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This Weekend: At SMYRC and beyond!

It’s that Open Mic time of the month again! Get ready to perform your newest drag number, song, poem, puppet show, etc at SMYRC, this Friday, August 27th. Sign up starts at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.

And don’t forget about our monthly Writing Group with amazing SMYRC volunteer Aleks (founder of Q Poetry) at 6pm. Maybe you’ll end up with a piece to read for Open Mic!

Want something to do before Open Mic on Friday or performance nights not your jam? Go to the new and improved Tuff Luck Deli (a trans owned and community run coffeeshop) for their grand opening at their new space and a Trans Positive Art Show (with amazing art from Portland’s queer communities, including SMYRC youth!) Friday, August 27th from 5pm-midnight. 441 N. Killingsworth.

And next week at SMYRC come participate in our “Not Back To School” cleaning and re-organization day on September 1st. Regular drop in will be closed (so that means no regular groups, computer access, salon time, kitchen access, etc.) but everyone is welcome to come and help refresh the drop in center. Food and beverages will be provided.

Singing and Dancing and Queers oh my!

Got the performance itch? Get onstage at SMYRC this weekend!

Friday, August 13th
It’s DRAG NIGHT! Get into your favorite gender-bending gear and lip-sync yr heart out. Sign up starts at 6:30pm, the show starts at 7:30pm. Don’t forget to bring your own music (or ask a friend to bring some for you!)

Saturday, August 14th
Molly’s PSU class brings us yet ANOTHER extravagant event! It’s KARAOKE NIGHT at SMYRC from 6-8pm. They’ll have a multitude of songs to pick from, you just bring your singing voice and your friends. There will also be a raffle (everyone gets a ticket for showing up, extra tickets for folks performing!), pizza and an ice cream sundae bar!

See you all this weekend!


Jess Herbach
Resource Center Coordinator
SMYRC
Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center
3024 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Portland, OR 97212
www.smyrc.org
503-969-2266

Two or three things I know for sure and one is that change when it comes cracks everything open. –Dorothy Allison

There’s still time to register! Stonewall Activism Summer School August 25th-28th.

Look what our queertastic neighbors to the north in Olympia, WA are putting on again! It’s SASS! (click this link for more info on this super rad program!) Bring what you learn back to Portland and take this town by storm!

What is Stonewall Activism Summer School (SASS)?
A FREE four day long training for young community organizers and activists ages 13-21 to discuss and take action about the issues that are affecting our lives.

How do I apply?
Please fill out our SASS Participant Application and return it to us via our email speakersbureau@stonewallyouth.org or mail it to us at Stonewall Youth PO BOX 7383 Olympia, Washington 98507. All applications are due by August 13th. You will receive a confirmation by email that your application was received as well as a follow up phone call.

What Happens at SASS?
Participants at SASS follow a week-long schedule which includes “training for trainers” workshops in the morning which work to create skills and tools for organizing and facilitation. In the afternoon, guest facilitators come and do workshops on a number of topics including (but not limited to) racial justice, body image, trans empowerment, art and activistm, etc. In the evenings there are different activities planned; nature walks, a talent show, and a dance party!

Who is Stonewall Activism Summer School for?
SASS is for all young people ages 13-21 who are looking to gain tools and skills to organize in their communities, schools, and workplaces. SASS is sponsored by Stonewall Youth which supports Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Question, Queer and Intersex young people but this training also welcomes allies who identify as straight.

When and Where is it?
The dates for this year’s SASS are Wednesday August 25th through Saturday August 28th. SASS will be held in downtown Olympia, and the exact location will be sent to you after you submit your application. In the last two years young people have come from all over Washington (and a few out-of-staters too) to participate and learn how to create change in their communities! Participants need to find their own ride into town, but we can also help you brainstorm carpool and bus options.

Housing:
Community housing is provided free of charge for all out of town participants of SASS. You are also welcome to stay in your own accommodations if but if you are under 18 they will need to be ok’d with a parent/guardian.

Food:
Food is made and donated by local community members and businesses. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided and participants are expected to provide their own dinner.

If you have any questions, please email Stonewall Speakers’ Bureau at speakersbureau@stonewallyouth.org or call our office at 360-705-2738.

This weekend at SMYRC! Bowling, Carnival and BBQ!

We’re kicking off August with a BBQ and carnival here at SMYRC, put on by Molly’s fabulous PSU class!

TOMORROW NIGHT Friday, August 6th from 5-8pm

Games include bowling, henna & face paint, cake walk, a build-yr-own-barbie deconstruction craft table, bean bag toss, fishing for prizes, & weather pending, a water balloon toss!

We’ll have veggie and meat BBQ options so come out for dinner and some fun tomorrow.

Then get ready for karaoke night at SMYRC next weekend, Satuday, August 14th from 6-8pm. A free raffle, vegan and non-vegan pizza and ice cream and a chance to sing your favorite songs! Send any song requests to us this weekend.

See you tomorrow!

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