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Fall 2017, Week 2
UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm, Friday 8am-4:30pm
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"There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives."
- Audre Lorde
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Pan Dulce: LGBTQIA+ Chicanx Latinx Platica
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
12-1:30PM | LGBT Resource Center
Join us for our first Pan Dulce Platica of the school year for pan dulce, chisme and community! Open to students, staff and faculty.
If you require accommodations to fully access the event, please contact us at 858.822.3493 or
rainbow@ucsd.edu
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Queer and Mindful
Mondays, 1:00-2:00PM
Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
*FIRST GBM OCTOBER 16!
Come join the LGBT Resource Center for meditation, mindful self-examination, and wellness events designed to help you gain control of your life & mind. Please feel encouraged to bring planners, journals, sketchbooks, and art materials for introspective time.
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Bored Gaymers
Fridays, 1:00-2:00PM
Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
*FIRST GBM OCTOBER 20!
Come play board games with us weekly at the LGBT Resource Center! Feel free to see what games we have or even bring your own!
No experience required!
We will cap attendance at 30 due to space limitations for our first event.
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Volunteer Training and Orientation
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Volunteer Training and Orientation
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
5:00-6:30PM |LGBT RC Conference Room
Want to be more involved with the LGBT community on campus? Come to our volunteer training and orientation to learn more about opportunities for leadership and involvement!
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Celebrate Muir Pride with fun events and programs happening all of Week 2!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10th: LGBTea+ MILITARY AWARENESS
3-4PM @ Mariposa Room
Come learn about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ folks in the military and get informed on current events and news. Tea and cookies provided!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th (National Coming Out Day!)
DRAG EDUCATION PROGRAM
1-2PM @ Mariposa Room
Learn about the art of drag and its history, traditions, and culture!
** Be sure to attend this program for priority entry tickets to the evening's drag performance!!
DRAG SHOW
8-10PM @ MOM (Middle of Muir)
Enjoy a drag show from professional drag performers! Seating and entry are first-come, first-serve. We'll be serving rainbow cake! Come to the educational program earlier in the day to gain priority entry.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12th: TIE-DYE & BUTTONS
3:30-5PM @ Tuolumne Quad
DIY Tie- Dye shirts! T-Shirts will be given to the first 50 people (or bring your own!)! PLUS, make your own pride buttons.
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Interested in learning more about social justice AND gaining professional experience?? Apply for the LGBT Resource Center's Social Justice Peer Education Program, where you can gain facilitation skills and change campus climate. Through the program you will gain leadership experience, facilitation skills and social justice education training!
Deadline to apply is Friday, October 13!
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Queer Student Organizations and Affiliates
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Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
This group is an open dialogue and supportive space for those who identify with bisexual, biromantic, fluid, pansexual, panromantic, queer and questioning experiences. We welcome you to attend, listen, participate, and connect with others as we explore fluid sexualities and/or fluid romantic attractions. For more information, please e-mail
fluidgroupucsd@gmail.com.
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QTPOC
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, every odd week
Conference Room| Cross Cultural Center
QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR is a student org that creates a safe space to dialogue, eduacate, and socialize around LGBTQ+ identified people of color. For more information about QTPOC, contact
qtpocucsd@gmail.com
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Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
QSUN as an organization aims to provide an open, welcoming, and safe space for individuals in the Sixth College community who identify on the queer and/or LGBTQIAP+ spectrum, or are allies of such individuals. Though this organization is not solely open to students of Sixth College, it is designed to offer an opportunity for a smaller and more close knit community.
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Black Queer Collective
First Fall Mixer
Wednesday November 29th, 4:30-7:00pm
Conference Room| LGBT Resource Center
Black Queer Collective is a group dedicated to finding and fostering Black queer community at UC San Diego. For more information about Black Queer Collective and their mixer, please click
here.
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oSTEM
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm starting October 17th
Conference Room | LGBT Resource Center
*FIRST GBM OCTOBER 17!
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is a national LGBTQ-affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia. For more information, check out their
Facebook page!
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Looking for community? Get to know our interns! Stop by during their office hours:
Afi: Tues: 8-10:30AM
Alejandra: Tues: 2-3PM; Fri: 11AM-12:30PM
Gavin: Tues: 10AM-2PM; Wed: 4:30-5:30PM
Jodie: MWF:12:30-3PM
Larra: Tues:10:30-11AM, Thurs: 10:30AM-1PM
Marisa: Tues: 3-5:30PM
Noel: Fri: 8AM-9:30AM and 11AM-12PM
Sallie: Tues: 8-10:30AM
Sam: Mon: 11AM-1:30PM
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Annual Project Trans BBQ at Balboa Park
The Center SD
October 21, 2017
Don't miss your chance to attend the annual Project Trans BBQ on October 21! Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. Please bring a potluck item to share, or donate utensils or tupperware. Bring games to play, blankets, lawn chairs and pop tents. Everyone is welcome. The BBQ will be in Balboa park - enter at Upas Street and the event will be on the left hand side, just past the first curve, across from the playground. Look for the Trans flag! For more information, email
smerkbenitez@thecentersd.org
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EDGY Conference
Skirball Cultural Center. Los Angeles
October 27, 2017
The EDGY conference provides a "one-stop-shop" opportunity for youth-serving professionals to build awareness and cultural competency, learn current and emerging best practices, and gather resources from leading experts and national organizations in the field.
The EDGY Conference, which is presented by Penny Lane Centers, strives to create a supportive environment for GLBTQ youth and families through initiatives, education, and enlightenment. As in previous years, we will be offering continuing education credits for mental health, group home and social work professionals attending the workshop.
For more information, click here.
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Coming Out Group Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30pm Small Meeting Room | Women's Center The Coming Out group is a place to meet and gain support while discussing your sexual and/or gender Identities in a confidential setting. This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, or questioning folks who are coming out, considering coming out or may already be out. Topics are determined by group participants and can include stress, fear, anxiety, loneliness, family/cultural issues, excitement and celebration with regard to coming out. The group is open to new members the first 3 meetings of each quarter and then closes to maintain safe space. First Fall Meeting is Tuesday, September 27th For more info, please contact Cat Thompson at cathompson@ucsd.edu or Agustin Orozco at aorozco@ucsd.edu
The Coming Out Group is open for the first 3 weeks of each quarter and closes after for safety.
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Men's Relationship Forum
Weeks 2-10 (Fall, Winter & Spring Quarters)
Mondays, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Small Meeting Room | Women's Center
Join us for conversations about our experiences as gay men, and connect with other gay men on campus.
This group addresses relationships, sexual health, community building and more.
For more information please contact:
Greg Koch at gkoch@ucsd.ed
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Rainbow Newsletter submissions:
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If you would like to submit relevant events to be featured in the newsletter, please email
rainbow@ucsd.edu.
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APIMEDA Freshman Mixer
October 23, 2017; 6:30PM
Join us for our freshman mixer, a wonderful opportunity to meet people or reconnect with one another a few weeks after ASCEND.
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Barbershop Talk
October 18, 2017; 5:00PM-6:30PM
Conference Room
Join us for our first installment of barbershop talk, a laidback social forum designed to connect you to the community. If accommodation is needed, please contact 858-534-0471.
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Native American Welcome Dinner
October 12, 2017; 6:00PM-7:30PM
Comunidad Room, Cross Cultural Center, Price Center East
Join us for a welcome back to school get-together! Meet new and returning Native American students.
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Paths to PhDs
October 19, 2017; 6:30PM-8:30PM
Comunidad Room, Cross Cultural Center, Price Center East
Want to earn a PhD in Psychology or Neuroscience? At this panel, grad student speakers will reveal how to successfully apply to graduate programs at UCSD, what those programs are like, and much more! Pizza and refreshments will be served.
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Love Your Body Programs
October 18, 2017; 11:00AM-2PM
Price Center Plaza
Join us in the Price Center Plaza for our annual celebration of Love Your Body Day. We'll have education on body image issues, crafting, trivia, raffle prizes and more!
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Community Retreat
October 21-22, 2017
Raza Resource Centro
Join us for an on campus retreat during the Weekend of Week 3. The community retreat is for latinx folks looking to make friends, network and be more involved with the RRC. Students will be able to engage with other students, and find a space for latinx folks on campus. Spots are limited.
For more information, click
here.
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Alternative Tours (SPACES)
Alternative Tours offer a unique perspective on the hxstory of student activism on campus, and strive to retain OurStory despite institutional erasure. Tours are free and open to all interested K-14 groups, and we are open to tailoring our tours to meet the vision or needs of groups requesting tours. We are looking to expand our program in order to provide greater access to the San Diego community. If you are bilingual or multilingual, we strongly encourage you to apply!
tinyurl.com/AltTourGuideF17
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UC San Diego
October 11, 2017; 9:30AM-2:30PM
RIMAC, UC San Diego
Science and Technology Career Fair
Meet face to face with top employers seeking to hire you! The Science and Technology Career Fair is the perfect opportunity to network with valuable contacts, learn inside information about the companies, and create a personal impression that employers will remember!
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UC San Diego
October 11, 2017; 3:30-6PM
Atkinson Hall Auditorium, UC San Diego
No More, No More
UC San Diego theater students will be participating with kNOw MORE!, Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Curriculum for youth. This performance uses dialogue, abstract, dramatized images and spoken word, to incite curiosity and prompt a learning journey towards understanding the red flags and vulnerability of human trafficking and the tragic social issue. The program also features Buki Domingos, famous singer songwriter, activist, and survivor of human trafficking.
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UC San Diego
October 16-17, 2017; 5PM-6PM
Multipurpose Room, UC San Diego
College Ambassador Hiring
Are you passionate about UC San Diego? Join the College Ambassador team and share your student story with our 70,000+ visitors and prospective students!
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UC San Diego
October 17, 2017; 2:30-3:30PM
The Zone in Price Center
Resources and Relaxation Squad
Drop-in and get a low intensity back rub from the R&R Squad! Questions?
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UC San Diego
October 20-22, 2017
Family Weekend 10th Anniversary
Invite your family to UC San Diego's Family Weekend 10th Anniversary Celebration, featuring the Game Masters exclusive evening at the Fleet Science Center. Check out the Whodunit Mystery Show, show off your College, and enjoy delicious meals throughout thee weekend. For questions, contact Parent & Family Programs at
parents@ucsd.edu or 858-534-7273.
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NACME Scholarship for Engineers
The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) is looking for under-represented students in engineering to apply for a $2500 scholarship supported by NACME. Through the program, scholarships are awarded to talented African America, American Indian and Latino students enrolled in engineering programs.
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UC San Diego
October 23, 2017; 11AM-3PM
Price Center West Ballroom, UC San Diego
Study Abroad Expo
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Interested in studying abroad, but not sure where to start? Come to our largest study abroad event of the year, EXPO! And don't miss out on our First Steps Info sessions to get your questions answered about the many programs available to students at UCSD, how financial aid works and how to start the application process.
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