tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79865484731124305882011-04-21T14:00:28.256-05:00The CU SOA QUeer ARTs Blog (updated regularly)QUART (QUeer ARTs - SOA's LGBTQ Organization)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801843640189956804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986548473112430588.post-62321419612562571392007-02-07T13:22:00.000-05:002007-02-07T13:28:33.485-05:00This Valentine's Day, give the gift that never goes limp!<br /><br />A Safer Sex Week Event cosponsored by Alice!, Columbia Queer Aliance<br />and Greek Life!<br /><br />What: An interactive presentation with Babeland, NYC's favorite sex<br />toy store, Sex Toys 101 will address the joys (and tribulations) of<br />sex toys. Babeland educators will explain various sex toys and how<br />toys of all kinds can enhance the sex lives of Columbia students.<br />Topics discussed will include vibrators, dildos and harnesses, anal<br />toys, sensation toys, porn, and erotica.<br /><br />When: Sunday, February 11th, 8:00-9:30 pm<br /><br />Where: John Jay Lounge<br />See you there!<br /><br />-----<br /><br />1) SAFER SEX WEEK 2007<br /><br />For full descriptions of events please see attached flyer or visit<br />our website at www.health.columbia.edu<br /><br />Sunday, 2/11<br />SEX TOYS 101<br />8-9:30pm, John Jay Lounge<br /><br />Monday, 2/12<br />ASK THE SEXPERT?<br />8-9:30pm, Earl Hall Auditorium<br /><br />Tuesday, 2/13<br />EXPAND YOUR SEXICON<br />6-7:30pm, Lerner Hall, Room 477<br /><br />Tuesday, 2/13<br />DECONSTRUCTING COSMO<br />7:30-9pm, Reid Hall (Barnard), Weber Living Room<br /><br />2/13, 14, 16<br />THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES<br />Lerner Hall Auditorium<br /><br />Wednesday, 2/14<br />LOVE YOURSELF, LOVE YOUR WORLD DINNER<br />5-8pm, John Jay Dining Hall<br /><br />Thursday, 2/15<br />SAFER SEX & SEXUAL HEALTH FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN<br />8-9pm, John Jay Lounge<br /><br />Friday, 2/16<br />SEXPLORATION: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FEELING TRULY GREAT IN BED<br />Presentation & Book Signing<br />12–2pm, Columbia University Bookstore<br /><br />Saturday, 2/17<br />WANNA _____ AT 1020?<br />9pm - midnight, 1020 Bar (110th and Amsterdam)<br /><br />FREE! Safer Sex Kits will be distributed at events all week long.<br />Be sure to pick one up!<br /><br />----------------------------<br /><br />VOLUNTEER FOR SAFER SEX WEEK<br /><br />*HELP US ASSEMBLE SAFER SEX KITS*<br />Date: Friday, Feb. 9th<br />Time: We'll begin at 9 AM (until all kits are finished)<br />Location: Alice! Health Promotion Office, 7th Floor Lerner Hall<br /><br />Drop by anytime during the day to help us put together the kits.<br />Any time that you contribute to helping us that day will be greatly<br />appreciated. Free snacks and pizza will be provided! Please RSVP<br />to Julia at jw2480@columbia.edu with your availability.<br /><br />*HELP DISTRIBUTE SAFER SEX KITS*<br /><br />Volunteers are needed to distribute kits on campus each day from<br />2/11-2/17 for about half an hour. We have some scheduled events<br />that still need volunteers and we are also looking for volunteers<br />to distribute kits at other locations on campus (based on your<br />suggestions). Below are the dates and times available. Please<br />e-mail Julia at jw2480@columbia.edu. to sign-up and in your e-mail<br />please include the date and time that you are available and the<br />suggested location that you would like to distribute the kits.<br /><br />Sunday, 2/11<br />- volunteers needed during the day<br />- 2 volunteers needed at Sex Toys 101 at 7:45pm John Jay Lounge<br /><br />Monday, 2/12<br />- volunteers needed during the day<br />- 2 volunteers needed at Ask the Sexpert at 7:45pm Earl Hall<br />Auditorium.<br /><br />Tuesday, 2/13<br />-volunteers needed during the day<br /><br />Wednesday, 2/14<br />-volunteers needed during the day<br /><br />Thursday, 2/15<br />-volunteers needed during the day<br /><br />Friday, 2/16<br />- volunteers needed in the morning<br />- 2 volunteers needed for the book signing and talk by Jane Bogart,<br />author of "Sexploration: The Ultimate Guide to Feeling Truly Great<br />in Bed" at 11:45 am<br /><br /><br />****************************************************************<br /><br /><br />2) LGBT Photography Exhibit<br /><br />Come and join us at the I-Gallery for *Transfigurations* - The<br />Award-Winning Photodocumentary by Jana Marcus. *Transfigurations*<br />is a powerful, beautiful and groundbreaking photographic series on<br />the transgender community. Compassionate and revealing images<br />explore transsexual men and women, their notions of masculinity and<br />femininity as they change genders, and transformative ractices on<br />the body, creating a reality beyond ordinary experience.<br /><br /><br /><br />*Where*: I Gallery, 39 West 14 th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY<br /><br />www.igallerynyc.org<br /><br />*When*: January 19 – March 31, 2007<br /><br /><br />***************************************************************<br /><br />3) Freedom to Marry Forum<br /><br /> ADDITIONAL<br /> CO-SPONSORS<br /> INCLUDE:<br /><br /> Empire State Pride Agenda, Marriage Equality New York, ESPA's<br />Pride in the Pulpit, PFLAG for Families of Color and Allies in NYC<br /> The Riverside Church, NYC<br /><br /> Please be our guest at our upcoming forum advocating for<br />marriage equality for same-sex couples. This event is in<br />cooperation with the 10th Annual "Freedom to Marry" week, which<br />begins February 11, 2007! See below for details.<br /><br /> Maranatha: Riversiders for LGBT Concerns<br /><br /> Freedom to Marry Forum<br /><br /> The 10th Annual "Freedom to Marry" week begins on<br />Sunday, February 11th. To kick off the week, Maranatha: Riversiders<br />for LGBT Concerns is sponsoring a forum to again discuss why<br />marriage equality is so important to our community. It's beyond<br />rights; it's about our freedom!<br /><br /><br /> In November 2006, The United States' congress and state<br />governments saw a change in leadership. This change has opened an<br />opportunity for the love and commitment of LGBT people to be<br />legally recognized. Here in New York state, bills are in<br />preparation to support same-sex marriage.<br /><br /> Whether you believe in same-sex marriage or not, you owe<br />it to yourself, your partner and loved ones to be informed of the<br />issues, questions and considerations. Come to this educational<br />forum where you will learn about the legal issues, hear personal<br />stories, and discover how you can act to protect yourself and your<br />partner. Special guest panelists will speak and answer your<br />questions.<br /><br /> You will not want to miss this informative and important<br />forum! Join us!<br /><br /> Forum Organizers -<br /> Dr. Wilhelmina Perry:<br /> dperry30@nyc.rr.com<br /> Chad Gurley:<br /> chadAgurley@hotmail.co m<br /><br /><br /> EVENT INFO,Sunday, 02/11/2007, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.<br /><br /> The Riverside Church NYC<br /> 490 Riverside Dr.<br /> Room 411 MLK<br /> New York, NY 10027<br /><br /> *****************************************************************<br /><br />4) Third Wave Internship<br /><br />We are seeking two interns to work approximately 15 - 20 hours per<br />week each, for school credit or work-study hours, or a small<br />stipend if other funds cannot be secured. We have a small but<br />dynamic office with 6 full time staff where interns have the<br />opportunity to gain real hands on experience in our programming,<br />fundraising, and grantmaking areas.<br /><br />*Programs*<br /><br />The position is a shared one between the Reproductive Health and<br />Justice Initiative and the Organizing and Advocacy Fund, our two<br />core grant-making areas. Interns will have the opportunity to learn<br />more about Third Wave's overall work and how funding decisions are<br />made, participate in staff meetings, attend relevant events, and<br />observe the foundation's grantee capacity building process.<br /><br />The internship will involve<br /><br />* coordinating funding requests<br />* research and writing<br />* event planning<br />* and some administrative tasks.<br /><br />Individuals applying for this internship should have<br /><br />* a demonstrated interest in organizing by youth and/or<br />communities of color<br />* knowledge of gender justice issues<br />* strong organization, research and writing skills.<br /><br />If you are interested in applying for the above internships for<br />Spring 2007, please send your resume and cover letter to Jessica<br />Barclay-Strobel at jessica@thirdwavefoundation.org. We will contact<br />you by February if we are interested in interviewing you for an<br />internship.<br />Thank you for your interest in supporting Third Wave's work!<br /><br />*Communications and Development*<br /><br />Responsibilities for this internship include but are not limited to<br />researching funding opportunities, developing outreach materials,<br />event planning, website management and administrative duties.<br />Interns will gain particular insight into non-profit management and<br />fundraising, along with the rare opportunity to apart of an<br />anniversary campaign. Individuals applying for this internship<br />should have some writing and design experience, and a desire to<br />develop communications and fundraising skills. This position has<br />the potential to extend into the summer or the next academic year.<br />Starting and ending dates can be flexible.<br /><br />If you are interested in applying for one of the above internships<br />please send your resume and cover letter to Linda Yang at<br />linda@thirdwavefoundation.org. We will contact you by February if we<br />are interested in interviewing you for an internship. We receive a<br />lot of requests and may not be able to follow-up with each person<br />individually. Thank you for your interest in supporting Third<br />Wave's work!<br /><br />-----<br />CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING:<br />BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE<br /><br /><br />For undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs who are considering<br />careers in science and engineering, this symposium will consider<br />such questions as:<br /><br />- How does it differ from the career paths of those who work in<br />industry?<br /><br />- What is the career path like for scientists and engineers who wish<br />to work in a university?<br /><br />- Do scientists and engineers have lives outside of work?<br /><br />- What is the climate for LGBT scientists and engineers?<br /><br />- What special challenges do women and other underrepresented groups<br />face as they advance through their institutions?<br /><br /><br />LOCATION:<br /><br />Friday, February 16, 2007<br />11:00 am-3:30 pm<br />Davis Auditorium<br />Schapiro CEPSR<br />Columbia University<br /><br />AGENDA:<br /><br />11:00 am-12:30 pm<br />Balancing Work and Personal Life<br />Panel Discussion<br /><br />12:30-1:30 pm<br />Lunch<br /><br />1:30-2:00 pm<br />Keynote Lecture<br />Darcy Kelley, Professor of Biology, Columbia University<br /><br />2:00-3:30 pm<br />Career Pathways: Academic, Industry, and Others<br />Panel Discussion<br /><br /><br />PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE:<br /><br />Jamey Barbas, Arup Bridge Group<br />Robin Bell, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University<br />Sarah Caddick, Center for Neuroscience Initiatives, Columbia<br />University<br />Patricia Culligan, Dept of Civil Engineering & Engineering<br />Mechanics, Columbia University<br />Panagiota Daskalopoulos, Dept of Mathematics, Columbia University<br />Norma Graham, Dept of Psychology, Columbia University<br />Jack Kouloheris, IBM<br />Tal Rabin, IBM<br />Adam Sobel, Dept of Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics, Columbia<br />University<br />Jacqueline van Gorkom, Dept of Astronomy, Columbia University<br />Sarah Woolley, Dept of Psychology, Columbia University<br /><br /><br />No registration is required. Students and postdocs are encouraged to<br />submit questions for the panelists in advance to<br />yael@ldeo.columbia.edu.<br /><br />Sponsored by the Provost's Task Force on Diversity in Science &<br />Engineering, the Department of Psychology, the Earth Institute<br />ADVANCE Program, and the Offices of the Vice Provost for Diversity<br />Initiatives, the Dean of Columbia College, the Dean of the Graduate<br />School of Arts & Sciences, the Dean of the School of Engineering &<br />Applied Science, and the Dean of the School of<br />General Studies.<br /><br />-----<br />Please join for a WELCOME BACK/VALENTINE’S DAY happy hour hosted by the All Queer Graduate School Alliance and Queer TC.<br /> <br />WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 15th from 5 – 10 pm<br /> <br />WHERE: Suite Bar, 109th and Amsterdam Avenue<br /> <br />WHY: Meet new queers from other graduate schools, cheap drinks and good times (in no particular order)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7986548473112430588-6232141961256257139?l=queerarts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>QUART (QUeer ARTs - SOA's LGBTQ Organization)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801843640189956804noreply@blogger.com0