Economic Justice Matters Now More Than Ever
This was a year of hard times for many people in the United States. And you well know, this was a year of hard times for QEJ also. We had to shrink our staff–eliminating our Welfare Organizing position, and cut our grantwriting consultant. Due to the shrinking endowments of foundations, we have fewer funding opportunities. We received a payment from NYS Department of Health very late due to the state’s own fiscal crisis. But we came to... [Read More...]
Aug 19: Act Queer! Teleconference on HIV/AIDS
Despite the lack of leadership from the Left and LGBT Movement on the AIDS epidemic, queer and trans people, poor people and people of color continue to be disproportionately impacted by the epidemic. Recently there have been some major developments in HIV/AIDS policy and research, and we anted to share with you these exciting updates: JOIN THE CALL TO FIND OUT! Please RSVP to this call. Thursday, August 19, 2010 2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST Conference... [Read More...]
June 17: Act Queer Teleconference: REAL ID, Jobs Bill, TANF!
As we gear up for the US Social Forum Queer People’s Movement Assembly we’re co-hosting, we wanted to take a look at 4 major policy issues happening this year (The REAL ID Act, TANF Reauthorization, American Power Act and the Local Jobs for America Act) that impact queer lives, and ways we may be able to organize around them. JOIN THE CALL TO FIND OUT! Please RSVP to this call. Thursday, June 17, 2010 2pm-3:30pm EST/11am-12:30pm PST Conference... [Read More...]
6/17: Welfare Warriors Release “A Fabulous Attitude” Report & Film
April 29: Act Queer! Teleconference: Research in Queer Organizing
Research is something many grassroots movements shun, given its history of pathologizing low-income, queer and trans people, people of color, the disabled, etc. And yet, there is a wealth of research happening by grassroots organizations, and researchers interested in the strength & resilience of communities. What are the research strategies being utilized by different queer and progressive groups? What has been successful and what has... [Read More...]