Help             compensate this talented team at http://www.patreon.com/nicmasangkay.

        More             information on the album and show at http://www.nicmasangkay.com/dark-at-dusk.

        Project             made possible in part by Jack Straw Cultural             Center's Artist Support Program.  

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:      

The             Calamus Auditorium at Gay City is ADA accessible & minimally             scented. 

        There             are two single-stall all-gender restrooms.

        There             will be scent free soap in the restrooms. More info: gaycity.org/access             

Seattle Launch:        Tongue-Breaker        (Tuesday, May 14,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Third Place Books Seward Park        5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118                Seattle family, please come celebrate the New York launch of writer        Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's latest book of poetry,        Tonguebreaker.       

Tonguebreaker             is about surviving the unsurvivable: living through hate crimes,             the suicides of queer kin, and the rise of fascism while falling             in love and walking through your beloved's neighbourhood in             Queens. Building on LLPS' groundbreaking work in Bodymap,             Tonguebreaker is an unmitigated force of disabled queer-of-colour             nature, narrating disabled femme-of-colour moments on the pulloff             of the 80 in West Oakland, the street, and the bed. Tonguebreaker             dreams unafraid femme futures where we live -- a ritual for our             collective continued survival.      

about the weirdo who wrote the        poems:        LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA is a queer disabled femme writer,        cultural worker and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma        ascent. They are the author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice,        Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (short-listed        for the Lambda and Publishing Triangle Awards, ALA Above the Rainbow        List), Bodymap (short listed for the Publishing Triangle Award) ,Love        Cake (Lambda Literary Award winner), and Consensual Genocide, and        co-editor of The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Intimate        Violence in Activist Communities. Their next book, Beyond Survival:        Stories and Strategies From the Transformative Justice Movement        (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon) is forthcoming in 2020. A lead artist        with Sins Invalid, her writing has been widely published, with recent        work in PBS Newshour, Poets.org's        Poetry and the Body folio, The Deaf Poets Society, Bitch, Self,        TruthOut and The Body is Not an Apology. She is a VONA Fellow and holds        an MFA from Mills College. She is also a rust belt poet, a Sri Lankan        with a white mom, a femme over 40, a grassroots intellectual, a        survivor who is hard to kill.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION: wheelchair accessible including bathrooms,        armless chairs available, coffee tea and snacks for sale, please come        fragrance-free. Free. Bring your kids.

Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:               

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

        Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

        Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

        Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E

       Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To        learn more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.                The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3         We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know        you!         Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our        office hours online at hours.asuw.org.        To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with        all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!                 With love,         Mehria Ibrahimi, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

Welcome        to Week 4! <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week: 

Monyee Chau

       Monyee        Chau (b. 1996) is a Seattle-based contemporary Chinese American artist.        She received BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2018. Monyee        explores the journey of healing through decolonization and reconnecting        with her roots and ancestors through a variety of mediums. She has        shown at Cornish College of the Arts, Pilchuck Glass School, and has        independently curated various DIY exhibitions throughout Seattle. She        has been the recipient of multiple Pilchuck scholarships, Cornish’s Art        Merit scholarship, and nominations to the Outstanding Student        Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, and the Corning award.

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

LAVISH        QTPOC Art Showcase        (Tuesday, May 21,        2019) 6:30 PM - 9 PM @ Ethnic Cultural Theater        3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105       

Lavish             is a multi-arts showcase opportunity centering Queer and Trans             People of Color (QTPoC). We will provide a platform for UW             students to receive mentorship (by way of building a sustained             relationship with a teaching artist) and community building among             QTPoCs and artists on campus and in the greater Seattle community.

There             are many ways to participate in the showcase. Opportunities             include (but are not limited to): emcees/MC, deejays/DJ,             performance artists, fine artists, spoken word, poetry, musicians,             dramaturge, stage managers, community organizers, and more.      

The             showcase is student-driven and its final form will be created             organically among the participating artists. Lavish centers             artists who identify as QTPoC. White allies/accomplices are also             welcome to participate. Artists of any experience level are             enthusiastically invited to participate in this low stakes/high             support experience.    

Please consider filling out the following form if you        are interested in participating at Lavish: https://forms.gle/dq7TMqV8YQAfvtu2A                We will host an Informational Session on May 3, 2019, 3:00PM at the Q        Center (HUB 315). Note: Prospective performers may submit their        application using this form or in person at the informational session.                Questions? Please contact Juan Franco or Jaimée Marsh @ the Q Center: [email protected] or        206-897-1430.        ----------------------------------------------------------------        Accessibility        Information:        The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre is near landmarks such as        Alder Hall and Lander Hall.        For a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/maps        The ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator        in the building.        There are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as        gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.        The ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.        University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

Kitchen Sessions with        Imani Sims and CD Forum

       (Friday, April 26,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Seattle Art Museum        1300 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101    

In             celebration of "Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer," SAM has             partnered with poet and educator Imani Sims and The Central             District Forum for Arts and Ideas for an evening that explores             themes of the exhibition. Entry to the exhibition is included with             ticket purchase. bit.ly/SAMKitchenSessions       

Kitchen Sessions are an        opportunity to celebrate Black femme and non-binary identified artists        as they reflect on and discuss with an intergenerational audience.

The Kitchen seems like the place where nourishment is        found. Not only food but also valuable lessons. Little girls go from        childhood to the kitchen. At some point, we graduate into womanhood.        What is the rite of passage that allows you to enter the sacred space        of the kitchen?                It functions as an epicenter, a doorway into a space where it is safe        to examine the crooked room. It is safe to talk about the long list of        things we experience as Black women. As our hands conjure nourishment,        our mouths begin to form spells and we reshape our reality for a        moment.

A Talk About Border        Imperialism and more        (Tuesday, April        23) 5 - 6 PM @ Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center         3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98105  

Join             us for a conversation about border imperialism and more. Leading             this discussion will be the founding members of Shot of Truth             Podcast.  

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:     

The             Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is near landmarks such as             Alder Hall and Lander Hall.      

For             a map, search HUB on the campus maps: www.washington.edu/maps   

The             ECC’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible. There is an             elevator in the building.

There             are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the building, as well as             gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.     

The             ECC is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear             scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or             essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space accessible             to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.   

University District Metro Bus        Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html        

Sacred Breath:        Writing and Storytelling        (Wednesday,        May 1, 2019) 6:30-8:30 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ -        Intellectual House

This event features writer and        Sacred Breath founder, Elissa Washuta (Cowlitz) and local northwest        storyteller Sondra Segundo (Haida).      

Storytelling             offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath.             Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and ideals. Both             forms are durable and transmit power that teaches us how to live.             Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through             the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer             of sacred breath as audiences are immersed in the experience of             being inside stories and works of literature.       

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:       

Elissa             Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a writer of             personal essays and memoir. She is the author of two books,             Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist             for the Washington State Book Award. With Theresa Warburton, she             is co-editor of the anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction,             forthcoming from University of Washington Press. She has received             fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts,             Artist Trust, 4Culture, Potlatch Fund, and Hugo House. Elissa is             an assistant professor of English at the Ohio State University.  

Sondra             Segundo is an artist and singer of the Haida language. She is an             educator and has worked with youth in schools and programs             throughout the Northwest, teaching art and sharing her Indigenous             children’s books and songs. Everything Sondra does tells a story.             Her composed Haida songs tell a story. Her illustrations in her             books tell a story. Her movements while she dances, tell a story.             Although she is individually accomplished in each of these facets             of her life, they are all intertwined by her passion—storytelling.             Recently, Sondra has been recruited by tribal-funk band Khu.eex’             as lead female vocalist and has performed at venues such as The             Paramount Theater & Upstream Music Fest. She released her             first personal music album “Díi Gudangáay uu Síigaay-I Can Feel             the Ocean” on 8-8-18.

Free event. Registration        required: https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp         

Palestine Awareness        Week 2019!  

Get             ready for SUPER’s 7th annual Palestine Awareness Week! Join us for             a full week of Palestinian culture, history and resistance. This             year’s PAW lineup includes:

Film Screening: “Salt of the Sea”        (Monday, April 22) 4 PM - 6 PM @ Media Arcade - Allen Library                Discussion:        The Black-Palestinian Solidarity Movement        (Tuesday, April 23) 4 PM - 6 PM @ Chicano Room - Ethnic Cultural Center                Art & Discussion: Borders, Detainment & Resiliency with MEChA de UW        (Wednesday, April 24) 5 PM - 6:30 PM @ HUB 250                Dance        workshop: Dabke Day!        (Thursday, April 25) 5 PM -7 PM @ DEN 113                Panel +        Discussion: From Kashmir to Palestine || Mental Warfare, Cultural        Erasure, & Resiliency        (Friday, April 26) 4 PM - 6 PM @ HUB 307

DISABILITY MONTH        APRIL 2019

Disability        Studies Program Brown Bag Sharan Brown        (Tuesday, April 30) 12-1 PM @ MGH 024                Sexual        Assault Open Mic         (Tuesday, April 30) 5-7 PM@ HUB 340

Native Country of the        Heart - Native Country of the Heart        (Wednesday,        April 24) 7:30-9 PM @ Town Hall Seattle    

How             do we trace the stories of our parents’ lives alongside that of             our own self-discovery? Celebrated author and pioneering queer             Latina feminist Cherríe Moraga presents Town Hall audiences with             her own intergenerational narrative in Native Country of the             Heart: A Memoir, charting a personal coming-of-age alongside her             mother’s decline, and also tells the larger story of the Mexican             American diaspora. Moraga charts her mother’s—journey from an             impressionable young girl to a battle-tested matriarch to an old             woman suffering under the yoke of Alzheimer’s—while simultaneously             tracing her own self-discovery of her gender-queer body and             Lesbian identity, as well as her passion for activism and the             history of her pueblo. Join Moraga for a reckoning with white             American history and a piercing love letter from a fearless             daughter to the mother she will never lose.       

Cherríe Moraga is a writer and        cultural activist whose work serves to disrupt the dominant narratives        of gender, race, sexuality, feminism, indigeneity, and literature in        the United States. A co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press,        Moraga co-edited the highly influential volume This Bridge Called My        Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color in 1981. She is the recipient        of a National Endowment for the Arts Theatre Playwriting Fellowship        Award and a United States Artist Rockefeller Fellowship for Literature.                Presented by Town Hall Seattle.

Pasifik Voices Spring        2019        (Wednesday, April 24,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ ECT

We             are back for the last Pasifik Voices of the school year! You know             the drill: come out and join us for a night of showcasing and            celebrating the unique talents and performances of individuals who          make up the greater Pacific Islander community on the UW campus! 

As             always, you can look forward to... music, dance, art,             spoken-word, community and more!

Admission             is FREE, bring all your homies!  

Interested in performing?        Sign up NOW at: tinyurl.com/pvspring2019                 Interested in MCing?        Apply here: https://forms.gle/GFHgbk6di1ZrCVhx7                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:

The             Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theater is near landmarks such as             Alder Hall and Lander Hall.     

There             are universal, all-gender bathrooms in the ECC, as well as gender             binary bathrooms with multiple stalls.

The             ECT is not kept scent-free, but we ask that you do not wear             scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or             essential oils to/in the event in order to make the space             accessible to those with chemical injury or multiple chemical             sensitivity.

University District Metro Bus Routes can be found here: metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/university_district.html

SARVA,        WAC, D-Center and SDC Present: Open Mic Night        (Tuesday,        April 30, 2019) 5-87PM @ HUB 340      

Join             this safe space and hear stories from disabled survivors of             assault and domestic violence.       

Light refreshments will be provided! (Vegan/gluten free        options available!)                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:     

CART             Captioning will be provided.

        This             is a scent free space! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group        (Wednesday,        May 8, 2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.      

Discussions include topics such        as:

*Safety             and self- care     

*Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work      

*Know             your rights training  

*Legal             assistance  

*Employment             & housing    

[trans] ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions within the group.     

The        undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible        restroom. Come and build community with us! For more information please        email Ara-lei at [email protected]                 Upcoming Dates :    

Wed             May 8 (6-8pm)  

Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)

From Palestine to        Mexico, All the Walls Have Got to Go!         (Monday, May 20,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Southside Commons        3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, Washington 98118                These days, the headlines are filled with Trump's proposal for a border        wall, news about brutal family separation policies and baby jails at        the border, police murdering Black people in the US, Islamophobic        attacks, accusations that Congresswoman Omar is        "anti-semitic" because of her criticism of US foreign policy        in Israel, and anti-boycott legislation at the federal and state        levels. How are all these things connected? What does it mean to build        a powerful movement for change that connects these issues and wins        change that actually reduces the harms of systems of policing,        imprisonment, border enforcement, and colonial dispossession? Join us        for a conversation between Maru Mora Villalpando and Nada Elia     

Maru             is the community organizer at the forefront of work aiming to             close the Northwest Detention Center. She has been targeted by the             Trump administration for deportation based on her activism and             works to build a radical, visionary, border and prison             abolitionist migrant justice grassroots movement in our region and             nationally. Nada Elia is a diaspora Palestinian writer, organizer,             and teacher who was one of the first activists to work to expose             how US law enforcement trains with the Israeli military and to             build coalitional feminist work to oppose it. Maru and Nada will             be talking about the overlapping and interconnected law             enforcement technologies being used to target migrants to the US,             US communities of color, and Palestinians, and exploring how we             build internationalist anti-law enforcement and anti-military             resistance. This event aims to strengthen all our imaginations and             strategies for building safety through solidarity, not law             enforcement.

       ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

Southside             commons is wheelchair accessible and has two parking spots for             people with disabilities.    

Scent-free             soaps will be provided in the bathrooms and we are currently             working to find out what is usually used in the space and to what             degree it leaves chemicals and fragrances in the space.   

Gender             neutral bathrooms are available.  

The             light rail to the Mount Baker stop, and several busses, stop             nearby.   

If             you have any questions about accessibility please email [email protected].             

DARK AT DUSK - The        Final Suicide        (Friday, May 10,        2019) 7 PM -10 PM @ Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center        517 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122                Nic Masangkay Presents...        DARK AT DUSK - The Final Suicide      

After a medication overdose, our protagonist lays unconscious at a             Seattle hospital. Piecing together their past via music, film, and             spoken word poetry, we retrace what led Them to suicide - perhaps            They aren’t the true killer. Find out if They live to tell Their own story: May 2019.      

Cast and Team:        Brian is Ze        Falon Sierra        Guayaba        Moonyeka        Lourdez Velasco        Son the Rhemic        Queerbigan        Vanna Zaragoza        Zora Seboulisa    

Help             compensate this talented team at http://www.patreon.com/nicmasangkay.    

More             information on the album and show at http://www.nicmasangkay.com/dark-at-dusk.   

Project             made possible in part by Jack Straw Cultural             Center's Artist Support Program.       

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:        

The             Calamus Auditorium at Gay City is ADA accessible & minimally             scented.      

There             are two single-stall all-gender restrooms.  

There             will be scent free soap in the restrooms. More info: gaycity.org/access             

Seattle Launch:        Tongue-Breaker        (Tuesday, May 14,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Third Place Books Seward Park 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118                Seattle family, please come celebrate the New York launch of writer        Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha's latest book of poetry,        Tonguebreaker.     

Tonguebreaker             is about surviving the unsurvivable: living through hate crimes,             the suicides of queer kin, and the rise of fascism while falling             in love and walking through your beloved's neighbourhood in             Queens. Building on LLPS' groundbreaking work in Bodymap,             Tonguebreaker is an unmitigated force of disabled queer-of-colour             nature, narrating disabled femme-of-colour moments on the pulloff             of the 80 in West Oakland, the street, and the bed. Tonguebreaker             dreams unafraid femme futures where we live -- a ritual for our             collective continued survival.

about the weirdo who wrote the        poems:        LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA is a queer disabled femme writer, cultural        worker and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent.        They are the author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Dirty        River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (short-listed for        the Lambda and Publishing Triangle Awards, ALA Above the Rainbow List),        Bodymap (short listed for the Publishing Triangle Award) ,Love Cake        (Lambda Literary Award winner), and Consensual Genocide, and co-editor        of The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Intimate Violence in        Activist Communities. Their next book, Beyond Survival: Stories and        Strategies From the Transformative Justice Movement (co-edited with        Ejeris Dixon) is forthcoming in 2020. A lead artist with Sins Invalid,        her writing has been widely published, with recent work in PBS Newshour,        Poets.org's        Poetry and the Body folio, The Deaf Poets Society, Bitch, Self,        TruthOut and The Body is Not an Apology. She is a VONA Fellow and holds        an MFA from Mills College. She is also a rust belt poet, a Sri Lankan        with a white mom, a femme over 40, a grassroots intellectual, a        survivor who is hard to kill.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION: wheelchair accessible including bathrooms,        armless chairs available, coffee tea and snacks for sale, please come        fragrance-free. Free. Bring your kids.

Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:                

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222 

Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306   

Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)     

Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E       

Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To        learn more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.                The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3         We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know        you!         Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our        office hours online at hours.asuw.org.        To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with        all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!                 With love,         Mehria Ibrahimi, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

Welcome        to Week 3! <3 

QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight        of the Week:

Sonia Lazo

Illustrator and graphic design        student Illustrator from small and tropical El Salvador. Sonia        Lazo is creating attention-getting art. Her lively, intriguing work        addresses not only the world we live in but also unseen worlds—the land        of the past and the realms of myth and fantasy.

The QSC Director is moving on to        other opportunities. Now, it's your turn to take a swing at        change-making and advocacy! Apply today to be the new QSC Director!

Applications close        April 21st, 2019 at 11:55 pm.        In addition, every position at ASUW is hiring! If you're interested in        serving in different capacities, check out all available        positions here!

The mission of        the Queer Student Commission (QSC) is to first support, educate, and to        provide an open-minded environment for queer UW students. In addition,        it aims to provide non-heteronormative, anti-racist, non-ableist and        non-sexist programming, services, and atmospheres. The commission aims        to create an anti-oppressive community by funding, sponsoring and        endorsing events, ideas and information that share these        anti-oppressive principles, promoting community, and working to        increase acceptance of queer students.        The QSC also values the development of leadership skills among its        members by encouraging them to be involved with commission activities        and operations. Furthermore, the QSC commits to itself to inclusivity        and intersectional activism by maintaining strong relationships with        other ASUW Commissions, student groups, community groups, and UW        faculty and the Student Activities Office (SAO) staff.

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        be meeting this Friday, location TBD!

Machismo and Toxic        Masculinity        (Monday, April 15,        2019) 6 PM - 8 PM @ ECC Unity Room        ASUW SARVA and ASUW La Raza Present:      

A             roundtable dissection of machismo and toxic masculinity in the             Latinx community with La Raza Student Commission.

Celebration of        National Poetry Month!        (Tuesday, April 16,        2019) 7 PM - 9 PM @ Warby Parker (305 East Pine Street, Seattle)        305 East Pine Street, Seattle, Washington 98102

SAL is delighted to partner with        Warby Parker to present a free poetry reading at Warby Parker Capitol        Hill. This celebration features 2016/17 Youth Poet Laureate, Maven        Gardner; members of the 2018/19 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Cohort,        Maia Ruth Pody, Alex Newsom, and Kiyoshi Sakauye; Washington State Poet        Laureate Claudia Castro Luna; and Seattle Civic Poet Anastacia-Reneé.

Seattle Reads        presents Thi Bui        (Tuesday, April        16) 6:30 - 8 PM @ Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)        

3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle,          Washington 98144

       Thi Bui will discuss "The Best We Could Do." The evening will        also feature a staged reading from the book, adapted by Susan Lieu and        directed by Kathy Hsieh, in partnership with Book-It Repertory Theatre.              

"The             Best We Could Do" is a haunting memoir about the search for a             better future and a longing for a simpler past. Thi Bui documents             her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the             1970s and the difficulties they faced building new lives for             themselves in America. As the child of a country and a war she             can’t remember, Bui’s dreamlike artwork brings to life her journey             to understanding her own identity in a way that only comics can.   

Thi Bui was born in Vietnam three        months before the end of the Vietnam War, and came to the United States        in 1978 as part of the “boat people” wave of refugees from Southeast        Asia. Her debut graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do (Abrams ComicArts,        2017), has been selected as UCLA’s Common Book for 2017, a National        Book Critics Circle finalist in autobiography, an Eisner Award finalist        in Reality Based Comics, and made several Best of 2017 book lists,        including Bill Gates’s top five picks. Bui is also the Caldecott        Honor-winning illustrator of A Different Pond, a picture book by the        poet Bao Phi (Capstone, 2017). Her short comics can be found online at        the Nib, PEN America, and BOOM California.                Seattle Reads is a “one book, one city” program, where people are        encouraged to read and discuss the same book. It’s designed to deepen        engagement in literature through reading and discussion.        - Everyone is invited to participate in Seattle Reads by reading the        featured book, joining in a book discussion, and/or attending programs        with the featured writer.

Baile Folklórico        comes to the University of Washington        (Wednesday,        April 17) 7-9 PM @ wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual        House   

Come             join us at the Intellectual House to learn how to dance the             traditional Mexican dance known as Baile Folklórico. The             instructors will be from the group "Ballet Folklorico Angeles             de México". We ask for you to bring small heels or flats (non-marking             shoes) and water is encouraged! The event is free, for UW students             only. Any questions please email [email protected].

       (Tuesday, April        16) 7-9PM @ Elliott Bay Book Company        1521 10th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122

Hanif        Abdurraqib at Elliott Bay Book Company

Elliott Bay Book Company presents Hanif Abdurraqib for        his New York Times Bestselling book GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN.     

How             does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group             brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to             create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight             Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected             themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It             from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans             needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet and             essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group’s history and draws             from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound             resonated among fans like himself. The result is as ambitious and             genre-bending as the rap group itself.       

Abdurraqib traces the Tribe’s creative career, from        their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the        Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their        eventual breakup and long hiatus. Their work is placed in the context        of the broader rap landscape of the 1990s, one upended by sampling laws        that forced a reinvention in production methods, the East Coast-West        Coast rivalry that threatened to destroy the genre, and some record        labels’ shift from focusing on groups to individual MCs. Throughout the        narrative Abdurraqib connects the music and cultural history to their        street-level impact. Whether he’s remembering The Source magazine cover        announcing the Tribe’s 1998 breakup or writing personal letters to the        group after bandmate Phife Dawg’s death, Abdurraqib seeks the deeper        truths of A Tribe Called Quest; truths that—like the low end, the        bass—are not simply heard in the head, but felt in the chest.                This event is Free and Open to the Public.

DISABILITY MONTH        APRIL 2019         

Sara Acevedo: Building Collectively Toward Institutional Access

(Wednesday, April 17)  5-6 PM @ HUB 340

F*** Stairs Kick Off

(Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340 

Disability Studies Program Brown Bag Sharan Brown

(Tuesday, April 30) 12-1 PM @ MGH 024

Sexual Assault Open Mic 

(Tuesday, April 30) 5-7 PM@ HUB 340

ASUW SDC Presents:        ASL Workshop        (Thursday,        April 18) 5-7 PM @ HUB 332       

Learn             the basics of American Sign Language from the UW ASL Club,             featuring presentations from TEDxUCLA speaker Austin Vaday and UW             Professor Lance Forshay.       

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION       

CART             captioning and ASL/voice interpretation will be provided.     

This             event is a scent-free space! Please refrain from using scented             products if you will be in attendance.      

F*** Stairs Kick Off        (Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340        

Come             learn about the purpose of the pledge, hear from Disability Rights             advocates, and celebrate the beginning of our 2019 F*** Stairs             campaign!

        There             will be donuts, veggies, coffee/tea, and lemonade! (Vegan/gluten             free options available)      

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

CART             Captioning will be provided.     

This             is a scent free event! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

2019 Youth Speaks        Seattle Grand Slam        (Friday, April        19) 6-10 PM @ Kings Hall MS LLC        2929 27th Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98144  

After             months of preliminary slams, join Youth Speaks Seattle in our             finale and the biggest youth poetry event of the year: GRAND SLAM.       

10             of the highest-scoring poets of the season grace the stage for one             transformative night of competition, storytelling, and community             celebration. By the end of the night, the top 5 poets will be             chosen to represent Team Seattle at renowned international youth             poetry festival, Brave New Voices, this year in Las Vegas. You             don't want to miss this!       

TICKETS:        $10 for youth        $20 for adults                Tickets available at the door and Brown Paper Tickets. Email        slam@artscorps for discounts on groups of 5+ youth ($7)!                HOSTED BY: Youth Speaks Seattle teaching artists, award-winning poets        Ebo Barton, and Youth Poet Laureate of Seattle, Azura Tyabji.                FEATURING: Incredible singer and organizer, JustMoni                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:    

King's             Hall is below and behind the Mt. Baker Light Rail Station Stop

Bus             Routes nearby are 8, 48, 14, 7, 9, 106, 987 (many of which are             available at the Mt. Baker Transfer Station)      

Parking:             There is a parking lot available at Kings Hall and overflow             parking available next door at the University of Washington             Consolidated Laundry parking lot.  

No             stairs or ramps necessary to enter King's Hall.     

Two             wheelchair accessible, gender free restrooms on the main floor.    

Four             spaces in the parking lot are designated for folks with disabled             parking placards.

CART             services will be available at this event.      

This             is not a scent free event/space but to request a scent free zone,             email [email protected]             by March 29th (acknowledging that King's Hall is not a scent free             space overall).

For             anyone needing seating anywhere in the seating area, we are happy             to accommodate by moving any chairs.     

There             will be a row of seating reserved for folks that need access to             the front for visibility.

Have             access needs that are not listed here? Please email [email protected]             with any questions, comments or concerns    

YOUTH RIGHT NOW ARE THE TRUTH        RIGHT NOW!

Emergent        Strategy: An Evening with Adrienne Maree Brown

       (Thursday, April 18,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ 

The Seattle Public Library

       Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104           

Join             activist and author Adrienne Maree Brown for a reading centered on             her book "Emergent Strategy" and a celebration of             community-led organizing in Seattle.    

This event is made possible with        support from The Seattle Public Library        Foundation and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights.                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:

This             program will be ASL interpreted.

Pasifik Voices Spring        2019        (Wednesday, April 24,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ ECT       

We             are back for the last Pasifik Voices of the school year! You know             the drill: come out and join us for a night of showcasing and             celebrating the unique talents and performances of individuals who             make up the greater Pacific Islander community on the UW campus!       

As             always, you can look forward to... music, dance, art,             spoken-word, community and more!    

Admission             is FREE, bring all your homies!     

Interested in performing?        Sign up NOW at: tinyurl.com/pvspring2019                 Interested in MCing?        Apply here: https://forms.gle/GFHgbk6di1ZrCVhx7

SARVA, WAC,        D-Center and SDC Present: Open Mic Night        (Tuesday,        April 30, 2019) 5-87PM @ HUB 340       

Join             this safe space and hear stories from disabled survivors of             assault and domestic violence.       

Light refreshments will be provided! (Vegan/gluten free        options available!)                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

CART             Captioning will be provided. 

This             is a scent free space! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group        (Wednesday,        April 10, 2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032  

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.    

Discussions include topics such        as:  

*Safety             and self- care

*Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work   

*Know             your rights training    

*Legal             assistance   

*Employment             & housing      

[trans]             ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions             within the group.   

The        undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible        restroom. Come and build community with us! For more information please        email Ara-lei at [email protected]                 Upcoming Dates :    

Wed             May 8 (6-8pm)     

Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)

       Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:               

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

        Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

        Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

        Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E       

Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To learn        more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.                The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Thank you for being a part of our community <3         We are so glad that you are here, and we are so glad to get to know        you!         Have questions about the QSC? Just want to get involved? Find our        office hours online at hours.asuw.org.        To hear more from the QSC be sure to like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter & instagram to stay up to date with        all queer and trans related happenings on campus and in Seattle!                 With love,         Mehria Ibrahimi, Outreach & Engagement Intern. 

Welcome        to Week 2! <3 

       QTBIPOC Artist Spotlight of the Week: 

Trinidad Escobar is a        storyteller and poet, mother and bruha, student and educator from        Oakland, California. Her graphic memoir CRUSHED was        published in 2018. Her graphic novella TRYST,        about queer aswang love, will be published by Gantala Press in the        Philippines in 2020. Her graphic novel Of Sea And Venom        will be published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2021. Trinidad        teaches Race & Comics at California College of the Arts in the Bay        Area, California. 

The Queer        & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will        NOT be meeting this Friday due to the Queer Students of Color        Conference!

Transgender &        Gender Diverse Support & Social Group        (Wednesday,        April 10, 2019) 6-8 PM @ U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle         205 E. Meeker St. Kent, Washington 98032       

[trans]             ACTION is             a support/social group for sex workers that is held every first             Wednesday of every month. It is an opportunity that provides sex             workers a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to             their life and/or work. This gathering is open to transgender and             gender diverse sex workers with current or past experience in the             sex trade.       

Discussions include topics such        as:       

*Safety             and self- care

        *Decriminalization             and Destigmatization of sex work

        *Know             your rights training

        *Legal             assistance

        *Employment             & housing 

        [trans]             ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions             within the group.       

The        undisclosed location has ample parking, all-gender and ADA-accessible        restroom. Come and build community with us! For more information please        email Ara-lei at [email protected]                 Upcoming Dates :        

Wed             April 10 (6-8pm)

        Wed             May 8 (6-8pm)

        Wed             June 12 (6-8pm)        

Grace L. Dillon:        Indigenous Futurism | Free at SAM        (Thursday, April 11,        2019) 7 PM - 8 PM

Explore the creative genre of        Indigenous Futurism across different media including literature, music,        and art that feature “Native-centered worlds liberated by the        imagination.”         FREE with RSVP: bit.ly/IndigenousFuturismSAM         About the Presenter        Grace L. Dillon is a professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies        Program at Portland State University in Oregon, where she teaches undergraduate        and graduate courses on a range of interests including Native American        and Indigenous studies, science fiction, Indigenous cinema, popular        culture, race and social justice, and early modern literature. She is        the editor of Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science        Fiction (University of Arizona Press, 2012) and Hive of Dreams:        Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest (Oregon State        University Press, 2003).                Her work appears in diverse journals including The Journal of Science        Fiction Film and Television; Foundation: The International Review of        Science Fiction; Extrapolation; The Journal of the Fantastic in the        Arts; The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television; Science        Fiction Studies; and Renaissance Pape.

Storytelling Strategies for        Dismantling Racism

(Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)       

Storytelling             is an ancient human technology meant to encapsulate information             and build connections. We are all capable of sharing our stories             and more importantly, to witnessing and hearing each other with             openness and compassion.      

·                Facilitators: Nikkita Oliver (featured) with youth        storyteller, Azura Tyabji, Natasha Marin, Fleur Larsen, and Bert        Hopkins.

+ Bios Available Here: https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/

How can we strategically explore and dismantle        problematic racial structures in our organizations using our own        personal stories?

During this training, facilitators will guide        participants in the following:

+ Exploring institutional narratives and the structures.        + Practicing deep listening, especially with regards to the language of        power & privilege.        + Role-play for navigating difficult conversations.

Join us in this training to explore how storytelling can        be used to develop concrete strategies to help individuals and        organizations actively engaged in anti-racist work.

Register at the link below:        https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/

DISABILITY MONTH        APRIL 2019        

Disability Conference

(Saturday, April 9) 4-5 PM @ HUB 145

ASL Workshop

(Thursday, April 11)  5-7 PM @ HUB 332

Sara Acevedo: Building Collectively Toward Institutional Access

(Wednesday, April 17)  5-6 PM @ HUB 340

F*** Stairs Kick Off

(Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340 

Disability Studies Program Brown Bag Sharan Brown

(Tuesday, April 30) 12-1 PM @ MGH 024

Sexual Assault Open Mic 

(Tuesday, April 30) 5-7 PM@ HUB 340   

ASUW SDC Presents:        ASL Workshop        (Thursday, April 18) 5-7 PM @ HUB 332       

Learn             the basics of American Sign Language from the UW ASL Club,             featuring presentations from TEDxUCLA speaker Austin Vaday and UW             Professor Lance Forshay.       

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:       

CART             captioning and ASL/voice interpretation will be provided.

        This             event is a scent-free space! Please refrain from using scented             products if you will be in attendance.

F*** Stairs Kick        Off        (Friday, April 19) 4-5 PM @ HUB 340 

Come             learn about the purpose of the pledge, hear from Disability Rights             advocates, and celebrate the beginning of our 2019 F*** Stairs             campaign!

        There             will be donuts, veggies, coffee/tea, and lemonade! (Vegan/gluten             free options available)     

ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:   

CART             Captioning will be provided.

        This             is a scent free event! Please refrain from using scented products             if you plan on attending.

Narratives of Pain:        Healing Trauma through Storytelling        (Friday, April        12, 2019) 7 PM - 9 PM

Hugo House 1634 11th Ave,          Seattle, Washington 98122

       Narratives of Pain is a storytelling showcase geared towards        community-centered healing. Each showcase features a collection of        brave storytellers who share about personal pain, in the presence of        supportive community. Stories range in subject matter and form, focused        on the needs of each person.                The Narratives of Pain structure honors both storytellers and witnesses        (i.e. audience) within its format. We invite all community members to        experience this event, in hopes that the evening will be valuable and cathartic.                If interested in storytelling, please reach out to Zain Shamoon at [email protected].                ACCESSIBILITY        INFORMATION:     

The             new Hugo House is fully ADA-compliant. If you require             specific accommodations, please contact us so that we             may assist you. 

        There             are gender-neutral bathrooms. 

        Public             transportation: The new Hugo House is a short walk from             the Capitol Hill light rail station and the First Hill streetcar             (Broadway & Pike-Pine stop) and within a half-mile of many             buses, including routes 8, 10, 11, 43, 49, and 60.

        Parking: A pay parking lot is             available nearby at the Greek Orthodox Church at 13th and Howell,             or at Seattle Central College’s Harvard Garage at 1609 Harvard             Avenue. Street parking is also available but not             guaranteed. The garage beneath Hugo House is for tenants             only.         

Machismo and Toxic        Masculinity        (Monday, April 15,        2019) 6 PM - 8 PM @ ECC Unity Room        ASUW SARVA and ASUW La Raza Present:

        A             roundtable dissection of machismo and toxic masculinity in the             Latinx community with La Raza Student Commission.

Pasifik Voices Spring        2019        (Wednesday, April 24,        2019) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ ECT       

We             are back for the last Pasifik Voices of the school year! You know             the drill: come out and join us for a night of showcasing and             celebrating the unique talents and performances of individuals who             make up the greater Pacific Islander community on the UW campus!  

As             always, you can look forward to... music, dance, art,             spoken-word, community and more!

        Admission             is FREE, bring all your homies!       

Interested in performing?        Sign up NOW at: tinyurl.com/pvspring2019                 Interested in MCing?        Apply here: https://forms.gle/GFHgbk6di1ZrCVhx7

Let’s Talk is a free        program that connects UW students with support from experienced        counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an        appointment. Counselors hold drop-in hours        at four sites on campus:                

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

        Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

        Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

        Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E       

Let’s Talk offers        informal consultation – it is not a substitute for regular therapy,        counseling, or psychiatric care.        To learn        more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.        The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area        is to the right of the main desk.        An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway        from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be        found on each floor of the HUB.        The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear        scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential        oils to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those        with chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity. 

Welcome to Spring    Quarter! <3 

QTBIPOC    Artist Spotlight of the Week: 

Vienna Rye is a 27 year-old artist    / organizer based in New York City. They use art as a catalyst to    confront and uproot settler colonialism, racism, capitalism, and    patriarchy. 

The Queer    & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will    be meeting this Friday (Location TBD)!

   Support arrested Chinese    labor activists!    (Monday, April 1, 2019) 1PM - 3:30    PM @ Red Square at UW    Seattle, Washington 98195   

We, as Parisol, USAS and allied groups, write to you asking for your         support in protesting the disappearance of labor activists in China.         In recent months, government crackdowns on factory organizing have         resulted in a wave of arrests and disappearances on students and         activists. The climate is highly repressive at this time. Across the         ocean, we will not let these injustices pass in silence. Please join         us on April 1st in Red Square for a speak out at 2pm, call-ins to the         US Chinese embassy asking for immediate release of these activists,         and postcard writing to Wei Zhili at the Shenzhen detention center         directly. Please read here for more insight.

   Magical Negro: a reading    by Morgan Parker    (Thursday, April 4, 2019) 7 PM - 9 PM

Hugo      House 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122   

Join         acclaimed poet Morgan Parker as she reads from her latest collection,         MAGICAL NEGRO.   

MAGICAL NEGRO (Tin House Books, 2019) is an archive of Black    everydayness, a catalog of contemporary folk heroes, an ethnography of    ancestral grief, and an inventory of figureheads, idioms, and customs.    Focused primarily on depictions of Black womanhood alongside personal    narratives, the collection tackles interior and exterior politics—of both    the body and society, of both the individual and the collective experience.      ABOUT THE AUTHOR    Morgan Parker is the author of THERE ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAN BEYONCÉ    (Tin House Books, 2017) and OTHER PEOPLE’S COMFORT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT    (Switchback Books, 2015). Her poetry and essays have appeared in Tin House,    the Paris Review, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of    Hip Hop, Best American Poetry, The New York Times, The Nation, and more.    She is the recipient of a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts in    Literature Fellowship, winner of a 2016 Pushcart Prize, and a Cave Canem    graduate fellow.        ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION:   

The         new Hugo House is fully ADA-compliant. If you require specific         accommodations, please contact us so that we         may assist you. 

    There         are gender-neutral bathrooms. 

    Public         transportation: The         new Hugo House is a short walk from the Capitol Hill light rail         station and the First Hill streetcar (Broadway & Pike-Pine stop)         and within a half-mile of many buses, including routes 8, 10, 11, 43,         49, and 60.

    Parking: A pay parking lot is         available nearby at the Greek Orthodox Church at 13th and Howell, or         at Seattle Central College’s Harvard Garage at 1609 Harvard Avenue.         Street parking is also available but not guaranteed. The garage         beneath Hugo House is for tenants only. 

   Alchemy Poetry Featuring JOY MA    (Tuesday, April 2, 2019) 7:30 PM - 10    PM @ Alchemy Poetry 

1408 E Pike Street, Seattle,    Washington 98122

Alchemy is a curated performance art space that elevates    voices that are often silenced. Performers in our community focus on the    brilliance of storytelling by offering personal stories and reflections    that are socially relevant.        JOY MA is an emerging, interdisciplinary artist who delves in media    including but not limited to performance, experimental music production,    DJing, and writing. They are passionate about bridging the arts, historical    research, and community organizing for racial, economic, and gender    justice. JOY MA reps the South Side of Chicago and the planet Jupiter’s    moon, Ganymede, all day every day. They are musically influenced by Chicago    house, juke, and footwork style tunes. You can win their heart by bringing    vegan deep dish pizza and flamin’ hots to the turn up.        $5 Admission    ALL AGES    Limited Showcase    Mic Spots        Every first, third and sometimes fifth Tuesday of the month at 7pm, we    call on two featured performers and a showcase mic at Lovecitylove.        ACCESSIBILITY    INFORMATION:   

Entry         door to LoveCityLove is at least 32 inches wide

    Restroom         is single stall. 

    There         is a grab bar installed in this restroom, clearance measures         TBD. 

    There         are 2 couches, and 20 folding chairs available in the space. We ask         that the audience prioritize folks that need to be seated during the         show. 

    Parking         is paid street parking, or there is a paid lot on the east side of the         building. 

    We         are located near bus routes 11,12, and 2 and 0.4 miles away from the         Broadway and Pike Streetcar stop. 

   Queer Staff Narratives    (Friday, April 5, 2019) 5:30 PM - 7    PM @ ECT

Come         hear UW LGBTQ Staff share their experiences growing up queer, their         present lives, and their advice for students (LGBTQ and ally alike)!         The event will conclude with a panel where students will have the         opportunity to ask the speakers questions. 

   6th Annual DREAM Banquet    (Saturday, April 6, 2019) 4 PM - 7    PM @ UW "wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Intellectual House    La Raza Student Commission and constituents invite you to the 6th Annual    Dream Banquet!     

Table          (8 people): $400

     General          Individual tickets: $60

     UW          Students: $30   

You can purchase tickets in the following website:    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dream-banquet-tickets-59559489035    

Storytelling Strategies for Dismantling Racism

(April 11, 2019 - 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)   

Storytelling         is an ancient human technology meant to encapsulate information and         build connections. We are all capable of sharing our stories and more         importantly, to witnessing and hearing each other with openness and         compassion.  

·            Facilitators: Nikkita Oliver (featured) with youth    storyteller, Azura Tyabji, Natasha Marin, Fleur Larsen, and Bert Hopkins.

+ Bios Available Here: https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/

How can we strategically explore and dismantle problematic    racial structures in our organizations using our own personal stories?

During this training, facilitators will guide participants    in the following:

+ Exploring institutional narratives and the structures.    + Practicing deep listening, especially with regards to the language of    power & privilege.    + Role-play for navigating difficult conversations.

Join us in this training to explore how storytelling can be    used to develop concrete strategies to help individuals and organizations    actively engaged in anti-racist work.

Register at the link below:    https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/

   Let’s Talk is a free    program that connects UW students with support from experienced    counselors from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center without an appointment. Counselors    hold drop-in hours at four sites on campus:   

Mondays, 2-4 PM, Odegaard Library Room 222

    Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center Room 306

    Wednesdays, 2-4 PM, Q Center (HUB 315)

    Thursdays, 2-4 PM, Mary Gates Hall Room 134E   

Let’s Talk offers informal consultation – it is    not a substitute for regular therapy, counseling, or psychiatric care.    To learn    more, visit letstalk.washington.edu.        The HUB’s front entrance is wheelchair accessible and the common area is to    the right of the main desk.    An all-genders restroom can be found at the 3rd floor, down the hallway    from the Q Center. Gender binary bathrooms with multiple stalls can be    found on each floor of the HUB.    The HUB IS not kept scent-free but we ask that you do not wear    scented/fragranced products (e.g. perfume, hair products) or essential oils    to/in the Q Center in order to make the space accessible to those with    chemical injury or multiple chemical sensitivity.