DEADLINE TODAY! Astraea seeks interns with our Program Team. Internships are available in our US Program and our International Program. Interns will gain a familiarity with progressive grantmaking and the communities and organizations that Astraea funds.
Interns will gain experience in a variety of aspects of grantmaking, including: researching & reporting on conditions experienced by LGBT communities in the US & internationally; summarizing proposal highlights for review and writeups for grants program publications; coordinating community briefings by visiting activists; applicant outreach for arts awards to individual artist & writers; archiving past grant.
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Come one, come all! Join host Tracy Gary and Astraea Executive Director, Katherine Acey for a sunset cocktail house party to celebrate the vision of the Astraea Foundation.
The Astraea Foundation is the world’s only foundation solely dedicated to funding lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex organizations in both the United States and internationally. For more than 30 years, we have ignited donors to fuel the hard work of grantees. Last year, Astraea connected 2.2 million dollars with 219 organizations and individuals in 47 countries.
Make the connection. Join with us on May 5.
Tuesday, May 5
6:30 – 8:30 PM
At the home of Tracy Gary
Houston, TX (RSVP for Address)
Space is limited. It’s not too late to RSVP!
Please RSVP
Kick off your work week on a high note! Join hosts Pam Gerber and Suzanne Slonim and Astraea Executive Director, Katherine Acey for a sunset cocktail house party to celebrate the vision of the Astraea Foundation.
The Astraea Foundation is the world’s only foundation solely dedicated to funding lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex organizations in both the United States and internationally. For more than 30 years, we have ignited donors to fuel the hard work of grantees. Last year, Astraea connected 2.2 million dollars with 219 organizations and individuals in 47 countries.
Make the connection. Join with us on May 4.
Monday, May 4
6:30 – 8:30 PM
At the Oak Lawn home of Pam and Suzanne
Dallas, TX (RSVP for Address)
Space is limited. It’s not too late to RSVP!
Please click here to RSVP
Join Astraea and the Slovak-Czech Women’s Fund for an intimate evening discussion on LGBTQI Human Rights in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Astraea will also present about the work of our grantee partners in Eastern Europe.
The Slovak-Czech Womens Fund was established at the beginning of 2004 as the sole grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing womens rights both the Czech and Slovak Republics. The main objective of the SCWF is to improve the status of women in the Slovak and Czech societies and to contribute to increased visibility and power of the womens movements in both countries. SCWF supports actions and initiatives that promote equal opportunities for women and men, combat all forms of violence against women, protect womens human rights, prevent human trafficking, empower Roma women, and eliminate gender stereotypes. SCWF also supports initiatives that tackle issues that most other donors shy away from, such as lesbian rights and the reproductive rights of women.
Since its inception, SCWF has awarded 154 grants in the total amount of $560,000 USD.
Monday, April 27, 2009
6:30 9:00 PM
Astraea Foundation
116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor [map]
New York, NY
Light food and beverage will be provided.
Suggested donation of $20. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
Limited seating for this event. Click here to RSVP.
Join us for Masculinity/Femininity (Part II), a Have Art: Will Travel! FOR PEACE AND EQUALITY event featuring: Linda Stein, Feminist Activist Sculptor and Astraea Visual Arts Committee member in dialogue with Michael Kimmel, Author of Guyland.
Includes reception and sculptural performance
Monday, April 20, 2009
6:30 8:30pm
The Art Club
100 Reade Street [map]
Tribeca in Manhattan
(between West Broadway and Church Street)
Limited seating. To RSVP, please e-mail: info@LindaStein.com
Sponsors:
- Astraea Foundation
- Changing Men for Changing Times
- Flomenhaft Gallery
- National Council for Research on Women
- On The Issues Magazine
- Third Wave Foundation
- Women of Color Policy Network
- Women’s Enews
Join Astraea in marking the 40th anniversary of the legendary Stonewall Rebellion, a spark that helped launch four decades of queer radical movements — sex radicalism, lesbian feminism, and transgender liberation; anti-war, HIV/AIDS, economic and racial justice struggles; and more.
Some LGBT activists would draw a straight line from the uprising against police violence then to the campaign for marriage equality now — but we know there has been a diverse abundance of agendas and visions for queer and trans politics every step of the way.
In conjunction with Left Turn magazine’s new issue focused on queer radicalism, this event will present an informative and inspiring evening of stories
from movements past, strategies for the present moment, and our dreams for the future.
Featuring: Katherine Acey, Executive Director, Astraea Foundation and Astraea grantee partners and colleagues.
Monday, April 20 2009
6:30pm 9:00pm
The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY [map]
Sponsors:
Audre Lorde Project
Brecht Forum
FIERCE
Left Turn
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Queers for Economic Justice
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Executive Director Katherine Acey provides insight and inspiration on the way forward for nonprofits and foundations in a timely episode of Laura Flander’s GRITtv. Katherine joins The Nation contributing writer Eyal Press, Marjorie Fine of the Center for Community Change and Talia Schank of Community Voices Heard.
April is Staceyann Chin Month! Join Astraea in celebrating Staceyann’s new book, The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir. Staceyann Chin, an award-winning perfomance artist based in New York, is a recent panel judge for the Lesbian Writers’ Fund and a performer at Astraea’s Lynn Campbell event in 2005. Astraea shares Staceyann’s commitment to social change through cultural work.
Catch Staceyann at the following Astraea-sponsored events in the tristate New York Area:
(Click on the event title for more information.)
Friday, April 10
Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance
841 Barretto Street
Bronx, NY
8:00 PM
$20
Thursday, April 16
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY
7:00 PM
FREE
Saturday, April 18
Princeton, NJ
8:00 PM
FREE
Join us at Lambda Legal’s Women, Take the Power: Life & Financial Planning Forum, where we will discuss the need for lesbian, bisexual, transgender women and women living with HIV to take extra steps to protect themselves and their families. We will explore second parent adoptions, wills, healthcare proxies, and offer tips for surviving todays economy and more.
Panelists include:
- Terry Boggis – Director of Center Kids, The Center
- Natalie Chin – Staff Attorney, Lambda Legal
- Virginia Goggin – Orrick Legal Fellow, LGBT Law Project at NYLAG
- Alicia Heath-Toby – Program Coordinator, Lesbian AIDS Project/Women’s Institute at Gay Men’s Health Crisis
- Denise Liggett – Financial Planner
Thursday, April 2, 2009
6:30 9:00 PM
The LGBT Center (Room 101)
208 West 13th Street [
map]
New York, NY
Light refreshments will be provided and children are welcome.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by:
- Astraea Foundation
- Lambda Legal
- Las Buenas Amigas
- Lesbian AIDS Project/Womens Institute at Gay Mens Health Crisis (GMHC)
- The LGBT Center
- NYLAG: LGBT Law Project
- Queers for Economic Justice (QEJ)
Join Astraea and the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) for The Struggle for LGBT Human Rights in the Middle East: a Panel Discussion featuring Astraea grantee partner, Helem.
Speakers include:
- George Azzi, Helem (Lebanese LGBT organization)
- Nadeem Ghali, Gay and Lesbian Arab Society (GLAS)
- Hossein Alizadeh, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
Helem is an Astraea Social Change Opportunity Fund (SCOF) Grantee Partner and recipient of IGLHRCs 2009 Felipa de Souza Award. The organization has been leading the struggle for the liberation of the LGBT community in Lebanon from all forms of legal, social and cultural discrimination since 2004. Helem (the Arabic acronym of “Lebanese Protection for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders”) is a pioneering force in Lebanon and integrates components of community building, organizing and service provision to carry out their mission.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
7:00 9:00 PM
The LGBT Center (Room 301)
208 West 13th Street [
map]
New York, NY
This event is free and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by:
Astraea Foundation
