Shared Stories, Shared Struggles: An evening of sharing anti-violence stories, skills and strategies for our collective liberation
Shared Stories, Shared Struggles: An evening of sharing anti-violence stories, skills and strategies for our collective liberation
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Astraea Hosts Funders’ Briefing for Palestinian Gay Women (ASWAT) and Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ)
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Please join Astraea in welcoming and honoring four inspiring leaders from two of our grantee partner organizations: Palestinian Gay Women (ASWAT) and Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ).
ASWAT and GALZ exist in countries facing similar situations of violence, harassment and persecution. Where the LGBTQI communities are treated with unequal human rights and in a lot of cases no human rights whatsoever. The queer communities in both countries exist under daily threat of judgment and brutality.
As a part of their four-country, seven-city tour together, ASWAT and GALZ have partnered with international communities to build momentum and support for their joint efforts.
Friday, September 12
11am – 12:30pm
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor
To RSVP, please contact Mai Kiang
or call 212-529-8021 x20
Join Us in Celebrating 30 Years of Funding LGBTI Justice! Honoring: JOAN WATTS, Astraea Founding Mother and Santa Fe Artist
Featuring Astraea’s Executive Director, Katherine Acey
Sunday June 15, 2008, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Event held at a private home in La Mariposa;
detailed directions available upon online RSVP by June 10
or via phone 505.424.8180
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Margo Mallar of Merrill Lynch hosts Astraea House Party
Join us for a special evening of wine, cheese and the photography of Berenice Abbott. Learn about the Astraea Foundationa dynamic, lesbian-led foundation that has been supporting radical change around the world for 30 years.
April 11, 2008 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Susan Maasch Fine Art
29 Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine
(207) 699-2966
Suggested donation $25
Space is limited Please RSVP by April 9 to development@astraeafoundation.org.
Birthday brunch to celebrate the victories and vision of the Astraea Foundation. Learn about Astraea’s groundbreaking, world-wide grant making and movement building work. Enjoy a special performance by Chastity Brown, a delicious brunch and silent auction.
Astraea Board Member, Louisa Hext, invites you to her birthday brunch to celebrate the victories and vision of the Astraea Foundation. Learn about Astraea’s groundbreaking, world-wide grant making and movement building work. Enjoy a special performance by Chastity Brown, a delicious brunch and silent auction.
Sunday. April 6th at 11:30am
Spill The Wine Restaurant
1101 Washington Avenue S.,
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Suggested contribution to Astraea in lieu of gifts to Louisa.
If unable to attend, please consider supporting Astraea in the event’s honor.
Please RSVP to Louisa
Astraea House Party hosted byBoard Member Robin Rosenbluth and Friends
Join hosts Board Member Robin Rosenbluth, Tracy Scott, Deirdre Kidder, and Sharon Brick for a sunset cocktail party to celebrate the victories and the vision of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. Enjoy the company of amazing women, views of the harbor and New York City skyline, door prizes and an opportunity to win a two for one trip on Olivia, the premier travel company for lesbians.
At the home of Deirdre and Shannon
Brooklyn (RSVP for Address)
Suggested donation $100
To RSVP or for more info: Robin OR Deirdre Kidder
A three-day celebration of Portland and surrounding cities includes fun events such as skiing, ice skating, comedy shows, theater, film screenings, dance, art exhibits, and live music.
FrostbiteME 2008 is the first-ever event of GayMaine.org, a grassroots effort to develop a vibrant and connected GLBT and friends community in Southern Maine. The three-day celebration of Portland and surrounding cities includes fun events such as skiing, ice skating, comedy shows, theater, film screenings, dance, art exhibits, and live music.
March 7-9, 2008
Portland, ME
www.frostbiteme.com
to rsvp or for more info: ndavis@astraeafoundation.org
The Astraea Lesbian Visual Arts Committee invites you to an Open Studio Visit and Discussion with Award Winning Artist, Chitra Ganesh
The Astraea Lesbian Visual Arts Committee invites you to an Open Studio Visit and Discussion with Award Winning Artist, Chitra Ganesh
December 6, 2007 6:30 – 8:00 PM
428 East 18th Street, Brooklyn, NY
(Between Cortelyou and Dorchester. Q train to Cortelyou. Studio is in small freestanding garage next to the house.)
This is a free event. Following the presentation, folks will gather for dinner (on your own) at a nearby restaurant.
Space is limited for the studio visit. RSVP is required by December 3 to MGoff@astraeafoundation.org.
About Chitra: A 2003 awardee of the Astraea Lesbian Visual Arts Award, Chitra Ganesh is a gifted artist whose work weaves together cultural and social themes. Creating images that are humorous and provocative, she focuses on areas of sexuality, mythology, graphic art, and sheroes. She works in a broad range of media including comics, installation, and photography. Chitra’s work has been exhibited in Toronto, Brazil, India and an array of venues in New York including the Queens Museum, The Bronx Museum, Momenta Art and White Columns.
Awards include residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center. Chitra served as a Board Member of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC) and was part of SLAAAP!, a queer Asian arts activist group in New York City. She has been featured in Velvet Park magazine and was named as one of OUT magazine’s top 100 people of the year. A graduate of Brown University, Chitra earned a Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University.
The Wednesday, September 5, 2007 NYC Briefing at Astraea on HIV/AIDS & LGBT Issues in Ghana has been postponed due to problems with travel logistics.
Astraea thanks the Centre for Popular Education & Human Rights Ghana (CEPEHRG)–Ghana’s premiere sexual rights and HIV/AIDS organization–and hopes to reschedule the event this coming year.
We also thank our co-presenter of this event, American Jewish World Service, as well as the event co-sponsors: amfAR, The Audre Lorde Project, GRIOT Circle, House of Moshood, International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and Liberation 4 All Africans
A briefing and fundraiser for
Centre for Popular Education & Human Rights Ghana (CEPEHRG): Ghana’s premiere sexual rights and HIV/AIDS organization
We welcome CEPEHRG leaders to NYC, as they launch a two week Advocacy and Study Tour. CEPEHRG, a grantee of American Jewish World Service and Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, will discuss their work on HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues in Ghana.
Postponed–Date to be determined
Astraea Offices 116 E. 16th St. (bet. Park & Irving) 7th floor
Take the 4, 5, 6, N, R, Q, L trains to Union Square.
Suggested contributions: $50 – $500 and all proceeds to benefit CEPEHRG directly.
Contributions of any amount are appreciated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
RSVP to Lorraine Ramirez, 212.529.8021 ext. 22 or lramirez@astraeafoundation.org
MAKING HISTORY: FIRST EVER LA LA* CAMP HAILED AS GREAT SUCCESS!
Come learn about exciting LGBT organizing efforts in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan! Meet New York participants from the very first La La (lesbian and bi women) Organizer Training Camp, who will share recent victories, highlights and challenges facing queer Chinese activists from a wide range of experiences and geographical regions.
Date: Thursday August 23, 2007
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Place: Astraea Offices 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor 212.529.8021
N R 4 5 6 trains to Union Square
ABOUT LA LA CAMP: On July 13 , 2007, close to one hundred lesbians, bisexual women and trans activists from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States gathered together in the beautiful city of Zhuhai for the first ever multi-region Chinese La La Organizer Training Camp. The four day gathering included leadership trainings, networking and community building for participants from more than 20 cities/towns and from 40 different local LBT groups– some of whom traveled by train and bus for hundreds of miles. Attendees ranged from freshmen in college to long-time activists in their fifties and sixties.
This Training Camp brought together activists from different sectors of the queer movement in combining theory and practice. There was a focus on the intersections of social policy, human rights, international collaboration, gender theory and community building. The goal was to provide this new generation of Chinese-speaking activists a stepping stone with a full range of human and informational resources. Training courses included topics such as:
Training Camp participants were able to share local accomplishments and challenges and improve their understanding of the unique conditions of each area, bringing groups closer together.
The La La Camp hosting committee was diverse in terms of location and experience. The six groups included Astraea grantee partners: Beijing Common Language, Gender and Sexuality Rights of Taiwan, Women Coalition of HKSAR, as well as New York Institute for Tongzhi Studies, New York’s Q-wave and Lavender Phoenix in U.S.
The La La Camp idea originated at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Giving and Activism Retreat, in November of 2006. After the culmination of seven months of cross regional planning, the first annual La La Camp was a resounding success!
Questions or more information:
meanirene@gmail.com
yy@tongzhistudies.org
mai@tongzhistudies.org
