Events

Join Astraea on Thursday, August 19th for a Meet the Activist event featuring grantee partner Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP).  QWOCMAP is of the only organizations in the U.S. dedicated to giving voice and agency to queer women of color through film and video.  Come visit the Astraea offices in person, or participate via phone or web conference as Kebo Drew and Madeline Lim of QWOCMAP weave galvanizing films with history and illustrate the ways in which art has been and continues to be a source of cultural resistance and cultural renewal for communities of color, especially LGBTQ people of color. [More]

Celebrate Pride with Astraea! Come toast to our communities’ successes, get inspired and meet new friends!  Hosted at the home of Katherine Acey, our Executive Director, Astraea staff and friends will delight you with tasty BBQ, thirst-quenching libations and lively conversations.  This is one party you won’t want to miss! [More]

Join Barbara Wright and Dee Kenny for their Justice Social Fundraiser in honor of Astraea Foundation at their home in Pound Ridge, NY. [More]

Astraea Board Member Miriam Perez and Astraea supporter Vincent Villano are coordinating a joint birthday Justice Social!  The evening will feature food, music and entertainment to benefit the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. [More]

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The anti-homosexuality bill now before the Ugandan legislature is just the latest in a series of attacks on LGBTI people and their allies. Join Astraea to hear firsthand from Africans who have witnessed the realities facing LGBTI people in Uganda. Learn how U.S. religious fundamentalists have contributed to “collateral damage” for Ugandan sexual minorities while pursuing their own agendas. Frank Mugisha (SMUG), Kapya Kaoma (PRA), and Reverend Patricia Ackerman have been active in challenging discrimination within the church and civil society in both Africa and the United States.

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Join Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice on Friday, March 12 for a Meet the Activist event featuring Colombia Diversa, an International Fund grantee partner. Come to our New York office or call-in to listen to Marcela Sánchez Buitrago of COLOMBIA DIVERSA. Marcela, an expert on LGBT communities in Colombia, will discuss victories for same-sex couples, progress on the rights of trans people in prison, and other trends on sexual rights in Colombia and the Latin American region.

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For Valentine's this year, we're sweet on you. Come get sweet on Astraea!

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On Friday December 11th, meet leaders of Astraea International Fund grantee partners Minority Women in Action (MWA) in Kenya and Labrys in Kyrgyzstan for a roundtable discussion. Join us at our office or call in to learn about the issues first-hand from two lesbian-led organizations working for justice for LGBTIQ communities in East Africa and Central Asia. [More]