[imc-queer] upcoming QEJ events -- mark your calendars

[QueerEconJustice at aol.com]

Below is information about upcoming events organized by Queers for Economic  
Justice.
 
The first two events listed are community forums that are open to the  public.
The other events are "Know Your Rights" Trainings intended for  
homeless/low-income LGBT people, and service providers working with them.
 
Questions?
Contact (212) 564-3608.
 
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For Everyone: 
COMMUNITY FORUMS 
 
 




 

GAY  GENTRIFICATION: 
What role do LGBT  people play in the gentrification of neighborhoods? 

March 8, 2005,   6:30pm - 8:30pm 
the  LGBT  Community Center 208 W.  13th Street, room 301 
Chelsea…  The West Village…  Harlem…  Park Slope…  Hell’s Kitchen 

Queers are living  in the communities being gentrified, and are getting 
pushed out along with  straight folks.  We are part of families, have low income, 
are long-term  residents, & are people of color. We are part of community 
organizations  working against gentrification -- including the ones we've formed.   
 
However, queers are  also part of the gentrifying force.  What are the 
effects of white LGBT  people moving into neighborhoods targeted for gentrification? 
 What are the class and race tensions that  develop between new residents, 
usually white, and long-term residents, who are  often low-income people of 
color?   
How do queer people of  color living in these neighborhoods negotiate these 
tensions, whether we are new  or long-term residents?  What are  the special 
issues facing LGBT youth and transgender people in neighborhoods  that undergo 
gentrification?   
How does all this  affect our ideas & feelings of “queer community” and “
queer community  organizing”?  Are these tensions represented in queer community  
organizing?  How & how not?  

What are specific ways that folks living in these specific  communities can 
get involved in anti-gentrification efforts?  What are the specific organizing 
tools  that we can use? (& who is the we?)  How can we continue to build,  
build new, and sustain anti-gentrification coalitions? 
...Speakers to be  announced... 
Organized by Queers  for Economic Justice 
call (212) 564-3608  for questions 

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DEFUNDING OUR  LIVES: 
the LGBT Community and  the Privatization of Social Security and the Federal 
Tax  Cuts 

Wednesday, April 6,  6:30pm – 8:30pm 
at  the LGBT  Community Center  208 W. 13th  Street 

…speakers and details  to be announced…


 
 
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for LGBT Homeless People:
"Know Your Rights"  trainings
 
Access to  Education:  
How to Apply  to College If You’re On Welfare 
March 14,  2005, 6:30-8:30PM 
Location:  Queers for Economic  Justice  16 W. 32nd Street,  10th Floor, 
Manhattan 
This training will provide LGBT  youth with the necessary tools to attend 
college if they are on public  assistance and/ or low income. The training will 
also provide resources to free  GED programs and scholarship opportunities for 
LGBT Youth to attend  college.  We are inviting  organizations to share their 
strategies on a panel providing youth and service  providers’ specific tools 
that can be used to attend college. 
Co-sponsored  by: 
Green Chimneys / the  Neutral Zone / Queers for Economic Justice / Welfare 
Rights Initiative and Youth  Enrichment Services of the LGBT Community  Center 
Dinner will be  provided at 6pm to homeless youth, so please RSVP to (212) 
564-3608. 
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Dealing with the  Police    
Tuesday, April  19th  6:00-8:30pm  (rescheduled from previous  date) 
·      What to do if you are  a homeless LGBT person targeted by the police. 
·      How to prevent an  interaction with the police from escalating. 
·      How to report  harrassment. 
at Queers for Economic  Justice - 16 W. 32nd  Street - 10th floor 
Dinner (and  transportation fee) provided to shelter residents, if you RSVP: 
(212)  564-3608.   
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How To Win Your Welfare "Fair  Hearing" 
Tuesday, May 17th,  6;00-8:30pm 
If you are an LGBT person on public  assistance, and your welfare benefits 
are sanctioned or cut, you can apply for a  “Fair Hearing” Trial to fight it.  
This training will teach you how to prepare for your Fair Hearing and win  
your case. 
at Queers for Economic  Justice - 16 W. 32nd  Street - 10th floor 
Dinner (and  transportation fee) provided to shelter residents, if you RSVP: 
(212)  564-3608.   

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