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The two greatest gifts in the world are love and dark chocolate.  We hope you get both. 🙂

-T&M

December 21, 7:00 pm
Drunken! Careening! Writers! curated by Kathleen Warnock
Zaedryn Meade, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Skian McGuire, and A. Lizbeth Babcock and Jean Roberta (all the way from Canada!)
KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St., NYC

Happy Holidays!  Here’s what’s new on Kuma:

Literature section – 6 new poems
– Damn by Toni Wild
– Discovery by VCarloss
– My 5 Sex-Senses by asiah d. belt
– Puttin U On Repeat by Marsha Blue
– Smooth Sailin by Taste (Me)
– Unclothed by Frantzces

Literature section – 5 new stories
– All I Want For Christmas by Destinie21
– I Dreamed Of Africa by Chula Mia & Naughtydred
– Is It A Crime? by Averie Wilson
– Subdrop by Niemah
– Thug Love by AngelicInsanity

OtherWords
– My Everyday by Marsha Blue

Gallery
– Have you checked out Artistic Ways?
– New pieces from Tiffany-Nicole Hill aka Kaution

Early, Reduced Fee Submission Deadline: December 22!

Since 1988, NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival has been one of the most comprehensive forums of international LGBT film/video, and an important exhibition platform for independent film/video makers. Each year, NewFest provides a professional and public context for the presentation of innovative and challenging work that reflects the broad range of practice and ideas found in contemporary media.

Submissions of films/videos by, about, or of interest to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered persons are now being accepted for NewFest 2007, which will take place May 31-June 10. In addition, submitted works under 30 minutes by NYC area makers are eligible for programming in NewFest’s new monthly Local Shorts Showcase at the IFC Center!

Visit the NewFest website for guidelines and submission forms.

As the little anthology that could makes its way across the country, the next stop – Philly. This is one of the last readings before the year ends. If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet some of the wonderfully talented contributors to the book come on out and find out what all the buzz is about:

Robin’s Bookstore Reading and Book Signing
Saturday, December 16, 2006
108 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
2:00pm

http://www.girlchildpress.com

One of the reasons I like the NBJC is that it tackles both political and spirituality/religious issues that impact our community.

From the NBJC website:

Since December 2003, NBJC has been instrumental is bringing visibility and a voice to a group of people who are often silenced and marginalized.  From hosting the first Black church summit dedicated to discussing gays in the church featuring the Reverend Al Sharpton to organizing a summit of Black LGBT leaders to address critical issues, to working with Black elected officials; NBJC has broadened the discussion on gay civil rights in the African-American community.

Check out NBJC, see the good work that’s it’s doing (both at the national and local level), sign up for it’s newsletter–and become a member.

The 19th Annual LGBT Community Kwanzaa is coming Save the DATE!

This is a call for volunteers and vendors.

If you are a part of the LGBT community then come and help us fill the room with GIFTs of LOVE and a SPIRIT of HAPPINESS.

VENDORS VENDORS VENDORS

If you know anyone who would like to be a VENDOR please pass on this information.

VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS

Volunteering is lots of fun so call your friends and let them join you in this community event. Thank you

Contact information:
Kwanzaa Chair:  Blondell— 917-679-7259
Volunteers Chair:     Candice Boyce— 212-260-7310
Vendors Chair:  Jade—  347-407-3686
Stage Manager:  Cris—  347-623-2459
Entertainment Chair: Andrea     347-526-4914

AALUSC Board Members: Maria:      917-753-4973
                Ethel:     718-986-4561
                Rowdessa:  347-452-9870
                Jordan:    917-569-9509

Join INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, Sisterfire NYC, and the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU-Wagner as we celebrate the launch of:COLOR OF VIOLENCE: THE INCITE! ANTHOLOGY
THURS, DECEMBER 7, 2006
7:00 – 9:00 pm

PUCK BUILDING
295 Lafayette St (corner of Houston)
2nd floor
New York
(B,D,F,V to Broadway-Lafayette, N,R,W to Prince St., 6 to Bleecker St)

Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology presents the fierce and vital writing of 33 visionary radical women and trans people of color who examine the intersecting ways in which violence and oppression exist in the lives of women and trans people of color and map innovative strategies of movement
building and resistance used by women and trans people of color around the world.

Join us for an evening of food, drink, dialogue and celebration with:

* Andrea Smith, author of Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy: Rethinking Women of Color Organizing
* Aishah Shahidah Simmons, author of The War Against Black Women and the Making of NO!
* Patricia Allard, author of Crime, Punishment and Economic Violence
* Sista II Sista, authors of Sistas Making Moves: Collective Leadership for Personal Transformation and Social Justice
* Una Aya Osato, actress, educator and babysitter, author and performer of “Keep it Movin”, a one-woman show about women of color’s experiences in the U.S.
* Andrea Ritchie, author of Law Enforcement Violence Against Women of Color

Buy your copy of the anthology and one for all your friends! – at the event -proceeds to benefit Sisterfire NYC and INCITE!

Holiday Gift Fair in support of local women of color organizations!

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INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. For more information, see our website at: http://www.incite-national.org