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Creating the Workshop:

The Big Queer Workshop Working Group (BQWWG) will meet every other week for 90 minutes during the Spring 2013 semester to develop workshop materials that will support queer communities to be more inclusive. This will include a set portion of a workshop that will be consistently included in every workshop for every group, and the BQWWG will identify how to support each organization to tailor the remainder of the workshop to their group’s specific needs. The BQWWG will support groups to collaborate on similar themes (e.g. SEO and GRL on greek intersections) when possible. The group will also identify if there is a need for different types of workshops (e.g. 101 vs something more advanced), and if these workshops will only happen at existing group meetings or if there will also be an open-call-for-participants-type workshop.

What Does it Mean to Join the Working Group:

Everyone should…
- commit to 90-minute meetings every other week for the whole Spring semester
- have a commitment and passion to creating inclusive queer spaces
- be able to work well in a group environment
- commit to transparency in the development process and accountability to queer communities
- be open to continuing work into Fall 2013 to continue implementing the workshop

A couple of people should have each of these (but they’re not required of all)…
- experience with curriculum design or running workshops
- content expertise on issues and experiences of transgender communities, QPOC communities, asexual communities, and/or other identities/experiences often marginalized in queer spaces
- interest in researching what other organizations are doing to address similar issues to see if we can learn from their work
- ability to keep the process structured, including meeting reminders, drafting documents, taking notes, etc.

How Do I Join the Working Group:

First meeting is on Wednesday, February 13th from 6-7pm in 156 Dwinelle. Or email Caitlin at thecaitlinquinn@gmail.com to get information about other meetings, or to ask questions.

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Dear Friends,

***SUBMISSIONS REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL OCTOBER 7th ***

Who can submit: Anyone! Students, Community members

What medium: We welcome artists of various mediums including but not limited to paintings, sculptures, poetry, photography, film, and more.

The Theme:

Movement of Queer Diasporas explores the multiple ways movement is creatively present in the lives, resistance, and struggles of queer communities in the diaspora. There is movement in the fluidity of expressions of queerness, how notions of family are challenged, “coming out” narratives, and in the search for home. There is movement in navigating different locations and in the hiding, (un)masking, de-queering, and transformation that can come with queerness.  With the Movement of Queer Diasporas Exhibit, we hope to honor the mosaic of stories and hxstery of movement ingrained in queer diasporic communities.

diaspora- the movement, migration or scattering of communities from home/land(s)  to home/land(s).

We seek to acknowledge the non-neutrality of the construction of diaspora, to visibilize the displacement and renaming of lands, to queer any one static definition of diaspora.

If you are interested in submitting, please email your work to us at artcommittee.mcc@gmail.com and fill out the form below-

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What we ask: Art be ready to hang/display/present. Artist is responsible for delivery of art-work by October 10^th and pickup by November 9th. The Art show will begin on October 15th and will be up for about three weeks. Artwork must be original work only.

The MCC Art Gallery is a free and accessible art space run by and for students and community members. We aim to provide a platform for artists who engage with social justice principles that encourage the use of art as a tool for empowerment, resistance, and engaged learning. Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the MCC Art Committee (a student-led collaborative committee) based on relevance to theme, ease of installation, and craftsmanship. Artists will be notified by October 8th of acceptance into this show. We apologize in advance that we are not able to accept every piece submitted.