Did y'all enjoy pride? If you are interested in helping plan summer events for queer youth and allies, please come to the STRANGE Project this Saturday from 1pm-3:30pm at the Diversity Center (1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz). Youth ages 11-18 welcome! … [Read more...]
[Reminder] 40th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival, June 1
Join the greater Santa Cruz Community and beyond to celebrate 40 years of LGBTQI pride! The parade will feature favorites such as Dykes on Bykes, CHEER San Francisco, PFLAG, and Radical Faeries! Afterwards, venture to the festival where there is a kids area, local organizations with resources, and shopping, and live performances. Parade: Starts at Pacific Avenue and Cathcart in downtown Santa Cruz at 11am. Festival: Starts at 11am and goes till 4pm on Pacific Avenue between Cooper Street and Water Street. … [Read more...]
17th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards is Looking for Volunteers! May 10 [This Saturday]
Make this event truly amazing by helping set up for this empowering ceremony! Shifts are available from 10am to 10:30pm, and run from 1 to 2 hours in length. Click Here for specific time slots and to submit your short application! As a special thank you to day-of-the-event volunteers who take on two or more shifts, we will give you a FREE QYLA ticket! For more information contact CoordinateQYLA@gmail.com or call (831) 427 - 4004 … [Read more...]
[Save the Date] 17th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards
QYLA was created in 1998 to shift the conversation about queer youth from risk to leadership. This county-wide, collaborative event serves to honor and celebrate queer youth leaders and the ally’s that support and empower them. Stay tuned for more information at QYLA.org May 10, 2014 New Brighton Middle School, Capitola Community Resource Fair - 5:30pm Catered Buffet Dinner - 6pm Awards Ceremony - 7pm Community Dance to Follow To volunteer contact Joe Cosentino at volunteer@QYLA.org … [Read more...]
[Reminder] Triangle Speaker Training, Jan 25
Triangle Speakers is an educational speakers bureau for Santa Cruz County that provides 100+ panels to classrooms and organizations each year. Our speakers, volunteers, and staff are concerned individuals who work to eliminate homophobia - the fear, prejudice, hatred, and discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people - so that a healthy environment exists for all members of our community. Location: Cowell Apartments Community Room, UC Santa Cruz When: Saturday, January 25th 2014 Click Here to Register ASAP - Space … [Read more...]
[Reminder] Weekly STRANGE Project Meetings, Every Saturday
This is a space for current members of the STRANGE LGBTQ youth leadership team and interested local youth to help prepare and plan events. Location: The Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 When: Every Saturday 1pm - 3:30pm STRANGE is a joint project of The Diversity Center and Encompass Community Services. For more information, contact strange@diversitycenter.org … [Read more...]
[Reminder] PFLAG of Santa Cruz Monthly Meeting, Jan 14
This month’s meeting will feature guest speaker Brandon Brock from PFLAG San Francisco and Napa County. He will share his experiences and knowledge he gained from The National PFLAG Conference this past October. He will also be sharing his insights on how to strengthen local support groups. Click Here to read his blog entries from the conference. When: Tuesday, January, 14th 2013 7pm - 9pm Location: Peace United Church of Christ 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA Contact - pflagscc@gmail.com, www.pflagscc.org, or call (831) 427-4016 … [Read more...]
Good Times Community Fund
HAVEN OFFERS HOPE/Safe Schools Project, Nov 27, 2013 Good Times -- Two years ago, Ron Indra, a teacher at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz and director of the Safe Schools Project for Santa Cruz County, received a phone … [Read More...] … [Read more...]
GSA Summit
Santa Cruz County LGBTQ youth meet to network, encourage one another SANTA CRUZ -- Heather Turley and Anissa Balderas stood face to face Saturday during an ice breaker at the Gay-Straight Alliance Summit. "Remember your first coming out day?" said Turley, 16, a student at Watsonville High School. "There were really awkward moments and no one was talking." Balderas, 16, who was also a student at Watsonville High School, smiled and the two laughed. They were two of 20 middle school and high school students from across the county attending … [Read more...]
[Reminder] UCSC LGBT Theater Production: The Normal Heart
“Set in New York in the early 1980's, The Normal Heart follows the story of gay activist Ned Weeks and his struggle with the emerging realities of HIV/AIDS.” To read more about this play Click Here When: November 7th - 10th Thursday, Friday, and Saturday @ 7pm Sunday’s @ 3pm Location: Theater Arts Experimental Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz Tickets: $12 General Admission, $11 Seniors (62+), $11 Students w/ ID Advanced ticketing available at UCSC Ticket Office (831) 459-2159 or Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium box office (831) … [Read more...]