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Big or small, Astraea events are some of the best ways to engage with established friends and make new ones. Events range from cultural to political; from film screening premieres to panel discussions on international issues. We invite you to join us as we raise support for challenges and celebrate victories.
Upcoming Events
Jun 15, 2013
| Location: Gowanus Loft | 61 9th Street, Loft C8 | Brooklyn, NY 11215
Party with Pride
Performances! Dancing! Food and drinks! Party with Pride is a fantastic way to support fierce LGBTQI activists around the world. Join us this year on Saturday June 15 at the beautiful Gowanus Loft for our annual community celebration. [More]
May 21, 2013
| Location: Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University | 800 Florida Avenue NE | Washington, DC 20002
JUST GIVING CONFERENCE 2013
Join us at three events during EDGE Funders Alliance's Just Giving Conference 2013 as we tackle the questions: What is to be done? And how do we do it?
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Events Archive
Apr 15, 2013
| Location: 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Meet the Activist: Haneen Maikey
Join Astraea on Monday April 15 from 6-7pm for a conversation on Palestinian LGBTQ activism with Haneen Maikey, founder & director of alQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity within Palestinian Society. [More]
Mar 25, 2013
| Location: Schomburg Center 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801
Women's Jazz Festival: Lizz Wright and Nikky Finney
We are celebrating Women's History month! Astraea is offering a limited amount of discounted tickets for the Lizz Wright and Nikky Finney performance at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's 2013 Women's Jazz Festival. [More]
Mar 7, 2013
| Location: 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003
CSW Meet and Greet
Join us for an informal meet and greet with many international and New York based grantee partners, foundation allies, and friends who will be in New York for the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women. [More]
Mar 6, 2013
| Location: Church Center for the United Nations | 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017
CSW Panel: Transgender Communities Ending Violence and Building Safety
Attend Astraea's panel, Transgender Communities Ending Violence and Building Safety, a parallel event to the 57th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. [More]
Mar 5, 2013
| Location: Armenian Convention Center | 630 2nd Avenue (at 35th street) | New York, NY 10016
CSW Panel: Killings and Violence against Women based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
ARC International, COC Netherlands and Transgender Europe, in conjunction with Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, the Association for Women's Rights In Development (AWID), the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL), Human Rights Watch's... [More]
Mar 5, 2013
| Location: 53 Washington Square South, Suite 201, New York, NY 10012
ARRESTED JUSTICE: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation
Join us for a conversation with scholar activist Beth Richie and a panel of national and local activists working to end violence against women and prison abolition as a feminist issue. This conversation will be centered on Richie's new book,... [More]
Feb 17, 2013
| Location: Schomburg Center 515 Malcolm X Boulevard NYC
Woke Up Black
Astraea is proud to be a community partner to Woke Up Black, an award-winning documentary following the lives of 5 Black youth in Chicago. Join us on February 13 for the film’s NYC premiere at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. [More]
Feb 16, 2013
| Location: RAN TEA HOUSE | 269 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Film Screening: Two Documentaries by Fan Popo
Gay film maker, writer, activist, Fan Popo presents two films, Mama Rainbow (2012) and New Beijing, New Marriage (2009), documenting LGBT lives and perspectives in China. Join us at the Ran Tea House in Brooklyn for the screening and a discussion... [More]