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Announcements

Spring T-Shirt Competition:

Hey y'all! Are you interested in designing the official spring t-shirt for Cal Q&A? Submit your design below!! The deadline is Sunday, March 4 at 11:59 PM! Here is the link for the google form to submit your t-shirt design!

What: Spring T-Shirt Competition Deadline: Sunday, March 4 at 11:59 PM

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QTPie

Come join us this Friday, February 2nd from 5pm-7pm in the Multicultural Community Center for this semester's QTPie! Mingle with other cuties, eat some good food, get to know student orgs, and let us welcome you to Spring at Berkeley! For disability related accommodations, please see access.berkeley.edu with as much notice as possible.

What: QTPie Date: Friday, February 2 Time: Multicultural Community Center Location: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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Through Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience

The climate is changing, and we must change too. As climate chaos escalates, LGBTQ people, especially QTBIPOC, are among those communities hit first and worst. The extractive economy that drives climate change impacts the health and wellness of our communities long before disasters hit, and leads to deep inequities through disaster response and recovery. But our LGBTQ communities also have a unique knowledge of what it takes to change, transition, and survive. We are leaders in climate justice, and our tools for building communities of care through a long hxstory of resistance to repression, will be the keys for our collective resilience. Join us to discuss community responses to recent environmental disasters, learn tools from the Just Transition movement and Resilience-Based Organizing, and unpack our role in the transition towards life-affirming economies for people and planet.

What: Through Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience Date: Thursday, February 1 Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: 202 Cesar Chavez

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11th Annual UC Berkeley Drag Show

Are you interested in performing in Drag? Have you ever wanted to opportunity to command the stage with your own performance? Apply to perform in the 11 Annual UC Berkeley Drag Show: Gods & Monsters! This year's theme is centered in a cross-cultural display of Queer Mythology. Performances can solo or group with inspiration ranging the ancient (and modern) queer myths. We look forward to having you perform at the UNITY Spring 2018 Drag Show: GODS & MONSTERS March 11th 6-10pm in MLK Pauley Ball Room! If you wish to perform solo or with a group please apply here!  

What: 11th Annual UC Berkeley Drag Show Deadline: Monday, February 5 at 11:59 PM

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Cal State East Bay Queer Conference 

East Bay is hosting the Third Annual Queer Conference; A Hxstory of Action: Understanding, Healing, & Mobilizing our Communities! The conference will take place on Saturday March 10th, 2018, and it will be held at the California State University East Bay Hayward campus, located at 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward CA 94542. This statewide conference is open to all colleges and universities in California. The CSUEB Queer Conference was established to foster intersectional Queer community by addressing issues faced within and outside of the community. Our theme for this year is; "A Hxstory of Action: Understanding, Healing, & Mobilizing our Communities. In the spirit of resisting attacks against our community, we will look to our roots — our legacy of activism and persistence — to strengthen our bond as a community, kindle individual and collective healing, embolden our mobilization, and affirm our resilience." You can find more information about the conference and how to register at our website. If you would like to bring a group of students to the conference or have any questions about the registration process feel free to contact Liam Hawkyard at liam.hawkyard@csueastbay.edu.

What: Cal State East Bay Queer Conference Date: Saturday, March 10 Location: 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward CA 94542

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Queer Cal Pals 

Interested in helping and connecting with incoming LGBTQ+ students? Apply to Queer Cal Pals today! The Queer Cal Pals program was created to connect incoming LGBTQ+ identifying students with current LGBTQ+ students on campus. Buddies are returning Cal students that wish to share their experiences and knowledge of queer life on campus and forge community with the greater LGBTQ+ community. Buddies will complete a series of training throughout the Spring semester to prepare for incoming students in Fall 2018. Upon completion, Buddies will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards. For more information on how to become a Buddy, and the link to apply, please visit our website at geneq.berkeley.edu/queercalpals or email us at QueerCalPals@berkeley.edu

What: Queer Cal Pals Deadline: Friday February 2, 2018 at 11:59pm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

QARC & Oscar Wilde Art/Fashion Show “Looking Queer: Unbound Bodies”

Queer Alliance Resource Center and Oscar Wilde House introduces student-led queer art and fashion show: “Looking Queer: Unbound Bodies.” Calling for QT artists to respond with resilience and in resistance against superficiality and cis- and hetero- normative society’s expectations of what it looks like to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. There is not one way to “look” queer, trans, and/or gender non-conforming and there’s not one way to resist through the arts. We believe the arts can be used as a tool for personal transformation and we want to provide the space for LGBTQIA+ artists to showcase their work through various mediums. We want you to have agency in your art and in your unbound body, as we hope for this to be a creatively liberating event that will provide an artistic platform for you and all of the other artists in the community to engage in community resiliency and express body positivity. If you're interested in submitting a piece and/or participating, click the link here! Deadline: Friday, March 9th, 2018 at 11:59pm

What: QARC & Oscar Wilde Art/Fashion Show “Looking Queer: Unbound Bodies” Deadline: Friday, March 9th, 2018 at 11:59pm

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Queer Open Mic 

Sponsored/Produced by SpectrumQueerMedia OAKLAND's QUEER OPEN MIC is a healing arts space for LGBTQIA and Hetero-Ally Folkz in the BAY AREA, USA Tuesday 7pm-9pm - You are invited to join us along with the Oakland LGBTQ Open Mic founders Kin Folkz + Blackberri! At The Oakland LGBTQ Center - 3207 Lakeshore Ave. (please use the RAND AVE entrance) Oakland CA ♥ Bring your thoughts, words, short films, music and more - signups begin at 7pm - sharing begins at 7:15pm. Feel free to bring food to this sober space.

What: Queer Open Mic Date: Every Tuesday Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: 3207 Lakeshore Ave. (Through Rand Ave. Entrance)

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Queer is Lit

Poetry workshops for 13-19 year olds! This LGBTQIA+ youth centered workshop explores personal and historical narratives that (re)frame perceptions of language, sexuality & gender. Participants are encouraged to write, learn performance techniques, and create the dopest space imaginable. Inspired by Youth Speaks’ Annual Queeriosity Performance, “this is a place for a diverse population of queer youth and their allies to come together and declare themselves present and unafraid.” First time and/or experienced writers are encouraged to attend. This is intended to be a space where your authentic self is not only welcomed- it’s celebrated.

What: Queer is Lit Date: Every Thursday Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Location: 3207 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland