Week of 4/30/2012
Hey everyone!
The semester is coming to a close! A big thanks to the general body and everyone who worked to make this semester possible!
Finals are just around the corner…so we are hosting an End of the Semester Study Breaker to help all you fabulous people relax and enjoy yourselves before exams begin! There will be refreshments and a lot of fun to be had!
This Saturday is Lavender Graduation 2012! This is one of the LGBT Resource Center’s biggest events of the semester, so please join us in celebrating the achievements of some amazing UGA students!
Monday, April 30th the NAACP is hosting a Trayvon Martin Prayer Vigil.
Good luck to everyone on your exams!
Week of 4/23/2012
The semester is coming to a close, but there is still a lot left to do and many events to attend!
Thank you to everyone who came to the dance Wednesday! It was a blast! Next Monday’s meeting topic is The Future of LGBT Equality…5:30 PM in Tate room 480!
Today is the 17th annual National Day of Silence. Watch this video in retrospective of Day of Silence then and now: http://blog.glsen.org/day-of-silence-then-now/
Tonight is the Breaking the Silence Concert in Tate Plaza! There will be FREE CUPCAKES!
Saturday is the Athens PRIDE- LGBT Civil Rights March and sapph.fire’s 2nd annual Big Gay Cookout! Come out and show you support!
Next Thursday is Healing from Spiritual Violence, a program focusing on ways to provide or restore access to communities of faith.
Week of 4/16/2012
Hello everyone!
We hope y’all are having an awesome Gaypril so far! There have been many LGBTQA events and there are many more to come!
Our next Monday meeting topic is Activism 101! We will discuss the basics of activism and have guest speakers from other organizations share their insight. Tate room 480 at 5:30 PM! Hope to see you there!
Events:
Tuesday, April 17th is our Q&A with Queers: Asexuality panel!! You definitely do not want to miss this asexy panel of aces!
Wednesday, April 18th is our Lambda Spring Dance! Come out for a fabulous night of dancing with your fellow queers and allies! Attire is semi-formal.
Friday, April 20th (National Day of Silence: http://www.dayo…fsilence.org) is the Breaking the Silence Concert! Break the silence surrounding LGBTQA bullying!
Saturday, April 21st is the worldwide LGBT Civil Rights March! Athens Pride will be taking part: Athens PRIDE- LGBT Civil Rights March. If you believe in equal rights and want equality for all, then come and march with us! Wear a purple shirt and be sure to bring signs/banners!
Saturday, April 21st is sapph.fire’s 2nd annual Big Gay Cookout! The cookout begins immediately after the LGBT Civil Rights March. This is a family friendly event open to people of all ages and identities.
AIDS Walk Athens
Week of 4/2/2012
Hi Everyone!
This weekend is Unity Conference! To those of you who are going, we look forward to seeing you there! If you are not going to Unity, then please consider volunteering at the Brooklyn Cemetery! GLOBES is having a Spring Day of Service this Saturday and needs Volunteers. For more information: UGA GLOBES Spring Day of Service
Next Week’s meeting topic is Gender Expression Across Cultures! Come join us for some gender-bending fun! We will be meeting in Tate room 480 at 5:30 PM.
Have a Fabulous Break!
Hey all you wonderful people!
Just some announcements before you all run off for spring break!
If you are interested in going to Unity (March 30th – April 1st), the largest LGBTQA youth conference in the Southeast, please contact us ASAP!! If you want Lambda to pay your registration fee, then you need to come to the LGBT Resource Center and sign a form!
For more info, please visit: http://studentorgs.unc.edu/unity/
The Monday after spring break, we will be discussing international LGBTQA issues during our general body meeting. Usual time, 5:30 PM, in Tate room 137!
Also, the GLOBES service project has been moved to Saturday, March 31st. We would love if you could lend a hand and volunteer!
For more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/376721275674869/
Have a fabulously awesome spring break!
Week of 2/27/2012
Our biggest event of the semester, God Save the Queens…and Kings Drag Show, is TOMORROW NIGHT at 7 PM!!! This is an event you do NOT want to miss! Tickets will be sold at the door, but we recommend getting them in advance to avoid the long line!
Also, this saturday we will be cleaning up the Brooklyn cemetery! This is going to be an amazing service project, so be sure to come and take part in some inter-generational volunteerism! There will be donuts! 
For more info: Brooklyn Cemetery Clean-up
Other Events:
Campaign Against Spiritual Violence Tabling by Ally Outreach
Monday, February 27th and Tuesday, February 28th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Tate Plaza
Ally Outreach is tabling and flyering Monday and Tuesday to promote their campaign! Join us in supporting the Campaign Against Spiritual Violence!
Gender Transcender: Bulldawg Drag Race
Wednesday, February 29th at 6:30 PM
MLC 245
This will be a discussion through the lens of drag performance and gender performativity.
Athens ShowGirl Cabaret at LITTLE KINGS
Thursday, March 1st at 10:00 PM
223 W. Hancock Street, Athens, GA 30601
Drag at Little Kings!
Week of 2/13/2012
Events:
Lunch With Leaders: Joan Pretty
Wednesday, February 15th
Memorial Hall, Adinkra, 4th Floor
Lunch With Leaders is a monthly series created by UGA’s LGBT Resource Center so that students may gather and listen to a successful LGBTQ-identified leader tell their story. Students will be given the opportunity to ask questions about successes, failures, and even coming out stories.Lunch will be provided by MIRKO on a first come, first served basis! And there will be vegetarian options available!
http://www.facebook.com/events/171556869621213/
Athens ShowGirl Cabaret at Skate-A-Round-USA
Sunday, February 19th
3030 Cherokee Road, Athens, GA 30605
Drag Show at Skate-A-Round-USA!!
http://www.facebook.com/events/158061567635624/
The Vagina Monologues
Thursday, February 16th – Sunday, February 19th
UGA Chapel North Campus
36 women from UGA and the Athens community perform Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues. Provocative, funny and eye-opening, the play is engaging to newcomers and Vagina Warriors alike.
Performances are at 8:00 pm Thursday-Sunday, tickets are $15 general admission, and all proceeds benefit Project Safe’s work to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services, systems change advocacy and prevention and education.
http://www.facebook.com/events/162359113866671/
Events of Week 2/6/2012
Drag 101 is TONIGHT at 5:30 PM in Tate room 480! Our God Save the Queens…and Kings Drag Show is just over the horizon, so this is something you don’t want to miss!
Events:
One World Open Mic and “Win A Date” Fundraiser at GO BAR
Tuesday, February 7th – 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
195 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Under the Rainbow presents the third installment of “One World Open Mic”, where everyone is welcome to get on the stage and share their talent.This time around we have added the “Win a Date” Fundraiser just in time for Valentine’s Day! Some of our community’s most fabulous individuals will be volunteering to be dates for lucky bidders.
http://www.facebook.com/events/128418560610997/
Let’s Talk About It!: Beyond Tolerance
Tuesday, February 7th – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
MLC 213
How can you become an agent of change? In this edition of the Let’s Talk About it! series we will discuss thoughts on creating a community where tolerance is no longer simply tolerated but rather, one in which we learn to understand and appreciate each other for our differences?
Come discuss with us and let’s all work to move BEYOND TOLERANCE!
http://www.facebook.com/events/373778092639237/
Athens ShowGirl Cabaret at GO BAR
Friday, February 10th – 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM
195 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Amateur drag show open to kings and queens!
http://www.facebook.com/events/350809774934069/
The Vagina Monologues
Thursday, February 16th – Sunday, February 19th
UGA Chapel North Campus
36 women from UGA and the Athens community perform Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues. Provocative, funny and eye-opening, the play is engaging to newcomers and Vagina Warriors alike.
Performances are at 8:00 pm Thursday-Sunday, tickets are $15 general admission, and all proceeds benefit Project Safe’s work to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services, systems change advocacy and prevention and education.
http://www.facebook.com/events/162359113866671/
Events Week of 1/30/2012
Here’s what’s up this week!
Q&A With Queers
Tuesday, January 31 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
MLC 147
Anything LGBTQ related you want to know that you’ve never been able to ask? A panel of LGBTQ identified students will be answering questions about any and everything related to the queer experience.
http://www.facebook.com/events/253686564704998/?ref=ts
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Gender Transcender: Gender, Body and Mind
Wednesday, February 1 – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
MLC 207
A discussion-based program on gender. This installment will look at gender through the lens of body image and self-esteem.
http://www.facebook.com/events/281610488566620/
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LGBTRC Hosts International Coffee Hour!
Friday, February 3 – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
This edition of International Coffee Hour will give you a chance to learn about the LGBTRC, GLOBES, and Lambda Alliance. You’ll get a taste of the UGA LGBTQ community and meet some other interesting students and faculty!
So come for a lunch time treat and a wealth of resources provided by the LGBT Resource Center!
**Special thanks to GLOBES for co-sponsoring this event!**
http://www.facebook.com/events/295579043816561/?ref=ts
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The Vagina Monologues
Thursday, February 17 to Saturday, February 20
The University of Georgia Chapel
Tickets are on sale now!!
For more info: http://www.facebook.com/events/130427260358517
