8/20/2010 GM: State of the Q-Wave Address & Shaping Our Future!

August 11, 2010

Hello Q-Wavers!!

Last month, 20+ Q-wavers took to the backwoods of NJ for an intense 3 days of community and leadership building workshops. The outcomes of the Retreat were some awesome ideas for Q-Wave’s future programming & development and a re-energized sense of commitment to Q-wave’s founding principles.

As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to learn about Q-Wave’s work, our future direction, and how to get involved. This month’s GM is where it starts!

First, retreat participants will share their stories and lessons learned with the greater Q-wave community. Then, we’ll open up the discussion about our top initiatives for the coming months:

1) Q-Wave’s Queer Youth Initiative
2) Volunteer Service Initiative
3) Queer Asian Dance/Party Circuit
4) Support Group

We’ll talk about what our community wants these projects to look like, and develop the means to get them accomplished.

We are inviting your vision and talents to bring these projects alive for the Queer API Women & Trans community in NYC and beyond. Everyone is welcome, and everybody is needed!

WHAT: State of the Q-Wave Address & Shaping Our Future!
WHO: YOU & Q-WAVE!
WHEN: Friday, August, 20, 2010 @ 7-9 pm
WHERE: CUNY Graduate Center/ 365 5th Ave between 34th and 35th Street/ Room C197
PLEASE, PLEASE try your best to be ON TIME!
** As usual, snacks and refreshments will be provided!

DIRECTIONS: (via subway): – B, D, F, V, N, R, Q, W to 34th Street/Broadway – 6 to 33rd Street/Park Avenue and walk 2 blocks west – 1, 2, 3, 9 to 34th Street/7th Avenue (Madison Square Garden) and walk 2-3 blocks east – A, C, E to 34th Street/8th Avenue and walk 3-4 blocks east.

** Q-Wave is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolks and gender-nonconformists of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; our Yahoo group, General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, winter parties, film screenings, etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality. Thank you very much.**

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