LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER RESOURCE CENTER

E-NEWS March 14, 2012

Thoughts, questions, concerns, suggestions? Please feel free to swing by the center or drop us a line anytime!

LGBT Resource CenterStudent Community Center,

397 Hutchison Drive,Davis, CA 95616

Phone: 530.752.2452Fax: 530.752.5067

Email: lrsoter@ucdavis.edu  

The center is open from Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. We are located on the UC Davis main campus, on the corner of

Hutchison and California, across from Chem 194 and the Silo.

COMMUNITY COUNSELOR

JEZZIE FULMEN

As of Monday, February 27, Jezzie is on maternity leave. Her estimated return date is mid-June 2012.

If you are LGBTQIA or questioning, and interested in counseling. we have several different counselors covering different aspects of Jezzie’s job while she is out. Please talk to one of our staff if you would like to be directed to one of these specific folks.

You are also free to pick one of the Community Counselors, or to use Counseling and Psychological Services!

← Cailtin Alday, Community Intern cmalday@ucdavis.edu

← Sheri Atkinson, Director slatkinson@ucdavis.edu

← Cecilio Cooper, Graduate Student Researcher coop@ucdavis.edu

← Michelle Didero, Community Intern msdidero@ucdavis.edu

← Mitchell Faust, Community Intern mrfaust@ucdavis.edu

Jezzie Fulmen, Community Counselor cjfulmen@ucdavis.edu

Sarah M. Hernandez, Community Intern smhernand@ucdavis.edu

elizabeth krause, Assistant Director eakrause@ucdavis.edu

Olivia Nguyen, Graphic Design Intern

CRAFTERNOON

Crafternoons is a weekly social and crafting event that runs from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.  New craft projects are taught each week, and all supplies are provided. We encourage folks to stop in

and check out the event.

Crafternoons are a great way to meet people and de-stress at the end of the week! For more information or if you're

interested in collaborating with us, contact Sarah Maritza Hernandez:

smhernand@ucdavis.edu

QUEER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

For a list of Queer Student Orgs please visit:

http://lgbtcenter.ucdavis.edu/resources/organizations

Spring QuarterLGBT Resource Center Volunteer Applications

Available Now!

Please visit this page on our website for more information and the link to the application:  http://lgbtrc.ucdavis.edu/events/volunteer-program-1

Deadline: Monday, March 19 at 5 pm

If you have any questions, please direct them to Alex Deng, Volunteer Coordinator, at azdeng@ucdavis.edu

We hope that you will apply!

- The LGBT Resource Center Staff

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CONTENTS:

- Lavendar Connection Student Support Group- Mixed Fruit Closed Group

- National Organization of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees Scholarship Announcement

- 40th Annual UC Davis Pow Wow- Now Hiring Cultural Programmers

- NAMI Peer-to-Peer Course- California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit

- New Native American Film Studies Course- Poly Meet-up Group

- Consultant Wanted for Research on Queer and Trans Men and Boys of Color Resource Guide

- Center for Leadership Learning is Hiring- QACON: Call for Workshops

- Lambda Shadow Day- Center for Poverty Research Events

- Asian Pacific Islander Org Scholarship Info

Lavender Connection: A LGBTQ Student Support Group

Meets at CAPS in North HallFall Quarter Mondays 2:10 – 3:30 pm

Limited Space Available!

The Lavender Connection is a support group for undergrads & graduate students who are looking for a safe and confidential space to discuss issues related to being LGBTQ. The group provides a supportive and affirming environment where students can share common experiences and increase their sense of understanding regarding their own sexual identity, relationships with others, and sense of empowerment. Group member guide what is talked about each week by bringing up topics of interest to them. Areas of focus may include the influence of cultural background and ethnic identity, fostering self-acceptance, coming out to yourself and others, dating, spirituality, campus climate, and family relationships. Students questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity as well as students with all gender identities are welcome!                                                   

The group will meet throughout the quarter and students who participate are asked to make a commitment to attend the group each week throughout fall quarter. Each week the group will start with time for each to student to check in about how they are doing and what they want to discuss or get support about that week. As the quarter progresses, students get to know themselves and each other better. 

The group is available to all registered students. Student fees provide the funding for CAPS services so there is no charge to participate in this group or to utilize any of CAPS services during the school year. To participate in the group it is necessary to first have had a CAPS intake appointment. If you have questions, please feel free to email Susie Kisber at slkisber@ucavis.edu or Tatum Phan at tktphan@ucdavis.edu.  

MIXED FRUIT

UC Davis’s LGBTQIA closed* support group formixed heritage, multi racial, and multi culturalcommunities.

*What is a closed space? Closed spaces are open solely to folks who identify withinthe community. Closed spaces are important for fostering identity development andcreating a supportive atmosphere through shared experiences.

For more information contact msdidero@ucdavis.edu and/or eakrause@ucdavis.edu

NOW HIRING!CULTURAL PROGRAMMERS 2012-13:

 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

  Please visit http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/employment/students/ for a full job description and to get all of your application materials. Online Applications due Friday April 13th by 4pm.Supplemental Materials due Tuesday April 17th by 4pm. Position Descriptions: CULTURAL PROGRAMMERThe Cultural Programmer (CP) develops the educational programming and community building activities for Student Housing’s specialty communities listed below.  The CP participates in housing training, community event planning, educational programming and staff meeting responsibilities.             African and African American Themed Program

This Cultural Programmer develops the educational programming and community building activities for Housing’s African and African American academic themed and specialty community.

             Asian Pacific American Theme House

This Cultural Programmer develops the educational programming and community building activities for Housing’s Asian Pacific American academic themed and specialty community.

             Casa Cuauhtémoc

The Cultural Programmer develops the educational programming and community building activities for Housing’s Latin@ and Chican@ heritage academic themed and specialty community.

             Multi-Ethnic Program

The Cultural Programmer develops the educational programming and community building activities for Housing’s Multi-Ethnic specialty community.

 Rainbow Community

The Cultural Programmer develops the educational programming and community building activities for Housing’s Rainbow (LGBTIQ) specialty community.

 Questions?  Please call: (530)752-1736

California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit 2012

iAdvocate

April 30 – May 1, 2012 ž Sacramento, California 

Registration & Scholarship Process 

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th Annual California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Policy Summit which will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center on April 30 to May 1, 2012.  This event is a project of the Asian & Pacific Islanders California Action Network, the Asian American Education Institute, the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, and the California Commission on Asian & Pacific Islander American Affairs.  This year, our theme of iAdvocate recognizes the empowered individuals who make up over 5.5 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in California.  Comprising 15% of California’s population, the AANHPI community must exercise its political strength and community voice.  As a result, iAdvocate also speaks to how we can apply technology to our community organizing and advocacy.  As with previous years, the API Policy Summit serves as a vehicle for the AANHPI community to refine its advocacy efforts in order to develop more sophisticated strategies to advance our community’s agenda on every level of government.  The Summit will feature skills building workshops that incorporate real community problems to help participants grow into stronger advocates, organizers, and leaders.  The summit will bring focus to participants by organizing

workshops into five policy tracks that will explore policy issues on the local, state, and federal levels.  We bring back traditional policy tracks including civil rights, education, and health & human services.  In addition, we are introducing two new policy tracks to parallel the wider range of issues our community is advancing - environmental justice and labor & economic justice.  Registering for the API Policy Summit now includes the API Policy Summit Gala Dinner, where we will celebrate community leaders and organizations.  During day two of the API Policy Summit, participants immediately jump in the role of advocate by participating in legislative visits to advocate for their legislative, policy, and budget issues with legislative offices.  More information about the API Policy Summit program can be found on our website at www.apisummit.org. The API Policy Summit marks a significant opportunity for California AANHPI community members and organizations to empower themselves and their community at the California State Capitol.     Participants can register on-line here (Early Bird Ends March 16th):   http://apisummit2012.eventbrite.com For participants who have financial difficulty, scholarships are available by applying on-line here (Due March 2nd): http://goo.gl/kYk7E. Like our page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/APISummit) and follow us on Twitter (@apisummit1 #apisummit).  

 For more information regarding program content, please contact

Andrew T. Medina at (916) 319-3686 or andrew.medina@asm.ca.gov 

For more information regarding payment and registration, please contactWendy Chiu at (213)553-1810 or wchiu@ssgmain.org

 

 

Poly Meet-up Group.

For more information, contact Elyse Green (elgreen@ucdavis.edu), look on the Davis Wiki page

under "Polyamory,"  or go to the meetup site (http://www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Polyamory/).

Consultant Wanted for Research on Queer & Trans Men and Boys of Color Resource Guide

Funders for LGBTQ Issues is looking for a consultant/freelancer to work on a Queer & Trans Men and Boys of Color (QTMBoC) resource guide for foundations. This individual will be responsible for producing:

An annotated directory of organizations and programs in the US run by and/or for queer people of color and QTMBoC

An annotated directory of experts [scholars, consultants, activists, advocates, etc.] who can be called upon by funders and others to speak on policy, service delivery, and other issues as they relate to queer men and boys of color.

A survey/listing of the existing literature (reports, papers, video, books) on, by, and about QTMBoC.

The consultant will work with the Funders for LGBTQ Issues program director and an advisory board to produce a final draft of the resource guide by early June. He or she must possess:

Superb research and research design skills Knowledge of organizations working with QTMBoC and of the issues and activities various

QTMBoC communities are engaged with Excellent writing and organizational skills Ability to turn around drafts quickly

We will be kicking off this project in March. If you are interested and available, please send three samples of your work to N. Ordover at nancy@lgbtfunders.org

[QACON12] 5th Annual Queer and Asian Conference atUC Berkeley

Workshop Proposal Form

*** DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 20, 2012 ***Greetings from the Queer and Asian Conference 2012 Workshops committee!

This year the 5th annual Queer and Asian Conference at the University of California, Berkeley will take place on April 27-29th, 2012. Our workshops committee is looking for workshop proposals addressing our theme "Collide, Connect, Create," emphasizing personal involvement and education within and across movements and communities.

Mission Statement:For the past few years, the Queer & Asian Conference at UC Berkeley has focused on our identities and how they interact with the environment around us. As our Queer and Asian community continues to grow, we look towards developing a space where both student leaders and community members alike can come together to sustain momentum in the movements we are part of.

At this year's conference "Collide, Connect, Create" we intend to engage in each other's struggles, share resources, foster political  education, and cultivate leadership among students and between movements. Our goal is to provide a forum for individuals, communities, and issues to collide, to connect and build coalition networks, and to create strategies for working across difference.

If you or your organization is interested in facilitating a workshop at the conference, please fill out the workshop proposal form:

Workshop Proposal Form

*** DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 20, 2012 ***

For further questions and information, please contact:qaconference.workshops@gmail.com

Even if you are unable to present a workshop, we would still like to extend an invitation to you and your organization to attend the 5th annual Queer and Asian Conference in the spirit of community building and collective empowerment.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Lambda Shadow Day

On behalf of the King Hall Lambda Law Students Association, I invite you to join us at the UC Davis School of Law on Friday, April 6, 2012, for our annual Lambda Shadow Day. We’ve designed the event to give anyone considering law school the chance to be a law student for a day.  Lambda Law Students Association extends a warm welcome in particular to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.  We also hope to host any friends and allies of the LGBT community, as well!

As a guest of the Lambda Law Students Association, you will meet with law students, professors and admissions officials.  You will have the opportunity to attend a first year law school classes and learn more about life in law school.  This event is perfect for anybody considering law school... whether that be next year or in several years.

The schedule for the day includes:

9:30 - 10:30 breakfast with law students in the King Hall courtyard 10:35 - 11:50 sit-in on a first year law school class 12:00 -  1:00 lunch and info session with admissions and financial aid officers

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by Monday, April 2, 2010 to mlprince@ucdavis.edu .   We want to ensure their is more than enough food for everybody!. We look forward to welcoming you to King Hall!

My best,Miles L. PrinceOutreach Director, Lambda Law Students Association

Directions to Andrews Conference Room: enter SS&H through the L&S Deans Office entrance, across from the athletic fields on the east side of Hickey Gym. Stairs and elevator are just inside, proceed to 2nd floor; Andrews is on the right side of the hall, #2203. Upcoming seminars for your calendar: Fatherhood in the Inner CityKathryn Edin (Public Policy & Sociology, Harvard)Wed. Feb. 29; 3:30-5:00pm, Andrews Conf. Room Childhood Exposure to the Food Stamp Program:  Long-Run Health And Economic OutcomesHilary Hoynes (affiliate in Economics)Fri. March 2; 12:00-1:30pm, Andrews Conf. Room Does California’s School Finance System Leave Poor Children Behind?Heather Rose (affiliate in the School of Education)Fri. April 6; 12:00-1:30pm, Andrews Conf. Room Understanding the Interplay between Individual Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status: An Interactionist PerspectiveRand Conger (affiliate in Human & Community Development and Psychology)Fri. April 20; 12:00-1:30pm, 273 Social Sciences & Humanities Diverging Destinies: Maternal Education and the Developmental Gradient in Time with ChildrenAriel Kalil (Public Policy & Psychology, Chicago)Wed. May 2; 12:00-1:30pm, Andrews Conf. Room Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly DisadvantagedKatherine Newman (Public Policy & Sociology, Johns Hopkins) and Rourke O’Brien (Sociology, Princeton)Friday, May 11; 12:00-1:30pm, Andrews Conf. Room Visiting Scholar: Elizabeth Ananat (Public Policy & Economics, Duke)May 29-June 1Talk: Wed. May 30; 12:00-1:30pm, Andrews Conf. Room

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