Visit here for February Upcoming Events
Safe Zone/Ally Summit
March 2, 2012
Bayard Rustin Centennial Conference
March 30-31, 2012
Out for Work: National LGBT Career Conference
September 2012
Safe Zone Trainings: Creating a More Inclusive Campus Climate for All |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Some of the below programs are not GSC organized so please contact the specific unit listed for more information if needed.
FEBRUARY
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| 2nd |
February 2nd
Organized by UIC's Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy
Crime and Punishment: The Attack on Queer, Trans, and People of Color
3:00 p.m. panel, 4:30 p.m. book signing and reception
302 Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. |
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| 8th |
February 8th
African-American Cultural Center (AACC) Welcome Reception & Open House
1:00-4:00 p.m.
2nd Fl Addams Hall
Contact: AACC, 312-996-9549
Meet and greet the director of the AACC, Dr. Lori Barcliff Baptista, and
tour the newly renovated space. You're invited to participate in spoken
word, music, visual, and performance art that embodies the Center's
engagement with African-American and Diasporic identities, traditions, and
creative practices. Drumming and re-dedication ceremony begins at 1:15 p.m.
Brief remarks will follow. Light refreshments will be served. |
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| 9th |
February 9th
Bayard Rustin at 100: Rediscovering a Forgotten Hero
5:30 p.m.: Cocktails; 6:30 p.m.; Program
Chicago History Museum (CHM), Clark St. at North Ave.
Known as the “Invisible Man” of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and organized the iconic 1963 March on Washington D.C. But despite his many achievements, Rustin was expunged
from history—largely for being openly gay. Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp moderates a discussion on Rustin's enduring legacy with filmmaker Bennett Singer, co-director of the acclaimed documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, and Rustin's life partner Walter Naegle. Out at CHM 2012 is sponsored by The Pauls Foundation. $12, $10 Members & Students. Contact: CHM, 312-642-4600. |
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| 14th |
February 14th
Sex+++ Film Series: “The Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary” (2008)
7:00 p.m.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. Halsted St.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Xaviera Hollander was New York's leading madam. In 1971, she published her memoir, which was considered a landmark of sex-positive writing; shortly afterwards, she was deported from the USA. RSVP: 312-413-5353. Contact: Lisa Junkin, ljunkin@uic.edu,
312-413-5353. |
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| 16th |
February 16th
African-American Safe Zone 101
3:00-5:00 p.m.
White Oak Room (up the elevators and to the left), Student Center East
750 S. Halsted
In collaboration with UIC's African American Academic Network and part of the UIC Black History Month 2012
Free and open to the public. RSVP here. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3LG8Y7L
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| 20th |
February 20th
Free, rapid, and confidential HIV Testing
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Rainbow Resource Study Lounge, Room 183, Behavioral Sciences Building, 1007 W. Harrison St.
Come and get tested for free in a safe space once a month. Testing is confidential and it takes 20 minutes. First come, first served. Check in at the Rainbow Resource, room 181 BSB, or outreach table in the BSB halllway; last intake is at 3:30 p.m. This is a collaboration with Vida/SIDA.
Contact: Moisés Villada, moises@uic.edu, 312-413-3036. |
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| 20th |
February 20th
Chancellor's Committee on the Status of LGBT Issues (CCSLGBTI) Meeting
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Room 346, Disability, Health, and Social Policy Building, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd. (Corner of Roosevelt Rd. & Paulina St.); All are welcome to attend
More Info: www.uic.edu/depts/quic/ccslgbi |
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| 23rd |
February 23rd
Personal Statements: Workshops for Writing the Self
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Rainbow Resource Study Lounge, Room 183, Behavioral Sciences Building, 1007 W. Harrison St.
Personal Statements is a monthly workshop exploring the territory of bold creative expression and healthy personal boundaries. The workshops are facilitated from an affirming LGBTQQIA perspective. All undergraduate and
graduate students are welcome to participate. This program is a collaboration with UIC's Counseling Center. Contact: Moisés Villada, moises@uic.edu, or 312-413-3036. |
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| 28th |
February 28th
Safe Zone 101
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Room 385, Behavioral Sciences Building, 1007 W. Harrison St.
Safe Zone 101 is a training to increase awareness and comfort with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and issues; empower participants to become a LGBTQ ally; and address the unique experiences and challenges that are specific to LGBTQ people. All UIC students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend this University-sanctioned training. Release time is generally granted according to the attendance at University Events policy. Contact: Moisés Villada at moises@uic.edu or 312-413-3036. Please RSVP at (www.gsc.uic.edu).
Register here. |
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| 28th |
February 28th
Sexy Spirit: Discussions on Sexuality & Spirituality
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Rainbow Resource Study Lounge, Room 183, Behavioral Sciences Building, 1007 W. Harrison St.
Sexy Spirit is a monthly discussion exploring how sexuality and spirituality inform, influence, and enhance each other (from an affirming religious/spiritual LGBTQQIA perspective). We welcome a variety of religious and spiritual perspectives and provide a safe place to explore experience and belief. We also hope to challenge each other to think about and articulate why we believe what we believe, thus leading to more healthy spiritual and sexual relationships. This program is a collaboration with UIC's Agape House & UIC's Levine Hillel Center. Contact: Moisés Villada, moises@uic.edu, 312-413-3036. |
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